Winnipeg Free Press back issues from August 2008:
Actor's honesty breaks through pretty veneer
Aug 01, 2008; ... By Randall King TO put it mildly, the subject of a son attempting to reconcile with his dying father is a touchy subject. So much repressed emotion is in play, the contents are as potentially explosive as an aerosol paint can placed too near the fireplace. Given that ...
Age before duty: seniors to write parking tickets
Aug 01, 2008; ... Retired seniors in Michigan are a legal force to be reckoned with after Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed an act giving Retired Senior Volunteer patrols expanded authority to write parking tickets. Prior to July, the volunteers had limited power to ticket. Now, the patrols can hand out ...
3 Keys to Victory
Aug 01, 2008; ... Game Day / Ed Tait 1. IT'S ABOUT KERRY JOSEPH ... ALWAYS KERRY JOSEPH First, some numbers: the Bombers are 6-4 in regular-season games against Joseph during his days as the starting QB in Ottawa, Saskatchewan and now Toronto -- 6-5 if you include last November's Grey Cup loss ....
An even more sensible sedan
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Hybrid boosts Camry'stop-selling appealface=-Bold; By Graeme Fletcher Once a rather staid vehicle, the Camry has blossomed into a full-bodied family sedan that sits at the top of the sales chart: It is the best-selling car in North America. Adding the Hybrid ...
Attack unprovoked: witnesses
Aug 01, 2008; ... By Gabrielle Giroday and James Turner A 40-year-old man is expected to be formally charged today after allegedly repeatedly stabbing, decapitating and then trying to eat parts of a young man who was sleeping next to him as they rode in the back of a Greyhound bus ...
Australia's awful amphibians
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Cane toads eat everything but the bugs they were brought in to devourface=-Bold;Michael Madigan They hopped ashore in Australia's far north in 1935 -- 102 squat little gremlins from South America with a speckled, brown, warty skin and an appetite with all the ...
Around Canada
Aug 01, 2008; ... Sea-to-Sky Highway stabilization begins PORTEAU COVE, B.C. -- The delicate task of stabilizing the cliff face hanging precariously over a rock slide that has closed the Sea-to-Sky Highway is underway but it could be next week before the only direct link between Vancouver and Whistler is ...
At least 8 dead in crash
Aug 01, 2008; ... OWATONNA, Minn. -- A small jet crashed in strong thunderstorms Thursday while preparing to land at a regional airport in Minnesota, killing at least eight people including several casino and construction executives. Sheriff Gary Ringhofer said there were at most nine people aboard the ...
Apocalyptically good industrial metal show
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Nine Inch Nails keeps it bleakface=-Bold; By Rob Williams When the apocalypse comes, Trent Reznor better get to headline the end of the world concert. The man who is Nine Inch Nails brought his futuristic vision to the MTS Centre last night for the second ...
B.C. changes policy, sends robbery suspect
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Justice in limbo for six yearsface=-Bold; By Kevin Rollason Marc Sweet has had a Canada-wide warrant hanging over his head for almost six years since he tried to rob a Winnipeg convenience store while armed with a knife. Even though Sweet's criminal career ...
BBC fined $800,000 for deceiving audiences
Aug 01, 2008; ... LONDON -- The publicly-funded British Broadcasting Corp. has been fined US$800,000 for deceiving viewers and listeners in TV and radio competitions, Britain's media watchdog said. The Office of Communications singled out eight BBC television and radio shows for faking wins and misleading ...
Billboard
Aug 01, 2008; ... Prairie Fire with McNally Robinson Booksellers hosts poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction contests at the end of Nov. Information call 943-9066 or www.prairiefire.ca. River East Collegiate class of '78 30th reunion Oct. 11. Information: rec-reunion78@hotmail.com. Golden ...
Birchwood entering world of Wi-Fi
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; All nine dealerships unveil new serviceface=-Bold; Myron Love The Birchwood Auto Group's nine dealerships have become Winnipeg's newest Wi-Fi hot spots. "MTS normally focuses on places such as restaurants and libraries for its Wi-Fi service," says Kevin ...
