Winnipeg Free Press back issues from November 2007:
Thailand chases second Canuck for sex crimes
Nov 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Teacher accused of molesting boyface=-Bold; By James Cowan and Melissa Leong TORONTO -- Thai police have issued an arrest warrant for a Canadian man for allegedly paying to have sex with an eight-year-old boy, two weeks after a teacher from B.C. was apprehended in ...
Banks stifling Main rebirth?
Nov 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Investors can't get mortgages, CentreVenture chief complainsface=-Bold; By Murray McNeill THE head of the city's downtown development agency has accused the country's big banks of hindering revitalization efforts on Main Street by refusing to grant mortgage financing ...
Letter Of The Day
Nov 01, 2007; ... Ignorant, not rude Re: Lack of respect in U.S., Oct. 29. In response to Krista Leblanc's letter, let me say that I don't believe the reluctance or refusal of U.S. store employees to accept Canadian currency is based so much on lack of respect as on plain old ignorance. Ask any 10 ...
Canuck troops suppress Taliban force
Nov 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Scared residents flee to Kandaharface=-Bold;By Bill Graveland KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- The sounds of mortars and heavy machine-gun fire echoed through Kandahar City Wednesday as Canadian troops, along with U.S. and Afghan forces, confronted a show of force by the ...
Winnipeg Free Press Poll
Nov 01, 2007; ... TODAY'S QUESTION: Should a driver involved in a serious accident be required to take a breathalyzer? vote online at ...
Editorial - You earned it, keep it
Nov 01, 2007; ... THE Canadian Taxpayers Federation suspects that the Harper government did not strip its "surplus" cupboard bare in the tax-cutting fiscal update Tuesday; that it is under-reporting surplus revenues so as to have cash to buy an election should the Liberals find the courage to force one. Given ...
Tough medicine or populist failure in Argentina
Nov 01, 2007; ... The Washington Post CRISTINA Fernández de Kirchner was elected president of Argentina on Sunday in a relatively free and fair vote. That's not to be taken for granted; not only has Argentina suffered from chronic political turmoil in the past, but several other Latin American ...
Foreign ownership has benefits
Nov 01, 2007; ... Nicholas Hirst WE may have a true Tory government in Ottawa. Prime Minister Stephen Harper looks to be flexing his political muscles putting business competition ahead of protectionist policies. As yet, a controversial suggestion to look at foreign ownership of broadcasters, ...
Trailing Saskatchewan
Nov 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Manitoba losing its competitive edge relative to western neighbourface=-Bold; Shannon Martin 'WE don't want to be behind Saskatchewan" was the government's rationale for the new February holiday, estimated to cost the economy $157 million in lost productivity ....
CORRECTION
Nov 01, 2007; ... Crystal Taman's family did not receive a $240,000 settlement from MPI. The family describes the ...
Letters to the Editor
Nov 01, 2007; ... Cold-blooded killing I was not surprised by the content of Peter Schroedter's column Joy of the Hunt (Oct. 30) as it contained the same nonsensical ramblings I have come to expect from today's "sportsmen". Schroedter tries to justify this violent pastime, but whatever he says to the ...
Lottery Numbers
Nov 01, 2007; ... In the event of a discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail. PICK 3 Winning number Wednesday was 090. EXTRA Winning number Wednesday for the main prize of ...
Those chocolate bars keep calling my name
Nov 01, 2007; ... In the Doug house / Doug Speirs AS an investigative journalist, it is crucial for me to stay on top of current events. That's why today I'm writing about Halloween, which, if we're going to get all technical about it, is currently over, a fact you can verify for yourself by ...
Louis Riel Day no holiday for federal employees
Nov 01, 2007; ... By Aldo Santin and Lindsey Wiebe IT will be business as usual for federal government employees across the province on the third Monday in February. While most workers will enjoy the day off, more than 11,200 federal employees will punch the clock on straight time on Louis Riel ...
