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Article: Winnipeg-raised Idol judge has high hopes for city singers
Winnipeg Free Press;  June 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... and inexplicable, but it's true. Winnipeg has never sent a singer into Canadian ... round of Idol tryouts, and as usual Winnipeg has sent more than its per-capita share ... We've never had a Top 10 person from Winnipeg," he told the singers who survived ...

Article: Her Winnipeg is pretty strange and surreal, too
The Boston Globe;  July 13, 2008 ;     700+ words ...MOVIES I grew up in Winnipeg, but when I watched Guy Maddin's autobiographical film "My Winnipeg," which opened Friday, I was ... never heard anything about Ledge Man, protagonist of Winnipeg's daily TV drama. During each ...

Article: Winnipeg River flow a turn-on for Hydro
Winnipeg Free Press;  January 22, 2007 ;     691 words ... ... rivers are facing declining flows, the Winnipeg River's flow has increased by the equivalent ... of Hydrology, shows the flow in the Winnipeg River system has increased by 58 per ... seen these big increases all across the Winnipeg River basin and we're confident it ...

Article: Winnipeg Designated One of the 2010 Cultural Capitals of ...
Marketwire Canada;  August 27, 2009 ;     700+ words ...WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, Aug 27, 2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX ... accompanied by Rod Bruinooge, Member of Parliament (Winnipeg South), and His Worship Sam Katz, Mayor of Winnipeg, today announced that the municipality of Winnipeg ...

Article: Winnipeg not 'One Great City' anymore
Winnipeg Free Press;  July 5, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Bartley Kives By the end of the summer, Winnipeg will no longer be "One Great City ... the city limits at 10 access points to Winnipeg, were erected during former mayor Bill ... reference to the 1972 amalgamation of Winnipeg with 12 of its suburbs. Katz said he ...

Article: Winnipeg Whoppers
Winnipeg Free Press;  June 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... As a weird and wonderful little city, Winnipeg is blessed with more than its fair share ... five even more prevalent untruths about Winnipeg, a city with a bizarre reputation in ... part to the power of myth. MYTH NO. 1 Winnipeg is the coldest big city in the world ...

Article: Winnipeg Beach.(Changing Places)
The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History;  August 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Did you know that the fictional resort town of Falcon Beach is filmed on location at Winnipeg Beach, less than an hour's drive from Winnipeg? Winnipeg Beach has long been a popular holiday destination in southern Manitoba. Located on the ...