Winnipeg Free Press back issues from January 2007:
Around The World
Jan 02, 2007 ... Cows immune to mad cow? SAN FRANCISCO -- Scientists have genetically engineered a dozen cows to be free from proteins that cause mad cow disease, and may have made the animals immune to the disease. A team of researchers from the United States and Japan reported Sunday they had ...
Add a happy chapter to New Year's Eve tradition
Jan 02, 2007; ... By Tim Campbell A Winnipeg holiday tradition continued Sunday as the Manitoba Moose sent hockey fans home happy from MTS Centre. The Moose defeated the Syracuse Crunch 4-3, adding another chapter to the New Year's Eve hockey tradition that's been going strong here since 1989 ....
Antibiotic-resistant bugs on rise in Canada: report
Jan 02, 2007; ... By Sharon Kirkey A superbug that causes infections ranging from large, boil-like lesions to hemorrhagic pneumonia and, in rare cases, "flesh-eating" disease is poised to "emerge in force" across Canada, a new report warns. While the prospect of a flu pandemic has governments ...
Around Canada
Jan 02, 2007 ... Science museum off table OTTAWA--The federal government has dashed any lingering hopefor a new Canada Museum of Science and Technology, saying it has no money even for a slimmed-down project that would cost half the $800 million originally envisaged. Treasury Board President John ...
'06 the last year for some famous and infamous
Jan 02, 2007; ... By Polly Anderson NEW YORK -- Several leaders, visionaries and heroes passed from the scene last year, and some whose names will live in infamy. Among the latter were Slobodan Milosevic, who brought deadly conflict to Yugoslavia, Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, and Saddam ...
A man you want to go to war with
Jan 02, 2007 ... face=+Bold; Antagonist Downie has plenty of critics but gives no quarterface=-Bold; Randy Turner LEKSAND, Sweden -- Some things Steve Downie would prefer not to hear. Others he simply can't. "Am I misunderstood as a player?," Team Canada's resident antagonist ...
Advertisers playing games with women
Jan 02, 2007; ... By Misty Harris THE same women who shun 15- or 20-second TV commercials are being lured by the thousands to play online games that stretch sales pitches over 15 or 20 minutes. Internet "advergames" incorporate sponsored products into female-friendly formats such as word ...
BrettYoung gives canola a boost
Jan 02, 2007; ... face=+Bold; BioBoost to increase yields by six to 10%face=-Bold; By Larry Kusch A Winnipeg-based firm is launching a plant growth product this spring that could boost Prairie farmers' canola yields by six to 10 per cent. BrettYoung Seeds Ltd. says it is the first ...
Beaten up, left outside, man dies on reserve
Jan 02, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Unrecognizable, relative saysface=-Bold; By Kevin Rollason A Chemawawin Cree Nation man is dead after being beaten and left abandoned in the snow on the final day of 2006. Ernest Abraham Clay Young, 18, was pronounced dead after being rushed to the nursing ...
Broncos' defensive back killed in drive-by shooting
Jan 02, 2007; ... By Arnie Stapleton DENVER -- Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams was killed early Monday when his white stretch Hummer was sprayed by bullets after a nightclub dispute following a New Year's Eve party. Police have no motive and no indication the 24-year-old player was targeted in ...
Business Calendar
Jan 02, 2007 ... face=+Bold; Open for Businessface=-Bold; This morning's opening numbers: S&P/TSX Dow Jones 12,239.04 11,986.04 Nasdaq Canadian dollar 2,330.79 88.55 US This week's economic news: * TODAY Canadian stock markets open, but many U.S ....
Bedard'case takes bizarre turn
Jan 02, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Daughter is eating littleface=-Bold; By Aaron Derfel MONTREAL -- Myriam Bedard's lawyers are hoping to persuade a U.S. judge to release the Olympic champion from a Maryland jail as early as Wednesday to return to Quebec to face child-abduction ...
