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Makes perfect sense.

I hope they get swept so everyone can stop pretending they've always been Jays' fans Just kidding. Sort of.

@theScore: Ex-NHLer, current TV analyst Aaron Ward reportedly charged with assaulting a woman. http://t.co/SCdx5uqGi3http://t.co/a1U0iUG2VN

gary lawless ✔ @garylawless Mike Richards just texted to confirm what @TSNBobMcKenzie has been tweeting and he has reached a settlement with @LAKings. Richards is a UFA

What is the reason for dressing that many LB's? Do they all play special teams? They cant possibly cycle that many in and out do they? And even if they do, is it necessary? Or some sort of ingenious strategy? Legit curious...

Free Press You will not see Andrew Ladd, Blake Wheeler and Bryan Little doing any line dancing across the street from the MTS Centre this hockey season. Cary Paul, owner of the Palomino Club, has decided against moving his iconic country music concept into the old 4Play location on Portage Avenue. His plans have not changed, however, to close down the 27-year-old concept on Jan. 2. "In my gut, the space didn’t have a Palomino feel," he said. He had plans to put a pub on the main floor level and move the "Pal" into the lower level but after hearing from his many customers via the club’s Facebook page and not being comfortable with the numbers he was shown, he’s putting any further plans on hold. A couple of weeks after shuttering the Palomino Club, he’s going travelling for three months. "I might look for my own building with free parking to get a similar feel to the Palomino Club," he said. geoff.kirbyson@freepress.mb.ca

@SportsCentre: UPDATE: @AnaheimDucks sign D Simon Despres to a five-year, $18.5 million contract. #TSNHockey http://t.co/8fDXwiCiyz

@mexwarrior: Today is Eddie's 48th Birthday. I miss my Big brother very much (uncle on paper, brother by God). Miss u bro! http://t.co/z46VAQCqF6 I have a very soft spot for Eddie. Unbelievably talented. And sweet guy.

Just wondering, do these polls reach people through social media or are they conducted as in the past, strictly by phone? • Ballot tracking reflects only the first choice given by decided voters • A national dual-frame (land+cell) random telephone survey is conducted nightly by Nanos Research throughout the campaign using live agents. Each evening a new group of 400 eligible voters are interviewed. The daily tracking figures are based on a three-day rolling sample comprised of 1,200 interviews. To update the tracking a new day of interviewing is added and the oldest day dropped. The margin of error for a survey of 1,077 decided voters is ±3.0 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. • The margin of error for weekly surveys before Sept. 4 is ±3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20

The Los Angeles Kings have reached a settlement with forward Mike Richards in the ongoing dispute over the termination of his contract, TSN's Rick Westhead reports. The settlement is likely to be made official Friday. The Kings voided Richards' contract in June after the veteran was questioned at the U.S.-Canada border and was later charged with possession of a controlled substance. The NHLPA filed a grievance on Richards' behalf in August, contesting the termination of his deal, which had five years and $22 million remaining.

