Winnipeg Free Press back issues from December 2008:
Bumsted finds his match in Lord Selkirk
Dec 01, 2008; ... For more than 30 years, Jack Bumsted walked around with a big book in his head. A lot of us can relate to that. We have the words for a company report, a see-you-around letter, a speech or whatever lodged in our brains, but we can't get them out and put them on a screen or piece of ...
Today's Horoscope
Dec 01, 2008; ... MOON ALERT Caution: Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 9 a.m. on. The moon is in Capricorn. ARIES (March 21-April 19) This is a wonderful day to boost your good name with the public, especially your peers. Your sense of bonhomie is large. Good feelings ...
Business Calendar
Dec 01, 2008; ... This morning's opening numbers: S&P/TSX 9,270.62 Dow Jones 8,829.04 Nasdaq 1,535.57 Canadian dollar 80.84 cents US This week's economic news: Monday-- In Ottawa, Statistics Canada releases third-quarter national economic and ...
Volunteer Opportunities
Dec 01, 2008; ... The following are volunteer opportunities in the Winnipeg area. For more information about these listings, please contact the person/organization directly; you may call Volunteer Manitoba at 477-5180, ext. 225; e-mail vmreferral@mts.net; or www.volunteermanitoba.ca Enjoy working with ...
Chemicals behind frog's downfall: study
Dec 01, 2008; ... Species listed as 'special concern' AMERICAN scientists have linked a cocktail of agricultural chemicals to the decline of the northern leopard frog, one of the most widespread amphibians in North America. A pesticide-fertilizer combo has been connected with an abundance of ...
Students find they learn by mentoring
Dec 01, 2008; ... It's a two-way street out there Psychologist David Hunt once said that universities should put away their "little professor" and remember that before the blackboard, there was experience, that before there can be theory, there must be time in the trenches. Hunt's thinking ...
Asper grant to fund jazz professor
Dec 01, 2008; ... In the last several years, the faculty of music at the University of Manitoba has developed its jazz studies program into one of the premiere places to study jazz in Canada. Led largely by faculty director Steve Kirby and the dean of the faculty of music, Edmund Dawe, it has grown from ...
Manitoba Movers
Dec 01, 2008; ... PEOPLE George Wurtak is joining the International Centre for Infectious Diseases as manager of the HPV (human papilloma virus) programs. Wurtak joined ICID on Sept. 8, coming from the Canadian Cancer Society (Manitoba Division) where he served as director, cancer control ...
Botched diagnoses revealed
Dec 01, 2008; ... Investigations launched into missing biopsies, needless mastectomy Newly obtained documents show one Manitoba woman's mastectomy may have been unnecessary and several other patients received incomplete diagnoses after their biopsies went missing -- blunders that occurred months before ...
Today On TV
Dec 01, 2008; ... Shrek The Halls Shrek tries to get into the Christmas spirit for the sake of Fiona and the kids, but Donkey and the gang have their own ideas. 7 p.m. ABC/CTV. Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas As the miserable Grinch attempts to stop Christmas in Whoville he ...
'Ducky' band may rock our Festival
Dec 01, 2008; ... Quebecers named for Jets legend Hawerchuk The Festival du Voyageur is considering drafting Dales Hawerchuk to bolster its 2009 lineup. Emili Bellefleur, director of marketing and communications for the annual celebration of Canada's French forefathers, said organizers are in ...
Editorial - A sensible plan
Dec 01, 2008; ...REFORMS to Canada's complicated immigration system announced Friday strike a sensible balance between sound economic policy and humanitarian consideration. On the economic and labour front in particular, the changes will ensure Canada gets the skilled immigrants it needs on a timely ...
We must cure AIDS, not simply control it
Dec 01, 2008; ... Ten years ago, U.S. President Bill Clinton issued a challenge to the world: Develop an AIDS vaccine within the decade. It was both a clarion call and a desperate plea to medical researchers, philanthropists and political leaders worldwide on behalf of the communities and countries ...