Forced breathalysers must become legal, MADD says
Nov 01, 2007; ... By Alexandra Paul MOTHERS Against Drunk Drivers feel they have the answer to the injustice of suspected drunk drivers refusing to take breathalyser tests. Problem is, governments don't seem to be listening. In 2003, MADD circulated a report to Canada's federal and ...
Death Notices
Nov 01, 2007; ... BARRON (née BLYTHE), Doreen BENNETT, Aurelius (Leon) BESSETTE, Albert (Joe) BROWNRIDGE, Donald McLure BUTCHER, Elizabeth (Liz) CARLYLE (née AMES), Dorothy Ward CARRIERE (née NICOLAS), Jeannine Rose Aimee CHANEL (née LAPORTE), ...
Province reviews Dumas counsel
Nov 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Minuk appointment called possible conflictface=-Bold; By Mia Rabson ATTORNEY General Dave Chomiak has his department reviewing the appointment of lawyer Marty Minuk as legal counsel in the upcoming Matthew Dumas inquest. "I've asked the department to look at ...
Alcohol suspected in fatal crash
Nov 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; 28-year-old man charged with impaired drivingface=-Bold;By Bruce Owen A 63-year-old woman was killed Tuesday night when her car was broadsided by a suspected drunk driver who sped through a stop sign, police said Wednesday. The crash happened at Cavalier ...
Truck collision deadly for driver
Nov 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Injured cattle later destroyedface=-Bold; By Matt Goerzen BRANDON -- Crews were still rounding up cattle following a collision late Tuesday that killed a Calgary man. At least 30 injured, burned and blinded cattle had to be destroyed following the collision ...
Rescuers praised for trying to save those in distress
Nov 01, 2007; ...By Kevin Rollason DOUGLAS BOYCHUK wouldn't have wanted just his two young sons with him when he suffered a fatal heart attack in their rural home. But, Boychuk would be proud to know that the coolheadedness shown by his sons -- Eric, then 13, and Dave, then 10 -- as they ...
High-tech scanner speeds border crossing
Nov 01, 2007; ... A quicker way to cross the Canada-U.S. border was launched at the Emerson crossing Wednesday, with the introduction of a NEXUS-dedicated traffic lane. The NEXUS system uses a high-tech eye scanner to authenticate the identity of travellers who've joined the program. NEXUS is a ...
Highway 1 overpass near Portage opens after year-long closure
Nov 01, 2007; ...A major overpass on the Trans-Canada Highway near Portage la Prairie reopened Wednesday afternoon -- more than a year after it was closed to traffic for safety reasons. Traffic had been rerouted through Portage in the fall of 2006 after highway officials closed the bridge over the CN ...
Four immates injured in rollover
Nov 01, 2007; ... FOUR people were taken to hospital after a rollover involving a Corrections Canada van near The Pas Wednesday morning. The accident happened at around 9 a.m. on Highway 10, south of Overflowing River. RCMP say the van was making a routine trip from a ...
Carbon sink becomes a carbon source
Nov 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Increase in severity of wildfires causes change in boreal forestface=-Bold; By Margaret Munro A huge swath of Canada's boreal forest, one of the largest storehouses of carbon on the planet, is now spewing more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than it soaks up, ...
Tax cuts pass confidence motion
Nov 01, 2007; ... OTTAWA -- Finance Minister Jim Flaherty warned Wednesday not to expect more tax cuts in his next budget. Flaherty said the wide-ranging tax cuts announced by the Conservatives Tuesday are likely all that Canadians will get in the foreseeable future. He said it will take some time for the ...
Referendum on hydro line: native chiefs
Nov 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Doer says voters have spokenface=-Bold; By Joe Paraskevas and Mia Rabson AN organization that represents more than half of Manitoba's aboriginal people wants the provincial government to hold a referendum on its recent decision to run a major hydroelectric ...
Taman widower gets apology from Chomiak
Nov 01, 2007; ... ATTORNEY General Dave Chomiak has personally apologized to the husband of car-accident victim Crystal Taman for not ensuring the family was informed of an inquiry before it was made public. Robert Taman was pleased by the public inquiry but said he was frustrated because he had to hear ...