Final FREEP column I’m often asked how Winnipeg has changed since the Jets came back. The truth is, we’re not so different. Our image has improved, but the things that make this city and its people great, they remain a constant. Winnipeg got a little lost in "the national conversation" during its 15 years outside of the NHL, sadly looking in. But Winnipeggers didn’t forget who they were. They just didn’t have as many opportunities to show the world their spirit of community, their warmth and their drive. Winnipeg was labelled a second-tier city during those 15 years, and now visitors marvel at how the city has "come back." I find that notion more than a bit hollow. The spotlight was turned off but people here didn’t stop living full and rich lives. Sure, the 40 or so nights of hockey are great. But they’re not all-defining. Maybe there was a temporary funk after the Jets left, but by the time I arrived here in the summer of 1999 it had begun to lift. It was August when I drove in from Thunder Bay. The Pan Am Games were in full swing and Winnipeggers were draped in those awful salmon-coloured volunteer jackets. The world had arrived for an international sporting event. Athletes were the stars, but Winnipeg triumphed. The city was vibrant. It had gusto. And a lively rhythm. I fell in love almost instantly. A run of bad fortune and bad press had outsiders expecting to find the city had rolled up its sidewalks. The departure of the Jets, a national focus on Winnipeg’s crime rate and a tough economy had dinged up the city’s reputation. But for new arrivals that summer, me included, Winnipeg offered surprises. The Free Press newsroom was humming. So were the restaurants and sporting venues. To be honest, that first week, I was a little awestruck. To me, Winnipeg had it all. In the ensuing years, the province unveiled to me its remarkable way of life. Cottage country steeped in Canadiana, a historic but ever-refreshing music scene and multiculturalism that is celebrated rather than stifled. My Winnipeg is so colourful — Jewish and African and Asian and indigenous and Irish and French-Canadian. The Pan Am Games revealed a city that had soul, pulse and relevance. That feeling faded a bit after the athletes and international media left town, but it was my original impression of Winnipeg and it proved lasting. It was also a preview of where this city was headed. My first job at the Free Press was on the copy desk, working nights, writing headlines and trying not to mess up stories written by reporters I’d admired from afar. When an opening in the sports department came up, I leapt. Over the next decade and a bit, I moved in and out of the hockey, football and baseball beats. I’ve been a columnist the last few years. It’s been an education, an endless stream of thrills, early morning flights, laughs and deadlines. I have absolutely loved it. My office walls are covered with framed stories from my time at the Free Press. A Mike Keane tribute, a John Ferguson column and a series of stories from the Olympics. This will be my last column for this newspaper. I’ve accepted a position with TSN to write and talk about sports. A colleague once said to me, "This is the best job there is. You get to see the world and sporting events all on someone else’s dime." For me, truer words were never spoken. I’m excited for the next challenge, saddened to be departing the Freep, but comforted knowing I’m not leaving my home. That’s what Winnipeg is to me: home. It’s where I met my wife and where our daughter was born. It’s where my neighbours, friends and colleagues are, and for me, it’s the only place to live. It’s funny, we Winnipeggers like to knock ourselves. And God knows the rest of the country likes to take its shots. But for me, Winnipeg has always been this incredible place. It has never seemed too big or too small and it’s never seemed remote. In my 16 years here, Winnipeg has opened a new downtown ballpark, built a new rink and a new football stadium. And yes, the Jets came back, too. The Jets, with their consistently packed houses and caffeinated fans, have become the cover of the sports book in Manitoba. The images of the NHL franchise leaving and then finally returning have been shared worldwide. The story of loss and redemption the Jets represent is the one people outside Manitoba know. But for me, after living in this province for 16 years, other stories resonate with equal strength. Cindy Klassen and Clara Hughes, Ace Walker and Rick Forney, Milt Stegall and Charles Roberts, Jonathan Toews and Jocelyne Larocque, Jennifer Jones and Jeff Stoughton. We’re not just the Jets and the NHL didn’t save Winnipeg. Quite the opposite. Our hockey fans and our corporate community gave the NHL a soft landing when the Thrashers cratered in Atlanta. We took them in. They needed us as much as we needed them. We shouldn’t forget that. Earlier this summer, watching the Bombers play a game before a less-than-capacity crowd, I was awed by the oomph of the fans. There may have been only 25,000 in the stands and the news all week had been grim. Fans were grumbling about another losing season. But when the game started, the fans came to life, loud and on cue. Times were tough and many had talked about abandoning the Bombers — but there they were, roaring in full throat. It strikes me that this is what sports in Winnipeg is about, as much as the big lights at the MTS Centre. The spirit and devotion isn’t just for show, to be trotted out when Hockey Night in Canada comes to town. There’s durability here. Heartache, and the ability to overcome it, is more a part of Winnipeg’s fibre than any new-found attention. The Free Press indulged me and allowed me to write this piece, with the stipulation that it not be a list of thank yous. That list, of course, would be long and wouldn’t fit into a single column. It can, however, be wrapped up in three simple words for a city where I found myself, in more ways than one: Thank you, Winnipeg.

