Community asks for hospital upgrade funding in shared appeal
Editorial argues Russell and District Hospital deserves a major upgrade similar to the sportsplex funding. The writer urges local support for a multi million dollar project to upgrade beds, linens, labs, X ray, kitchen facilities, and a new acute care wing to serve aging residents and overall community health. The piece compares potential grants from Manitoba government to fundraising targets and asks why health needs can’t match sportsplex ambitions.
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Anu Ws
Apion
Manitoba
Russell & District Hospital
Privacy vs protection in Bill C30 sparks debate
A discussion on Bill C30 outlines how if passed it would require Internet providers to hand police basic user data such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and IP addresses. The piece notes warrants still needed for most monitoring, cites Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, and references media critique and reactions from Rex Murphy and Pierre Trudeau eras.
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House of Commons
Public Safety
Vic Toews
Pierre Trudeau
Rex Murphy
CWB Focuses On Pooling To Boost Prairie Farmers’ Returns
The Canadian Wheat Board outlines pooling as the best strategy to raise farmers’ returns with marketing programs including cash prices and futures contracts. It promotes spring and winter wheat pools and durum as it prepares for the new crop year, citing a government guaranteed credit rating and strong global reputation.
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CWB
The Syrian Opposition's Great Mistake
Opinion argues that abandoning nonviolent protest for armed struggle benefits Bashar al Assad and his Baathist regime. The piece notes past brutal suppression in Hama, compares Syria to Libya, and asserts violence shifts power toward the regime while eroding opposition legitimacy.
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Bashar al-Assad
Assad
Bashar
Hafez al-Assad
Hama
Homs
Arab League
Baathists
Syria
Iraq
Lebanon
League
United Nations Security Council
Libya
Philippines
Indonesia
South Korea
East Germany
Soviet Union
Chile
South Africa
Serbia
Georgia
Egypt
Free Syrian Army
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