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Six kilometers east of Elie, Manitoba, at the 290-kilometer marker, a man with blisters on both feet and shin splints in both ...

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We’re two weeks away from the 28th Steamtown Marathon. For the first seven Steamtown marathons I trained all spring and ...

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A recent twist of fate has shown how firefighters are bonded in Manitoba against mental health challenges. Andrew Cherkas, a ...

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