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Fri, 24 May 2013 21:34:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/doctor-asks-that-bus-beheader-be-allowed-to-go-to-beaches/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/doctor-asks-that-bus-beheader-be-allowed-to-go-to-beaches/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 20:29:58 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383565 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/doctor-asks-that-bus-beheader-be-allowed-to-go-to-beaches/feed/ 0 WINNIPEG – A man found not criminally responsible for the beheading of a fellow... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/winnipeg-resident-finds-python-in-dumpster-police-corral-it-with-recycling-bin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/winnipeg-resident-finds-python-in-dumpster-police-corral-it-with-recycling-bin/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 19:01:35 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381763 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/winnipeg-resident-finds-python-in-dumpster-police-corral-it-with-recycling-bin/feed/ 0 WINNIPEG – Winnipeg police faced a slithery situation Tuesday night when a citizen came... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/judge-dismisses-conflict-complaint-against-winnipeg-mayor-sam-katz/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/judge-dismisses-conflict-complaint-against-winnipeg-mayor-sam-katz/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:23:52 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=368674 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/judge-dismisses-conflict-complaint-against-winnipeg-mayor-sam-katz/feed/ 0 WINNIPEG – A judge has dismissed a complaint against Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz over... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/live-the-liberal-not-a-debate-in-winnipeg/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/live-the-liberal-not-a-debate-in-winnipeg/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2013 18:50:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345996 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/live-the-liberal-not-a-debate-in-winnipeg/feed/ 0 The leadership candidates enjoy a series of casual chats http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/an-extra-large-sized-order-of-generosity/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/an-extra-large-sized-order-of-generosity/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:50:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335053 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/an-extra-large-sized-order-of-generosity/feed/ 0 Winnipeg citizens pay it forward at a Tim Hortons drive-through—228 times http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/the-morning-after/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/the-morning-after/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:41:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330583 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/the-morning-after/feed/ 0 Pat Martin talks to the Winnipeg Free Press about all this. Martin told the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/pat-martin-versus-vic-toews-that-escalated-quickly/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/pat-martin-versus-vic-toews-that-escalated-quickly/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:50:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330406 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/pat-martin-versus-vic-toews-that-escalated-quickly/feed/ 0 NDP MP takes to Twitter to take on Minister of Public Safety http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/if-you-dine-out-in-the-woods-today/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/if-you-dine-out-in-the-woods-today/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289735 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/if-you-dine-out-in-the-woods-today/feed/ 0 Would-be Katniss Everdeens discover taste for the great outdoors http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/30/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-the-senate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/30/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-the-senate/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:34:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=278434 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/30/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-the-senate/feed/ 0 The Canadian Press finds that the Senate is not quite an exemplar of openness... 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/2012/06/14/lowe-and-behold-rob-gets-a-bum-rap-from-the-peg/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/14/lowe-and-behold-rob-gets-a-bum-rap-from-the-peg/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:36:38 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=267172 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/14/lowe-and-behold-rob-gets-a-bum-rap-from-the-peg/feed/ 0 Does the fuss over Rob Lowe's Winnipeg tweet say more about him, or the city's defensive citizens? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/26/winnipeg-reaction/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/26/winnipeg-reaction/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:11:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242310 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/26/winnipeg-reaction/feed/ 0 The Star and CBC wrap up the proceedings. Kady O’Malley live blogs. Rabble threads... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/26/live-blogging-the-ndp-winnipeg-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/26/live-blogging-the-ndp-winnipeg-debate/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:47:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242271 4:30pm.... And we’re done. Plenty there to dwell upon if the press gallery is]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/26/live-blogging-the-ndp-winnipeg-debate/feed/ 0 4:30pm.... And we’re done. Plenty there to dwell upon if the press gallery is http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/how-many-ridings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/how-many-ridings/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:10:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242244 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/how-many-ridings/feed/ 0 Various allegations of phone mischief were made during the last federal campaign and various... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/24/a-sign-for-the-times/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/24/a-sign-for-the-times/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:15:29 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234857 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/24/a-sign-for-the-times/feed/ 0 How a graffitied message became a symbol of hope for a community 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/2011/11/03/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/2011/10/19/dewar-live/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/19/dewar-live/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:42:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220585 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/19/dewar-live/feed/ 2 From the Paul Dewar campaign, video of his town hall in Winnipeg.... 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/2011/10/06/the-man-who-never-gave-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/the-man-who-never-gave-up/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:20:01 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/the-man-who-never-gave-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/the-man-who-never-gave-up/feed/ 3 Once an equipment manager, Craig Heisinger is now the ‘conscience’ of the reborn jets. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/good-news-bad-news-july-14-21/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/good-news-bad-news-july-14-21/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:45:22 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=205711 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/good-news-bad-news-july-14-21/feed/ 0 The U.S. government recognizes Libya's transitional council, while the Taliban ramps up its campaign of violence in Afghanistan http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/gary-bettman-in-conversation-with-with-jonathon-gatehouse/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/gary-bettman-in-conversation-with-with-jonathon-gatehouse/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:00:38 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197215 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/gary-bettman-in-conversation-with-with-jonathon-gatehouse/feed/ 5 What he thinks of future franchise relocation, the Aaron Rome hit and the culture of the game http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/09/good-news-bad-news-june-2-9-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/09/good-news-bad-news-june-2-9-2011/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:40:30 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196414 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/09/good-news-bad-news-june-2-9-2011/feed/ 1 A wrongfully convicted woman regains her freedom, while a Boston player gets knocked out of the playoffs by a vicious hit http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/how-we-got-our-team-back/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/how-we-got-our-team-back/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:40:29 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=195112 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/how-we-got-our-team-back/feed/ 12 It took a new arena, US$170 million, and Mark Chipman's persistence 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/2011/04/27/new-york-paris-berlin-winnipeg/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/27/new-york-paris-berlin-winnipeg/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:40:38 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=186307 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/27/new-york-paris-berlin-winnipeg/feed/ 17 The capital of Manitoba (not T.O. or Montreal) has Canada’s second-hottest art scene http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/21/ignatieffs-pitch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/21/ignatieffs-pitch/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:55:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=186196 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/21/ignatieffs-pitch/feed/ 29 I have a story in this week’s print edition about Michael Ignatieff’s position going... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/policy-alert-22/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/policy-alert-22/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:47:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=185670 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/policy-alert-22/feed/ 22 This morning in Winnipeg, the Liberals promised a national Freshwater Strategy. The official explanation... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/11/dust-up-in-the-desert/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/11/dust-up-in-the-desert/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:32:29 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=182886 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/11/dust-up-in-the-desert/feed/ 39 Death threats, hate mail, conspiracy theories. Welcome to hockey night in Phoenix. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/23/on-overcoming-indifference-why-it-isn%e2%80%99t-a-museum-of-genocide-and-winnipeg%e2%80%99s-windfall/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/23/on-overcoming-indifference-why-it-isn%e2%80%99t-a-museum-of-genocide-and-winnipeg%e2%80%99s-windfall/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:57:36 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=177929 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/23/on-overcoming-indifference-why-it-isn%e2%80%99t-a-museum-of-genocide-and-winnipeg%e2%80%99s-windfall/feed/ 26 On overcoming indifference, why it isn’t a museum of genocide, and Winnipeg’s windfall http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/06/straight-outta-winnipeg-a-primer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/06/straight-outta-winnipeg-a-primer/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:52:19 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160927 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/06/straight-outta-winnipeg-a-primer/feed/ 13 A selection of videos from some of the city's rappers and groups http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/03/straight-outta-winnipeg/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/03/straight-outta-winnipeg/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:40:05 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=162210 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/03/straight-outta-winnipeg/feed/ 115 Just as rap thrived amidst the racial strife and decrepitude of L.A., native rappers have found a muse in another troubled city http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/26/cellphone-bans-arent-making-the-roads-any-safer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/26/cellphone-bans-arent-making-the-roads-any-safer/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:40:45 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=143216 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/26/cellphone-bans-arent-making-the-roads-any-safer/feed/ 0 There’s plenty of proof that these laws won’t reduce collisions or improve driver attention http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/18/dance-dance-dance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/18/dance-dance-dance/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:13:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=143197 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/18/dance-dance-dance/feed/ 0 New video of Michael Ignatieff dancing, this time at Folklorama in Winnipeg. His rhythm... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/the-hurting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/the-hurting/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:40:34 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=134667 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/the-hurting/feed/ 17 Award-winning novelist Joseph Boyden on the link between residential schools and the devastation of native suicide http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/highlights-of-the-regal-tour/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/highlights-of-the-regal-tour/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:40:33 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=134704 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/highlights-of-the-regal-tour/feed/ 0 Parliament Hill festivities, Government House luncheon, and Human rights concert http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/27/au-revoir-judy-wasylycia-leis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/27/au-revoir-judy-wasylycia-leis/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:47:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=122637 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/27/au-revoir-judy-wasylycia-leis/feed/ 15 The NDP MP is stepping away, maybe to run for mayor of Winnipeg.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/15/a-family-that%e2%80%99s-too-big-to-fail/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/15/a-family-that%e2%80%99s-too-big-to-fail/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:40:49 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=119658 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/15/a-family-that%e2%80%99s-too-big-to-fail/feed/ 1 Asper’s firm received a $90-million taxpayer loan to build a stadium http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/25/the-fall-of-winnipeg%e2%80%99s-canwest/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/25/the-fall-of-winnipeg%e2%80%99s-canwest/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:00:05 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=108705 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/25/the-fall-of-winnipeg%e2%80%99s-canwest/feed/ 5 Bought by Calgary’s Shaw, Canwest could be on the move http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/11/canadas-olympians-cindy-klassen-speed-skating/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/11/canadas-olympians-cindy-klassen-speed-skating/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:30:35 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=105376 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/11/canadas-olympians-cindy-klassen-speed-skating/feed/ 2 Bad knees and all, the six-time medallist still has faith on her side http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/28/cody-justin-peter-starr-1986-2010/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/28/cody-justin-peter-starr-1986-2010/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:20:00 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=102941 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/28/cody-justin-peter-starr-1986-2010/feed/ 9 After escaping the dangerous life of gangs, he came alive with a paintbrush in his hand http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/24/the-tally/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/24/the-tally/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:55:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=103598 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/24/the-tally/feed/ 208 With 51 precincts reporting specific estimates—restricting the count to media-reported figures and, where available,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/15/college-days/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/15/college-days/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:40:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=101993 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/15/college-days/feed/ 32 Reviews of Michael Ignatieff’s university tour are in from the Winnipeg Free Press, Concordia... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/14/the-politics-of-disaster/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/14/the-politics-of-disaster/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:43:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=101688 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/14/the-politics-of-disaster/feed/ 84 The Winnipeg Free Press’ Mia Rabson isn’t much impressed with the government’s public relations.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/11/the-soaring-cost-of-asper%e2%80%99s-dream/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/11/the-soaring-cost-of-asper%e2%80%99s-dream/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:00:00 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=3898 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/11/the-soaring-cost-of-asper%e2%80%99s-dream/feed/ 12 The Museum of Human Rights is over budget and desperate for cash