Flags at half mast debate spans Canadian military deaths
Ken Wapphere argues the federal stance against lowering flags on government buildings during combat fatalities prompts a Remembrance Day response. He recalls Korea and Mayerthorpe, noting terrorism shapes current casualties and urging moral reflection and support for soldiers and government.
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Canada
RCMP
Mayerthorpe
Afghanistan
Royal Canadian Legion
North Korea
Manitoba patient heals with care at PANSU unit
In Winnipeg Kathryn, recovering from a December stroke, moved to Seven Oaks General Hospital's Post Acute Neurological Surgery Unit on January 18. With nurses therapists and physicians, she progressed from nonverbal to walking and eating. 87 percent of PANSU patients go home, and she left hospital April 26 to convalesce at home near Gimli.
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Seven Oaks General Hospital
Winnipeg
Kathryn
Canada
Edmonton
Alta
PANSU
Gimli
Mize
Health Sciences Centre
Seven Oaks Hospital
Crossword Winners and the Internet Help My Puzzles
Aura Friesen reflects on crossword puzzles as a Saturday ritual with the Winnipeg Free Press. She lists authors and stars she struggles to recall from before 2005 and admits reliance on the Internet for missing names, while enjoying the challenge and aiming to fill all blanks.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Nan
Bert
Beth
Catherine of Aragon
Erma Bombeck
Lynne Johnson
Johnny Cash
Alana Levandoski
Danielle Steele
Booby Orr
Alana
Canada
dJemma
Iro
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