Winnipeg Free Press back issues from May 2006:
Letters to the Editor
May 01, 2006 ... Missing Mr. Murray I wish to express my appreciation for Glen Murray's reflections on the life and thinking of Jane Jacobs (April 27). It was inspiring to read of her vision and to be reminded of the critical role the city can play in the flourishing of creativity, vibrancy, and ...
An Indian story
May 01, 2006 ... face=+Bold; The denial of justice should be plain to seehface=-Bold; Colleen Simard WHAT I remember most about Oka were photos of warriors in the newspapers. I wanted to go there, but at 17 I wasn't old enough. I've always regretted that, so when I heard about the police raid on ...
Around The World
May 01, 2006 ...Iran doubts sanctions ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- M.H. Nejad Hosseinian, the Iranian deputy oil minister, said yesterday he did not believe the United Nations would impose sanctions on Iran because that would boost oil prices even higher. "Any action like that will increase oil ...
Death Notices
May 01, 2006 ... BARSTAD, Thomas, 74. BREMER, Ingo. BROWN, Carol M. COOGAN, John SR. CORLETT (née BRUNSEL), Joyce. COSSETTE, Gilles, husband of Cecile. DUNHAM, Leona (McIntosh), 78, wife of Louis. HORODYSKI (née SYROTA), Mary (Marie), 92. LOGAN (née ...
Students could head to Churchill to compete
May 01, 2006; ... By Nick Martin MANITOBA'S high school cross-country championships could be run across the tundra along Hudson Bay while armed guards watch for polar bears. The Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association hopes to hold the provincial cross-country championships at Duke of ...
Federal budget set to cut taxes, programs
May 01, 2006; ... face=+Bold; Tories to make dramatic changes to way Ottawa worksface=-Bold; By Sandra Cordon OTTAWA -- Personal and business taxes, as well as spending programs, will all be cut in tomorrow's federal budget as the minority Conservatives move quickly to put their own stamp on ...
B.C. Hells Angel faces weapons charges
May 01, 2006; ... By Darah Hansen VANCOUVER -- An executive member of the White Rock chapter of the Hells Angels is facing several weapons charges after he allegedly tried to board a flight to Edmonton with a fully loaded, semi-automatic handgun in his carry-on luggage. The man was arrested Friday ...
Ontario towns lay slain soldiers to rest today
May 01, 2006 ... TORONTO -- Two southern Ontario communities will be united in grief today as they gather to pay their last respects to two Canadian soldiers killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan. As Lieut. William Turner is laid to rest in Erin, Ont. and Cpl. Randy Payne in Gananoque, Ont. today, ...
Editorial - McFadyen's moment
May 01, 2006 ... WHAT an astonishing turn of events the Manitoba Conservative leadership race turned out to be, and what a good turn of events it should prove to be for Manitoba where the Doer government has pretty much enjoyed a free ride for seven years. From its start and up until the final moment, ...
Students battle cancer, aging
May 01, 2006; ... face=+Bold; Science projects win honoursface=-Bold; By Alexandra Paul FIVE science students from Manitoba will move on to national finals after taking top prizes at this year's provincial science fair. They will compete against the country's top students in Saguenay, ...
City firm eyes training Oly security
May 01, 2006; ... By Bruce Owen THE 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China could be a boon to a Winnipeg law enforcement training school. Brian Cox, managing director of the Northwest Law Enforcement Academy, said he is to travel to China this month to discuss training more Chinese in police and security ...
Thousands urge end to genocide in Darfur
May 01, 2006; ... By Elizabeth White WASHINGTON -- Thousands of people joined celebrities and legislators at a rally yesterday urging the Bush administration and Congress to help end genocide in Sudan's Darfur region. "Not on our watch!" the crowd chanted as a parade of speakers lined up for their ...
Toronto's lesson for Katz's think-tank
May 01, 2006 ... Tom Ford TORONTO -- This city can teach Mayor Sam Katz's City Summit a few things about the problems and possibilities of big urban centres. This week, our mayor will hold an invitation-only think-tank session on ways to improve Winnipeg. In preparation for the session, town ...