Brit not drunk, just sleepy
Jan 02, 2007 ... LAS VEGAS -- Britney Spears' manager says the singer was not intoxicated on New Year's Eve, just sleepy. Spears was hired to lead the festivities at a night club in Las Vegas. Her manager, Larry Rudolph, said Spears led the countdown to midnight and then fell asleep. He said ...
Careening Cowboys have little but hope
Jan 02, 2007; ... By Jaime Aron IRVING, Texas -- Bill Parcells is usually good about coming up with a rallying point for the Dallas Cowboys, like hanging a mousetrap to warn them of potential danger, or telling them "not to eat the cheese" when folks are fawning over them. Here's a gimmick he ...
City's first birth of 2007 makes arrival at HSC
Jan 02, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Dario Thundercloud Fiddler is mother's sixth childface=-Bold; By Heidi Hagenlocher ELAINE Linklater apologized to her doctor just after midnight on Monday, believing her baby likely wouldn't be the first born in Winnipeg in 2007. "I was joking around with ...
Dolly Parton honoured
Jan 02, 2007 ...Dolly Parton has another award to add to her long resume. She captured the Tennessean newspaper's Tennessean of the Year award. The honour is given to the person who has made exceptional contributions to the state during the year. Parton was chosen for her work in ...
Ford workers forced to 'roll dice'
Jan 02, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Take buyout offer, or stay at plant and risk losing jobface=-Bold; By Ellen Simon DETROIT -- Scott Swiercz smoked a cigarette and drank a beer at The Final Score lounge, mulling the biggest gamble of his life. Ford Motor Co. had offered him and its 75,000 ...
Give boyfriend a crash course in lips-ology
Jan 02, 2007 ... Ask Rhona / Rhona Raskin DEAR RHONA: My boyfriend is a really great guy, and he is also wonderful lover; but he is just a horrible kisser. Please tell me how I could get him to improve without hurting his big ego. Give him some direction. Thank you so much! -- Limping ...
Golf Channel's Tilghman breaks new ground
Jan 02, 2007; ... By Randall Mell FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The PGA Tour will unveil a number of dramatic changes with this week's start of the 2007 season. Viewers tuning into Thursday's broadcast of the first round of the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Hawaii will immediately glimpse the bold, new ...
Do cut taxes
Jan 02, 2007 ...Peter Holle THE new year promises to be a pivotal one for Canada, and Manitoba in particular. We will likely face both federal and provincial elections. It is no longer fantastic to argue that both could provide a sea change in public policy. We need it. Despite chirpy ...
Favre still has game, retired or not
Jan 02, 2007; ... By Chris Jenkins GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Brett Favre sure sounded like someone on the verge of retirement, getting choked up after the Green Bay Packers' victory in Chicago on Sunday night. But the guy who would be first in line to replace the three-time MVP isn't convinced that's the ...
Goren Bridge / Omar Sharif and Tannah Hirsch
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City's unsanitary eateries on website
Jan 02, 2007; ... By Mary Agnes Welch THREE more restaurants temporarily closed by inspectors have been added to the city's new website that tracks health violations. And city inspectors say the two-month-old website has been surprisingly popular among Winnipeggers. In its first month, ...
Death Notices
Jan 02, 2007 ... ADAMSSON (née TORBETT), Josephine (Jo) BERARD, Marie. BESTVATER, Audrey Joyce. BOYD (née TEMPLE), Rita Edna Grace. BOYER (née CHARTRAND), Stella. CHAJKOWSKI, Kathleen (Katie). De PIERO (née KULLMAN), Maureen Dolores. FERGUSON, Jacqueline ...
EDITORIAL - Without Saddam
Jan 02, 2007 ...'IT'S finished," said the physician attending the execution of Saddam Hussein minutes after the former Iraqi dictator had been cut down from the gallows. The doctor was right, in a way. The hanging of Saddam did mark the finish of some things -- the end of his life, most notably, but also the ...
Exercise your commitment
Jan 02, 2007 ... Healthy Living / Shamona Harnett EVERY New Year, you make the same vow: To get healthy by exercising more. Thrilled by the idea of creating a new chapter in your life, you regularly visit your favourite workout facility where you manage to jump from treadmill to free weight ...
