A Winnipeg Jets sniper and a winner of a Canadian reality show are teaming up to fight Parkinson’s disease. Left-winger Kyle Connor and U-Turn Parkinson’s […]
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Half-century of support
Uncommon as it is for a small non-profit organization to be around and fully functioning after 50 years, the Cerebral Palsy Association of Manitoba is […]
Once the fastest man alive
Long before Usain Bolt, the fastest man on Earth was a Winnipegger named Jack Parrington. It was at a track meet in Toronto in 1956 […]
The Legion’s shifting dynamics
GLADSTONE — “Democracy is… coming through a crack in the wall, on a visionary flood of alcohol,” sings Leonard Cohen. My favourite Cohen tune plays […]
Life of kindness remembered through dreams fulfilled
Michelle Harrison dreamed her dreams with open eyes and had a gift for finding a way to make them come true. The co-founder of the […]
Champion of Métis culture a master outdoorsman
When Paul Joseph Desrosiers stepped up to the podium to deliver his acceptance speech for the Prix Riel, he wasted no time talking about himself. […]
Truckers say U.S. border regulations on dogs misguided
When long-haul trucker Devi Gershbain takes a load into the U.S., she has her faithful sidekicks, Ever and Radar, in her cab. Gershbain, who has […]
Strong will
It is said it’s not the size of the person in a fight that’s important, but rather the size of the fight in that person. […]
Be safe on water, RCMP, Lifesaving Society warn
LAC DU BONNET — Cpl. Kathryn Ternier wants to be put out of a job. The head of the RCMP’s underwater recovery team says they’ve […]
Helping youth break the cycle
They’ve seen some of the hardest things and walked some of the darkest paths. They know street life, gang life, the extremes of drugs and […]