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Sun, 26 May 2013 02:31:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/wall-of-ice-on-manitoba-lake-demolishes-summer-homes-as-residents-flee/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/wall-of-ice-on-manitoba-lake-demolishes-summer-homes-as-residents-flee/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 21:19:36 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383099 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/wall-of-ice-on-manitoba-lake-demolishes-summer-homes-as-residents-flee/feed/ 0 Ice from Dauphin Lake destroys 12 buildings http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/manitoba-liberal-executive-pleads-guilty-to-charge-under-elections-act/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/manitoba-liberal-executive-pleads-guilty-to-charge-under-elections-act/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 20:46:59 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382238 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/manitoba-liberal-executive-pleads-guilty-to-charge-under-elections-act/feed/ 0 WINNIPEG – A former executive director with the Manitoba Liberal Party pleaded guilty Thursday... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/manitobas-choice/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/manitobas-choice/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:00:55 +0000 Econowatch http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377974 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/manitobas-choice/feed/ 0 Taxing high earners wouldn’t have filled provincial coffers, writes Kevin Milligan http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/manitoba-prepares-for-the-possibility-of-major-flooding-this-spring/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/manitoba-prepares-for-the-possibility-of-major-flooding-this-spring/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:43:23 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364954 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/manitoba-prepares-for-the-possibility-of-major-flooding-this-spring/feed/ 0 WINNIPEG – This month’s heavy snowfall on the Prairies has the Manitoba government warning... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/keystone-coffers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/keystone-coffers/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357593 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/keystone-coffers/feed/ 0 Manitoba credit unions are beating out Bay Street banks as the best places to park cash http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/23/court-rules-manitoba-chief-crafted-a-bogus-resolution-to-keep-power/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/23/court-rules-manitoba-chief-crafted-a-bogus-resolution-to-keep-power/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:55:28 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353627 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/23/court-rules-manitoba-chief-crafted-a-bogus-resolution-to-keep-power/feed/ 0 A federal court judge has ruled that the former chief and three councillors of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/manitoba-appeal-court-increases-sentence-for-sex-offender-graham-james/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/manitoba-appeal-court-increases-sentence-for-sex-offender-graham-james/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:03:37 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351316 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/manitoba-appeal-court-increases-sentence-for-sex-offender-graham-james/feed/ 0 WINNIPEG – One of his victims rejoiced online Friday when the Manitoba Court of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/man-and-three-boys-killed-in-cessna-crash-in-southwestern-manitoba/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/man-and-three-boys-killed-in-cessna-crash-in-southwestern-manitoba/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:07:24 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349174 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/man-and-three-boys-killed-in-cessna-crash-in-southwestern-manitoba/feed/ 0 WASKADA, Man. – A man and three boys are dead after a small private... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/wealth-equals-health/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/wealth-equals-health/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:00:00 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344668 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/wealth-equals-health/feed/ 0 Poverty isn’t unique to Aboriginals, but Canada’s health disparities are most apparent among them http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/poached-pooches-prompt-panic/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/poached-pooches-prompt-panic/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Mika Rekai http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337973 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/poached-pooches-prompt-panic/feed/ 0 Residents fear dognapping network http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/the-ndp-and-the-prairies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/the-ndp-and-the-prairies/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:00:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337187 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/the-ndp-and-the-prairies/feed/ 0 Mulcair needs seats in Saskatchewan and Manitoba if he wants to win an election. Here's the plan to do it http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/wandering-once-more/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/wandering-once-more/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:06:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333029 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/wandering-once-more/feed/ 0 A community that left Manitoba a century ago is eyeing Russia http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/nova-scotia-and-manitoba-on-pricing-carbon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/nova-scotia-and-manitoba-on-pricing-carbon/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:09:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329537 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/nova-scotia-and-manitoba-on-pricing-carbon/feed/ 0 Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec already have some form of carbon pricing. Quebec is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/snow-storm-knocks-out-power-of-4600/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/snow-storm-knocks-out-power-of-4600/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:08:11 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=300749 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/snow-storm-knocks-out-power-of-4600/feed/ 0 WINNIPEG – Thousands of people are waking up to no electricity this morning in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/where-do-the-provinces-stand-on-carbon-pricing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/where-do-the-provinces-stand-on-carbon-pricing/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:00:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295540 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/where-do-the-provinces-stand-on-carbon-pricing/feed/ 0 British Columbia and Alberta have carbon taxes. British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec are... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/man-at-centre-of-naked-judge-case-was-a-sex-performer-lawyer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/man-at-centre-of-naked-judge-case-was-a-sex-performer-lawyer/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:25:03 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294704 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/man-at-centre-of-naked-judge-case-was-a-sex-performer-lawyer/feed/ 0 WINNIPEG - A man who complained about being shocked and traumatized by nude Internet photos of a Manitoba judge was no stranger to cyber sex and was willing to perform sex online for money, the judge's lawyer alleges. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/who-the-heck-is-rod-zimmer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/who-the-heck-is-rod-zimmer/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:42:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=286392 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/who-the-heck-is-rod-zimmer/feed/ 0 With Senator Zimmer currently in the headlines, Aaron Wherry considers one obvious question (there are others, of course) http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/08/an-education-underclass/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/08/an-education-underclass/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:31:01 +0000 Andrew Stobo Sniderman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279532 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/08/an-education-underclass/feed/ 0 Often, they receive about a quarter less funding for primary school education than other Canadian children http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/11/jobs-boom-aisle-four/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/11/jobs-boom-aisle-four/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:26:33 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272137 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/11/jobs-boom-aisle-four/feed/ 0 The city is hosting a retail boom led by big box stores http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/how-bout-now-vic-toews-edition/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/how-bout-now-vic-toews-edition/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:34:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272927 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/how-bout-now-vic-toews-edition/feed/ 0 For the second time in four years, Vic Toews is being linked to a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/mounties-find-stolen-tractor-under-pile-of-dung/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/mounties-find-stolen-tractor-under-pile-of-dung/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:53:49 +0000 Gustavo Vieira http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264781 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/mounties-find-stolen-tractor-under-pile-of-dung/feed/ 0 Police officers in the rural municipality of Rosser, outside Winnipeg, Man., had been in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/a-last-resort-plan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/a-last-resort-plan/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 15:27:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260530 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/a-last-resort-plan/feed/ 0 The pitch is to turn it into a five-star, international drug rehab centre http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/aggressive-federalism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/aggressive-federalism/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:08:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253737 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/aggressive-federalism/feed/ 0 Four Conservative MPs go to the Manitoba legislature to take issue with the Manitoba... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/an-odd-way-to-encourage-a-more-natural-environment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/an-odd-way-to-encourage-a-more-natural-environment/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242819 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/an-odd-way-to-encourage-a-more-natural-environment/feed/ 0 The unintended consequences don't necessarily make for a healthier environment http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/gay-rights/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/gay-rights/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:30:01 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238584 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/gay-rights/feed/ 0 It's only by comparison that Ontario Catholic schools' treatment of gay students and staff can be called 'liberal' http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/what-the-federal-government-campaigned-on/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/what-the-federal-government-campaigned-on/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:05:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230523 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/what-the-federal-government-campaigned-on/feed/ 0 Ontario is unimpressed. Moments after Mr. Flaherty announced the new five-year funding commitment, Ontario... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/15/most-likely-to-get-robbed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/15/most-likely-to-get-robbed/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:55:59 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229652 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/15/most-likely-to-get-robbed/feed/ 0 In 2010 Winnipeggers endured 2,000 robberies http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/26/fur-on-the-hill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/26/fur-on-the-hill/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:07:03 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227129 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/26/fur-on-the-hill/feed/ 1 Manitoba Conservative MP Robert Sopuck shows off his fur in the House of Commons... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/the-commons-a-salute-to-cognitive-dissonance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/the-commons-a-salute-to-cognitive-dissonance/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:52:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=223718 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/the-commons-a-salute-to-cognitive-dissonance/feed/ 21 NDP governments and Pierre Trudeau have unlikely fans in the Conservative cabinet http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/26/the-loneliest-number/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/26/the-loneliest-number/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:00:01 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/the-loneliest-number/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/26/the-loneliest-number/feed/ 10 Provincial Liberal leader Jon Gerrard used his own car as a campaign bus http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/the-internet-can%e2%80%99t-fix-democracy%e2%80%94only-citizens-can/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/the-internet-can%e2%80%99t-fix-democracy%e2%80%94only-citizens-can/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/the-internet-can%e2%80%99t-fix-democracy%e2%80%94only-citizens-can/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/the-internet-can%e2%80%99t-fix-democracy%e2%80%94only-citizens-can/feed/ 2 It is not clear online voting actually has the power to draw more people to the polls, whatever their age http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/they-got-the-jets%e2%80%94then-lost-the-pilots/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/they-got-the-jets%e2%80%94then-lost-the-pilots/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:30:06 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219047 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/they-got-the-jets%e2%80%94then-lost-the-pilots/feed/ 5 Air Canada stops sending its pilots into downtown Winnipeg "due to safety concerns" http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/election-night-in-manitoba/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/election-night-in-manitoba/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:44:51 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=218652 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/election-night-in-manitoba/feed/ 8 With early returns now coming in, it appears the NDP is headed for its... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/canada%e2%80%99s-crime-debate-playing-out-in-manitoba/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/canada%e2%80%99s-crime-debate-playing-out-in-manitoba/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:22:41 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213811 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/canada%e2%80%99s-crime-debate-playing-out-in-manitoba/feed/ 3 Provincial election could highlight new approaches http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/good-news-bad-news-june-30-july-7-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/good-news-bad-news-june-30-july-7-2011/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:45:37 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200891 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/good-news-bad-news-june-30-july-7-2011/feed/ 0 The Canadian military heads for the far North while Manitobans stare at a massive bill for flood cleanup. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/sowing-seeds-from-the-sky/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/sowing-seeds-from-the-sky/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:15:47 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196271 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/sowing-seeds-from-the-sky/feed/ 0 Manitoba canola farmers are using helicopters to plant their rain-soaked fields http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/09/newsmaker-june-2-9-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/09/newsmaker-june-2-9-2011/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:00:09 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196416 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/09/newsmaker-june-2-9-2011/feed/ 0 A tiny Wolfe at the bathroom door, a flirty old Castro in Cuba and the Times’ new editor needs her red pen http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/20/can-you-fight-a-flood-by-creating-one/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/20/can-you-fight-a-flood-by-creating-one/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 11:25:55 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192352 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/20/can-you-fight-a-flood-by-creating-one/feed/ 0 This Manitoba man is gambling that he can http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/a-murky-muddy-mess/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/a-murky-muddy-mess/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 11:15:52 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191254 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/a-murky-muddy-mess/feed/ 0 The province has called in the troops to battle the Assiniboine River http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/11/assiniboine-river-will-be-breached/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/11/assiniboine-river-will-be-breached/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 22:06:03 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191228 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/11/assiniboine-river-will-be-breached/feed/ 0 Manitoba hopes to stem rising waters in a risky operation on Thursday morning http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/26/this-week-good-news-and-bad-news-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/26/this-week-good-news-and-bad-news-2/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:00:48 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=186293 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/26/this-week-good-news-and-bad-news-2/feed/ 0 Good news/bad news http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/a-built-in-advantage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/a-built-in-advantage/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:40:29 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163082 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/a-built-in-advantage/feed/ 11 Hutterite-run firms don’t pay their workers wages or seek big profits. Competitors say it’s unfair. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/06/the-manitoba-miracle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/06/the-manitoba-miracle/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:00:26 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160997 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/06/the-manitoba-miracle/feed/ 9 How an economic laggard became a leader in the recovery http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/tony-clement-sends-his-regards-to-thompson/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/tony-clement-sends-his-regards-to-thompson/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:16:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158809 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/tony-clement-sends-his-regards-to-thompson/feed/ 25 However awkwardly and ridiculously the Industry Minister has handled questions and criticism in the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/11/heatin-up-the-bedroom/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/11/heatin-up-the-bedroom/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:20:11 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156373 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/11/heatin-up-the-bedroom/feed/ 0 Manitoba Housing tweaked Heat Assault’s system into a powerful bug killer