Business Watch
Aug 01, 2008; ... TD Waterhouse pays fine TORONTO -- Brokerage TD Waterhouse Canada has agreed to pay a fine of $2 million as part of a settlement with regulators over the sale of hedge funds to clients who weren't qualified to own them. The settlement reached with the Investment Industry ...
CBC's Carol Off wins award
Aug 01, 2008; ... TORONTO -- Carol Off, host of CBC Radio's As It Happens, has been named the winner of the 2008 John Drainie Award for distinguished contribution to Canadian broadcasting. "Carol Off is one of our country's finest and most prolific journalists," Richard Hardacre, national president of ...
Car Club Calendar
Aug 01, 2008; ... August 2 Runway Drags - 2008, Yellowhead Road Runners Auto Club, Neepawa MB invite everyone to take in our 6th Annual 1/8 mile Drag Races on Saturday, 2, 2008 at the Neepawa Municipal Airport (2 miles W - 1/2mile N of Hwy 16 & 5 jct.). This event has a strong following of ...
Cig firms plead guilty in smuggling
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Will pay more than $1.1Bface=-Bold; By William Marsden MONTREAL -- Canada's two largest tobacco manufacturers have pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting in the smuggling of cigarettes in the 1980s and 1990s and have agreed to pay fines and penalties totalling more ...
Death Notices
Aug 01, 2008; ... BACON, Margaret. BARBOUR, Ronald Barry. CLEOFAS, Feliciano S. Jr. DUCZMINSKI, Anne. GOLUBCHUK, Sam. HIRST, John (Jack) Miller. JANZ, Wayne. KELL, Clarence (Kelly). KORNELSEN (née SINGLE), ...
Deal could pave way for mine to reopen
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Firm buys shares in Lynn Lake nickel depositface=-Bold; By Murray McNeill The mining company that owns the mothballed Lynn Lake nickel mine has received a $14-million infusion of money it hopes will pave the way for the eventual reopening of the northern Manitoba ...
Deal averts strike by city transit drivers
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; City, union to try to resolve issuesface=-Bold; By Joe Paraskevas A deal struck late Wednesday evening narrowly averted Winnipeg's first transit strike in 32 years, the city's transit union president said Thursday. But many issues that had brought the ...
Didn't read book or see TV series... so film is OK
Aug 01, 2008; ... By Randall King Brideshead Revisited is a handsome, intelligent drama about an ambitious artist's fascination with an aristocratic family, certainly preferable to last year's lavishly overpraised, similarly-themed drama Atonement. I say that with a touch of trepidation. Most ...
Dinwiddie keeps mind on game
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; But dude can't escape the fameface=-Bold; Ed Tait TORONTO -- He's not only living it daily, he's got the lead role in a phenomenon that's become a huge hit in Winnipeg. Ladies and gentlemen, we give you Ryan Dinwiddie-mania. Now, truth is, the man ...
Dead kids' dad vows revenge
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Troops feared attack, firedface=-Bold; KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- The father of two children accidentally killed by Canadian soldiers says he wants revenge. "If I get a chance, I will kill Canadians," Rozi Muhammed said Thursday. It's not clear if Muhammed is ...
Derby drama in wings as year's big race nears
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Compelling stories in six-mount fieldface=-Bold; Paul Wiecek Horse racing has always been a source of some of the world's very best sports journalism. Part of it is the colourful characters the sport attracts. Part of it is the almost unique way it brings the ...
Did dad kill son's girlfriend?
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Que. man charged in teen's slayingface=-Bold; By Andy Blatchford SOREL, Que. -- The Quebec man charged Thursday with first-degree murder in the violent death of his son's 17-year-old girlfriend is a good, caring father, according to his lover. "He's a good ...
Edward rises at midnight... where will your daughter be?
Aug 01, 2008; ... By Joanne Laucius Warning: If you have a daughter in her early teens, chances are good she's in love with Edward Cullen. Totally and irretrievably infatuated. Edward is gorgeous, considerate and protective, an all-around romantic. He drives a Volvo. The bad news is that ...
