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Russell Banner

Location

Russell, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Oct 22, 2013

Page

5

Conservatives fail veterans support in transition critique

A Canadian veteran speaks out against the Conservative governments New Veterans Charter, calling the lump sum inadequate for pain and suffering. The piece notes claims from the Veterans Ombudsman and Auditor General about a complex system, office closures, and unfair outcomes, urging action to aid recovery, reintegration, and dignity.

Canada Veterans Ombudsman

Russell Beef and Barley Festival Recaptures Its Spark

After decades the Russell Beef and Barley Festival regains community energy with new events like the Amazing Scarecrow Contest Texas Hold em and Floor Hockey plus old favorites many volunteers from local groups and organizations helped raise funds. The committee led by Gillian Potter Don Berke Tanya Thompson Greg Boden Bruce Fraser Sherry Fraser Damien McNabb and Dale Wray invites feedback via a pumpkin orange survey or Facebook page for future improvements with a chance to win 100 Russell Bucks.

Beef and Barley Festival Committee Reavies Thyme County Gillian Potter Don Berke Tanya Thompson Greg Boden Bruce Sherry Fraser Damien McNabb Dale Wray Russell Lotsa Tots Russell Swimming Pool Russell Curling Club Russell Rams Parkland Thrashers Asessippi Parkland Settlement Services RAHAC The Chamber of Commerce Russell

Assault on rural Manitoba by NDP highlights closures

A reader letter accuses Premier Selinger and the NDP of dismantling rural Manitoba services. It cites closures of 24 Manitoba Hydro service centers and reductions to emergency rooms, planning offices, driver testing, and Crown land. The piece warns about PST increases, BiPole III costs, and forced municipal amalgamation, urging a change in government.

Greg Selinger NDP Manitoba Manitoba Hydro Crown Selinger

African Union seeks immunity for presidents in office

The AU-devised push would shield African leaders from ICC prosecutions while in office, arguing bias against Africa. Critics flag posturing and insist cases show uneven scrutiny, with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Kofi Annan warning of impunity and a potential ethical collapse in justice.

Club of African Presidents The African Union International Criminal Court ICC Uhuru Kenyatta Kenya Uganda Idi Amin Muammar Gaddafi Libya Sekou Toure Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Equatorial Guinea Jose Eduardo Dos Santos Angola Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe Paul Biya Cameroon Africa Desmond Tutu South Africa ICO Hermann Goering ICU United Nations Security Council Rome Latin America Cuba Nicaragua Fatou Bensouda Gambia Security Council China Russia United States Sudan Mali Democratic Republic of the Congo Central African Republic Céte d'Ivoire Afghanistan Georgia Colombia Honduras Korea Nigeria Kofi Annan

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