by Bruce Cherney
It is possible that the unrest of 1869-70 in the Red River Settlement could have been avoided if an earlier movement had carried the day.
In 1857, a small, though vocal, group of settlers began promoting the c...
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by Bruce Cherney
Political pundits are now saying that Premier Gary Doer is probably leaning toward calling an election as early as this spring. Commentators cite a relatively healthy provincial economy, the presence of voter-friendl...
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by Bruce Cherney
On June 10, 1930, the team that would eventually be renamed the Blue Bombers played its first game at Carruthers Park in the city’s North End. The Winnipeg Rugby Football Club, otherwise known as the Winnipegs,...
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by Bruce Cherney
It would have seemed ludicrous over 100 years ago to believe that lake sturgeon would ever become a species at risk.
In the late 19th century, sturgeon were being taken from Manitoba’s lakes and rivers i...
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by Bruce Cherney
The threat of global warming has some scientists and authorities questioning whether or not Churchill’s polar bears will be able to survive the warming trend in Manitoba’s Far North. Warmer weather is mel...
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by Bruce Cherney
On display in the Stonewall Legion is a portrait of a very youthful-looking man attired in a First World War uniform. It’s fitting that Lieutenant Alan Arnett McLeod is given a place of prominence in the Legion...
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by Bruce Cherney
Manitobans are well aware how quickly the weather can change for the worse in the fall, something that was made all too evident this week.
Historically, autumn’s icy blast played a major role in al...
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by Bruce Cherney
Manitobans have had a long fascination with “ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggetty beasties and things that go bump in the night” (Pollperro Proverbs and Others, 1926).
Hallowe’en started out as ...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 1 of 2)
(Last week: “Never in the history of Winnipeg civic elections has the fight between the respective candidates been so brief, but what has been lacking in length has been made up by the snap with w...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 1 of 2)
This year’s election mayoralty campaign hasn’t exactly attracted the undivided attention of the electorate. Although four candidates are running — Sam Katz, Kaj Hasselriis, Maria...
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