Recently added articles from Winnipeg Free Press:
Critter myth-busters Vets help de-bunk online pet-care claims
Dec 01, 2009; Anonymous ... The Internet is a blessing for many of us. It simplifies the research of varying topics with a mere touch of a few keys. Within minutes you can learn how to do Egyptian mummification and then discover the best alcohol to use in fruit cake. Naturally, there are some drawbacks (and I don't mean ...
Hard lessons of handicapped world
Dec 01, 2009; Anonymous ... WELL, I have been out of hospital now for about two weeks, and adjusting to our new apartment at the McFeetors Building near the University of Winnipeg. The apartment, though small, is quite beautiful with complete wheelchair accessibility. That is, counters are all at wheelchair level, ...
pets of the week
Dec 01, 2009; Anonymous ... Gem, 2, Shih Tzu/Bichon cross I just celebrated my second birthday. l love to play with my stuffed toys, enjoy chewing on ice cubes, jogging with my owner, sitting on the ottoman in front of the picture window, and lounging at the cottage. I even learned how to roll a stuffed squirrel ...
Letter of the day
Dec 01, 2009; Anonymous ... I am a resident of Ingersoll Avenue in the West End. I have just received notice of the planned change to our garbage pickup. To put it mildly, I am upset. I have a husband, two children and two cats. Collectively, we accumulate a lot of garbage. I put out at least four to five bags per week ....
Keep it steady is NDP mantra
Dec 01, 2009; Owen, Bruce; Kusch, Larry ... Priority spending, belt-tightening, too Premier Greg Selinger is banking on a wide-ranging blueprint -- that will help put a police helicopter in the sky, bring aid to orphaned polar bears and help Manitobans get fit -- to put his stamp on the province. Selinger's first throne ...
Howard Johnson owner has bad history
Dec 01, 2009; Skerritt, Jen ... Paid $43,000 in fines for Vancouver hotel THE owner of a Winnipeg hotel that was recently busted for major fire and safety violations racked up more than $43,000 in fines last year for his Vancouver hotel that was so rundown one judge called it a "black hole." The Howard Johnson ...
Have your say
Dec 01, 2009; Anonymous ... Bring back Santa Re: Santa Claus is out at Souris School (Nov. 27.) Souris School principal Glenn Wallmann reported that there will be no Christmas concert this year for children from Kindergarten to Grade 4. Instead, they will have a "Winter Festival." Neither will the Grade 5 students ...
Double-digit increases at five divisions The Financial Reporting and Accounting in Manitoba Education report says spending on school trustees rose by 5.2 per cent for the 2009-2010 year School trustees' spending on themselves rises
Dec 01, 2009; Martin, Nick ... School trustees' spending on themselves has gone up at a higher rate this year than their spending on students. And while public money spent on school trustees is a relative drop in the bucket, the optics are clear -- spending on trustees has gone up 5.2 per cent in 2009-2010, spending ...
Tears will be shed
Dec 01, 2009; Anonymous ... Relatives of fallen visit scene of deaths KANDAHAR AIRFIELD -- If history is a guide, then 100 soldiers will be crying here today at a special ceremony for the families of six soldiers killed during this mission, including one from Manitoba. The Canadian military flew the ...
Same-old from new premier
Dec 01, 2009; Anonymous ... GREG Selinger's debut throne speech was the new premier's first chance to show his stuff, a perfect time for a former finance minister and now leader to put his mark on the management of the province. But as with so much Mr. Selinger has said to date, this blueprint is mostly about what is ...
Police search for suspect accused of sex assaults
Dec 01, 2009; Anonymous ... Police have released a sketch of a man they believe groped eight women in Winnipeg this month. Earlier this month, police released information about two women who had been groped while jogging in the River Heights neighbourhood on Nov. 17. Investigators now believe the same ...
Manitoba Moose
Dec 01, 2009; Anonymous ... They're Off The Mat After consecutive last-place finishes in the AHL, the Rochester Americans are first overall today. "They've been tearing through a lot of their games so far," Moose coach Scott Arniel said of tonight's encounter. "It's certainly a different ...
Moose vs. Americans
Dec 01, 2009; Anonymous ... Moose vs. Americans Games: Tonight, Wednesday at the MTS Centre, 7:30 p.m. '09-'10 series: first two of four meetings. About the Moose: Decimated lineup now down to just seven players out as F Guillaume Desbiens and F Alexandre Bolduc return from injury ... Bolduc and D ...
Dear Santa: Wesmen want hoops glory
Dec 01, 2009; Prest, Ashley ... Trophy in Classic may help stop squad's early-season struggles Under the category of 'there's something you don't see every day,' there was this basketball player sitting on the knee of a coyote dressed like Santa Claus Monday at the University of Winnipeg Duckworth Centre. It ...
Lotteries
Dec 01, 2009; Anonymous ... In the event of a discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail. PICK ...
Night with Jann Arden a comfortable outing
Dec 01, 2009; Martin, Melissa ... Here's a little game for anyone who has ever seen Jann Arden. There's only one step. Ready? Here it goes: imagine an alternate reality where Arden does not spend any part of her life in some kind of spotlight. Seriously, give it a shot. See? It's impossible. You cannot do it. You ...
Empire's revenues take beating
Dec 01, 2009; McNeill, Murray ... Steel fabricator's Q3 loss $4.5M; facing increased competition Its order book has been taking a beating because of the recession, and now a local steel fabrication plant is also having to fight off a horde of new competitors from Eastern Canada. Empire Iron Works Ltd. president ...
Juno-winning jazz singer at the Burt in February
Dec 01, 2009; Anonymous ... SINGER Molly Johnson will perform Feb. 27, 2010, at Burton Cummings Theatre, Jazz Winnipeg announced Monday. Tickets ($39.50 ...
Relationship clearly over, just walk away
Dec 01, 2009; Scurfield, Maureen ... DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I just got a new job, but my motivation is shot. My girlfriend of about four months just came back from a Christian revival camp, and now she says I'm bad and she wants to leave me. I occasionally drink, but she drinks way more than I do. Her friends are way worse. It's ...
City councillors eye native school division
Dec 01, 2009; Welch, Mary Agnes ... Controversial idea part of anti-crime strategy There's a separate aboriginal child welfare system, dozens of aboriginal anti-poverty programs, two aboriginal schools and a new aboriginal seniors home. Now, some of Winnipeg's most prominent leaders say it's time to create an ...
