McPhee gets party numbers and ethics wrong in blitz
Reader letter disputes Doug McPhee on Canada’s party counts. It corrects Alliance MPs to 63 and notes a lone Alliance Senator of Metis descent who boycotts aboriginal committee meetings. It also alters PC totals to 15 MPs and 30 Senators, cites Harper’s constitutional clashes, and recalls apologies over insults to pollsters, Atlantic Canadians, and Svend Robinson.
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Doug McPhee
Canadian Alliance
McPhee
Senate
PC Party of Canada
Canada
Peter McKay
PC Party
Harper
David Orchard
Ipso Reid
SES Research
Nova Scotia
NDP
Svend Robinson
Small Town Spotlight News Weighs People and Projects
A local writer celebrates everyday achievements in a town, highlighting David Fenton's provincial vocal festival prize and art exhibit, Kyle Nixon and Meagan Paradine as provincial athletes of the year, plus upcoming features on Libby Weir and other residents. The piece notes the challenge of balancing hard news with community profiles and fundraiser updates for the pool.
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O.K
David Fenton
Calgary
Grad
Kyle Nixon
Meagan Paradine
Russell Park and Local Musicians Earn Praises
Doreen and George Galloway visit Russell Manitoba and commend the Peace Park for tourists with free grounds and an evening of live music. Eight local musicians performed for at least two hours, making their stay memorable and prompting them to promote Russell to friends.
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Manitoba
Russell
Peace Park
Prairies
Doreen
George Galloway
Oliver
B.C
From ice maker to curling stage man finds new path
A Manitoba resident left a part time ice making job to craft a curling ice career across Canada and at the Olympics in Salt Lake City. A retired teacher in Tisdale turned to pottery in his basement. A Swan Valley master quilter teaches, displays, and donates quilts while guiding two private students. The piece celebrates diverse life pivots from teaching to crafts and sport.
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Manitoba
Waskada
Man
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Salt Lake City
Tisdale
Swan Valley Star
Times
U.S
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Main St. N. Russell
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