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Death notices
Aug 31, 2008; Anonymous ... BAIN, Hilda Helen. BURNS, Ronald Kenneth. CRELIN, Gary Henry. DAHL, Cornelia (Nellie). DANILOW, Olga. DOYLE (née SCHAEFFER), Vivienne Frances. HUDZICK, Anne. IRVINE, Wayne Gordon. KUCHMIAK, ...
Rainy weather delays search for missing canoeists
Aug 31, 2008; Anonymous ... Gabrielle Giroday The search in Sayisi Dene First Nation for two missing canoeists was called off Saturday afternoon due to rainy weather, but the band's chief said recovery efforts to recover the men's bodies will continue Sunday. Arnold Thorassie, 33, and Gilbert Sandberry, 35, ...
His motto was 'seize the day'
Aug 31, 2008; Hinds, Selena ... face=+Bold; Mother creates scholarship in soldier's honourface=-Bold; By Selena Hinds Wendy Hayward-Miskiewicz has been through the most difficult 42 days anyone could imagine. She struggles to get through a full day of work and wakes up many times in the night looking ...
Toronto takes place as seedy crime locale
Aug 31, 2008; Sullivan, John ... By John Sullivan Crime-fiction patrons addicted to the ubiquitous climes of L.A., New York and other big-city American venues, or somewhat less predacious British locales, should seriously consider the gritty methadone treatment of John McFetridge's Toronto. What, you say? Crime, ...
Getting them moving
Aug 31, 2008; Anonymous ... face=+Bold; Coming next week, a new approach to physical educationface=-Bold; Nick Martin Come next week, your kid could suddenly start walking or bicycling, playing soccer or rugby, doing housework or mowing the lawn, taking up tennis or bowling or curling, skipping rope, ...
New Orleans clears out for Gustav
Aug 31, 2008; Bohrer, Becky ... face=+Bold; Evacuees flee and recall the tragedy of Katrinaface=-Bold; By Becky Bohrer NEW ORLEANS -- Spooked by predictions that hurricane Gustav could grow into a Category 5 monster, an estimated one million people fled the Gulf Coast Saturday. They began to do so even ...
Yes, I'm sick. Sick, sick, sick
Aug 31, 2008; Anonymous ... face=+Bold; I have a full list of symptomsface=-Bold; Doug Speirs--In the Doug House Forgive me for sounding a touch melodramatic, but it does not look good. I am referring to my tongue. I have just examined it at some length in the bathroom mirror and it looks like one ...
U.S. adds troops to Afghan mission
Aug 31, 2008; Hunter, Stuart ... By Stuart Hunter KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Canadian troops are getting a boost in Afghanistan as 800 American soldiers move in to assume operations in Maywand district, Kandahar's "wild west" which has largely been ignored until now. A United States army infantry battalion known ...
You really showed us a great summer
Aug 31, 2008; Anonymous ... WE asked you to show us your summer and wow, did you respond. Over the past month, readers submitted more than 1,000 snapshots of their fun in the sun. From kids splashing in the pool to the big fish that didn't get away to jaw-dropping sunsets, your photos captured all that is ...
U.S. food safety system better: expert
Aug 31, 2008; Giroday, Gabrielle ... face=+Bold; Canada's system 'passive'face=-Bold; By Gabrielle Giroday Canada's monitoring of food-borne illnesses is paltry compared to systems in place in the U.S., a Winnipeg food safety expert said as listeriosis claimed a 10th life, this time in Alberta. Rick ...
Lottery numbers
Aug 31, 2008; Anonymous ... In the event of a discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail. PICK 3 Winning number Saturday was 207. EXTRA Winning number Saturday for the main prize of $250,000 was ...
Harper wants to 'quit job': Layton
Aug 31, 2008; Cheadle, Bruce ... By Bruce Cheadle OTTAWA -- NDP Leader Jack Layton described his summons to meet the prime minister as a "charade" even before the fact, and Saturday's meeting at 24 Sussex Drive appeared to live up to advance billing. Layton spoke with Stephen Harper for half an hour at the prime ...
Adventurers to kayak from Winnipeg to Gulf of Mexico
Aug 31, 2008; Anonymous ... Lindsey Wiebe After cycling from Los Angeles to New York and hiking from Georgia to Maine, you'd think kayaking from Winnipeg to the Gulf of Mexico wouldn't faze Kevin Knieling. But the adventure-seeker said going roughly 5,600 kilometres by kayak is a little different than the ...
Green party gains MP in Canada
Aug 31, 2008; Cheadle, Bruce ... face=+Bold; Liberal MP switches before election callface=-Bold; By Bruce Cheadle OTTAWA -- The Green party has gained its first ever federal member of Parliament -- even before an anticipated fall election call. Green party Leader Elizabeth May introduced Independent MP ...
:Michelle Obama's winning ways
Aug 31, 2008; Lehigh, Scot ... By Scot Lehigh IMAGINE that you're the wife or husband of a leading politician. And that, though not a combatant yourself, you've nevertheless been under attack. And further, that you have to introduce yourself to the American people in a speech that millions will watch ...
Remember the visual
Aug 31, 2008; Anonymous ... face=+Bold; Obama moves to the attack before 70,000 adoring supportersface=-Bold; The Economist REPUBLICANS had needled Barack Obama for accepting the Democratic presidential nomination in an enormous sports stadium. But their efforts to dampen the mood failed to spoil a grand ...
McCain Foods hopes Republican buds vote for spuds
Aug 31, 2008; Edwards, Steven ... By Steven Edwards ST. PAUL, Minn. -- There's a Canadian company that wants to see McCain in the White House no matter which of the competing presidential candidates wins in November. A major ad campaign launched this week by the U.S ....
McCain's surprising strength
Aug 31, 2008; Anonymous ... face=+Bold; A woman on his ticket and dead even in the pollsface=-Bold; The Economist NEVER let it be said that politics deals no surprises. After weeks of speculation about his choice for vice-president on the Republican ticket, John McCain bypassed the names most often ...
Studying Judaism pays off for students
Aug 31, 2008; Bluestein, Greg ... face=+Bold; Money offered for those willing to learn their faithface=-Bold; By Greg Bluestein ATLANTA -- AishCafe's flashy web presence makes it look more like a gambling site than the religious experience it is. There are interactive animations, clickable icons and even ...
Faith Briefs
Aug 31, 2008; Anonymous ... Emerson-Thoreau-Fuller Don Ayre will examine how we can revive the Emerson-Thoreau-Fuller experience within our church community, Aug. 31, 10;30 a.m., Unitarian Universalist Group, 603 Wellington Cres. Breakfast meeting Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship Int'l ...