With all the hoopla surrounding the lyrics of “O Canada” in the last few days, the folks at Power 97 put together their own version. Without leaving out any select group of people, the new version works to not offend anyone and includes everybody in our historic anthem.
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Northern Manitoba has been in the spotlight lately — first with NBC making the voyage, and now Canada’s own Rick Mercer is checking it out.
Mercer visits the annual Trappers’ Festival in tonight’s episode, and pulls his expected shenanigans when he takes a dog sled through the Tim Hortons drive-thru.
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While we’re on the topic … have you seen the second video?
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Actor Larry Thomas will be in our city today, but you probably know him best as The Soup Nazi from “Seinfeld.” What you might not know is that Thomas is a successful comedian. Really? The Soup Nazi tells jokes? He sure does, and for the next three nights, he’ll be performing at [...]

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Melting ice caps are a big problem, just ask the scientists.

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A powerful snow storm hammered parts of the U.S. over the weekend, with Washington, D.C. taking the brunt of it. The thought of “14 to 22 inches of snow” — dubbed ‘Snowmageddon’ — was too much for this AccuWeather.com weatherman to handle.
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Winnipeg comedian Ryan McMahon is quickly making a name for himself as one of the city’s top up-and-coming Aboriginal stars.
In order to fundraise for his new comedy CD, McMahon will perform a show at Aqua Books, 274 Garry Street, on Thursday, February 11 to assist in the production of his new disc. The event, hosted [...]

Don’t worry, police who use their newest device while on the job will only get a fine.

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This just in: Leave it to the Guardian’s Charlie Brooker to show you how to report a TV news story. In this hilarious two minute clip, Charlie shows the process to fill air time and tells it like it is.
Heads up on some colourful language in the video if you’re at work.
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