Maggie Macintosh

Sash projects weave together school spirit, Métis culture A Métis artist is taking her loom-weaving kit on the road to teach students about an iconic staple in her ancestors’ wardrobe and promote school spirit.

A Métis artist is taking her loom-weaving kit on the road to teach students about an iconic staple in her ancestors’ wardrobe and promote school spirit.

Campaign calls on Manitoba to make three-point seatbelts mandatory in school buses Jodi Ruta is a Manitoba school bus driver by day, an independent traffic-safety researcher by night and a social media influencer 24-7. Better known as “Jodi The Bus Driver” on TikTok, the 39-year-old...

Jodi Ruta has begun speaking out about a traumatic collision involving her full school bus in 2023.

Better known as "Jodi The Bus Driver," she's created a list of calls to action to better protect future bus-riders #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Manitoba government shelves plans for teacher exchange program The Manitoba government has shelved plans to organize teacher exchanges to address workforce shortages and give urban and northern professionals an opportunity to learn from one another. The now-defun...

The Manitoba government has shelved plans to organize teacher exchanges to address workforce shortages and give urban and northern professionals an opportunity to learn from one another #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Data on violence in Manitoba schools released A new study suggests that one in two teachers in Manitoba is experiencing violence on the job. “It is, unfortunately, not shocking — it should be, but it’s not,” resource teacher Julie Braaksma said a...

A new study suggests that one in two teachers in Manitoba is experiencing violence on the job #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

School division urges funding pressure on province A city school division is calling on parents to apply extra pressure on the province to increase its funding while warning they should brace for “difficult choices.”

A city school division is calling on parents to apply extra pressure on the province to increase its funding while warning they should brace for “difficult choices.”

Manitoba's Brandon University adopts new grade-appeal policy after controversial 2022 decision From now on, a student’s appeal for a higher course mark at Brandon University should — regardless of the end result — involve more parties and yield an extensive paper trail. University senators rece...

From now on, a student’s appeal for a higher course mark at Brandon University will involve more parties & an extensive paper trail.

A new policy was drafted in response to backlash about a former dean overriding an F with an A+ #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

‘More than just simply a university’ The University of Winnipeg’s acting president prides himself on being a lifelong cheerleader for the Wesmen and he’s bringing that energy — as well as plans to revisit the soccer program — to his new....

The University of Winnipeg’s acting president prides himself on being a lifelong cheerleader for the Wesmen and he’s bringing that energy — as well as plans to revisit the soccer program — to his new post #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew uses AI to make homemade Ojibwa translator; cautiously optimistic about technology’s benefits The tabs open on Premier Wab Kinew’s laptop will all but certainly surprise the average Manitoban. Google Gemini, Claude by Anthropic and other artificial-intelligence powered assistants can be found....

During a year end interview @winnipegfreepress.com, the premier revealed he was – with the help of large language models – multitasking.

Kinew has been busying himself with trying to understand how AI will help & hinder the province he governs #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Inner-city outreach workers take on truancy one student at a time It’s shortly after 10 a.m. on a recent Monday morning, and Sam Ayigbe is navigating North End streets in a minivan, heat on full blast. The van’s dashboard reads -10 C, but it feels far colder with th...

Ahead of winter break @winnipegfreepress.com boarded an #mbed outreach team's morning drop-off shuttle.

Daily, free and door-to-door service to school is key in Inner City Youth Alive's plan to address chronic absenteeism in the North End #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

CCing today’s inclement weather reporter, @nicbufflin.bsky.social 🗞️❄️⛄️

Winnipeg schools closed as blizzard blasts southern Manitoba All Winnipeg schools are closed Thursday as a blizzard hammers southern Manitoba. An email from the Winnipeg School Division to staff Thursday morning said city divisions have made the decision to clo...

Today is a rare, citywide snow day, following an eleventh hour announcement re: worsening conditions this A.M.

Did you show up to school/work before the call was made around 7:45 a.m.?

More to come via @winnipegfreepress.com #mbed #wfp

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Wolseley School to be renamed Little Bluestem School Wolseley School will be renamed after a perennial grass that grows in nearby Omand’s Creek following overwhelming support from families who live steps from the park. The Winnipeg School Division’s boa...

Wolseley School will be renamed after a perennial grass that grows in nearby Omand’s Creek following overwhelming support from families who live steps from the park #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

New: Wolseley School will be renamed Little Bluestem School, effective September 2026.

Col. Wolseley (1833-1913) was a respected military commander during his lifetime. But his legacy includes leading the 1870 expedition to end Riel’s provisional govt.

