Winnipeg to get million dollar sports centre in west end
Winnipeg Enterprises Limited advances a $2,000,000 arena project to replace the 5,000 seat Amphitheatre near the Manitoba government building. The 9,000 seat facility will host hockey, basketball, boxing, circuses, concerts and more with a 20 year loan plan and city transfer option.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Hockey Stars
West End
Winnipeg Enterprises Limited
W. Culver Riley
Jobless situation improves in Canada September
Canada’s September employment rose while unemployment declined slightly though still near year-ago levels. Full time workers totaled 4.82 million with 167 thousand jobless seeking work. week to Sept 19 saw 4.896 million full time and 84 thousand jobless. Regional gains in Atlantic and Prairies offset slower harvest demand.
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Ottawa
Canada
Labor Department
Bureau of Statistics
Atlantic
Prairies
West Coast
Hold parcels for returning Far East forces
The Canadian Army Postal Corps warns officers and men slated to return to Canada before Christmas to tell families to stop sending letters two weeks before departure and to halt parcels immediately. Parcels arriving in the Far East after departure will be redirected or returned, with return postage charged to the sender.
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Canadian Army
Canada
Far East
Canadian Army Postal Corps
Hockey News Picks For 1954-55 NHL Standings
National Hockey League season preview shows Hockey News poll ranking teams by expected finish and points. Detroit leads with 100, Montreal 85, Toronto 57, Boston 45, New York 40, Chicago 24, mirroring the 1953-54 final order.
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Hockey News
Detroit
Montreal
Toronto
Boston
New York
Chicago
Diabetic Calgary woman leads new Canadian association
Mrs M D Muttart of Eximonton, wife of a builder, elected president of the Canadian Diabetic Association in Toronto. She joins Dr Charles Best and Health Minister Paul Martin in backing more research and awareness, aiming to reach every Canadian diabetic and reduce stigma. She oversees 70 trades firms, raises two children, and enjoys church work, clubs, painting, and golf.
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M. D. Muttart
Eximonton
Muttart Enterprises
China
Muttart
Toronto
Canadian Diabetic Association
Charles Best
Paul Martin
Canada
Canada represented at Alemein memorial unveiling
London dispatch reports Field Marshal Montgomery unveiled a memorial in Egypt honoring about 12,000 Commonwealth and Empire soldiers and airmen with no known grave. The 215 members of the Royal Canadian Air Force are named among the fallen from Egypt Libya and the Eighth Army campaigns through February 1943. The Cloister memorial designed by Sir Hubert Worthington features the dedicatory inscription and panels listing names by regiment and service.
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London
England
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
Viscount Montgomery
Alemein Memorial
Egypt
RCAF
Libya
Eighth Army
Tunisia
Sir Hubert Worthington, Obe
ARA
Royal Navy
RAF
Bridge bidding sequence leads to Six Spades contract
North forces with Three Hearts over No Trump. South rebids Three No Trumps. North cannot bid Four and ends in Four Hearts. South sneaks in a Three, North shows four trumps if raising. Cue bidding continues to Five Clubs, Five Hearts, and a final Six Spades contract expected to be made.
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North
South
Travertime marble and Portland Stone used in local quarry project
In the project a Travertime marble paving and coping scheme from Italy is paired with Portland Stone name panels. The setup highlights imported stone for durable exterior detailing in the area.
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Italy
Referees Ordered to Send Teams Off With Late-Period Fights
N H L chief ref Carl Voss announced new rule: referees must send teams to their dressing rooms when a fight breaks out with less than two minutes left in either the first or second period. This measure targets late period altercations to curb stoppages and maintain game flow.
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Carl Voss
N.H.L
Canada’s 1954 harvest outlook highlights
A September hurricane trimmed the Annapolis Valley apple crop by about 11 percent, yet overall output is seen higher than 1953 and 1954 grapes plums and prunes show gains. Orchard crops like peaches pears apricots and cherries are forecast down, while dairy and poultry stocks rise and retail sales show mixed movement.
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Annapolis Valley
Canada
Manitoba
Alberta
Federal aid totals over 41000 for Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Ottawa reports Manitoba receives 36393 for the Hunter Memorial Hospital Toulon replacement with a modern concrete building and 20 treatment beds nine bassinets along with a nurse residence and community health centre. Saskatchewan gets 4416 for Uranium City hospital four beds and rooms plus a community health centre. Saskatchewan also gains 584 for short term training in occupational radiation protection.
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Ottawa
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Paul Martin
Hunter Memorial Hospital
Toulon
Uranium City Hospital
Uranium City
Canadiens Remain Only Two From 1954-55 Core
Two players Butch Bouchard and Maurice Richard stand as the sole survivors from the 1943-44 Canadiens era. The historic team captured the NHL title without a home loss and swept to the Stanley Cup by defeating Toronto and Chicago in nine games.
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Butch Bouchard
Maurice Richard
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
Toronto
Chicago
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Dick Irvin
Turk Broda
Joe Cooper
Babe Pratt
Chuck Rayner
Andy Blair
Art Chapman
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McClure Strait
Northwest Passage
Canadian Arctic
Burton
M. Harrison-Gray
Deaier
Canadian Statistics Report
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