Niigaan and the Lone Ranger

Niigaan and the Lone Ranger

by Winnipeg Free Press
Season 3

There’s more to Joss Reimer than vaccines

Dr. Joss Reimer, president of the Canadian Medical Association and medical lead of Manitoba’s vaccine task force, talks about health care and what the last pandemic can teach us about the next one.

Naheed Nenshi loves the Oilers. Really.

The former mayor of Calgary is vying to become the leader of Alberta's NDP — and in so doing, wants to change the province's politics.

Jagmeet Singh's sensible approach to Ottawa nonsense

The NDP leader prepares for a federal byelection while hoping to capitalize on Liberal misery.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's excellent pan-Canadian adventure

During his recent visit to Winnipeg, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks about competing visions for the future of Canada and why he's too busy to think about retiring.

Bernadette Smith: NDP's minister of Everything?

Manitoba's minister of housing, addictions, homelessness and mental health talks about her campaign to bring dignity to vulnerable Manitobans.

Hoops star to health minister: A chat with Uzoma Asagwara

Manitoba Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara talks about overseeing the provincial government's largest budget and fixing a health care system that is gridlocked and short staffed.

Adrien Sala's balancing act

A feature interview with Manitoba's new finance minister about the "everyone got something but nobody got everything" provincial budget tabled earlier this week.

Do police have a future in crisis intervention?

Kate Kehler from the Police Accountability Coalition and Greg Burnett from the Downtown Community Safety Partnership discuss a better way to help people suffering mental health and addictions crises.

For the last time, John K Samson does not hate Winnipeg

A probing interview with Weakerthans frontman John K Samson on libraries, Portage & Main and what his music reveals about the heart and soul of Winnipeg.

More Portage and Main, less raw sewage

Mayor Scott Gillingham talks about reopening Portage and Main to pedestrians, corking a raw sewage leak and balancing the city's infrastructure needs.
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