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Pot shops growing like weed
In the six months since the province opened up licensing, the number of cannabis stores has nearly doubled By: Martin Cash | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Friday, Jan. 15, 2021
Six months after the doors to cannabis retail licensing were swung wide open in Manitoba, the number of stores in the province has doubled from about 30 to close to 60.
Six months after the doors to cannabis retail licensing were swung wide open in Manitoba, the number of stores in the province has doubled from about 30 to close to 60.
And since the whole concept of legalized marijuana is still so new, no one knows for sure just how the market will respond. In addition to the presence of the big name public companies such as Canopy and Meta and the home-grown Delta 9 Cannabis, there’s now a wide variety of operators all of whom seem to have the right kind of operational ethos – keeping the customer happ
Winnipeg Free Press By: Declan Schroeder
Oh, mini marshmallows. whither thou goest?
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Oh, mini marshmallows. whither thou goest?
After a year filled with stress, suffering and often shortages, it was these puffy packets of sugary softness that represented, perhaps, the most unexpected empty spaces on store shelves.
Mini marshmallows were in short supply over the Christmas season. (Robert Cronkleton / Kansas City Star files)
The perfect storm of the innately Instagrammable hot chocolate bombs going viral online, the holiday season arriving, and more people being at home with time to kill making edible gifts meant bags of these sweet cylinders were snapped up as soon as they appeared.
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Manitobans are waiting to learn whether pandemic restrictions will be eased or extended. Provincial health officials are expected to announce the latest COVID-19 numbers at a live-streamed news conference this afternoon. In Washington, continued chaos marks the waning days of Donald Trump’s presidency. And the late Alex Trebek’s final episode of
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Chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin (left) and Premier Brian Pallister (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Restrictions set to expire: The provincial government is expected to make an announcement about COVID-19 restrictions that are set to expire at midnight. Deputy chief provincial public health officer Dr. Jazz Atwal wouldn t speculate Thursday about whether the current critical-level orders will be extended or relaxed. Carol Sanders reports.
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Manitoba s first Black cabinet minister appointed By: Carol Sanders | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 Save to Read Later
The magnitude of becoming Manitoba s first Black cabinet minister didn t sink in until the eve of Audrey Gordon s swearing-in.
The magnitude of becoming Manitoba s first Black cabinet minister didn t sink in until the eve of Audrey Gordon s swearing-in. It struck me that we were going to, as a community, achieve such an amazing milestone and goal, the Southdale MLA said Tuesday during her first scrum as the minister for mental health, wellness and recovery.
In 2019, the Progressive Conservative was one of three Blacks elected to the Manitoba legislature, including New Democrats Uzoma Asagwara and Jamie Moses.