Manitoba Auto Theft Costs Split Across Premium Payers
A Manitoba MPI release shows 139 Winnipeg vehicle thefts over Oct 26 to 29 and 9,329 thefts in Winnipeg last year costing premium payers $23 million. The author argues rural Manitobans subsidize city losses, noting 86 percent of thefts occurred in Winnipeg but everyone pays.
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Manitoba
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Boonies
Winnipeg
History of the turkey and its surprising traits
Fred McGuinness recalls Reader's Digest editor's challenge to narrate the turkey's history. He notes the bird's high feed to meat efficiency yet a limited “personality.” R J Thompson recalls turkeys dying at a draft, illustrating their fragility and comical reputation.
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Fred
Turkey
Reader's Digest
Charles Magill
R.J. Thompson
Alsask
Hanna Herald
R.J
Turkeys and grain lore from prairie researchers
This column recalls turkey behavior and farming quirks from a Swift Current research context. It mentions large birds, artificial insemination, and the shift in poultry practice tied to prairie grain screenings influenced by historical Wheat Board policies and the Crow Rate. It hints at future discussion on keeping grain screenings at home.
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R.J
You
CDA
Swift Current
Ken Dunkelgod
B.C
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