Chinese community discusses head tax
May 01, 2006; ... face=+Bold; Consultation focuses on means of redressface=-Bold; By Dan Lett MORE than 120 Chinese-Canadians gathered downtown yesterday to discuss how best to compensate Chinese immigrants for the infamous head tax of the last century. The Winnipeg meeting was the last ...
Business Calendar
May 01, 2006 ... This morning's opening numbers: S&P/TSX Dow Jones Nasdaq Canadian dollar 12,204.17 11,367.14 2,322.57 89.45 cents ...
Winnipeg Free Press Poll
May 01, 2006 ... TODAY's QUESTION: Has the election of Hugh McFadyen as Manitoba Conservative leader made you or more or less likely to vote ...
Hot sauce a recipe for freedom
May 01, 2006; ... face=+Bold; Refugee's venture catches fireface=-Bold; By Camille Bains VANCOUVER -- A British Columbia man's fiery brand of award-winning hot sauce is spicing up North American palates and revealing an intriguing tale of his road to freedom. Edmond Segbeaya landed in ...
Fans hot for new Battle of Alberta
May 01, 2006; ... face=+Bold; Oilers-Flames war just two wins awayface=-Bold; By Ed Willes CALGARY -- They've been waiting 15 years for hostilities to resume, and even though a few things still have to happen, don't bother trying to tell that to National Hockey League fans in ...
Industrial group slams Hydro plan
May 01, 2006; ... face=+Bold; Proposed rate increase will block expansions, firm warnsface=-Bold; By Dan Lett TENS of millions of dollars in capital expansion by some of the province's largest companies could be put on hold or cancelled because of plans by Manitoba Hydro to increase charges to ...
Letter Of The Day
May 01, 2006 ... Monstrous victory HUGH McFadyen made a clean sweep at the April 29 leadership convention, surprising his own party members, who could not believe the monstrous size of his glorious victory. The Manitoba voters in general and the Conservative party faithful in particular are only ...
Chasing The Calder Cup
May 01, 2006 ... Moose win best-of-seven series 4-2. * Game 1 of North Division final is likely Friday in Grand Rapids. * Key stat: Both teams stayed out of the penalty box last night. Only two power plays per side were ...
Canadians working for the man half time
May 01, 2006; ... By Niels Veldhuis and Jason Clemens OVER the past several weeks Canadians from coast to coast have been diligently completing their income tax returns. Some Canadians will be pleasantly surprised by an unexpected refund, while others will be hit with the harsh realization that more must ...
Play mishap nearly fatal
May 01, 2006; ... face=+Bold; Boy upgraded from critical conditionface=-Bold; By Alexandra Paul LITTLE Ibrahim Jemei survived war-torn Sudan only to come close to dying this weekend when he almost strangled himself on Winnipeg playground equipment. The five-year-old was rushed to hospital ...
LOTTERY NUMBERS
May 01, 2006 ... In the event of a discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail. PICK 3 Winning number yesterday was 057. EXTRA Winning number yesterday for top prize of $250,000 was 5705637. LOTTO 6/49 Winning numbers ...
Website scoured for clues to case
May 01, 2006; ... face=+Bold; Family's bodies flown to Ontarioface=-Bold; By Sherri Zickefoose MEDICINE HAT, Alta. -- The remains of three slain family members are being flown to Ontario, while a 12-year-old girl accused of their killing is making her second court appearance today. A ...
Jaffray's patience crunches Syracuse
May 01, 2006; ... face=+Bold; Perspective plays important roleface=-Bold; By Tim Campbell SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Nobody had to tell Jason Jaffray patience was a virtue when the Manitoba Moose reached the AHL playoffs. Against the Syracuse Crunch, the 24-year-old centre appeared to be getting a ...
From brink of disaster to title
May 01, 2006; ... face=+Bold; Couch's stunning chip shot caps unforgettable week in Big Easyface=-Bold; By Doug Ferguson NEW ORLEANS -- On the verge of a collapse, Chris Couch tried to stay positive as he stood over a 55-foot chip for par on the 18th hole that he had to get up-and-down simply to ...
