Mike Deal

Pysanky for Ukraine Day, an annual event that fell on April 1, invited people from all walks of life to create pysanky — colourfully painted eggs adorned with traditional Ukrainian symbols and patterns — to show their support for the Eastern European nation. Tracy Rossier, a Headingley-based artist…

The only self-enclosed restaurant with sit-down service within the recently opened Hargrave St. Market, Gusto North is an outpost of the popular Pizzeria Gusto in River Heights. As befits the anchor of this very sleek new food hall, this is a handsome space with a buzzy, big-city ambience, especial…

The only self-enclosed restaurant with sit-down service within the recently opened Hargrave St. Market, Gusto North is an outpost of the popular Pizzeria Gusto in River Heights. Restaurant review Gust...

Marina Harvard’s house is so bright, she’s gotta wear shades. Harvard and her three children were relaxing at the neighbourhood splash pad last Wednesday while the outside of their Fort Rouge house was being painted when she received a text from her husband.

The Royal Canadian Mint announced the issuing of a new two-dollar circulation coin commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armistice.   The new two-dollar coin is stamped with it’s speci...

The Free Press spent 12 days in remote God’s Lake Narrows First Nation to explore the hurt, healing and hopes of its people.  Photographer Mike Deal shares images of the remote, fly-in rese...

More than 100,000 Winnipeggers raised thousands toward breast cancer research when they gathered for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure at Shaw Park on Sunday, Oct. 2, 20...

Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press Jonathan Felgueiras (left) as Kylo Ren and Kylie Shuparski (right) as Captain Phasma arrive for the 7 p.m. screening of the new Star Wars film, The Force Awakens at the...

A few weeks ago I met with and photographed Colin Vandenberg, who had just finished challenging himself to eating only about $1 worth of food each day for a month. The effort arose from his trip to Ma...

Water damage on the main floor. Possible bullet holes in the walls and ceiling. Empty liquor bottles scattered on a dirty stove. And a profane message scratched into the paint reading “F You. ...