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Red River Polytech project focuses on Winnipeg inner-city high school students Donning chef hats and wide smiles, Winnipeg high schoolers showed off their culinary skills, such as making demi-glace — or, as one teenager put it, “a fancy gravy” — at a first-of-its-kind banquet on...

High schoolers showed off their demi-glace — or, as one teen put it, “fancy gravy” — at a first-of-its-kind feast to celebrate a new afterschool program.

RRC designed Culinary Connections to teach youth culinary skills + feed their families #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

From public schools to post-secondary institutions, educators are grappling with AI's impact on education Be responsible, not afraid: Winnipeg School Division sets framework for AI in classrooms Manitoba’s largest school division only has one fixed rule for its staff and students when it comes to using ar...

Manitoba’s largest school division has but one fixed rule about AI usage among students & staff.

Given how rapidly this tech is evolving, admin says there'd be little value in creating others.

So, what is it? Find out in tomorrow's @winnipegfreepress.com
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Distasio named U of W interim president

A University of Winnipeg professor who researches poverty and urban renewal at the downtown campus is now its acting president.

Jino Distasio, one of the most high-profile researchers at U of W, was named interim vice-chancellor Tuesday #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Appreciate your note, Oly. Life’s too fragile not to love big, profess your love to the people you love & feel all the feelings ❣️

5 years ago, I lost my best friend from j-school. On 12/02/20 & the days that followed, her name was in print for all the wrong reasons. In her favourite daily.

Al never got the chance to visit me in YWG. But I took this shot the day before I left YYZ for @winnipegfreepress.com in '19:

Oh, & if you're a student or community member of any kind at @torontomet.bsky.social, swing by the Quad for a second. I'd be there, sobbing on the frost-covered grass, all day if I could.

(Here's an emo photo of us and some other dear friends near the RAC entrance in 2016).

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So, please: do me a favour & smile at a stranger today or file a few minutes after deadline in Al's honour (hah).

She was notoriously late for lectures in the RCC and Kerr Hall. I have so many "can you save me a seat" texts it's ridiculous.

All that's to say, this time of the year is really difficult. I've become an impressive compartmentalizer since 2020, but this five-year mark has been awful.

I wouldn't wish this pain - losing a platonic soulmate - on anyone.

Plus, the very last time I heard from Alex was on Twitter (now X).

She DMed me a meme, approx. 60 minutes before multiple motorists struck and killed her on Dufferin Street. She was cycling home. She was two blocks from her front door.

Alex was a deeply private person, but she loved me & my oversharing nature. She was my No. 1 supporter when it came to my journalism career.

Social media mourning may seem tacky to non-Gen-Zers, but so much of mine & Al's coming-of-age(s) took place online.

Al was a poetic & creative feature writer with a knack for metaphor. She preferred slow mornings to deadlines at any time of the day. As well as penning witty one liners to 750-word news stories.

We were opposites in many ways & exactly the same in even more.

‘I’ve never felt such heartbreak and anger’: Toronto family mourns 23-year-old cyclist Alex Amaro, killed last week on Dufferin St. A Ryerson University student described by family and friends as a kind-hearted and carefree, Alex Amaro was killed cycling home from the Dufferin Mall. She was 23.

There was truly no higher compliment than being mixed up with my favourite writer and very best friend, beginning in first year (10 years ago, as of August 2015).

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She would have LOVED the Prairies, although she would have hated them for capturing my heart.

(I did indeed break my promise to her that I'd stay in Winnipeg "for two years, max.")

5 years ago, I lost my best friend from j-school. On 12/02/20 & the days that followed, her name was in print for all the wrong reasons. In her favourite daily.

Al never got the chance to visit me in YWG. But I took this shot the day before I left YYZ for @winnipegfreepress.com in '19:

Parents miffed by lack of communication about sex offender involved in school incident Parents are concerned they weren’t warned a convicted sex offender, who is accused of grabbing a child in an elementary school last week, had been removed from a nearby high school that morning and in...

Parents miffed by lack of communication about sex offender involved in school incident

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Students aim to brighten season for struggling young Winnipeggers Gift-wrapping fundraiser part of 5 Days campaign to boost support for homeless youth

A group of students from the University of Manitoba wants to help underprivileged Winnipeggers this month — and assist holiday shoppers along the way.

‘Doomsday predictions’ proven ‘wrong’ Data shows opening Portage and Main to pedestrians has minimal impact on rush-hour travel times

Four months after the intersection of Portage and Main opened to pedestrian crossings, traffic data shows there has been almost no impact to commuting motorists.