Have Your Say
Jan 02, 2007 ... Don't judge Harper Page A10 of the Dec. 28 Winnipeg Free Press showed photo highlights for 2006. One of the photos depicted Stephen Harper with the caption: "Prime Minister Stephen Harper sends his children off to school with a handshake in January." The message implies that he is an ...
Don't cut taxes
Jan 02, 2007 ... Shauna MacKinnon GOVERNMENTS at all levels are increasingly obsessed with tax cuts. In 2007 they should stop cutting. Here's why. Other countries, using different tax and public policy strategies than ours, have significantly lower poverty rates, more equal income distribution, ...
Heavy snow on mountain holds up hikers
Jan 02, 2007 ... NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Two hikers caught by heavy snow conditions are stuck on Mount Seymour on Vancouver's North Shore mountains. North Vancouver RCMP Cpl. Cam Kowalski said they have been in cellphone contact with the couple, who are concerned about finding a safe route down the ...
Indonesian crash kills 90 aboard jet
Jan 02, 2007 ... face=+Bold; Twelve survivors found by rescuersface=-Bold; JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Rescuers found the smouldering wreckage of an Indonesian jetliner Tuesday that disappeared during a storm and officials said 90 people were killed while the remaining 12 aboard survived. The Boeing ...
Highlight reel
Jan 02, 2007 ...Moose 4 Syracuse 3 FIRST PERIOD Crunch's Ben Simon scoops in a rebound and the visitors lead early, but Moose defenceman Yannick Tremblay later wires a power-play one-timer to even the count. Moose 1 Syracuse 1 Second Period Moose strike quickly ...
Investors expect to build on strong 2006
Jan 02, 2007; ... By Malcolm Morrison TORONTO -- Stock markets look set for more positive action this week with investors set to build on the strong double-digit gains from 2006 in Canada and the United States. "We have had quite a great run and I think it is starting to look a little more tired ...
James Brown's band pays tribute with jam session
Jan 02, 2007 ...AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Members of James Brown's band, The Soul Generals, honoured their late front man during an informal jam session. The performance at Soul Bar came late Saturday night at a downtown nightclub after a day of "homegoing" ceremonies for Brown, who died of heart failure ...
Letter of the day
Jan 02, 2007 ... Prevent future tragedies I am deeply saddened by recent homicides on the streets of Winnipeg, in particular that of Dec. 24. This time of year, when most of us have been celebrating the holidays, Lester Saul Gonzalez's family has had to hold a funeral for their beloved son and ...
New Year's levee 'nice way to start year'
Jan 02, 2007; ... By Jennifer Ryan THE legislature was decked out in its finest holiday splendour Monday as visitors gathered for the traditional Lieutenant-Governor's New Year's Levee. It's a chance for people to meet the Queen's representative in Manitoba, while enjoying light refreshments and ...
Night at the Museum tops
Jan 02, 2007 ...LOS ANGELES -- Ben Stiller's playful Night at the Museum was the top box office draw during the New Year's weekend with US$37.8 million, a 24 per cent jump over its debut the previous week, according to studio estimates released Sunday. Uplifting movies dominated the Top 10 for the ...
On 2
Jan 02, 2007 ... Sens hope Nedved has some life left OTTAWA -- With their injury list seemingly expanding by the day, the Ottawa Senators are expected to announce Tuesday that they have filled at least one spot at centre by claiming Petr Nedved off waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers. Nedved, ...
Pair rescued from Mount Seymour gully
Jan 02, 2007 ... VANCOUVER -- A couple was pulled out of a treacherous gully in Mount Seymour Provincial Park Monday evening after a New Year's Eve sleep-out went terribly wrong. Don Jardine, of North Shore Search and Rescue, said the man and woman had hiked up to the second peak in the park just north ...
Ready for an emergency? Authorities say you're not
Jan 02, 2007; ... By Helen Branswell TORONTO -- You're going to become a fitness fanatic. Spend more time with your kids. Be more patient with your aging parents. Learn to occasionally stow the Blackberry. If various levels of government had their druthers, you'd add another resolution to your New ...