Canada Post looks at cutting rural mail boxes
Nov 01, 2007; ... By Phil Couvrette CANADIANS living outside of cities could have to travel a bit further to collect their mail as Canada Post is estimating that nearly a third of the number of rural mailboxes across the country will have to go. The mail carrier is currently conducting a ...
They fought, then took their lives
Nov 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of troops have come home from war, left the military and committed suicide. That is the finding of preliminary Veterans Affairs Department research obtained by The Associated Press that provides the first quantitative look at the suicide toll on today's combat ...
Police question Harry about rare-bird deaths
Nov 01, 2007; ...By Raphael G. Satter LONDON -- The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, whose patron is the Queen, said Wednesday it was concerned that an investigation into the killing of two threatened hawks had taken place on a royal estate. Elizabeth's grandson, Prince Harry, was ...
Around The World
Nov 01, 2007; ... Buddhist monks march YANGON, Myanmar -- More than 100 Buddhist monks marched peacefully Wednesday in a northern Myanmar town noted for its defiance of the country's military rulers, the first large protest since the junta violently crushed a wave anti-government demonstrations ....
It's spooky showtime!
Nov 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Halloween enthusiasts go wild with very scary yard displaysface=-Bold; By Lindsey Wiebe TO his co-workers, Michael Butuk is a restaurant cook with a Halloween obsession. To his neighbours, he's the menacing ghoul hiding inside a trunk on his front lawn, throwing open ...
Threats scare away students
Nov 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; City classes empty as cops make arrestsface=-Bold;By Nick Martin COPYCAT Halloween threats left many desks empty and students fuming at six Winnipeg schools Wednesday. "There's barely anyone in the school," said one student at Tec Voc High School who came ...
Trail sites arouse debate
Nov 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; City may not fund Whyte Ridge pathface=-Bold; By Bartley Kives CITY councillors haven't even started drawing up plans for next year's construction projects, but politicians and trail-building volunteers are already squabbling over how to spend money dedicated for ...
Camaro was racing Mustang, witnesses tell court
Nov 01, 2007; ... By Carol Sanders THREE witnesses at the trial of a young driver in a Camaro that hit and killed 39-year-old Linda Rudnicki on a Sunday "Cruise Night" two years ago testified the Camaro was racing a Mustang on Portage Avenue at the time."You could hear the screeching of tires ...
Community declaring war on taggers
Nov 01, 2007; ... By Aldo Santin COMMUNITY and business leaders in south St. Vital hope a meeting next week will generate a plan to deal with rising incidents of graffiti. Pastor Milton Chambers, of the Bible Church of God, reached out to the community after his own church on Richfield Avenue was ...
Study isolates cancer causes
Nov 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Weight, red meat, booze increase riskface=-Bold; By Sheryl Ubelacker WASHINGTON -- Many kinds of cancer could be prevented with simple lifestyle choices, says a comprehensive new report, which recommends keeping a lean body weight, limiting red meat consumption and ...
Vacancies for ICU nurses skyrocket at St. B
Nov 01, 2007; ... By Mia Rabson THE number of vacancies for intensive care nurses at St. Boniface General Hospital has jumped 270 per cent in the last 10 months, leading to cancellations in the province's only heart surgery program. Tory MLA Myrna Driedger is questioning what is happening at the ...
Loonie hits 50-year high of US $1.0585
Nov 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Analysts, investors feel better about Canadian economic outlookface=-Bold; By Eric Beauchesne OTTAWA -- Not since cars had fins has the Canadian dollar flown so high. The loonie, bolstered by soaring oil and gold prices, hit a new half-century high of nearly ...
Cash positions Sequoia to become powerhouse
Nov 01, 2007; ... By Martin Cash A multibillion-dollar international green energy fund has pumped $16 million into Winnipeg wind power company Sequoia Energy Inc., bolstering its efforts to become a regional wind power developer. Good Energies -- which manages $5 billion on behalf of COFRA, a ...
