The Shotgun (Free subscription) | yesterday
Last year in Winnipeg, a 7 year old girl went to school with a swastika drawn on her arm. It was later revealed that the girls mother drew the symbol on her daughters arm to send a message to the...
The Stamp Collecting Round-Up (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Winnigpeg Free Press reports, "New Canada Post stamps featuring Bryan Adams and Stompin' Tom Connors are music to the ears of a Winnipeg design company. Circle Design International designed the stamps released this week, which also feature French-Canadian rock pioneer Robert Charlebois and Acadian singer Edith Butler." According to the article by Kevin Rollason, "The stamps follow...
What in the World? (Free subscription) | yesterday
Cold Lake to Saskatoon Saskatoon to Winnipeg (... 2 nights. Canada day was spent with a coworker from Korea. We ate at a delicious Korean restaurant and celebrated with a bunch of her friends, cheap fireworks and a lovely bluegrass band). Winnipeg to Thunder Bay Thunder Bay to Saulte Ste. Marie Saulte Ste. Marie to Pembroke (... it was supposed to be Ottawa but my driver quit). I am several thousand...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | yesterday
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, July 4 (UPI) -- An Iranian convicted of drug offenses and molesting two teenage girls will be allowed to remain in Canada because he could be executed in Iran, officials said. The Immigration and Refugee Board ruled Thursday that Farid Noedost would not be deported, the Winnipeg Free Press reported. Michael McPhelan, a member of the board, made the decision despite fears Noedost...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | yesterday
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, July 4 (UPI) -- An Iranian convicted of drug offenses and molesting two teenage girls will be allowed to remain in Canada because he could be executed in Iran, officials said. The Immigration and Refugee Board ruled Thursday that Farid Noedost would not be deported, the Winnipeg Free Press reported. Michael McPhelan, a member of the board, made the decision despite fears Noedost...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
MONTREAL, July 3 (UPI) -- A Canadian man drove into Montreal Friday to deliver 2,500 pairs of white underwear to homeless men as part of his cross-country Underwear Tour. Brent King, 41, is an engineer who lives in Calgary, Alberta. He told The Gazette newspaper the idea of driving a motor home from the west coast to the east coast was a result of learning last fall homeless shelters list underwear...
CBC Radio 3 (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
Coming up today on Grant Lawrence Live , Appetite for Distraction with Lisa Christiansen , 2PM ET / 11AM PT on CBC Radio 3's web radio/Sirius 86 : Coming Up: The Danks I've always been very inspired by the late, brooding and troubled actor Montgomery Clift. In moments of quiet desperation I ask "What Would Montgomery Do?" (For those of you who've seen it, yes - that's what that tattoo means.)...
Signs of the Times (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
Posted: July 1, 2009 Date of Sighting: June 20, 2009 Time of Sighting: 10 PM CDT Location of Sighting: About 10 Miles North of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Few Miles N. of ND Border) Description: I was wondering if anyone reported an object in the Manitoba skies. I spotted this in the western sky around 10:00 PM on June 20 at Birds Hill Park. An object traveled across the sky on a level plane at an...
The Art and Science of Food (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
According to wikipedia, Canada Day ( French : Fête du Canada ), formerly Dominion Day ( French : Le Jour de la Confédération ), is Canada 's national day , a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the 1 July 1867 enactment of the British North America Act , which united Canada as a single country, which was in turn composed of four provinces. Canada Day observances...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
Hmm. It's July 1st! Somewhere, out in the recesses of memory, a strange, clarion call is sounding, reminding me of a hallowed Eat The Press tradition. But what can it be? OMGZ, of course! It's CANADA DAY, and on this day, Eat The Press remembers and celebrates all things Canadian, in keeping with the rituals handed down by this blog's founder and blogmother, Rachel Sklar. She is Canadian and she walks...
BrontëBlog (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
Two Brontë (and very different) alerts for today, July 2 and tomorrow July 3: 1. Brontë Society member Isobel Stirk will talk about the Brontës at the meeting of the Goldsborough WI: Don’t forget our next meeting on July 2 will be at the Cricket Pavilion, when we welcome Isobel Stirk talking on The Bronte Society. Bring along a book for the summer BookSwap.( Knaresborought Post...
NFL College Football Betting (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
Winnipeg vs. Edmonton Free CFL Pick: Edmonton Eskimos -9.5 (-110) - Thursday July 2nd 2009 9:05p Visit Touthouse.com for more CFL Football Picks and CFL betting odds from Mike Rose Over the past several seasons, the cogs that made the Blue Bombers go were QB Kevin Glenn, RB Charles Roberts, and WR Milt Stegall. But Glenn (free agency), Blink (trade), [...]
Desicritics (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
photo credit Toronto star Canada day means late mornings for a change. Unlike yesterday the sun is out. There are lots of barbecues and parties celebrating Canada Day. In the evening the sky would be lit with fireworks display. The biggest and the best would be at the Ashbridges Bay. In Ottawa, the traditional march past was held today with the GG's Guards in attendance and thousands in attendance....
homes market (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
Monthly report : June 2009 TOP 20 Metro areas, residential home values monthly trends (%) Canada Residential studio For Sale - June 2009 May 1 - Victoria $ 540.000,00 = 2 - Edmonton $ 510.000,00 = 3 - Ottawa $ 470.000,00 +47% ▲ 4 - Vancouver $ 420.000,00 -25% ▼ 5 - Calgary $ 370.000,00 -31% ▼ 6 - Toronto $ 340.000,00 = 7 - Hamilton $ 240.000,00 -31% ▼ 8 - Windsor $ 110.000,00...
homes market (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
Monthly report : June 2009 TOP 20 Metro areas, residential home values monthly trends (%) Canada Residential studio Rental - June 2009 May 1 - London $ 1.000,00 +39% ▲ - Toronto $ 1.000,00 = - Vancouver $ 1.000,00 -17% ▼ 4 - Victoria $ 980,00 = 5 - Edmonton $ 940,00 = 6 - Kitchener $ 920,00 +21% ▲ 7 - Ottawa $ 840,00 = 8 - Calgary $ 830,00 = 9 - Hamilton $ 770,00 +40% ▲ 10 -...
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