Winnipeg Free Press back issues from June 2007:
EDITORIAL - Kyoto next goal
Jun 01, 2007 ... THE Conservative government has been under attack all week over its refusal to commit Canada to an agreement that it has not even seen yet. Led by Stephane Dion's Liberals, the opposition parties accuse Prime Minister Stephen Harper of being the stooge of United States President George W. Bush ...
Green scene 'new gold rush'
Jun 01, 2007 ... VANCOUVER -- California's determination to slash greenhouse gas emissions is touching off a "new gold rush" worth tens of billions of dollars for companies taking a stake in the booming green energy sector, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday at an economic summit in ...
Space agencies look at colonies on moon
Jun 01, 2007; ... By Margaret Munro MINING the moon and space tourism -- including "space hotels" -- are part of a grand plan for space exploration agreed to by agencies from around the world. The Global Exploration Strategy, released Thursday by the Canadian Space Agency and 13 other ...
'Brown flu' prompts demand for MD notes
Jun 01, 2007; ... By Kevin Rollason IF almost two dozen sheriff's officers who didn't show up for work Thursday weren't sick, they will be today when they get back to work and learn the provincial government is demanding doctors' notes. And what could make them even sicker is finding out they ...
Great golf? Gotta work your butt off
Jun 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Top athletes like Tiger Woods have conditioned gluteal musclesface=-Bold; By Howard Schneider I spent some time last week looking at Tiger Woods's butt -- covered, of course. It was the starting point for Tyler Ferrell, the fitness director at Clubgolf in ...
Combat photographer latest casualty
Jun 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Taliban claims it shot down helicopterface=-Bold;By Tom Blackwell KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- A young and "outstanding" Canadian combat photographer has been killed in a fiery helicopter crash, amid claims by the Taliban that it downed the chopper with new ...
CWB meets real world
Jun 01, 2007 ... Paul Orsak RECENT commentary has seen the Canadian Wheat Board and some companies calling for a year's delay to the introduction of marketing choice in barley. The call for delay has been accompanied by CWB speculation that they may default on existing contracts.Farmers ...
Dell earnings down, will lay off 8,000
Jun 01, 2007 ... DALLAS -- Dell Inc. said Thursday that earnings fell slightly in preliminary first-quarter results, but the computer maker plans to lay off more than 8,000 employees over the next year as part of an ongoing restructuring. Dell said it earned US$759 million, or 34 cents per share, in the ...
Around Canada
Jun 01, 2007 ... Unaware of 'ghost bag' AIR India had no idea "a ghost bag" had made its way onto Flight 182 because CP Air in Vancouver had tagged it without passing on information about the unaccompanied suitcase, the Ottawa inquiry into the terrorist attack heard Thursday. Two senior officials ...
Diamond Dust
Jun 01, 2007 ... FIRST TO HOME FARGO, N.D. -- It was the first action of the season for newly acquired Winnipeg pitcher Greg Bicknell and the 19-year pro threw six innings and was tagged with the loss before a crowd of 3,279. The Goldeyes (7-7) have now lost two in a row. Fargo (9-5), first in the North ...
Nessie caught on high-quality video footage?
Jun 01, 2007; ... By Ben McConville EDINBURGH, Scotland -- She's as much an emblem -- and a tourist draw -- as tartan, bagpipes, and shortbread. And now Nessie's back. An amateur scientist has captured what Loch Ness Monster watchers say is among the finest footage ever taken of the ...
Winnipeg Free Press POLL
Jun 01, 2007 ... Previous question: Commisioner Gary Bettman says the idea of bringing NHL hockey back to Winnipeg is 'intriguing'. Do you find this encouraging ...
Big question with Argos: Will Allen be dethroned?
Jun 01, 2007 ... The mini-camps are already underway and training camps are only a whistle away. Old vets are getting tuned up for another round of two-a-days and the rookies and new recruits are hoping to live up to the hype around their signings. It's that time of year again -- CFL training ...