Well, at least some Winnipeggers have manners
Nov 01, 2007; ... Gordon Sinclair Jr. THIS month's Reader's Digest has some humbling news for Winnipeggers. We are not as advertised. Which means we are not the most friendly/polite/courteous people in Canada. We're not even close. At least not according to the admittedly ...
Afghanistan progress 'significant'
Nov 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Major-General speaks in cityface=-Bold; By Gabrielle Giroday THE deputy commander of Canada's international military force told a Winnipeg crowd Wednesday morning the road ahead to stabilizing the war-torn country of Afghanistan will be long and arduous, but progress ...
Fertilizer supplies scarce as demand for product grows
Nov 01, 2007; ... By Larry Kusch FARMERS hoping to avoid last spring's sky-high fertilizer prices have been buying more anhydrous ammonia than usual this fall, leading to shortages at the retail level. And that's leaving some producers angry. "I don't think you can buy a pound of anhydrous ...
Taxes vexing Manitoba biz: CFIB
Nov 01, 2007; ... THE Canadian Federation of Independent Business is calling on the Doer government to examine the impact of taxes on Manitoba's economic and business climates and its competitiveness both in Canada and abroad. The CFIB recommends a business tax review committee be formed to look into the ...
Toyota unveils newest model of popular Corolla
Nov 01, 2007; ... By Ryan Nakashima LAS VEGAS -- Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday unveiled the 2009 Corolla, the 10th generation of the reliable subcompact sedan that became a best-seller after being introduced to the U.S. market four decades ago. The car was introduced in Japan in 1966 and crossed ...
Provincial economy is firming up
Nov 01, 2007; ... Martin Cash THERE may not be a scientific connection but the fact that hotel room rates in Manitoba are on the way up is one of many indications the provincial economy is maturing and firming up on many fronts. Room rates in this province have traditionally lagged near the bottom ...
Business Watch
Nov 01, 2007; ... Disney challenged HONG KONG -- Hundreds of people are making stuffed Walt Disney toys at a factory in southern China up to 16 hours a day with only a few days off a month, a Hong Kong-based labour activist group said Wednesday. "During the peak season, before Christmas, workers ...
Markets embrace Fed's move
Nov 01, 2007; ... What the brokers say ... TORONTO -- Stock markets closed sharply higher Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve gave investors most of what they wanted -- a quarter-point cut in interest rates to try to ensure that damage from the credit crisis and the contracting housing sector is ...
Manitoba chambers award business leaders
Nov 01, 2007; ... THE Manitoba Chambers of Commerce handed out some awards hardware this week. The two big winners of the 2007 Manitoba Business Awards are Assiniboine Credit Union, which received the MCC's Lieutenant Governor's Award for contribution to the community by a business, and Bill Loewen, ...
Simply outstanding!
Nov 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Glenn, Brown, Goodspeed East finalistsface=-Bold; By Chris Cariou ONE is the Motown MOP, the guy who was told he would never get a scholarship to college, let alone play pro as a quarterback -- and who now is the catalyst for one of the CFL's most high-octane ...
Rider Pride kicking True Blue tailbone
Nov 01, 2007; ... Randy Turner SO let's get this straight: in Regina, Riders fans waited up to three hours to buy playoff tickets that were snapped up in the time it takes to air a Seinfeld episode. In all, 28,000 tickets. Gone like the prairie wind. "The simple fact is that we've just got ...
Today's Bomber Report
Nov 01, 2007; ... No rest for rest of 'em Bombers' head coach Doug Berry says he doesn't plan on resting any players on Friday against Montreal, aside from running back Charles Roberts: "I plan to win. We're playing to win. It (dressing No. 1 QB Kevin Glenn) could be the whole game. We're not here to rest ...
On 2
Nov 01, 2007; ... Eddie the Eagle flies high in Swedish debut LESKAND, Sweden -- Veteran goalie Ed Belfour was a winner in his Swedish League debut Wednesday night. The 42-year-old Belfour stopped 16 of 17 shots as Leksand beat Sundsvall 4-1 before a crowd of 7,000 fans. It didn't start out too ...
