Screen Actors Guild may discipline, expel Donald Trump

Jake Coyle, The Associated Press 2 minute read Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021

NEW YORK - After leaving the White House, President Donald Trump may lose his SAG card, too.

The Screen Actors Guild said Tuesday that the SAG-AFTRA board voted “overwhelmingly” that there is probable cause that Trump violated its guidelines for membership. The charges, the guild said, are for Trump's role in the Capitol riot on January 6, “and in sustaining a reckless campaign of misinformation aimed at discrediting and ultimately threatening the safety of journalists, many of whom are SAG-AFTRA members.”

If found guilty by a disciplinary committee, Trump faces expulsion.

Trump has been a SAG member since 1989. His credits include “The Apprentice,” “Saturday Night Live” and many cameos in films and TV series including “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and “Sex in and City.”

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Business Minister Jamie Moses

Manitoba introduces $100M in supports to combat U.S. tariffs

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Manitoba introduces $100M in supports to combat U.S. tariffs

Carol Sanders 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 6:45 PM CDT

Manitoba is responding to the latest U.S. tariffs with more than $100 million in support for workers, businesses and producers to help them withstand the headwinds, but the opposition said it’s “too little, too late.”

“We will support workers, we will support businesses, we will ensure that we have market and trade diversification and build a stronger, more resilient economy,” Business Minister Jamie Moses said Friday at the legislature alongside Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn.

The United States imposed 50 per cent tariffs on $27.6 billion of Canadian exports as of Aug. 22 after trade talks fell apart. Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs on select U.S. products starting Sept. 8.

The latest escalation in U.S. tariffs is expected to affect a wide range of Manitoba industries, the ministers noted, including manufacturing, agri-food, transportation, construction, wholesale trade, aerospace, forestry, steel, machinery, beverages and related supply chains.

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The fire injured three people, one of whom is in critical condition.

Police investigate after three sent to hospital in North End blaze

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Police investigate after three sent to hospital in North End blaze

Morgan Modjeski 4 minute read Yesterday at 11:53 AM CDT

Three people were sent to hospital and a criminal investigation is underway after a historical home in the St. John’s neighbourhood was severely damaged by fire.

Fire crews were called to the blaze at 344 St. Johns Ave. at 10:16 p.m. on Thursday, the city said Friday.

Michael Block, who lives across the street, told the Free Press his wife called 911 after he and his son realized the house was ablaze.

“We heard some yelling from inside the house and then my son looked out the window and he could see fire coming out of the second-storey window,” Block said. “We went out (and) there was a gentleman who had walked out of the house, who was underneath that tree right there … and his pants were still on fire.”

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Rally against mask use in Winkler schools scores points with health minister

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Rally against mask use in Winkler schools scores points with health minister

Julia-Simone Rutgers and Carol Sanders 4 minute read Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020

Manitoba Health Minister Cameron Friesen says the organizers of a recent hundreds-strong rally in Winkler against mandatory face mask rules in local schools made “some good points."

On Tuesday, a mask-less group of around 600 parents and children gathered in a closely-packed outdoor setting to voice opposition to Garden Valley School Division’s COVID-19 pandemic precautions, including mandated masks for students grades 4 and up, with doctor’s notes required for an exemption.

“My firm belief is that all directives related to mandatory mask-wearing in Canada are infringing on the rights of individual Canadians,” organizer Heather DiFrancesco said in a presentation to GVSD board trustees while the rally took place outside.

“There are many parents who believe wearing a mask may cause psychological and physical harm to their children.”

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Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020

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Men's marathon winner Corey Gallagher crosses the finish in 02:37:47.

Former Beer Mile world champion wins Manitoba Marathon

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Former Beer Mile world champion wins Manitoba Marathon

Taylor Allen 6 minute read Sunday, Jun. 17, 2018

Corey Gallagher has won another big race, but this time, he didn't have to chug a couple beers along the way.

Gallagher is a former beer mile world champion and record holder, a sport where you run four laps around a track and have to down a beer after each lap. But no beer was required on Sunday at the 40th annual Manitoba Marathon and the 31-year old Winnipeg native still led the pack, despite the fact it was the first time Gallagher had ever ran a full marathon. But the lack of experiene was no problem, as he was the first to cross the finish line inside Investors Group Field to win the men's full marathon at 2:37:48.5.

"This is pretty high up there," said an exhausted Gallagher, ranking his marathon victory to his 2014 Beer Mile world championship. "I was always scared of a full (marathon). I'm just happy to get it done and check it off the bucket list."

Gallagher ran the half marathon at the event for years, before missing the last three or four due to several injuries. Gallagher was just happy to finally be healthy enough to be competiting again, although he's not so sure if he will defend his title at next year's marathon as he said "nothing can prepare you for (a full marathon) properly."

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Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister speaks to media following the delivery of Manitoba's 2019 budget, at the Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Thursday, March 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski

Tories likely to follow giant leap towards balanced budget with a step or two in other direction

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Tories likely to follow giant leap towards balanced budget with a step or two in other direction

Tom Brodbeck 5 minute read Friday, Sep. 27, 2019

The only problem with slashing the size of the deficit as much as the province did last year is it’s going be tough for government officials to explain why the shortfall will likely be higher this year — and maybe next year, too.

Last year’s deficit came in at a surprising $163 million, according to the province’s public accounts released Thursday. That’s well below the budgeted shortfall of $521 million. It’s great news. The sooner the province stops borrowing money to finance its daily operating costs, the closer it will be to paying down debt and freeing up more money for front-line services (and cutting taxes). It’s a major accomplishment for a government that, just three years earlier, inherited a deficit of $932 million and a debt that was growing at about $2 billion a year.

Considering government is so close to balance, it’s tempting to assume they could be back in the black as early as next year. After all, what’s $163 million in a $17.4-billion budget? It’s less than one per cent.

But there were some unique reasons why the deficit fell so dramatically last year, many of which were due to one-time events. The stars probably won’t align like that anytime soon. Which means this year's deficit, and maybe next year's, could be higher.

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