Measles puts Japanese students into quarantine
Jun 01, 2007 ...FEDERAL officials invoked the Quarantine Act to block a group of 39 Japanese students and two of their chaperones from boarding a flight to Tokyo on Thursday when departure screening in Vancouver revealed one girl was ill with symptoms that could be measles. "The decision to hold them ...
Growing Older
Jun 01, 2007 ... Age & Opportunity Inc. provides pertinent information about a wide range of services for seniors and links or refers them to the network of programs that exist in the community. Call 956-6440 for information on the following services: * Age & Opportunity St. Vital Senior Centre ...
Don't criticize defence minister if you haven't served: PM
Jun 01, 2007; ... By Juliet O'Neill OTTAWA -- Opposition leaders condemned Prime Minister Stephen Harper's "irrational, undemocratic and completely stupid" suggestion Thursday that MPs are not entitled to criticize the defence minister's performance unless they have served in the Armed Forces ...
Death Notices
Jun 01, 2007 ... ARTHUR (née TRIPP), Corinne Louise. BAWA, Pritam (Pat). BOULET, Conrad Roland Joseph. COOKE, Doreen. COOMBS, Johanna Iris. GIESBRECHT-BOEHM, Klara. KLYM, William (Bill). KRAHN, John. LASKER, Harry. LAVOIE, Jeanette ...
Silver Heights can't wait for 100
Jun 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; School's closing; time capsule opened earlyface=-Bold; By Nick Martin THE year 2057 came early at Silver Heights Collegiate. The high school was 10 years old when students celebrated Canada's centennial in 1967 by buying a monument and burying a time capsule ...
Apprentice No. 1, Trump trumpets on CNN
Jun 01, 2007 ...DONALD Trump went on CNN's Larry King Live Tuesday night to say that NBC is dying to make a seventh season of The Apprentice, even though its ratings have stunk and even though The Donald quit the show. Trump comes off a tad demented. We all know he quit a day ...
Faneuil's new name severs ties to its Boston roots
Jun 01, 2007; ... By Martin Cash THE latest chapter in the roller-coaster history of Faneuil Inc. in Winnipeg is about to begin with the company changing its name to INSPYRE Solutions Inc. Next week, the Faneuil sign atop its building at 363 Broadway will be replaced with an INSPYRE sign, finally ...
Have Your Say
Jun 01, 2007 ... Support pesticide ban The editorial Debating pesticides (May 30) claims that there are "wide and conflicting conclusions in scientific and medical literature about the health effects of cosmetic use of pesticides." This is false. In 2004, the Ontario College of Family Physicians ...
Letter of the day
Jun 01, 2007 ... Walkway embarrassing Recently, a companion and I walked along The Forks walkway from Broadway and Osborne to the Forks Market. This is supposed to be a huge tourist attraction. Why is this? Everything on this walkway is covered by a heavy layer of mud from continual flooding. Concrete ...
Ipperwash lessons resonate today
Jun 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Protester's death blamed on police, governmentsface=-Bold; By James Cowan and April Lindgren FOREST, Ont. -- Police and governments are to blame for the 1995 fatal shooting of a native protester at an Ontario standoff, an inquiry commissioner said Thursday, adding ...
EDITORIAL - Pandemic alarm rings
Jun 01, 2007 ...THE chaotic scramble triggered by the international flight of an American with an extreme form of drug-resistant tuberculosis has revealed there's still much to be done to prepare for a pandemic. Andrew Speaker's lung disease is unlikely to have posed real danger to others in his path -- while ...
Fishermen endure fire, frigid sea
Jun 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Rescued after two hours in Atlanticface=-Bold;By Tara Brautigam ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- As Michael Petten stood on the deck of a fishing vessel engulfed in flames, staring at the icy North Atlantic, he faced an awful dilemma: burn or freeze to death. Clad only ...
