Health care chaos in Manitoba leaves patients to die waiting
Winnipeg Free Press readers condemn Manitoba health care delays after Diane Gorsuch died awaiting bypass surgery and Milo Spooner Craig waited five months for a broken arm fix. They urge private options and a public overhaul to put people first rather than dollars.
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Weather folklore: pig spleens woolly bears robins and rheum
Folklorist notes describe old weather divinations from animal signs and natural indicators. Pig spleens divided into six parts supposedly foretell monthly trends. woolly bear caterpillar bands predict winter severity. robins herald spring. rheumatic pain supposedly warns of coming weather changes.
Onion weather calendars mix folklore with early meteorology
Maple Creek editor and family test a New Year onion calendar to predict monthly rainfall. Three onions show little moisture before June with rain into fall, while a separate onion near Yorkton suggests heavy January precipitation. Some deem folk methods myths though they occasionally align with climate patterns.
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