FDA Clears Barrier to Clones as Part of Food Supply in the U.S.

What are your views on cloning and the food supply? Would you be willing to eat meat or drink milk produced from a cloned animal?

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City prepares report on banning plastic bags

Winnipeg is considering an outright ban on plastic bags. Mike Sherby at Winnipegfirst.ca reports in further detail.

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Minus 30 Makes Everything Better

Weather in Manitoba has been unseasonably warm until now. Minus 30 Celsius is making it hard to want to get out of bed.

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Be afriad, be very afraid

Interesting film project coming to the Park Theatre in Winnipeg.

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Living with OS X Leopard and Loving It

I've been living with OS X Leopard now since it was launched. I have to say, that compared to OS X 10.4, there is no way I can go back now. Check out my likes and dislikes over at my site.

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Downtown Gas Line Rupture

We are sitting six floors above this gas rupture. The sound of the gas pumping out of the line is deafening when you are on street level.

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Winnipeg Church cancels Aboriginal Dancing at Habitat Event

A local Winnipeg Church cancelled a native dance that was part of a thanks offering, citing that it had it's roots in a different belief system.

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Courts need to get serious about sentencing

Chris Brown at WinnipegFIRST.ca raises the issue of why the police don't get treated the same as regular folks when they break the law. In this case, an off duty officer killed a women in a motor vehicle accident after a night of drinking.

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Blog Action Day: The Price of Doing Nothing about Climate Change

The impact of choice in the debate on global warming and climate change. Choosing to do nothing is still a choice, but what is the cost?

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How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint - Five Things You Can Do

For Blog Action Day, here are 5 simple things you can do to reduce your carbon footprint.

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October 1–7 Officially Proclaimed Manitoba Film and Music Week

Manitoba Government officially declares Oct 1 - 7 Manitoba Film and Music week. Given the huge industry we have in Manitoba for film, television and music, it is about time.

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Winnipeg's new hostel gives downtown new character

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Korn's stale rock show shows little evolution

Korn fails to impress with their Winnipeg show at the MTS Centre.

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Built To Spill Winnipeg Review

Built To Spill played Winnipeg for the first time in their career. What a show.

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Nathan Nominated for ECHO Songwriting Prize

Winnipeg based folk roots act Nathan has been nominated for an ECHO song-writing award.

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Blogger becomes host to Storm Trojan

Blogger network hosting Storm Trojan

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WSO enters their 2007-2008 season

With a push towards making the symphony accessible to the common man, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra announces their plans for the 2007 / 2008 season.

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Local day care cites lack of funding for impending closure

A local winnipeg daycare is set to close after 25 years due to lack of funding. This is terrible news given the area that it services is predominantly low to middle income families.

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Province of Manitoba confirms February statutory holiday

The province of Manitoba has announced it will bring a statutory holiday for the month of February into effect. This is great news for Manitoba workers.

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Bombers heading to indoor stadium in St. B?

There is a Stadium debate on the go in Winnipeg. This will be interesting to watch as the social and political aspects of getting anything done in Winnipeg are tedious at best.

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Red Wings begin home and home with Blue Jackets

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