Help a shelter protect animals
Dec 01, 2008; ... Darcy's A.R.C. has new facility but now needs more volunteers D'Arcy's A.R.C. has a new location with room to house over 220 homeless cats and dogs -- more than double the capacity of the shelter's old location. But in order to open the doors to more animals, the for-life animal rescue ...
It's up to your brother to fix broken relationship
Dec 01, 2008; ... DEAR RHONA: I have an older brother who has always had a competitive relationship with me. As children he often did mean things to me, saying I had no sense of humour. As an adult I realize that it was not me who really needed help (although I did go for counselling). I see his lack of social ...
Getting fit doesn't have to be expensive
Dec 01, 2008; ... Your RRSPs are dwindling. Your bank account is shrinking. Amid this shaky economic landscape, you're making some cuts to your budget. Among the first of your expenses to go: Your gym membership. Even if you're one of the many forced to tighten your wallet, there's no need ...
Beauty of the beast
Dec 01, 2008; ... Hillary Clinton may be a monster, but she's just what Obama needs At the height of the recent Democratic civil war, Samantha Power, an Obama adviser and a student of genocide, told a Scottish newspaper that Hillary Clinton was a "monster." Power had no choice but to resign. But she was ...
Ex-football player gives it the old college try again
Dec 01, 2008; ... Rudy Rudiger had it easy. He was only too short and undersized for college football when he famously tried out, and played in one game, for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. They even made a Hollywood movie about Rudiger's tenacity. But try being just plain old. Dean Lytle ...
Ciao bellissimo, Little Italy The menu of improvements for Corydon Avenue
Dec 01, 2008; ... Merchants excited as strip undergoes timely makeover Mamma Mia! Little Italy is getting a $750,000 facelift. The Corydon Avenue Business Improvement Zone plans to spend at least $750,000 over the next five to 10 years on improvements to Little Italy -- the popular seven-block ...
Trio of wrestlers claim gold in Saskatoon
Dec 01, 2008; ... THREE Winnipeg Wrestling Club grapplers earned gold medals Saturday at the University of Saskatchewan Huskie/Hounds Open Wrestling Tournament in Saskatoon. Sven Hafemeister overcame a huge hurdle in his first bout, pinning Canadian national team member Daniel Olver of the University of ...
Editorial - Swifter justice
Dec 01, 2008; ... 11On Friday, Ontario's attorney general announced structural changes to speed things along there -- aiming for a 30 per cent reduction in delays -- that beg the attention of Manitoba's justice minister. Ontario has been dogged by an enduring problem with backlogs. In 1991, it dropped or ...
Have Your Say
Dec 01, 2008; ... Logging has benefits Re: Activists hail park logging ban, Nov. 22. Gary Doer says, "a park is a park is a park. You should be able to have a picnic in a park without a tree falling down." These are the inane comments of the uninformed. There has been logging in provincial ...
Tis the season for hoops
Dec 01, 2008; ... THE high school basketball season will come to a climax over the next week in various locations around the province. Divisions A, AA and AAA will have their playdowns from Thursday to Saturday, while the AAAA division sees action Thursday, Friday and Monday. The girls provincial ...
Pick a game, any game, and Wesmen are walloped
Dec 01, 2008; ... LIFE on the road is proving to be hell for University of Winnipeg Wesmen basketball and volleyball teams this season. The basketball women suffered their second consecutive road defeat by losing 89-59 to the Saskatchewan Huskies Saturday in Saskatoon, after losing 92-47 Friday to the ...
PM's backpeddling robs opposition of moral ground
Dec 01, 2008; ... New Democrats and Liberals would be well- advised to consider an old and wise adage about wishful thinking. Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it. The two parties are locked in a game of high-stakes poker to see who will control the House of Commons. Although the ...
Day of terror 'will be remembered'
Dec 01, 2008; ... Prayers go up at Winnipeg's Hindu temples HUNDREDS of people gathered Sunday at two Hindu temples in Winnipeg to pray for peace at services to remember the dead and injured in the Mumbai terrorist attacks. "This barbaric act was not directed just at our Indian friends and ...