Fish Hooks
Aug 01, 2008; ... Snapshot THE gloves got better, but the bats went silent. And the pitching? Well, it got so bad that backup first baseman Scott Schade took the mound in the top of the seventh with the Winnipeg Goldeyes down 11-0 and being outhit 17-3 -- and was the best of the bunch, ...
Dodging a ballot
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Toothless election satire can't decide on the planks of its platformface=-Bold;Randall King The last time a U.S. presidential election came down to a narrow margin in 2000, the result was not so much a comedy as a sustained disaster movie. This timely ...
Editorial - Damming Hydro
Aug 01, 2008; ... Regulatory orders of the Public Utilities Board do not make for easy summertime reading, but if one takes the time to stick with it, the board's most recent report on Manitoba Hydro's financial health and construction plans is an eye-opener for ratepayers. The PUB has cast doubt on the wisdom of ...
Economy takes unexpected turn for worse
Aug 01, 2008; ... By Gordon Isfeld OTTAWA -- Canada's economy took an unexpected tumble in May, as weakness in the energy sector and other major industries highlighted a "see-saw pattern" that has confounded many economists and kept the country's central bank on the sidelines for months. Gross ...
Energy sector leads declines
Aug 01, 2008; ... What the brokers say ... TORONTO -- Commodities led the way to a lower close at the Toronto stock market on Thursday as the energy and gold sectors lost some of their value. Toronto's S&P/TSX composite index ended the final session of the month 90.30 points lower at 13,592.91, ...
Emission standards? What standards?
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Pollution knows no borders, yet there's no one global regulationface=-Bold; Auto Tech / Jim Kerr If you don't understand emissions and how our vehicles comply with emissions standards, don't feel you are alone. Even working in the industry, I still find it very ...
Elmhurst teaching pro Ingram a winner
Aug 01, 2008; ... By Tim Campbell His business and reputation as a teacher are thriving, but Elmhurst teaching pro Derek Ingram hasn't forgotten how to play, either. Ingram prevailed in a one-hole playoff over home pro Dean North at Selkirk Golf and Country Club earlier this week to win the ...
Editorial - Peace in our time
Aug 01, 2008; ... The phones won't exactly fall silent, but the CRTC's decision to implement a do-not-call list will go some way toward reducing the relentless and annoying daily buzz from telemarketers. Under new rules set by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, consumers can shut out ...
Farmers to get record $7B
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; CWB says grain revenues up 57% from previous yearface=-Bold; By Larry Kusch Prairie farmers will receive a record $7 billion from grain marketed through the Canadian Wheat Board for the crop year that ended Thursday, up 57 per cent from the previous year, the CWB ...
Fun for the whole family
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Slick handling, spacious interior will please driver and passengersface=-Bold; By Graeme Fletcher The first thing that strikes you about the second-generation Mazda6 is the lineage it shares with the rest of Mazda's lineup -- notably, the purposeful front fenders ....
Give us a brake: Ease up to a stop
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Slamming hard does no one goodface=-Bold; Twists and Turns / Alan Sidorov It occurs to me that quite a few of the more impatient drivers out there, those that fancy themselves capable of going fast, wouldn't even make it to the starting grid of a race. Driving fast ...
Gory slaying shocks world
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Bloggers put own spinon tragic incidentface=-Bold; TORONTO -- The slaughter of a man by a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus heading to Winnipeg was extensively covered by worldwide media Thursday. The story was ranked No. 1 in popularity on the BBC News website and ...
Graded Selection
Aug 01, 2008; ... George Williams Friday, aug. 1 -- Post Time 7 p.m. Race 1 Daily Double/Pick 3/Quinella/Exactor/Triactor 5 furlongs, 2-year-olds, purse $12,000. Allowance 5 Da Fuzz (2-1) Singh No mistakes today 2 Beauty for Ashes (7/2) ...