Man stabbed to death in Exchange brawl
May 01, 2006; ... face=+Bold; 'It was a cowardly attack,' witness to deadly struggle saysface=-Bold; By Dan Lett A 24-year-old man was stabbed to death early yesterday morning following a fist fight outside a downtown night club. Police provided few details but a witness said the victim ...
Fierce fighting leaves Canadians unscathed
May 01, 2006; ... face=+Bold; Suspected insurgents rounded upface=-Bold; By Murray Brewster KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- The bullet marks on Maj. Todd Strickland's light armoured vehicle are a testament to the kind of weekend Canadian troops had in the sun-baked sands west of here as they fought two ...
'Tantrum' won't help kids get healthy
May 01, 2006; ... By Nick Martin SCHOOL superintendents and principals "having a tantrum" over mandatory physical education will not be allowed to stop Manitoba kids from getting healthy, Healthy Living Minister Theresa Oswald has warned. Oswald lashed out at administrators who oppose adding ...
Conservatives silent on lab expansion
May 01, 2006 ... Paul Samyn OTTAWA -- A proposed $100-million expansion of the federal disease lab in Winnipeg deemed critical to the country's health security is facing an uncertain future under the new Tory government. While federal documents released under the Access to Information Act show ...
Danton slams biological family in letter from jail
May 01, 2006 ... OTTAWA -- In a letter written from a U.S. prison to an Ottawa newspaper, former NHL player Mike Danton said his troubling childhood with his biological family drove him into a surrogate relationship with agent David Frost. Danton is serving a 7 1/2-year sentence for plotting to kill ...
Kobe hits the big shots as Lakers shade Suns
May 01, 2006; ... face=+Bold; Nash errors help put Phoenix on the brinkface=-Bold; By John Nadel LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Lakers needed two last-gasp shots from Kobe Bryant to beat the Phoenix Suns. And two uncharacteristic mistakes from Phoenix star Steve Nash. Bryant made ...
Public transit users to get tax break
May 01, 2006 ... OTTAWA -- Public transit users will likely get a lift in tomorrow's budget, but the Tories' biggest environmental initiative to date probably won't cut pollution, experts say. Making transit passes tax-deductible, a major Conservative election promise, is expected to cost $2 billion ...
The Outlook
May 01, 2006 ...Giuliani to visit Winnipeg FORMER New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani will deliver the keynote speech at the Winnipeg City Summit this week. The two-day summit is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday at the Fort Garry Hotel and the Winnipeg Convention Centre. Giuliani, best remembered for his ...
Around Canada
May 01, 2006 ... Canadians make Time list TORONTO -- Four Canadians have made Time magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people. Basketball star Steve Nash, Flickr website creators Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake, and eBay's first employee and president, Jeffrey Skoll, made ...
In Brief
May 01, 2006 ... Police searching for shooting victim WINNIPEG Police are searching for a victim injured in a shooting incident early yesterday morning on Pacific Avenue. Police were called to 388 Pacific Ave. at about 7:15 a.m. yesterday after receiving reports that shots had been fired into the ...
Damon a demon in Beantown
May 01, 2006; ... face=+Bold; Ex-Sox star returning to Fenway a hated Yankeeface=-Bold; By Mike Fitzpatrick NEW YORK -- Signs were posted in the New York Yankees' clubhouse yesterday reminding players to pack a coat or jacket for the chilly weather in Boston this week. Johnny Damon ...
News of Richards' fall draws fans to hospital
May 01, 2006 ... WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Keith Richards fans gathered outside a hospital yesterday where the Rolling Stones guitarist was believed to be undergoing treatment for a mild concussion reportedly suffered when he fell out of a palm tree while vacationing in Fiji. One newspaper also reported ...
Bridge span closes today
May 01, 2006; ... face=+Bold; $8-M repair project begins on east side of Maryland crossingface=-Bold;By Bartley Kives IF your normal morning commute involves yapping on a cellphone and slurping back Tim Hortons while listening to Larry Updike on the radio, you might want to avoid the Maryland ...