Principal to dine on fried worms in latest stunt to get kids to read
Jun 01, 2007; ... By Nick Martin TOM Chan is a real bookworm -- 25 million pages will attest to his love of books. Next Thursday, the worm part will come true for the stunt-renowned principal of River Elm School. Chan will perform his 14th annual school barbecue ritual of celebrating the ...
Arnold picks up nice Cuban cigar
Jun 01, 2007; ... By Katie Daubs OTTAWA -- A funny thing happened on the way to the airport. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was on his way out of town, after a quick trip to meet Prime Minister Stephen Harper, when he decided to stop his motorcade.He got out and walked into the ...
Panda experiment ends in death
Jun 01, 2007; ... By Audra Ang BEIJING -- A five-year-old panda -- who last year became the first to be released into the wild after being bred in captivity -- has died, state media and Chinese nature reserve officials said Thursday. The body of Xiang Xiang was found Feb. 19 on snow-covered ground ...
Sleepsex not as fun as it sounds
Jun 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Abnormal behaviours in deep sleep end in injuries, embarrassmentface=-Bold; By Sharon Kirkey DOCTORS have come up with the first formal classification of "sleepsex," a wide range of abnormal nocturnal behaviours that emerge during deep sleep, such as sexual ...
WEB EXTRA: Kenora teen, 13, assaulted by group after dance
Jun 01, 2007 ... A junior high dance ended with a bloody nose for a 13-year-old Kenora teen after she was assaulted by at least six of her schoolmates near Evergreen Public School. Kenora Police Const. Robert Bernie said the girl was walking with a female friend on a trail near Evergreen Public School ...
Our Mistake
Jun 01, 2007 ... The memorial service for Josh Prince on Wednesday in Transcona was held at the Wheeler Funeral ...
Billboard
Jun 01, 2007 ... St. John's High School 1st annual alumni golf tournament, 100th anniversary fundraiser, July 17 at Larters. Registration form at www.stjohnshigh100.mb.ca or at Imperial Flooring, 1224 St. James St. or Keith Insurance, 556 McGregor or at the school. Call Alan at 697-4707 by June ...
Springtime and our thoughts turn to... NHL
Jun 01, 2007 ... Don Marks THE news that National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman finds Winnipeg "intriguing" is not good news for the folks who would like the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League to be as intriguing to this city's hockey fans as the Winnipeg Jets once were. Fan ...
Atlanta lawyer identified as TB-infected flier
Jun 01, 2007; ... By David Brown WASHINGTON -- The man who took commercial flights to and from Europe last month while infected with untreated "extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis" was identified Thursday as an Atlanta lawyer whose father-in-law is a tuberculosis researcher at the Centers for Disease ...
Depression need not be a losing battle
Jun 01, 2007 ... UNSCRIPTED / JANET STEWART MOUSE or elephant? That's how a friend helps her young son put his worries in perspective. Is it a mouse, or an elephant? Size matters when you're dealing with anxiety. Is it something small you can live with, or is it so overwhelming you need ...
Appeal Court reserves decision on sex case
Jun 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Ex-soldier admitted fondling teenface=-Bold; By Kevin Rollason THE province's highest court has reserved its decision on the fate of a former soldier found not criminally responsible for sexually assaulting a teenage girl.At the end of a half-day hearing ...
Watch out for random acts of kindness
Jun 01, 2007 ... face=+Bold; Love Winnipeg campaign is all goodface=-Bold; Lindor Reynolds KEEP an eye out for Hans and Maria Rogalski. For the next two weeks, the Charleswood retirees will be on the streets of Winnipeg committing random acts of kindness. Be careful or a ...
Hong Kong tycoon enters battle for BCE
Jun 01, 2007; ...By Roberto Rocha MONTREAL --A Hong Kong telecom tycoon is the newest entrant in the battle to take BCE Inc. private, bringing the leveraged buyout of Ma Bell closer to a sure thing. Pacific Century Group, an investment group controlled by billionaire Richard Li, will add its ...