Growing Older
Aug 01, 2008; ... Charleswood Senior Centre offers the following at the Municipal Building, 5006 Roblin Blvd. and Royal School, 450 Laxdal Road. For more information call 832-6527 or 897-5263. Hall walking every morning 7:30 a.m. at Royal School. Bridge every Thursday, 1 p.m. Cribbage ...
Greyhound bus killer likely mentally ill
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; May have been psychotic episodeface=-Bold; By Kevin Rollason Among the bloody ways that people can kill people, decapitation ranks right up there, in terms of the lethal force required as well as the clear signs the person brandishing the knife is ...
He was a terror with a race car... and with his tongue
Aug 01, 2008; ... By Todd Burlage Looking back, even Darrell Waltrip admits that calling out King Richard probably wasn't such a bright idea. The year was 1979, Richard Petty was in his prime and a brash loudmouth known simply as 'DW' introduced himself to reporters by saying, "Hello, I'm Darrell ...
Have Your Say
Aug 01, 2008; ... Remember fallen soldiers Re: Arnal funeral stirs strong emotions, July 29. Like a great number of other people from our city, I attended the funeral of Cpl. James Arnal. As most of us are aware, he was our 88th soldier killed in Afghanistan. I was one of the people lucky enough ...
HudBay's Q2 earnings drop as zinc prices dive
Aug 01, 2008; ... HudBay Minerals Inc. (TSX:HBM) reported a sharp drop in second-quarter earnings compared with a year ago due to lower zinc prices, lower copper sales and higher costs. The Winnipeg-based company said it earned a second-quarter profit of $33.2 million or 26 cents per share for the three ...
If you hate exercise, there's a pill for that
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Muscles think they've been working outface=-Bold; By Margaret Munro Exercise in pill form was unveiled Thursday -- along with a warning that Olympians in Beijing could be tested for abusing the medications that transform mice into long-distance runners. The ...
In Brief
Aug 01, 2008; ... Brandon gets new judge Provincial court Judge Robert G. Cummings was promoted to the Court of Queen's Bench in Brandon Thursday. Cummings has been a lawyer in Manitoba since 1977 and practised in Neepawa before being appointed to the provincial bench in 1994. There was ...
Investors: beware of dishonest advisers
Aug 01, 2008; ... Dollars and Sense / David Christianson OK, now I'm angry. I apologize to those of you who think of me as a mild-mannered and diplomatic Bruce Wayne, but some recent occurrences have me feeling more like the Dark Knight, ready to kick some butt. What has me riled is ...
Jump in health problems predicted
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Climate change blamed; government urged to actface=-Bold; By Steve Rennie OTTAWA -- A major Health Canada report is warning of a jump in health problems across the country as the planet's climate changes, ranging from more heat-related illnesses and deaths to ...
Katherine Heigl takes heat for speaking her mind
Aug 01, 2008; ... By Erin Carlson NEW YORK -- When Katherine Heigl opens her mouth, people listen. They don't always like what they hear. If the media loves a celebrity lightning rod, then Heigl delivers the goods. The Emmy-winning actress has taken heat for her blunt public comments and doesn't ...
Letter Of The Day
Aug 01, 2008; ... Goodbye, Jimmy Re: Arnal funeral stirs strong emotions, July 29. I met Cpl. James Arnal only once -- while waiting at a barber shop on St. Anne's Road. In the British army 50 years ago, I was a conscript. He was a career soldier. The British Empire was involved in disputes all ...
Learning about doll-ars and sense
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; How a planeload of pink plastic nearly ruined our Christmas, but ultimately saved the dayface=-Bold;Garry Sowerby World Odyssey Flitwick Manor! It's the most haunted hotel in England. People run screaming from there at all hours of the night!" I distinctly ...
Lottery Numbers
Aug 01, 2008; ... In the event of a discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail. PICK 3 Winning number Thursday was 576. EXTRA Winning number Thursday for the main prize of $250,000 was 4315659. PAYDAY Winning numbers ...