Corfield kicks out 16 as Bison women blank Cougars
Dec 01, 2008; ... SARAH STEBELESKI scored twice and Stacey Corfield had a 16-save shutout to vault the No. 3-ranked University of Manitoba Bisons women's hockey team to a 4-0 win over the Regina Cougars Saturday in Regina. Nellie Minshull and Meghan Ross also scored for the Bisons, who are 14-0 on the ...
Going once, going twice -- sold at police auction
Dec 01, 2008; ... ONE betrothed couple bid on gold jewelry they intend to melt down and redesign into rings for their spring wedding. Another woman picked up a carry-on suitcase and chuckled over all the bolt-cutters and crowbars up for auction. The 2008 annual police auction Sunday attracted an ...
Farm shops, equipment destroyed in rural fire
Dec 01, 2008; ... A fire in southwestern Manitoba late Saturday night destroyed two farm shops and extensive agricultural equipment valued at more than $250,000. An RCMP spokeswoman said the fire occurred on a farm 11 kilometres south of Pierson on PTH 215. Pierson is located in the extreme ...
Deaths
Dec 01, 2008; ...CROMPTON (nee BELLAMY), Dale Ann DREIKLUFT, Olga. DREW, Ruth C, ENGLISH, Marion Elizabeth. FRANZMANN, Constance (Connie) Grace. GOODRIDGE, Stanley W. GROVE, Cheryl Lee. KINASH, Darren Christopher. KONOWALCHUK, ...
The 8-ender
Dec 01, 2008; ... Emergence of Bingyu Wang clear indication that curling times are a-changin' 22But one number has already leaked -- the MCA will reportedly pay about $78,000 to Manitoba curling clubs as part of a promotion that saw clubs get a percentage of ticket sales. If the $78,000 number is ...
Speirs bounces back with Sunday 68 in Santiago
Dec 01, 2008; ... ADAM SPEIRS of St. Charles G&CC shot a 3-under-par 68 Sunday to finish at five-over 289 and tied for 30th in the Canadian Tour Sport Frances Open in Santiago, Chile. Fellow Manitoban Matt Johnston had to settle for a piece of 38th after a round of 73 and a total of ...
Hard-working Jaffray earns another call-up to Canucks
Dec 01, 2008; ... LEFT-WINGER Jason Jaffray has poured both blood and effort into the Manitoba Moose's great start to the AHL season and was rewarded for his contribution on Sunday. The 27-year-old from Camrose, Alta., was recalled by the NHL's Vancouver Canucks, who returned forward Alexandre Bolduc to ...
Flavourful yule repertoire rings true with Bell's fans
Dec 01, 2008; ... After a non-stop year of performing with orchestras across Canada, Christian singer/songwriter Steve Bell came home Saturday night, bringing his own glad tidings of comfort and joy to a capacity crowd that hung on his every note. The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's special, ...
Lotteries
Dec 01, 2008; ...In the event of a discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail. PICK 3 Winning number Sunday was EXTRA Winning number Sunday for the main prize of $250,000 was LOTTO 6/49 Winning numbers Saturday were: ...
Poll
Dec 01, 2008; ... Today's Question: Should Canada share information on enhanced drivers' licenses with the U.S.? Previous Question: Should the opposition ...
Showbits
Dec 01, 2008; ... Today in music history In 1976, after taunting from a BBC interviewer, Sex Pistol bassist Glen Matlock used a four-letter word during the group's appearance on a TV show. The resulting furor led to the cancellation of all but five dates on the band's first national tour. And the Sex ...
Former WHL goalie Maniago killed in crash
Dec 01, 2008; ... FORMER Western Hockey League goaltender Michael Maniago was killed in a car accident in his hometown of Calgary on Saturday. He was 20 years old. Maniago played four seasons in the WHL, beginning his career with the Kamloops Blazers and playing his final two seasons with the Lethbridge ...
On the Broom with Paul Wiecek
Dec 01, 2008; ... Winnipeg's Jennifer Jones travelled a long way over the weekend, but came away empty-handed at the $60,000 Sobey's Slam in New Glasgow, N.S. Jones was eliminated Saturday night in a C-side qualifying game against Edmonton's Cathy King. She'd been beaten earlier in the event on the A-side ...