New business launch exciting, but stressful
May 01, 2006 ... Murray McNeill The Problem Launching a new business can be one of the most challenging and stressful experiences an entrepreneur will ever go through. There can be so much to do, and so little time to do it: arrange financing, find a suitable location, get the premises ...
Today's Horoscope / Georgia Nicols
May 01, 2006 ... ALL SIGNS MOON ALERT avoid shopping or making important decisions from 6:10 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. After that the moon is in Cancer. ARIES (March 21-April 19)It might be obvious today how much your habits control your life. However, today this realization could make you see ...
Manitoba Movers
May 01, 2006 ... People Vincent P. Martin of Precision Aerospace has been appointed vice-president of the board of directors. Formerly, he was director of sales. Awards Larry McIntosh, president & CEO of Peak of the Market, was presented with the Mayor's Volunteer ...
Local Bridge News
May 01, 2006 ... Fort Rouge Leisure Centre Bridge Group offers social duplicate on Thursdays at 6.45 p.m. Call Dave 257-0369. * * * Waverley Heights Community Club Bridge Group plays on Thursdays at 12.45 p.m. * * * Guild of Victoria General Hospital bridge luncheon May 2, noon at ...
Mirror Image
May 01, 2006 ... Mary Agnes Welch City hall reporter MARY AGNES WELCH travelled last week to Winnipeg's doppelgänger, Des Moines, Iowa, for this special report on a city that is successfully turning its downtown around. How did they do it? With cash, creativity, chutzpah and a whole ...
New Flyer workers ratify deal
May 01, 2006 ... THE strike is over at Winnipeg's New Flyer Industries. Workers at the plant, which makes transit buses, have voted to accept a new three-year contract after walking off the job more than three weeks ago. They were voting on a tentative deal struck Friday between the Canadian Auto ...
Moose moving forward
May 01, 2006 ... face=+Bold; Ryan's OT winner bounces Crunch; Griffins next up in playoff odysseyface=-Bold; Tim Campbell SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- It's one thing to be brave and successful on home ice and quite another to be that way on the road. In the case of the AHL first-round playoff ...
He has the tools but spurns the trade
May 01, 2006; ... face=+Bold; Outstanding linebacker cools on the game; Bisons coach tries to fire him upface=-Bold; By Ashley Prest LINEBACKER Jason Bobst is bona-fide non-import CFL star material, but the 22-year-old couldn't be less interested. A four-time all-Canadian junior player ...
Manitoba war brides to receive recognition
May 01, 2006; ... By Mia Rabson WHEN Margaret Haggerty arrived in Manitoba in September, 1946, she was 20 years old and deeply in love. She was also scared and a little in awe. She had just left everything and everyone she knew behind in Edinburgh, Scotland, to follow her new husband ...
Bisons beat U of W side for v-ball title
May 01, 2006 ... THE University of Manitoba Bisons won the Volleyball Canada 20-and-under Canadian Open men's volleyball championship title yesterday in Hamilton. In the gold-medal match of the club teams' national championship, coach Bruce Kent's U of M Bisons defeated coach Larry McKay's University of ...
After show, fans rarin' to go
May 01, 2006; ... face=+Bold; Pre-game spectaculars get playoff arenas rockingface=-Bold; By Neil Stevens GET Electric. The Edmonton Oilers' playoff theme hits home when the lights go down in Rexall Place and the pre-game show begins. It really is electric. Fans get charged up during a ...
Moose bounce Crunch
May 01, 2006 ... face=+Bold; Ryan flips OT winner into net; Griffins next in Calder Cup odysseyface=-Bold; Tim Campbell SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- It's one thing to be brave and successful on home ice and quite another to be that way on the road. In the case of the AHL first-round playoff series ...
Kids' science projects earn trip to Quebec
May 01, 2006 ... face=+Bold; 24 Manitobans qualify for Canadian eventface=-Bold; The Canada-Wide Science Fair will be held in Saguenay, Quebec, from May 13 to 21. These students have previously qualified from regional fairs held throughout Manitoba: First Nations: Denise Meeches and ...
