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Bartley Kives
Enjoy winter? Sorry, that's not in the budget
At Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota, the South Unit visitor centre is open 362 days a year, closing only for Christmas, New Year's and American Thanksgiving.
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Dan Lett
No warning, consultation sounds like a city move
It was tough to keep a straight face when Mayor Sam Katz complained this week about how the province had unleashed new rules for municipal public-private partnerships (P3s) without warning or consultation.
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Doug Speirs
Your Weekend Weather
Get ready for an adrenalin rush, because it's time for another thrilling instalment of Weather Forecasting With Celebrities.
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Bill Redekop
Ukraine mission beats new rules on immigration
The province is leading a delegation to Kyiv, Ukraine, next month to drum up immigration one last time before the federal government narrows the door.
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Lindor Reynolds
Kelvin's Blossom Boys back for 100th anniversary
The Blossom Boys are back in town.
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Gordon Sinclair Jr.
Just treatment for mentally ill offenders an old idea
They are society's last bogeymen.
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Sports
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Paul Wiecek
Can a Canadian handle tackle duties on Bombers' O-line?
To say that behemoth offensive lineman Tyson Pencer was a high-risk, high-reward first-round draft pick of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers this year would probably be overstating the case, but only partly.
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Jerrad Peters
Nani bringing skills to Manitoba
If things go according to plan, Nani will arrive in Manitoba three days after contesting the final of the European Championship in Kyiv.
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Gary Lawless
Former Goldeyes star tried to take his life, but instead decided to face challenges head on
It was one of those moments in life. When that first text message arrived from Max Poulin, I immediately knew something was wrong.
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Doug Brown
Football owes players some medical answers
Around 13 months ago, or April 5 of 2011 to be exact, I wrote a column that generated such a stir that Darren Cameron, the director of media relations for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, called and asked whether I was going to put him on retainer as my publicist due to all of the media requests he was fielding on my behalf.
View Full Column | 05/22/2012 1:00 AM | 0
Entertainment
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Brad Oswald
Drama lacks the passion of a good fight
It's a feud that lasted decades and resulted in dozens of lives lost and buckets of spilled blood. Simply put, the Hatfields and the McCoys didn't get along.
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Alison Gillmor
Bond bored? Say it ain't so!
I have confused feelings about the first glimpses of Skyfall, the 007 movie that's due out this November.
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Randall King
Back in Black
Assuming you're wearing your 3-D glasses, kids, you may enjoy a rather marvellous bit of vertigo in Men in Black 3 in a scene involving Will Smith precariously perched on the Chrysler Building.
View Full Column | 05/25/2012 1:00 AM | 0
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Gwenda Nemerofsky
Agassiz fest lines up appealing guests
It's hard to believe it's been a year since the International Cello Festival of Canada made its indelible mark on Winnipeg. Sixty cellists from around the world descended on our city for five days of unforgettable concerts, master classes, spirit and camaraderie. More than 5,000 audience members of all ages clamoured for seats at the various venues and were thrilled by the music and congeniality of the artists.
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Chris Smith
Small but Sweet
Expect some Sweet Thunder and fireworks when Delfeayo Marsalis fronts his sextet as the concert series opener of this summer's jazz festival.
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Carolin Vesely
Bonding or bondage?
Amy Frank has a two-year-old son. "I parent around the clock," she says.
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Life
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Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson
Boozy fruit
While its origins lie somewhere in Spain (or maybe Portugal), sangria has become a staple on Manitoba patios when the mercury starts to rise. Unless you're buying the pre-made stuff, no two sangria recipes are the same -- and as you'll see, even the sangria you can buy on Manitoba shelves could benefit from some custom modifications.