WEB EXTRA: Fire damages Talbot Avenue suite
Jun 01, 2007 ... A fire that ripped through the second floor of a Manitoba Housing suite on Talbot Avenue Thursday afternoon caused $120,000 damage. Fire crews said the blaze broke out shortly before 1:30 p.m. and the tenants were able to evacuate. No one was ...
Edmonton teen just misses spelling bee title
Jun 01, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- First there were 10 million, then there were two. But by misspelling the word coryza, a word that describes the symptoms of a head cold, Edmonton's Nate Gartke came within one letter of being crowned champion of the 2007 Scripps-Howard National Spelling ...
Smothered Sens look for answers
Jun 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; What can beat overpowering checking line of Anaheim?face=-Bold; By Ed Willes ANAHEIM, Calif. -- He's tried keeping them together. He's tried splitting them up. He's tried playing them with a tough guy, a fourth-liner, guys with beards, guys without. Short of ...
Beggars telling us something
Jun 01, 2007 ... face=+Bold; Merits of social programs evident on the streetsface=-Bold; Arthur Schafer IT is morally perplexing that in 21st-century Canada it could be a punishable offence for one person to say to another, peacefully, in a public place, "I'm in trouble and need help." Yet that ...
The local scene
Jun 01, 2007 ... On the tube Tennis: French Open (8 a.m., TSN). PGA Tour: Memorial Tournament, second round (2 p.m., GOLF). MLB: Chicago White Sox at Toronto Blue Jays (6 p.m., Sportsnet). Today's events BASEBALL Northern League -- Calgary Vipers vs. Winnipeg Goldeyes, CanWest ...
Charest will survive after making deal with PQ
Jun 01, 2007 ... QUEBEC -- Premier Jean Charest's minority government is set to survive Friday's budget vote after the Parti Quebecois surrendered in last-minute negotiations. The PQ threatened for days to take down Charest's government over a billion-dollar income tax cut. The party instead ...
Sweet & low
Jun 01, 2007 ... face=+Bold; Director Judd Apatow mixes a surprising amount of heart into his latest dirty comedyface=-Bold; Movies / Alison Gillmor BACK in 2005, filmmaker Judd Apatow spliced the raunch comedy with the romantic date movie and got The 40 Year-Old Virgin. That huge hit was ...
Around The World
Jun 01, 2007 ... face=+Bold; face=-Bold; Putin scolds U.S. MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that tests of new Russian missiles are a response an arms race initiated by Washington, including the planned deployment of U.S. missile defence installations in Europe. In a ...
LiLo drug, booze addict, estranged father says
Jun 01, 2007 ... LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Lohan's estranged father says she suffers from multiple addictions, including alcohol and the painkiller OxyContin, the website E! Online reported Wednesday. The 20-year-old actress checked into rehab Monday following a weekend that included crashing her Mercedes, ...
Couple basks in minigolf's glow
Jun 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Fluorescent course makes anyone's game look goodface=-Bold; By Lindsey Wiebe WANT to look at minigolf in a different light? A pair of Winnipeggers have given the popular game a fluorescent make-over with the opening of the city's first ever black light ...
Lottery Numbers
Jun 01, 2007 ...In the event of a discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail. PICK 3 Winning number Thursday was 279. EXTRA Winning number Thursday for top prize of $250,000 was 5287244. PAYDAY Winning numbers ...
Businesses are putting your privacy at risk
Jun 01, 2007; ... By Carly Weeks OTTAWA -- The majority of businesses in Canada collect personal information from customers, but many are ignoring privacy laws and may be using sensitive data illegally, putting Canadians at risk of fraud, warns new research released Thursday by the privacy ...
U of M bids for golf course
Jun 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Residential, commercial projects eyed for Southwoodface=-Bold; By Aldo Santin THE University of Manitoba hopes to buy the 120-acre golf course next door and use the land to construct needed residences for students and faculty and to generate commercial and ...
Leave car at home for Commuter Challenge
Jun 01, 2007; ... By Mia Rabson PUT the Pontiac in park and prepare to push the pedals. It's Commuter Challenge time June 3 through 9. Come rain or shine, Manitoba motorists next week get the chance to test out another way to get to work other than by car. They'll be competing with ...