Quest for Lord Stanley's Cup
May 01, 2006 ... YESTERDAY'S GAME Carolina 2 Montreal 1 * Carolina leads series 3-2; Game 6 tomorrow at Montreal, 6 p.m. (CBC/RDS) Buffalo 3 Philadelphia 0 * Buffalo leads series 3-2; Game 6 tomorrow at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. (TSN) Colorado 3 Dallas 2 (OT) * ...
Roundup
May 01, 2006 ... Bulls 93, Heat 87 At Chicago, Kirk Hinrich scored 21 points and hit a key three-pointer with 1:09 left to lead the Bulls over Miami, evening their first-round series at 2-2. Game 5 in the best-of-seven series is tomorrow in Miami. Andres Nocioni led the Bulls with 24 ...
Pro sports spouses team up for support
May 01, 2006; ... face=+Bold; New group a forum for wives of the starsface=-Bold; By Jonathan Landrum Jr. ATLANTA -- Gena James-Pitts resented the stereotype. No, she doesn't have a carefree life just because she married a pro football player. "I'm not a wife who only shops, watches TV ...
Five-year, $531-M plan aims to boost medal count
May 01, 2006; ... By Jeff Lee QUEBEC CITY -- The Canadian Olympic Committee is proposing an ambitious five-year, $531-million Summer Olympics funding program that would seek to put Canada into the top 15 for medals at the 2008 Summer Games and top 10 by 2012. Modelled in part on the Vancouver 2010 ...
Go ahead and introduce yourself, but don't plan the wedding yet
May 01, 2006 ... Ask Rhona / Rhona Raskin DEAR RHONA: I'm 25 and noticed a guy in a restaurant where I occasionally have lunch. I was immediately attracted to him. Shortly after, I ran into him a few more times and realized that he frequents the place every Tuesday for a local business-networking event ....
Showbits
May 01, 2006 ... Worlds Collide: The Saga of Herschel Island This new documentary revisits the arrival of the whaling trade at an island off the coast of the Yukon at the turn of the 20th century. The native inhabitants, the Inuvialuit, suffered grievous abuses at the hands of the whalers, and their ...
Conference quarter-finals - games at a glance
May 01, 2006 ... Sabres 3 Flyers 0 BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Rookie goaltender Ryan Miller stopped 24 shots to record his first playoff shutout, and Tim Connolly and J.P. Dumont scored power-play goals and had an assist each. * Sabres lead series 3-2. * Goals: Buffalo -- Connolly, Dumont, ...
Astros to begin courting Clemens again
May 01, 2006 ... CINCINNATI -- The Houston Astros, eligible to re-sign Roger Clemens again starting today, plan to contact the agents for the seven-time Cy Young Award winner. "This opens up a window of opportunity for us," general manager Tim Purpura said yesterday from Houston. "We have said that we ...
'Big hair' is back; full looks dominate grad 'dos
May 01, 2006; ... By Rebecca Osler VANCOUVER -- Girls are getting a lot looser on prom night lately. We're talking about hair, of course. "There aren't as many updos going on right now," says Chela Davison, owner of Haven Hair in White Rock, B.C. "It's that really soft, romantic ...
Winnipeg's wonders
May 01, 2006 ... face=+Bold; World traveller finds beauty, adventure on city's myriad walking trailsface=-Bold; Healthy Living / Shamona Harnett JANICE Lukes has travelled to some of the most exotic locations on Earth. Now that the busy mother's travelling days are on hold, she finds adventure ...
The Scene
May 01, 2006 ... Rocker Doherty on bail over drug photos LONDON -- British rocker Pete Doherty was released on bail yesterday by police investigating tabloid newspaper photos that showed him injecting himself and a woman with drugs, a police official said. The Babyshambles singer was detained ...
Jazz gems easy to unearth in this year's rich festival lineup
May 01, 2006 ... Jazz / Chris Smith A jazz festival offers a variety of live music, in a variety of venues, for a variety of costs -- from free to concert ticket prices. A big part of the fun is finding gems buried within the crowded lineup; the shows that don't draw the attention of a McCoy ...