Legionaires down Giants for MJBL title
Aug 01, 2008; ... On The Home Front / Ashley Prest In just their second year in the Manitoba Junior Baseball League, the St. Boniface Legionaires are league champions. The Legionaires came from behind to defeat Elmwood Giants, the defending champions, 3-1 on St. Boniface's home field at Whittier Park ...
Long weekend planner
Aug 01, 2008; ... Water and Waste: Recycling and garbage will not be collected on the Civic Holiday Monday, Aug. 4. Collection will resume on Tues. Aug. 5, day 4 on the five-day cycle. This affects only those homes on the 5 day collection calendar for garbage and recycling. Collection for all others (i.e., ...
Manitoba driver finishes 22nd
Aug 01, 2008; ... Despite a difficult qualifying session on Saturday, Manitoba race car driver David Richert drove a solid race and finished this weekend's Grand Prix of Portland in 22nd position. Starting round 3 of the Jetta TDI Cup from 27th, Richert dropped back to 29th after a cautious start but then ...
Missing: Pinawa's steel bridge
Aug 01, 2008; ... It was supposed to be a bridge over troubled water, but someone seems to have stolen part of it. A large galvanized steel framework worth up to $9,000 that was to have been a ramp section of the Old Pinawa Dam Lower Falls Bridge was stolen. It was part of a scenic walkway over rocks and ...
Minuk's actions put under scrutiny
Aug 01, 2008; ...By Aldo Santin Marty Minuk spent three days defending his handling of the Derek Harvey-Zenk case but two experts consulted by the Taman inquiry differ on how they viewed his actions. The inquiry has received reports from Brian Gover, a former senior crown attorney in Ontario, ...
Museum billboard defaced
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Police probe hateful message, swastikasface=-Bold; By Jen Skerritt Winnipeg police are investigating the city's latest hate crime after eight swastikas and "kill the Jews" were scrawled in black ink on a Canadian Museum for Human Rights billboard at The ...
Mummy franchise still has bit of life
Aug 01, 2008; ... By Bob Strauss The modern Mummy movies seem like cheap plastic knockoffs of Raiders of the Lost Ark. But with the most recent Indiana Jones entry appearing like an extra-expensive video game itself, there are times when the new The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor almost exceeds the ...
New Benzes, old prices
Aug 01, 2008; ... If you're in the market for a brand-new luxury car with a one-year-old price tag, this may be your lucky day. Mercedes-Benz Canada recently announced that pricing for the freshly facelifted 2009 B-Class and the 2009 C-Class will be virtually identical to the prices of 2008 models. Despite a new ...
Obama campaign rejects Ludicris lyrics
Aug 01, 2008; ... CHICAGO -- Barack Obama's presidential campaign said Wednesday that a new rhyme by supporter and rapper Ludacris is "outrageously offensive" to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Republican Senator John McCain and U.S. President George W. Bush. The song brags about an Obama presidency being ...
Obama using race card: foes
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; 'Played it from bottom of deck'face=-Bold; By Mike Glover CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- John McCain's campaign accused Barack Obama on Thursday of playing racial politics a day after the Democratic candidate predicted Republicans would try to scare voters by pointing out "he ...
Onus now on bars to protect patrons
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; You can also buy your teenage child a drinkface=-Bold;By Bruce Owen Want to share a glass of wine with your teenager after a round of golf? How about buying a drink for you and your girlfriend from the barman at the same time? Starting today, ...
Oil prices surge as U.S. supplies drop
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Consumers also cutting back on driving, travelface=-Bold; By Stevenson Jacobs NEW YORK -- Oil prices ended lower Thursday, pulling back from the previous day's rally, as disappointing data on the U.S. economy signalled further cutbacks in energy demand for the ...
On 2
Aug 01, 2008; ... ChiSox boost pennant bid with Griffey CINCINNATI -- Ken Griffey Jr. is leaving home to get back in a pennant race. The Chicago White Sox acquired Griffey from the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, hoping the 38-year-old outfielder can help them hold onto their slim lead in the AL ...