Showbits
Jun 01, 2007 ...Today in music history On this date in 1967, the Beatles' landmark concept album, Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, was released in Britain -- two days before its North American release. The album took 700 hours over three months to record, with a then state-of-the-art ...
Kids pulling all-nighter for student with cancer
Jun 01, 2007 ... face=+Bold; Taking turns on rocking chairs in 24-hour fundraiserface=-Bold; Students at St. Ignatius School are pulling an all-nighter to raise money to help a fellow student who has cancer. Grade 2 student Matthew Hower was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer, ...
Needs determine insurance type to purchase
Jun 01, 2007 ...Dollars and Sense / David Christianson OVER the last couple of weeks, we have talked about different types of personal and business insurance needs. Today's column focuses more on the type of insurance to address each need. Remember that life insurance is very simple, at its ...
Mould problem has residents smouldering
Jun 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Townhouse repair tab put at $1Mface=-Bold; By Michelle Melanson RESIDENTS of a mould-ridden townhouse complex operated by Manitoba Housing are concerned their health is at risk. Last December, inspectors found 43 of 60 units at the Carrigan Greencrest ...
SPIN cyclists pedal with a purpose
Jun 01, 2007 ... face=+Bold; Pressure city to build more bike trails, lanesface=-Bold; RILEY Maydanuk was a little winded after a nine-km bike ride but not too tired to send a message to politicians. "I just would like more trails," said Maydanuk as he gulped water. Maydanuk isn't ...
Business Watch
Jun 01, 2007 ... CIBC's profit grows TORONTO -- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce fell short of analysts' expectations in its quarterly report Thursday as some expressed concern about the earnings outlook at the company's retail operations. CIBC (TSX:CM) posted a profit of $807 million in the ...
Merger puts people first
Jun 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; T.O. firm joins forces with city HR providerface=-Bold; By Geoff Kirbyson A local human resource management firm has merged its operations with a Toronto-based company and the pair has formed a parent to drive further expansion in the red-hot ...
Canada's economy red-hot
Jun 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; z Best performance in more than year z Reinforces expectation of higher interest ratesface=-Bold; By Julian Beltrame OTTAWA -- The Canadian economy sprinted forward to the best performance in more than a year during the first quarter, registering a 3.7 per cent ...
In Brief
Jun 01, 2007 ... Stabbing investigation WINNIPEG Police are investigating the stabbing of a 29-year-old man Wednesday night. A police spokesman said the man was attacked at the intersection of Selkirk Avenue and Andrews Street at about 9 p.m. after he became involved in an argument with another ...
Ducks land in Ottawa, hope to fly home with Cup
Jun 01, 2007; ... By Chris Johnston GATINEAU, Que. -- The Anaheim Ducks have no interest in checking out the parties along Sens Mile or shopping for souvenirs at the Rideau Centre. The only thing they want to do in Ottawa is win hockey games. The Ducks arrived in the Canadian capital on ...
Balsillie's overture to Hamilton a game in itself
Jun 01, 2007 ... Randy Turner LET'S review: On Monday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman made it known very publicly that the Nashville Predators are staying put and the league has very little interest in expanding to southern Ontario. How little did Bettman think of another team nestled in the ...
Mickelson out after rough day at Memorial
Jun 01, 2007 ... DUBLIN, Ohio -- Tiger Woods was waiting on the edge of the 10th green Thursday when an approach shot from Charley Hoffman whizzed by his head and missed him by about a yard. Woods was about the only one who dodged illness or injury at the Memorial. Phil Mickelson withdrew after 11 holes ...
Nothing matters but the future
Jun 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Bomber hopeful Jenkins not worrying about what could have been in nomadic careerface=-Bold; By Ed Tait IT'S drizzling and it's miserable -- one of those late-May mornings that can leave even the most upbeat optimist cursing Mother Nature. And yet there is Winnipeg ...