The Greatest Manitobans: #22 Phil Fontaine (Winnipeg Free Press)

7 September 2008, 7:59 am

Today and every day for the next week, we offer readers a sneak peek at the life stories of 12 of the Top 30 Greatest Manitobans ever, as chosen by Winnipeg Free Press readers in a collaborative process that lasted all summer. We've chosen seven profiles at random for you to enjoy, but the last five... read more

Refugees are together again (Winnipeg Free Press)

7 September 2008, 5:44 am

ONE day 52 years ago, a group of teenage boys fled their small farming village in Hungary looking for safety and greener pastures. What they ended up getting was a hardscrabble start in Canada, working for next to nothing, barely surviving a winter in an isolated Manitoba bush camp with little food ... read more

In rail, bigger is better - for most (Post-Tribune)

7 September 2008, 2:32 am

The sale of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. to the Canadian National Railway Co. is designed to relieve the rail congestion in Chicago.... read more

Lakeland Crime Map (The Lakeland Ledger)

6 September 2008, 11:16 pm

The Lakeland Police Department reported these criminal activities from Aug. 25 through Aug. 31:ASSAULT AND BATTERY Assault and battery was reported Aug. 26 in the 900 block of Gilmore Ave.Assault and battery was reported Aug. 30 in the 200 block of N. Massachusetts Ave.... read more

Miss Lonelyhearts - Sept. 7 (winnipegsun.com)

6 September 2008, 11:15 pm

Want to sniff out the truth? Follow your nose I just noticed today that my husband's clothes smell like another woman's perfume. I went into the bathroom and smelled his cologne collection again. None of them was sweet like that. I asked him if he was wearing a new cologne and he said no.... read more

Someone found your camera and they want you to have it back (The Pantagraph)

6 September 2008, 10:38 pm

Imagine you lost the camera that had those one-of-a-kind vacation photos, or images of a keepsake moment. Now imagine a stranger finding it: Would you feel happy, or somehow that your privacy was invaded, if that stranger put some of your images on the Web to track you down?... read more