Death tied to pepper spray
Dec 01, 2008; ... Man arrested by Mounties The weekend death of a man in The Pas pepper-sprayed by RCMP officers will be investigated by the force's major crimes division. RCMP spokeswoman Sgt. Line Karpish said the 43-year-old man died Saturday after he'd been pepper-sprayed Friday morning ...
Colts win Brown bagger
Dec 01, 2008; ... Comforting for Peyton & Co.to know they can win ugly The Indianapolis Colts probably don't want to make a habit of committing four turnovers, passing for a mere 125 yards and scoring only three offensive points in a football game. But it must be comforting for Peyton ...
Can't recall grim crime: accused
Dec 02, 2008; ... Wants jury to find him not guilty in notorious slaying, dismemberment Warning: Contents of this story may disturb some readers. Sidney Teerhuis doesn't deny killing, decapitating and defiling the body of an innocent stranger he met inside a Winnipeg bar. But Teerhuis is ...
Crisis hasn't erased holiday shopping frenzy
Dec 02, 2008; ... Why buy stuff we don't really need? We are having an economic crisis, right? Just wondering. Hapless idiot that I am, I wandered into the St. James Future Shop early one day last week. It was still November, I hadn't started my holiday shopping and I had some time to ...
Today on TV
Dec 02, 2008; ... Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Young Kris Kringle overcomes an evil ruler who bans toys from the land. ABC, 7 p.m. The Tudors Anne and her suspected lovers are arrested, and she is sentenced to death. CBC, 8 p.m. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit When a ...
Showbits
Dec 02, 2008; ... Today in music history In 1970, rock singer Eric Burdon announced what was billed as a "curb the clap" campaign to raise money for the Los Angeles Free Clinic. Burdon's manager said the performer had had venereal disease four or five times and was determined to wipe out what the manager ...
Musical sleuths
Dec 02, 2008; ... Toronto orchestra's detective work digs up forgotten works and overlooked composers If it ain't baroque, why is a baroque orchestra playing it? You might ask that about the repertoire for tonight's Winnipeg concert by Tafelmusik. Most Canadians associate the prestigious Toronto ...
ART City is so much more than a place to paint
Dec 01, 2008; ... ART City is so much more than a place to paint, sculpt and draw for Annette Wings and her daughter, Michelle. The West Broadway art studio is also a safe haven in a sometimes-troubled neighbourhood where they can spend quality time together, talk with friends, and express themselves with ...
LETTER OF THE DAY
Dec 01, 2008; ... LETTER OF THE DAY Wind power inconsistent Re: Build wind farm, Nov. 27. Exactly why Dennis Trochim believes Manitoba would be especially proactive in building wind farms, regardless of whether the financially troubled firm Babcock and Brown is involved is hard to fathom ....
Have Your Say
Dec 02, 2008; ... Slow and steady is better Interesting happenings on Parliament Hill. We have watched over the last few weeks and months how the U.S. has thrown billions of dollars of taxpayers' money at companies that in reality have been horribly mismanaged in an effort to kick-start its economy. Most ...
Editorial - Kyoto going sour
Dec 02, 2008; ...FOR the best part of the next two weeks, the signatories of the Kyoto Protocol to combat global warming will be meeting in the Polish city of Poznan, looking for a way to stitch together something new and workable from the tatters of those accords. Canada will be there, of course, in some ...
Forced flowers Now's the time to trick bulbs into blooming
Dec 02, 2008; ... It's not nice to fool Mother Nature. Or is it? For those who like to fill the house with flowering plants during our dreary winter months, 'tis the season for forcing an assortment of bulbs to bloom indoors. Forcing is the process of fooling bulbs to bloom out of season ....
Faux champions of democracy
Dec 02, 2008; ... Opposition coalition cannot justify power grab without election In such countries as Italy, Israel, Switzerland, and Germany the multitude of political parties makes coalition governments a necessity. Canada has escaped these often untenable situations when backroom bartering and ...
