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Winnipeg Olympic hopeful Wog a natural in the pool

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Winnipeg Olympic hopeful Wog a natural in the pool

Mike Sawatzky 13 minute read Thursday, Jun. 3, 2021

Vlastik Cerny has overseen hundreds of swimmers in his more than four decades in the sport. Occasionally, a special talent emerges.

Kelsey Wog was nine years old in 2007, just getting her start in the sport when she made just such an impression.

"She just pushed off the wall and she just glided right across the pool and I said, 'Well, there's a fish right there,'" recalls Cerny, the long-time coach of the University of Manitoba swim team. "I've been in the sport basically my whole life and you recognize that kind of gift right away."

It's a talent that allows Wog to remain at the surface of the water with little effort that caught Cerny's eye that day. And it's the basis of a skill set that should put her in contention for a podium finish in her signature event, the women's 200-metre breaststroke, at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo next month.

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Today’s horoscope

Georgia Nicols 4 minute read 2:00 AM CDT

MOON ALERT: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Cancer.

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

Relations with parents and authority figures might be strained. Resist the urge to be too pushy. Likewise, avoid other people who are pushy. Your best choice is to work hard and get better organized. Fortunately, relations with partners are good.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

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How will I know if I'm above the legal limits for driving?Could I use a religious defence against cannabis charges?Can medical cannabis be claimed as a medical expense for tax purposes?Can my condo board ban home cannabis cultivation in my building?Can I ask prospective employees about their cannabis use?Can I legally import cannabis from abroad?Can I start a "grow your own weed" business?Science and medicineHow do I calculate THC from THCA?When will I be able to buy my medical cannabis at a store?What's the difference between medical and recreational cannabis?Some cannabis-derived medications are government-approved prescriptions, but the cannabis plant isn't. Why?I'm going camping with cannabis. Will a bear smell it and attack me?Does cannabis make me more creative?My doctor refuses to prescribe medical cannabis. What can I do?What do we know about the effects of marijuana during pregnancy?Could I be allergic to cannabis?How potent are my homemade edibles?How does it feel to be stoned?Is cannabis addictive?Should I treat my dog with cannabis?Is it a good idea to freeze your weed?Where can I use my medical cannabis oil after legalization?TravelI want to take cannabis on a Canadian flight. Does it need to be in the original container?Can I legally fly with shatter on a plane within Canada?Can I bring my medical cannabis outside of Canada?How do I legally transport weed in my car?How do I bring cannabis on an airplane without breaking the law?Will I be able to bring cannabis from Jamaica back to Canada?Will I be able to buy duty-free marijuana at the Canadian border?Where can I buy weed... in Mexico?(dearHerbForm)

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Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019

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The students still prefer frolicking in the outdoors to plugging in the iPhone.

Grade 6: Twilight of the age of innocence

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Grade 6: Twilight of the age of innocence

Carolin Vesely 8 minute read Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010

It's Friday morning at Windsor School and we are in the guitar room doing the Chicken Dance while singing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

I say "we" because there are no observers allowed at circle time, only participants.

Silly song-and-dance combos might seem like a strange way to start a morning meeting in your world, but that's how we roll in the Circle of Power and Respect -- CPR as it's known in the Responsive Classroom approach to elementary education. That approach is based on the premise children learn best when they have both academic and social-emotional skills.

In CPR, we connect as a class and listen to each other's stories, hopes and fears without putting each other down. Everyone is seen, heard and acknowledged.

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Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010

Controlling pace of response path to success

Tim Kist 4 minute read Yesterday at 2:02 AM CDT

WITH the recent collapse of Canada-U.S. trade talks, the economic, political and social changes are coming at business leaders on a daily basis.

While you cannot control the pace of these changes, you can control the pace of response and timing of actions your organization takes. This is a time for thoughtful analysis and careful action, not chasing the latest trends.

Artificial intelligence, for example, can write articles, create images, draft emails and perform seemingly countless other tasks. But is this new tool solving a current business problem?

Successful companies know they must develop a strategy before launching any tactics. Otherwise, the strategy is based on “hope” — and we all know hope is not a strategy.

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Lab workers at Dynacare on Regent Avenue were turning patients away Saturday morning as hundreds of people scrambled to get bloodwork done before a planned strike on Tuesday.

Dynacare labs quickly reach capacity ahead of strike

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Dynacare labs quickly reach capacity ahead of strike

Nicole Buffie 4 minute read Yesterday at 3:06 PM CDT

Patients were being turned away from several Dynacare locations Saturday morning as people packed the labs in hopes of getting their blood collection done before workers strike.

By 10:30 a.m. the lobby at the Dynacare at 1581 Regent Ave. was standing-room only and walk-up patients were being turned away as the wait time for those lucky enough to get in creeped past two hours.

One woman got in right before workers cut off walk-ins at 10 a.m. after travelling to two other locations.

“I was driving by at 7:15 this morning and there was already a line-up to the road, so I was like ‘nope, not going there’ so I went to the one on Sterling Lyon (Parkway) and it was closed, and then I went to the one at St. Vital Mall and there had a line zig-zagging all the way through the corridors so I gave up and came back,” said Joanna, who declined to give her last name.

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