Bombers opt to rest Roberts
Nov 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Berry wants to save 'Blink' for playoffsface=-Bold; By Chris Cariou FOR the first time in what seemed like a long time, Charles Roberts had a jersey and a helmet on Wednesday. But he won't be wearing them Friday, when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers host the ...
The people have spoken: Pats will slaughter Colts
Nov 01, 2007; ... By Dave Goldberg THIS is how good the New England Patriots are perceived to be: five-point favourites at Indianapolis in Sunday's meeting of the NFL's two remaining unbeaten teams. That's a point-and-a-half higher than the opening line set by Las Vegas. In other words, the ...
Clansmen a football family
Nov 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; First-year team pulls together, will face Sisler in Currie finalface=-Bold; By Allan Besson IT was true confession time Wednesday night at Canad Inns Stadium for Ron Bresch, coach of the Murdoch MacKay Clansmen high school football team. "I know football, ...
Q3 loss spurs further job cuts
Nov 01, 2007; ... By Emma Vandore PARIS -- Alcatel-Lucent SA -- struggling since the deal that formed the company -- disclosed plans Wednesday to slash another 4,000 jobs and shake up top management as the telecom equipment maker reported a third straight quarterly loss. CEO Patricia Russo said ...
Penn West strikes stock-swap deal
Nov 01, 2007; ... CALGARY -- In what it calls a "momentous day", Penn West Energy Trust (TSX:PWT.UN) has struck a $3.6-billion stock-swap deal to acquire Canetic Resources Trust (TSX:CNE.UN) and create North America's largest conventional oil and gas trust. "As we move forward with our new combined team, ...
Thd Local Scene
Nov 01, 2007; ... On the tube Hockey and basketball are on tap as the Montreal Canadiens host the Philadelphia Flyers (6:30 p.m., TSN) and Detroit Pistons face the Miami Heat (7 p.m., The Score) Today's events BASKETBALL University -- Duckworth Challenge. Manitoba vs. Winnipeg ....
Committed Raptors top 76ers in opener
Nov 01, 2007; ... By Matthew Sekeres TORONTO -- The Toronto Raptors held a team meeting Wednesday morning, hours before their NBA regular-season tip-off against the Philadelphia 76ers. The gathering, which lasted 20 minutes, was behind closed doors in their Air Canada Centre locker room and ...
Hot Flames lighting the lamp
Nov 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Iginla leads scoring rampageface=-Bold; By Scott Cruickshank CALGARY-- Jarome Iginla has done it. Kristian Huselius and Daymond Langkow, too. The Calgary Flames forwards can make the same boast -- they've won a scoring title. Teammate Alex Tanguay ...
Around The NHL
Nov 01, 2007; ... Leipold extends deadline THE potential new owners of the Nashville Predators have more time to finalize their deal. Current owner Craig Leipold extended a deadline, originally set to expire Wednesday night, to sell the NHL franchise to a group of investors made up of a group of ...
Highlight reel
Nov 01, 2007; ... Manitoba 3Quad Cities 2 (SO) FIRST PERIOD Choppy period in which the Moose are outshot 10-5, fairly reasonable from their perspective given that the power plays were 5-1 Flames. Moose 0 / Quad City 0 SECOND PERIOD A goal by Winnipegger Dustin ...
Simek shootout star
Nov 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Blows first attempt, then roofs one for Moose winface=-Bold; By Tim Campbell MOLINE, Ill. -- What might a shootout goal do for a young player's confidence? We're about to find that out from Moose rookie Juraj Simek. The 20-year-old right-winger, used ...
Today ONTV
Nov 01, 2007; ... ER A new attending (Canadian actress Kari Matchett) is brought in to spell Morris and Pratt so they can study for their medical boards. Sam and Abby treat a young woman with mysterious symptoms. NBC/CTV, 9:01 p.m. Smallville Helen Slater, star of the 1984 movie ...