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Tiago’s journalism is powered by his caffeine addiction and hunger to learn. He currently works as a freelance reporter and has produced stories for CityNews and the Winnipeg Free Press. He enjoys long walks in the middle of the night and buying records he can’t afford.

My Recent Work

Attack at Mexican pyramids that killed Canadian was planned, officials say

Mexican authorities say a gunman who killed a Canadian woman and injured 13 people, including another Canadian, at a popular historic tourist site planned the attack.

Officials who spoke with the Associated Press identified the gunman as 27-year-old Julio César Jasso of Mexico and said he may have timed the Monday attack to coincide with the 27th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting.

They said the gunman died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after opening fire at the UNESCO Wor...

Winnipeg woman who fled Darfur in 2007 fears for relatives, friends amid famine, bloodshed in hometown

After seeing satellite images of her home in war-torn Sudan, Amira Ibrahim was unable to eat for two days.
El-Fasher, the state capital of North Darfur and Ibrahim’s hometown, was seized by paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces last week as the country’s civil war continues to rage.
Ibrahim was born in el-Fasher and lived there for 20 years before moving to Winnipeg in 2007, having endured four years of civil war. In 2021, the most recent Statistics Canada census, Canada had welcomed a total o...

Winnipeg drivers feeling financial impact of Mideast war

Winnipeggers are starting to feel the financial burden of soaring gas prices linked to the recent U.S. and Israel attacks on Iran that have disrupted supply chains around the world.
Since the fighting began Feb. 28, the average price of gas in Canada has increased to 155.9 cents per litre, from 133.6/L, with the average in Winnipeg sitting at 143.9/L, according to sector observer website Gasbuddy.com.
“It’s outrageous,” Rennee Batson, 53, said while filling her tank at 204 Fuels on Salter Street...