Plight of beaten woman ignored by general public
The woman was leaning on the phone booth. She wasn’t wearing any shoes and she looked upset. I wanted to see if she was alright. As I got closer to her, I saw she was covered in blood.
Latest oil spill prompts calls to find a better way
As if the oil industry in Canada wasn’t under enough stress with falling world prices, the news from northern Alberta gets worse, not better.
Province’s policy of ‘let it burn’ fuels worsening fire situation
The average fire season in western Canada has been growing steadily since 1945 and one climate activist questions government approach to combatting such disasters.
Nurturing confidence
One of the most pressing challenges facing ‘M’ Program participants is finding the time to eat properly and feed their children healthy meals.
Theatre project to tackle mental illness stigma
Sarasvàti Productions will tackle the stigma around mental illness with a new community theatre project.
Gardeners at work – at work!
Winnipeg Free Press staff exercise their green thumbs with Grow-A-Row challenge for Winnipeg Harvest.
Fun, food and learning all on the menu at WASAC summer camp
Nourishing Potential helps WASAC add healthy food to the menu for the 1,000 Winnipeg kids who attend its summer day camp.
Disecting an email scam
Social engineering is a gotcha that uses evolution to trigger a first response.
Jonathan Toews helps Winnipeg kids eat like champs
NHL star Jonathan Toews helped announce $116,000 in grants from Nourishing Potential, the fund he supports as a donor and ambassador.
All food is not created equal
If it’s on the supermarket shelf, it’s food, so why isn’t it healthy? That’s the tough question Kids in the Kitchen participants want explained.