Security upgraded at Manitoba legislature
Jan 02, 2007; ... By Mia Rabson VISITORS to the Manitoba legislature will no longer be able to breeze past the front desk without stopping, as a series of changes tighten security in the provincial capital building. Over the last few weeks, the province has spent more than $150,000 replacing and ...
Manitoba Movers
Jan 02, 2007 ... People Mark Lloyd has been promoted to the position of vice-president of manufacturing for Black Cat Blades. He will oversee the two Selkirk production facilities, the Edmonton, Alta., corporate head office facility as well as a new plant opening in Suzhou, Wujiang, China. Prior ...
NBA returns to leather balls
Jan 02, 2007 ... CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Before every NBA game, the officials meet with a player from each team. One of the things they do is pick the ball to use. The meeting probably never got more attention than it did Monday night before Minnesota faced Charlotte, marking the return of the leather ball -- ...
One step closer to Sir Rod
Jan 02, 2007 ... Rod Stewart is a step closer to becoming a knight. Stewart has been named a CBE, or Commander of the British Empire. It's a step below knighthood, but above honours ...
PM poised to retool inner circle
Jan 02, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Reloading for expected '07 electionface=-Bold; By Norma Greenaway OTTAWA -- As 2007 dawns, there is virtually no doubt Prime Minister Stephen Harper is poised to shake up his cabinet, possibly as early as this week. There also is virtually no doubt Ottawa's ...
Shatner to host banquet for U.S. Space Camp
Jan 02, 2007 ... HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- William Shatner, best known as Capt. James T. Kirk to legions of Star Trek fans, will be beaming down for a party celebrating the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Space Camp. The 75-year-old Canadian-born-and-raised Shatner, who currently stars in the TV series Boston ...
Today's Horoscope / Georgia Nicols
Jan 02, 2007 ... MOON ALERT Avoid shopping are making important decisions from 4 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. today. The moon is in Cancer. ARIES (March 21-April 19) Because tomorrow is a full moon, you might feel tension building up today with authority figures or bosses in your life. Be aware that ...
Today on TV
Jan 02, 2007 ... Hockey Night in Canada Special Tonight, the Detroit Red Wings pay tribute and bid farewell to their longtime captain and widely acknowledged heart and soul Steve Yzerman, the 10-time All-Star who retired after last season. CBC, 7 p.m. Monsoon Wedding Assorted personal ...
Strange, but it's the blooming truth!
Jan 02, 2007 ... face=+Bold; Bouquets, bovines and a firefighting arsonistface=-Bold; The lighter side of courts / Mike Mcintyre PROVINCIAL Court Judge Marva Smith no doubt had the best of intentions when she pulled out a bouquet of flowers, a card and movie passes and handed them to a convicted ...
The doctor of laughter
Jan 02, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Award-winning clown's clumsy antics serious medicine for sick kidsface=-Bold; By Jen Skerritt STACEY FARR giggled uncontrollably as Hubert the clown haphazardly fumbled a series of juggling tricks, scattering colourful koosh balls on the floor in front of her ...
Top CEOs earn average worker's salary in less than 2 days
Jan 02, 2007; ... By Tobi Cohen TORONTO -- By the time the average Canadian grudgingly drags his or her still-hungover body into work Tuesday, swaps holiday tales with the stiff in the next cubicle, and hunkers down to work, the country's highest-paid CEOs will have already earned the worker's annual ...
Trojans trample Michigan in Rose Bowl romp
Jan 02, 2007 ... PASADENA, Calif. -- There were no Heismans or national titles up for grabs in this one for Southern California. It was hard to tell, though, given the way Dwayne Jarrett, John David Booty and that suffocating USC defence played. Jarrett, the USC receiver, caught 11 passes for 205 yards ...
Jerry Springer aims high
Jan 02, 2007 ...Jerry Springer says when he makes new year's resolutions, he wants to make sure he can keep them. "This is the year ...