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Miss Lonelyhearts
Time for you to make a stink over smelly co-worker
DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I work in a research lab where we work on shared tables. The man who shares my work table is a friendly and nice, but he has unbearable BO. I have no clue what to do about it! Changing my work station is not an option. Should I tell him that he needs to use a new deodorant? Should I bring it up to my boss? Should I just breath through my mouth and deal with it? -- Suffocating
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Marion Warhaft
Goaty goodness
THE only traces left of O Tacho are a little Portuguese ceramic rooster on a shelf near the entrance, and, possibly, two generic country scenes on one wall. There’s little else about this now sleek room that tells you what to expect of the new tenants — not the dark wood, well spaced tables and chairs, and not the attractive coloured geometric squares on the windows.
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Charlene Adam
Crucial don't-do list Protect pets from warm weather illness, injury
Now's the time to make your list of what not to do to ensure a good summer. Pets love the warmer seasons, but spring, summer and fall pose dangers in this province that winter doesn't. You can't dodge every illness or injury, but some can be prevented.
View Full Column | 05/19/2012 1:00 AM | 0
Editorial
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Allen Abel
The magnificent resilience of nature confirmed
ON CHESAPEAKE BAY -- The amazing comeback of the lowly blue crab is a beacon that shines more brightly with hope than any politician's promise.
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Colleen Simard
Getting to know the neighbours from Myanmar
The pink card was homemade and delivered to my door by the neighbour's relative -- a tween who speaks English well. It was an invitation to a birthday party for the little girl next door.
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Michael Madigan
Sports and the primitive man
BRISBANE -- That footballers are stupid is a cliché repeated by campus nerds who envy the athleticism of these modern-day warriors who command so much public attention and get paid so much cash.
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Gwynne Dyer
English language rules the world
The second president of the United States, John Adams, predicted in 1780 that "English will be the most respectable language in the world and the most universally read and spoken in the next century, if not before the end of this one." It is destined "in the next and succeeding centuries to be more generally the language of the world than Latin was in the last or French is in the present age."
View Full Column | 05/24/2012 1:00 AM | 0
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Frances Russell
It's a 'disease,' the studies agree
Canada appears poised to rerun the bitterly divisive East versus West resource wars of the 1980s. But a leading economist argues they can be avoided.
View Full Column | 05/23/2012 1:00 AM | 0
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Samuel Segev
Egyptian vote bad for Israel
TEL AVIV -- As 50 million Egyptian voters go to the polls to elect a new president today, one thing is already clear -- Israel is the big loser in these post-Mubarak elections.
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Fabrice Taylor
The trouble with experts is they're not always right
I once read a book by a high-profile media financial-planning pundit, who gave an example of a man age 65 who wondered whether he should retire or keep working.
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Business
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Laura Rance
Who is really getting railroaded?
Striking CP railway engineers and conductors aren't getting any moral support from farmers in their bid to get a better deal from the railway this week.
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Barbara Bowes
Job ticket Tourism cultural and economic force in province
According to Travel Manitoba, our province is on a roll.
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Joel Schlesinger
Crooks work hard to separate investors from their money
It's not hard to imagine feeling like a fool for falling for an investment scam.
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David Christianson
Bonds provide stability not offered by stock market
Every day, some $5 billion of stocks trade hands in Canada. That's a lot of money.
View Full Column | 05/25/2012 1:00 AM | 0
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Martin Cash
Jobs matchmaker gets funding to expand
The global economy seems to be lurching from crisis to crisis, causing massive disruptions in labour markets, some of which may never be the same.
View Full Column | 05/24/2012 1:00 AM | 0
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Murray McNeill
Strong growth in rural retail
Retail expansion is picking up steam again in rural Manitoba, with one of the world's retail heavyweights -- Walmart -- leading the charge.
View Full Column | 05/22/2012 1:00 AM | 0
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John McFerran
Long haul 'family' Every employee is a spoke in the wheel at Bison Transport
This spring, Bison Transport became a five-time grand prize winner of the National Fleet Safety Award (an unparalleled industry achievement) and was recognized as one of the Best Fleets to Drive For by the Truckload Carriers Association. Yet, as impressive as the accolades that Bison continues to amass, the company simply views it as business as usual.
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