Hock-day origins and a plea for a national holiday
Peter Hessel muses on Hock-day or Hocky Tuesday as the second after Easter, recounting English customs of Hocktide and a Halifax 1855 hockey game on a frozen pond. He credits McGill students with popularizing hockey and surveys etymologies while urging Canada to adopt Hock-day as a national holiday.
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Peter Hessel
Canada
England
Halifax
Canadian Rifles
McGill University
Collier's Encyclopedia
Oxford Dictionary of English
Variable freight rates for grain shock Prairie farmers
The Canadian Transport Commission approved CN Rail and CP Rail discounts of about 47 percent at selected Prairie shipping points, sparking debate among Wheat Board and Wheat Pool leaders. Critics say savings pass to farmers, while opponents fear long term disruption to rural communities as rate discounts reshape grain transport.
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Canadian Transport Commission
Thas
CN Rail
CTC
CP Rail
Canadian Wheat Board
Wheat Pool
Wheat Board
Manitoba Pool Elevator Company
Sask Pool
Cargill
Pioneer
UGG
Safe Blood fear drives private labs across North America
Peter Warren warns against privately run basement blood banks in the United States and Canada. He notes storage costs, limited blood life, slow thaw times, and potential contamination risks. Warren contrasts private banks with Red Cross donations and urges Manitobans to beware fear driven by AIDS hysteria.
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United States
U.S
IMS Corp
New York
Minnesota
Disneyland
California
Red Cross
Olden Days Chronicle Highlights Across Decades
A collage of dated notes records spill incidents in 1907, arrivals from Winnipeg in 1917, casualty lists in 1927, and school, tax, and political events through 1957 1967 1977. Notable items include Mrs Heap’s party mishap, Bill Bicknell and Larry Glasman purchasing St Lazare transfer, and local sports awards for Russell Rams players.
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Bill Bicknell
Larry Glasman
St. Lazare
Dupont Bros
Retail Merchants
Russell Board of Trade
Don Gillen
Old Age Security pensions boosted to match cost of living
Health and Welfare Minister Jake Epp announcedApril increases for OAS and GIS to align with living costs. The universal OAS will rise to 900.34 monthly for those 65 and older, while GIS values change to 396.94 for a single person and 232.47 for each married person with a spouse receiving no OAS or GIS.
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Health and Welfare
Jake Epp
Native rights debate stirs Canadian press amid Premier splits
A Manitoba visit by Ambassador Glen Babb and a provincial native rights conference spotlight ongoing debates over aboriginal self-government. Editors differ on definition and finance, with Peguis leader Chief Louis Stevenson praised for raising justice issues while many premiers hesitate amid constitutional uncertainty.
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Glen Babb
Manitoba
Peguis
South Africa
U.S
H-m-m-m
Yorkton
Melfort Journal
Grenfell Sun
Louis Stevenson
Peguis Reserve
Interlake Spectator
Stonewall
Stevenson
Chief Louis Stevenson
Chief Stevenson
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Peter
JP Doodles
Hoggins Hoggins
Hoggins
Parry Sound
Charlie Farquhars Jr
Jogfree
Stephen Leacock
Chaloner Publishers
Clayton G. Chaloner
Rugeell Berner
Russell Banner
Russell
Mestl
Rojiwo
Yellowhead
Trans Canada
Prairie Provinces
Peter Warren
G. Bradshaw
Binscarth
T. Young
Rossburn
J. Vinnell
J.C. Wishart
W. Anderson
C. McLennan
Millwood
Harrowby
Hle. Cochrane
H. Cochrane
Roy Finlay
Swan River District
Mr. Finlay
Rapid City
R.M. of
Board of ‘Trustees
Russell No. 245
J. Callander
Merton S. Perrin
Vern. J. Rosnoski
Elks Hall
Larry LaFleur
Minnedosa
Doug MacIsaac
Birtle - Russell
Peter Merry
NDP
Russell Rams
Keith Fawcett
Neil Melnyk
Hotingen
Ed Thom
Old Age Security Pensons
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