Language is usually top of mind for Winnipeg’s francophones. Not in this election | Unpublished
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Author: Temur Durrani
Publication Date: April 21, 2025 - 06:00

Language is usually top of mind for Winnipeg’s francophones. Not in this election

April 21, 2025
The Globe is visiting communities across the country to hear from Canadians about the issues affecting their lives, their futures and their votes in this federal election.Living by the fertile banks of the Seine and Red Rivers more than a century ago, the tight-knit people of St. Boniface were determined to retain their francophone identity. After Manitoba stripped away their language rights, they taught themselves French in secret for decades.


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The 30-year-old suspect charged in the SUV-ramming attack at a Filipino festival in Vancouver that left at least 11 people dead has a “significant history of interactions with police and health care professionals related to mental health,” Vancouver Police Department Interim Chief Steve Rai said on Sunday.That’s police-speak for what can be more plainly stated thus: “The man who allegedly went on a deadly rampage suffers from untreated mental illness, likely schizophrenia, and he’s been picked up numerous times in a psychotic state.”
April 27, 2025 - 21:38 | André Picard | The Globe and Mail
Vancouver’s acting police chief said that Saturday was the city’s darkest day. It was also the darkest for Canada’s dynamic and growing Filipino community.The vehicle attack that killed 11 people at a street festival Saturday night left its roughly one million members reeling.
April 27, 2025 - 21:20 | Marcus Gee, Brent Jang, Temur Durrani | The Globe and Mail