Joining activities, causes a great way to meet people
Dec 02, 2008; ... DEAR RHONA: I'm the guy who phoned your radio show a few times, talking about my weight and my troubles finding someone. Here's an update. I joined a walking club (which you suggested) and wanted to let you know that I did find that special someone. I met her the second time I participated in ...
Today's Horoscope
Dec 02, 2008; ... MOON ALERT We have the all-clear today to shop and make important decisions. The moon is in Aquarius. ARIES (March 21-April 19) It's important to keep in mind that at this stage in your life, hard work will really bring you some results. I'm looking at the planets and how they ...
Pilots recreate airmail history
Dec 02, 2008; ... Pair braves cold to wing to Edmonton WITH the only warmth provided by battery-powered electric socks, fleece face masks, vintage flight suits and helmets, two gung-ho aviation buffs climbed into the open cockpit of a 1930s biplane Monday to recreate the first airmail flight from ...
Touring Boyz II Men not yet at the End of the Road
Dec 02, 2008; ... Their harmonies were sweet, their sales even sweeter. Veteran R&B group Boyz II Men sold more than 60 million albums in their '90s heyday. But for us, they're getting intimate: enduring Winnipeg fans will get to see the Boyz (Men?) at the relatively cosy Burton Cummings Theatre on ...
Letter of the day
Dec 02, 2008; ...Jog on the sidewalk As a Winnipegger who regularly runs outdoors year round, I am constantly infuriated by other runners' insistence at running on the street. The street is a place for traffic with wheels, whether it's a busy street like Portage Avenue or the meandering Wellington ...
Hunter killed in accident mourned
Dec 02, 2008; ... Man was alone in forest when rifle discharged A Winnipeg family is planning funeral services for an experienced hunter who accidentally shot and killed himself on the weekend. William Konowalchuk was hunting deer in Sandilands Provincial Forest in the southeast corner of ...
Editorial - Health and AIDS
Dec 02, 2008; ... 1111 The criticism is based on the unfortunate premise that the world must make a choice between fighting AIDS or pneumonia, rather than going after both with equal vigour. The fact is world health budgets should increase across the board for both humanitarian and strategic reasons. Major ...
Governor General can just say 'No'
Dec 02, 2008; ... Gov. Gen. Michäelle Jean faces a truly awful choice next Monday: She can call an election that no one wants, or she can bring in an unstable minority government kept in power at the whim of a party dedicated to the destruction of Canada. Fortunately, there is a way out of this box. She can just ...
Government hangs in balance
Dec 02, 2008; ... Opposition parties sign accord to govern together OTTAWA -- Liberal Leader Stephane Dion and NDP Leader Jack Layton signed a historic accord Monday that could see their two parties form a coalition government for at least the next two-and-a-half years. But it appears ...
Bands get east-side planning authority
Dec 02, 2008; ... Bill paves way for world heritage site The Doer government introduced legislation Monday that paves the way for a world heritage site on the east side of Lake Winnipeg and effectively bans the construction of a power line through the boreal forest. "This land is part of us," ...
Montgomery earns valuable Olympic points
Dec 02, 2008; ... AFTER the first race of the 2008-2009 World Cup skeleton circuit, Jon Montgomery of Russell has taken one step toward the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. Montgomery, one of just three members of Canada's national men's skeleton team, finished seventh in the season-opening race of the ...
Irish baby centre of local bone-drug trial
Dec 02, 2008; ... A new drug for bone disorders is being tested first in Winnipeg on a baby from Northern Ireland. The 10-month-old Belfast child, Amy Tinsley, has been in Winnipeg since late October receiving treatment at Health Sciences Centre with a new drug for hypophosphatasia. The rare genetic ...
High-scoring Hellyer, Wood named to Universiade squad
Dec 02, 2008; ... MIKE Hellyer and Rick Wood nearly needed oxygen when Bisons men's hockey team head coach Don MacGillivray informed the two forwards that they have been selected to the Canadian team which will compete in the 2009 Winter Universiade in Harbin, China. The pair are the Bisons scoring ...