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Greece session with private creditors ends with no result; talks likely to ... - Winnipeg Free Press
The officials, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, say more talks are expected Sunday. International banks and other private institutions hold €206 billion ($270 billion) in Greek government bonds.
B.C. mill workers look forward with shy hope as smoke clears after explosion - Winnipeg Free Press
It just takes the will," said one labourer, who asked to remain anonymous, who's been 33 years on the job. The man, who left for home only about an hour before the explosion, said the mill has had its peaks and valleys, but appeared to be back on the ...
BC mill workers look forward with shy hope as smoke clears after explosion - Winnipeg Free Press
It just takes the will," said one labourer, who asked to remain anonymous, who's been 33 years on the job. The man, who left for home only about an hour before the explosion, said the mill has had its peaks and valleys, but appeared to be back on the ...
Russian diplomats were feted before leaving Canada, not expelled, insiders say - Winnipeg Free Press
Their time was up," said one senior European diplomat, who asked not to be named. "It's all very bizarre." Doug Thomas, of Strategic Defence Solutions Inc., said parties are never held for those declared persona non-grata, and there wasn't even a hint ...
Another fund's assets frozen - Winnipeg Free Press
One Winnipeg-based adviser, who asked that her name not be used, said she has had to tell a number of clients this week that even though they've held their Canadian Fund/Ensis shares for the minimum eight-year period, they can't redeem them for cash in ...
Garda World to lay off, cut hours for screeners at Toronto's Pearson airport - Winnipeg Free Press
A union representative, who spoke on background because he's not the official spokesman for the Pearson screener, said the Canadian Airport Workers Union received official layoff notices for 299 people but Garda has said, unofficially, that it planned ...
Tories re-tool search plane plan, hoping to get airborne this year - Winnipeg Free Press
Defence industry observers, speaking on background, said three years is a tight window to go from concept, to decision and then to the first aircraft on the flight line. Such aggressive deadlines mean the air force must have a clear idea what it wants ...
Official: LA arson suspect cursed America at mother's court hearing before ... - Winnipeg Free Press
A law enforcement official, who requested anonymity because the investigation is ongoing, said authorities believe Burkhart went on the arson spree because he was angry over his mother's legal troubles. Galina Illarionova, who lives in the same ...
BC has polygamy appeal options, say government lawyers - Winnipeg Free Press
The spokesman, speaking on background, said the province can ask that the case be referred to the BC Court of Appeal for another decision, which, if the province won again, gives the law banning polygamy more legal weight. British Columbia could then ...
Arctic lender consolidates debt - Winnipeg Free Press
One corporate finance expert who asked that his name not be used said this type of activity is generally a good thing, especially considering the confrontational atmosphere the company was in the midst of only weeks ago. "It means the decision-making ...
Taxpayers group slams MacKay hotel-travel bills; demands explanation - Winnipeg Free Press
Senior federal officials, speaking on background, said MacKay stayed at the hotel at the request of the German government, along with all other heads of delegation. "The organizers wanted and insisted upon that," said a Foreign Affairs source familiar ...
Police seek driver after Brandon boy allegedly abducted - Winnipeg Free Press
The father, who did not want to be identified, said his son was grabbed Monday at about 4:30 pm as he played outside near his home in the north end of the city with his four-year-old sister and a four-year-old friend. The two younger children told him ...
AP Source: Coolant leak likely cause of fires after Chevrolet Volt crash tests - Winnipeg Free Press
The liquid solution that cools the Chevrolet Volt's batteries is the likely cause of fires that broke out inside the electric car after government crash tests, a person briefed on the matter said Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, ...
Pakistan border closure to NATO stalls Canadian convoys leaving Kandahar - Winnipeg Free Press
NATO officials in Kabul, speaking on background, took pains to describe the unfolding border dispute as an "inconvenience," but added the longer it drags on the tougher it will be. Approximately one-third of the alliance's war supplies come through ...
Pakistan border closure to NATO stalls Canadian convoys leaving Kandahar - Winnipeg Free Press
NATO officials in Kabul, speaking on background, took pains to describe the unfolding border dispute as an "inconvenience," but added the longer it drags on the tougher it will be. Approximately one-third of the alliance's war supplies come through ...
Crime-bill opponents leave minister's office - Winnipeg Free Press
Another activist who had been inside the office, who wouldn't give her name, said the only thing that had happened through the night was the security guards had a shift change. The protestors took over Swan's office on Friday afternoon in protest of ...
Protesters occupy Swan's office overnight, plan to stay - Winnipeg Free Press
Another activist still inside the office, who wouldn't give her name, said the only thing that had happened through the night was the security guards had a shift change. She said 13 protesters were still inside and have no plans to leave. ...
MTS luxury-suite surcharge blasted - Winnipeg Free Press
The server, who asked not to be identified for fear of reprisal, said luxury-box customers think the 17 per cent "service charge" is a tip to the staff, but it's not. "We don't get the same tips you'd get elsewhere," the server said. ...
Another problem for stealth jets - Winnipeg Free Press
The F-35 Lightning will eventually have the ability to communicate with satellites, but the software will not be available in the initial production run, said a senior Lockheed Martin official, who spoke on background. It is expected to be added to the ...
Canada's first F-35s won't have built-in ability to communicate in Arctic - Winnipeg Free Press
The F-35 Lightning will eventually have the ability to communicate with satellites, but the software will not be available in the initial production run, said a senior Lockheed Martin official, who spoke on background. It is expected to be added to the ...
Teen stars visit Forks, watch flick at SilverCity - Winnipeg Free Press
The famous couple snuck into SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas, 817 St. James St., early Thursday evening to enjoy a private screening in Theatre #1, according to theatre staff who asked not to be named. They had pizza (cheese only) delivered to their ...
Teen stars visit Forks, watch flick at SilverCity - Winnipeg Free Press
The famous couple snuck into SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas, 817 St. James St., early Thursday evening to enjoy a private screening in Theatre #1, according to theatre staff who asked not to be named. They had pizza (cheese only) delivered to their ...
Bieber fever strikes Forks - Winnipeg Free Press
The famous couple snuck into SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas, 817 St. James St., early Thursday evening to enjoy a private screening in Theatre #1, according to theatre staff who asked not to be named. They had pizza (cheese only) delivered to their ...
Tory CWB plan includes help for Churchill - Winnipeg Free Press
It's expected the government will announce that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada will pony up as much as $5 million a year for five years in incentives to support the shipment of grain through the port, a source said. Transport Canada will provide up ...
Prodigies shut out, parents complain - Winnipeg Free Press
"They claim to have gifted programming, but it's really not," said the mother, who asked not to be named. Here's what Manitoba Education and Literacy says about advancing kids beyond their peers, and about programs for gifted children: School divisions ...