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A different way to help: music therapy

Arts & Entertainment, Education, Health & Safety, Religion & SpiritualityBy Sara ShyiakOctober 8, 2013

Post secondary students learn the power of music as a therapeutic tool at Canadian Mennonite University’s music therapy program, the only one of its kind offered on the prairies.

Community food champions to receive Golden Carrots

Education, Food, Health & SafetyBy Stacy Cardigan SmithOctober 4, 2013

Over 30 community food champions are nominated for this year’s Golden Carrot Awards, which honour those working to create a just and sustainable food system in Manitoba.

Evidence mounts against fighting in hockey

Health & Safety, SportsBy Roger CurrieOctober 4, 2013

The NHL season is just a few days old, and already a serious injury caused by a fight reignites a debate that has dogged the sport for years. To fight or not to fight? That is the question.

Fat cats not so funny

Charitable Organizations, Education, Food, Health & SafetyBy Graeme ColemanSeptember 27, 2013

Cats are a social media phenomenon. And with their pillow-like bodies and pudgy faces, fat cats are among the most popular. But having an overweight pet is no laughing matter.

Twenty years since I smoked my last cigarette

Health & SafetyBy Roger CurrieSeptember 26, 2013

I still occasionally have dreams in which I’m smoking. I wake up and for a few brief seconds, I imagine that I have a sore throat. That is truly a powerful psychological addiction.

Winnipeg dental team brings hope to Zambia

Education, Health & Safety, Local Heroes, Science & Technology, Stories of GivingBy Scott BestSeptember 25, 2013

A trio of dedicated, hardworking volunteers from Winnipeg donates their time, expertise and equipment to those in need of dental work in the African village of Kitwe, Zambia.

Free The Spirit Festival a success

Charitable Organizations, Health & Safety, Philanthropy, SoutheastBy Brittany PaulhusSeptember 24, 2013

“It’s a very visual fundraiser so people who may not know what happens inside the walls of St. Amant actually can see who lives here and what the people who live here are like.”

Dirty Donkey after race

Dirty Donkey raises money

Charitable Organizations, Health & Safety, Sports, Stories of GivingBy Trevor SmithSeptember 19, 2013

The second annual running of the Dirty Donkey saw a 50% increase over last year despite it being a race through a hilly course in wet sloppy mud, where you crawl under barbed wire, through tunnels and climb over and under obstacles.

Quebec an anomaly in Canada’s mosaic

Health & Safety, Outside Winnipeg, Politics, Religion & SpiritualityBy Roger CurrieSeptember 16, 2013

The more we read and hear about the proposed Charter of Values in Quebec, the less sense it makes out here on the prairies, or anywhere else in Canada, for that matter.

Retirement living at its finest

Health & Safety, Our City, Our Neighbourhoods, SouthwestBy Bonny HillSeptember 16, 2013

Since mom passed away, I’ve been dropping hints at dad suggesting he move into assisted living. His response was always the same. “No bloody way!” That’s why I was so surprised when he said, “I have just two words to say to you…”

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