Lottery Numbers
Jan 02, 2007 ...In the event of a discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail. PICK 3 Winning number Monday was 323. Winning number Sunday was 950. EXTRA Winning number Monday for the main prize of $250,000 was ...
New year brings tax breaks, rebates
Jan 02, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Students stand to benefit the most in 2007face=-Bold; By Martin Cash THE new year dawns with gifts for taxpayers -- income-tax savings, tuition rebates for some university and college graduates and breaks for businesses. New graduates with post-secondary ...
On the Broom with Paul Wiecek
Jan 02, 2007 ... face=+Bold; Curling a very storied gameHad to hand it to Howard in '06, love to see Mowat back this yearface=-Bold;TIME now for a quick look back at the five best curling stories of 2006 -- and five more stories we'd like to see this year: 1 Russ Howard wins Olympic gold at ...
Saints packing 1-2 punch
Jan 02, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Reggie, Deuce blend speed, powerface=-Bold; By Brett Martel NEW ORLEANS -- When the Saints drafted Reggie Bush, Deuce McAllister knew his role was about to change, for better or for worse. One season later, McAllister has a fourth 1,000-yard rushing season, ...
Showbits
Jan 02, 2007 ...Today in music history In 1983, the musical play Annie, based on the Little Orphan Annie comic strip, closed on Broadway after 2,377performances. Born this day * Isaac Asimov, 1920 * Roger Miller, 1936 * Tia Carrere, 1966 * Cuba Gooding Jr., ...
Snow packs wallop in city
Jan 02, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Crews will continue to plow streets, lanesface=-Bold; By Kevin Rollason WINNIPEG and parts of southern Manitoba continued to dig out on Monday after being walloped by double the amount of predicted snow on Saturday night and Sunday morning. City spokesman Ken ...
Stevie Y's No. 19 to fly in rafters
Jan 02, 2007 ... face=+Bold; Long-time Wing captain joins Howe, Lindsayface=-Bold; DETROIT -- When Steve Yzerman has his No. 19 uniform retired on Tuesday at Joe Louis Arena, it will be the culmination of a process that began almost 25 years ago. Drafted in 1983 by the Detroit Red Wings when it ...
The local scene
Jan 02, 2007 ... On the tube The Detroit Red Wings host the Anaheim Ducks and the Wings will retire Steve Yzerman's No. 19 prior to the game. (6 p.m., CBC) Tributes for coaches BRANDON -- The first annual Coach Appreciation Night for rural Manitoba will be held Jan. 19 at Brandon ...
Winnipeg Free Press POLL
Jan 02, 2007 ... Poll Results Do you think 2007 will be a better year for Canada than 2006? Yes 53% No ...
Zatkoff boasts unique sports lineage
Jan 02, 2007 ... face=+Bold; Grandfather played NFL, dad battled NBA's Rodmanface=-Bold; Randy Turner LEKSAND, Sweden -- The son is a draft pick of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings. The father was drafted by the NBA's Indiana Pacers. And, get this, the grandfather suited up for the ...
Ukrainians shaken by theft of statue
Jan 02, 2007; ... By Laura Hendrick TORONTO -- The theft of a two-tonne statue in an Oakville, Ont., park marks the end of an era for Toronto's Ukrainian community. The bronze statue of Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko was reported missing on Saturday after serving as a prominent landmark for more than ...
WEB EXTRA: Notables who died last year
Jan 02, 2007 ... January Lou Rawls, 72 -- Velvet-voiced singer of such hits as Love Is a Hurtin' Thing. Shelley Winters, 85 -- Outspoken, Oscar-winning star who graduated from bombshell parts to dramas such as The Diary of Anne Frank. Wilson Pickett, 64 -- Fiery soul music pioneer known ...
Who needs run defence? Go with the Colts
Jan 02, 2007 ... Doug Brown IT'S time to start taking a keener interest in NFL football again. With wild-card weekend set to kick off in four days there are a host of unconventional matchups to explore and eight teams looking to pattern themselves after the 2005-06 Pittsburgh Steelers, the team ...