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1 hr ago | CTV.ca

Manitoba couple down on their luck before lotto win

Home : Canada : Manitoba couple down on their luck before lotto win Manitoba couple down on their luck before lotto win Viewer A Manitoba couple who are the recipients of the biggest single win in Canadian lottery history have claimed their $50 million dollar prize and now have to deal with the happy prospect of spending the cash.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Travel, Canada Travel,

9 hrs ago | Ottawa Citizen

Families, soldiers pay tribute in Kandahar

Defense minister Peter Mackay and Colonel Luc Milot remembered the 133 Canadians who died in Afghanistan on Wednesday before a marble memorial etched with their faces.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, North America, Canada, Peter Mackay, Explosion

Tue Nov 10, 2009

CBC

Tearful $50M lottery winners get cheque

Kirby and Marie Fontaine share a laugh during a press conference in Winnipeg to introduce them as Canada's newest millionaires.

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Related Topix: Lottery,

Newswise

Haunted by War, Researchers Speak About PTSD for Remembrance Day

They've seen horrors, experienced constant threats and survived traumatic events.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News,

Mon Nov 09, 2009

The Winnipeg Free Press

Watch out for new diamond lanes.

DIAMONDS are a transit rider and cyclist's best friend -- starting today. Diamond lanes, that is.

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Related Topix: Canada, Travel

Sun Nov 08, 2009

National Post

Low Aboriginal transplant rates blamed on 'bias and racism'

Peter Nakogee knows the chances are not good for aboriginals seeking transplants in Canada, but the gregarious father of four has reason to celebrate.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Diabetes, Health, Medicine

Slam Sports

H1N1: The good, the bad, and the prickly

Canada has had a pandemic plan of some kind since the late 1980s. After SARS killed 44 Canadians in 2003, more action followed: A federal chief public health officer was appointed, the Public Health Agency of Canada was created, and federal and provincial governments agreed on an up-to-date pandemic influenza plan.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Microbiology, Biology, Science, Winter Sports, Curling

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Interlake Spectator

Funding for Winnipeg slaughterhouse - good news' for industry

A combined federal and provincial investment of $17.5 million could help open new markets for Manitoba beef, according to an announcement Monday.

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Related Topix: Canada, Agriculture, Science, Gerry Ritz

CBC

Lower sentence in child porn case draws fire

Brock Golden, seen in 2004, began serving his reduced sentence Thursday. A ruling by Manitoba's highest court Thursday to reduce the sentence of a Winnipeg man convicted of sexual crimes against minors is being met with extreme criticism by child-safety and victims' rights agencies.

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Related Topix: Canada

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Interlake Spectator

High water advisory issued for lakes Winnipeg, Manitoba

Those living near the shores of Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba are being advised by Manitoba Water Stewardship to prepare for possible flood conditions.

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Related Topix: Canada, Natural Disasters, Flood

Interlake Spectator

Winnipeg police mum on Beach connection to drug raids

If there was something illegal found in a Winnipeg Beach cottage cordoned by police Oct.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Canada, World News,

Thu Nov 05, 2009

ChartAttack

Winnipeg Man Jailed For Stabbing Guy Who Didn't Like AC/DC

A 37-year-old Winnipeg man has been sentenced to four years in jail and three years of probation after he stabbed a man who insulted AC/DC . According to the Winnipeg Sun , James Ivison invited a 22-year-old man to his room at a Furby Street rooming house in October 2008.

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Related Topix: Canada, Austin, TX

RedOrbit

Inappropriate Sepsis Therapy Leads To Fivefold Reduction In Survival

Patients experiencing septic shock who receive inappropriate therapy may have a fivefold reduction in survival, shows a new study.

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The Winnipeg Free Press

Ken Gigliotti / Winnipeg Free Press Val Shaw gives Kaleena Hudon a big hug at sendoff.

CARE HURRICANE... Kaleena Hudon, the 25-year-old Winnipeg mother and stage-4 cancer patient whose only hope of prolonging her life lies south of the border, flew to Pittsburgh for treatment of her metastasized melanoma Wednesday.Thanks to a local guardian angel, she went a month ahead of schedule and her closest loved ones were with her.

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Related Topix: Canada

Wed Nov 04, 2009

CBC

2 charged in Winnipeg crime spree

Two men have been charged after a crime spree that included a series of armed robberies, a police pursuit, and a foot chase that ended at Winnipeg's Health Science Centre.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

Leader Post

Esterhazy victim of Winnipeg bathhouse fire fought for citizenship

The Winnipeg police homicide unit is now leading the investigation into an arson fire that killed two men in a city bathhouse.

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Related Topix: Canada, Fire, North America, World News, Westhope, ND

The Winnipeg Free Press

CancerCare building cleared

ESSENTIAL staff at CancerCare Manitoba were sent home early Monday afternoon while police searched the McDermot Avenue facility for a suspect in a downtown carjacking believed to be armed.

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Related Topix: Canada, Travel

Mon Nov 02, 2009

National Post

A million doses of H1N1 vaccine given

Wendy Dirisio holds her two-year-old daughter Zoe as she receives the H1N1 flu vaccination from RN Diane Nannarone at Metro Hall in downtown Toronto, Oct.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, North America, Canada, World News, Family Practice, Medicine, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Influenza

Sun Nov 01, 2009

National Post

The victims of H1N1: Profiles of 12 Canadians

They lived in Canada's small towns and big cities, from coast to coast. They were children, parents, friends and neighbours.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News,

The Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg doctor named 'Physician of the Year'

In a struggling field, one Winnipeg family physician has taken on the "heavy lifting" in order to help those less fortunate and effect change.

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Related Topix: Family Practice, Medicine, Canada, North America, World News, Travel

 

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