Observations, Reservations, Conversations

Casual commentary about political, cultural and economic issues with a particular interest on the city of Winnipeg by John Dobbin

Sunday, September 29, 2024

Winnipeg Sun Switches to Broadsheet

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This is going on third week or so of the Winnipeg Sun's switch from the tabloid format it has had since its 1980 beginning. The paper in...
Saturday, September 28, 2024

Pierre Poilievre Next Prime Minister of Canada?

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Double digits poll support over the Liberals, it would seem the Conservatives are in a position to take a historic victory with a majority n...
Monday, September 23, 2024

Rogers Buys Bell Canada Enterprises Shares in Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment

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Rogers has become the foremost teams and facility owner in Canada with the purchase of Bell's shares in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainm...
Friday, September 20, 2024

Party City Expands in Winnipeg and Canada

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In 2019 Party City was bought by Canadian Tire and operates separately from Party City in the U.S. which started in New Jersey in 1986. The ...
Thursday, September 19, 2024

More Housing for Seasons in Tuxedo Site

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The Seasons of Tuxedo and Seasons in Tuxedo area has been non-stop construction for more than a decade. IKEA has been up since 2011 years an...
Thursday, September 12, 2024

Canada's Couche-Tarde-Circle K Attempting Takeover of 7-Eleven

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Getty Images / 7-ELEVEN, Inc. It sometimes comes as shock to North Americans that 7-Eleven is owned by the Japanese. It has been since 1991 ...
Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Media Changes in North Dakota and Minnesota

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Media shake-ups abound on both sides of the border. in 2024, Winnipeg Sun was spun off from National Post media group to locally owned Kevin...
Thursday, August 29, 2024

Specsavers Opens in Winnipeg

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Specsavers, a corrective lenses store has entered the Winnipeg market in a big way. They have opened two stores in CF Polo Park and St. Vita...
Tuesday, August 20, 2024

1984 Democratic National Convention Tale of Two Cities Speech - Mario Cuomo

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I don't remember too much of the 1972 Democratic and Republican conventions as a kid except what might have been on Canadian news. We ha...

Skip the Dishes to Fire Hundreds

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The downtown head office in True North Square of Skip the Dishes will look a whole emptier today as 100 corporate staff are laid off and 900...
Friday, August 16, 2024

Second London Drugs Coming to Polo Park

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Polo Park goes through changes every ten years or so. Sometimes it is a surprise such as when Sears or Zellers closed and sometimes it is ex...

The War on Taiwan Movie【零日攻擊 ZERO DAY】 官方完整版前導片 Official Full-Length Trailer

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Taiwan is roughly 130 kilometers off China's mainland. It is separated by the Strait of Taiwan. Since 1949, it has been governed by the ...
Wednesday, August 14, 2024

More 7-Elevens to Possibly Close in Winnipeg

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In a meeting with 7-Elevens CEO and officials from Canada, Winnipeg City Council was warned that 10 more of their convenience stores face cl...
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Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Dakota Foods Closed

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Dakota Foods closed this August 11 weekend although any stock left Monday and Tuesday could be sold as well. The Clement family still has th...
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