Tessa Adamski

Tessa Adamski holds a bachelor of arts in communications from the University of Winnipeg and a creative communications diploma from Red River College Polytechnic. She was the 2024 recipient of the Eric and Jack Wells Excellence in Journalism Award and the Dawna Friesen Global News Award for Journalism, and has written for the Globe and Mail, Winnipeg Free Press, Brandon Sun and the Uniter.

Latest from Tessa Adamski

Bringing Frozen to Winnipeg: hundreds of youth audition to be the next Anna and Elsa

More than 300 kids auditioned for the role of young Anna and Elsa in Rainbow Stage’s upcoming production of Frozen — triple the amount of submissions the theatre company expected to receive since casting calls were put out before the holidays. 

Youth from northern Manitoba skate with former NHLers ahead of Jets game celebrating Indigenous culture

About 50 Indigenous youth from seven remote and northern communities in Manitoba are participating in activities this weekend ahead of the Winnipeg Jets' seventh annual Winnipeg Aboriginal Sport Achievement Centre Night on Sunday.

Speed leading factor in 12 snowmobile deaths in Manitoba since 2021: MPI

The first two months of the year are the deadliest for snowmobilers across Manitoba, which saw a dozen people die in snowmobiling crashes between 2021 and 2024, according to the public insurer.

Manitoba judge denies Nigerian student's plea to extend appeal deadline

A judge in Manitoba's highest court denied a sentence appeal by a Nigerian student who faces deportation after he was convicted for fleeing a police officer.

Teen co-accused in fatal Point Douglas beatings pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder charges

A teenage boy pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder in a string of violent Point Douglas beatings that left his bloody handprints as evidence in an apartment suite where a victim was found dead.

Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs announces 4 candidates to run for leadership

The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has announced four candidates who are hoping to become the next leader for the organization that represents 63 First Nations across the province. 

Teen pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder, manslaughter in 2022 Point Douglas killings

A teenager has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and two counts of second-degree murder in the violent beating deaths of three people in the Point Douglas neighbourhood in 2022.

Judge rules Garden Hill First Nation woman's Charter rights breached during arrest

A judge has dismissed comments a Manitoba woman made during her arrest about consuming alcohol before hitting her boyfriend with a school bus because her Charter rights were breached.

Winnipeg youth gets 3-year sentence for 'relentless, persistent, and vicious' fatal stabbing

A Manitoba judge has sentenced a teen with a history of behavioural issues to three years in custody, focusing on rehabilitation, after he fatally stabbed a man outside a Winnipeg strip club.

Councillor says city should expropriate land as protest continues around Lemay Forest tree cutting

A Winnipeg city councillor says he wants the city to explore expropriating land at Lemay Forest, as protesters continued trying to halt the removal of trees from the privately owned south Winnipeg land.