During the Mulroney government he was appointed health minister, minister of Indian affairs and northern development and energy minister — the first Mennonite in the federal cabinet. Vivier received the Order of Manitoba in 2014 and the Order of Canada in 2024. Marion Warhaft (Joe Bryksa / Free Press files)For decades, Warhaft’s weekly restaurant review columns — called Dining Out — were known to make or break an establishment. “She understood that her loyalty was to the reader of the paper, not to the dining industry,” said Morley Walker, her editor at the Free Press from 1988 to 1997. Paulette Duguay (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press files)Paulette Duguay was a leader in the Métis and French-Canadian communities.

Source: CBC News January 03, 2026 19:23 UTC