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With advance polling starting Friday and only 10 days left until Election Day, the latest nightly tracking by Nanos Research for CTV News and the Globe and Mail shows the Liberals continue to trend marginally higher than the Conservatives. Respondents were asked "If a federal election were held today, could you please rank your top two current local voting preferences? Support for the major parties stands at: 34.0 per cent for the Liberals 31.0 per cent for the Conservatives 25.0 per cent for the NDP and 4.2 per cent for the Greens nationally.

I gave the muppets have an episode but didn't hook me. I was flabbergasted they didn't use a modern version of their old opening.

Anyone try any new Fall TV shows? I gave that new hospital drama shot (cant even remember the name now... Code Black? It was decent but not sure I was hooked. There is a new comedy being compared to Modern Family as well, think its on Mondays. Missed the premiere but caught the second episode. Awful. Blood & Oil looked good in a Dallas sort of way but I missed it (I guess, havent seen any commercials for awhile). Returning shows, still enjoy Blue Bloods. Comedies like Modern Family and Goldbergs are still good. Law & Order SVU jumped the shark awhile back but I still watch as its occasionally good. SPOILERS ahead Fear the Walking Dead was disappointing to me. Its well made and well acted. But it doesnt really deliver on it's promise (or premise) to me. The plan was to show the fall of civilization which I think its really glazed over. They went from minor reports of a flu to widespread reports of a flu to everyone rioting in the streets to a giant gated community being built in a matter of days. Military refers to "there are no superiors" several times and yet thats clearly not the case since they are still taking orders and there are evacuations to other military compounds. Then they have pockets of soldiers abandoning their posts and ofcourse they are bullies. I sort of tend to think soldiers would have a bit more sense of duty. I guess some do and some dont but our cast is unlucky enough to always run into the bad ones. And locking the dead inside the Stadium? WTF. Talk about bizarre. And the "good guys" releasing them for a distraction? So basically our good guys are vile murderers. Then the mystery man takes them all back to his house on the ocean. Nice of him. Considering he refused to help anyone, it seems odd he'd be so willing to take a bunch of strangers with him. And dont even get me started on his giant yacht bobbing about in the ocean. And why was mystery man locked up anyway? And the final scene was just an eye-roller in trying to blatantly tug on the heart strings. Its just not how people would act. I wanted to see how and why civilization fell. Where's command and control? Are you saying the President and Cabinet were eaten by zombies? Come on... Show me that. Looking forward to Walking Dead. And then X Files cant come soon enough.

Saw it when it came out but...it was "ok". Mindless popcorn flick. The first JP film is still the best and they miss something without Sam Neill.

I saw that but then I saw a few tweets about "upper body injury" so wondered if he was having more tests done. Guess not! His lined played well.

I think the NDP is just too far left for most voters. Their gains last election had nothing to do with voters moving left or their policies being widely embraced. It was jack Layton. They are simply falling back to earth where they belong. Would have happened sooner if not for empty suit man. Now people are seeing the liberals as more moderate and getting used to Justin. So they are moving in that direction.

@WiebeSunSports: #NHLJets HC Paul Maurice says he will dress same lineup as last night but Michael Hutchinson starts in goal vs #NJDevils Colour me surprised. Maurice isn't screwing around Lowry is healthy?

@renlavoietva: No hearing / suspension for #jets Alexander Burmistrov after elbowing #bruins Patrice Bergeron last night. #tvasports

My point being WWE hasn't distanced itself from Tamina due to her fathers trial. N She's not bad. They like her. Single mother and all that. Plus Rocky considers her a cousin.

Your remarks about body cams would make sense of no one uses them. But they do. John Cena is under contract and the cost of MTSC would be prohibitive. Not the best comparison.

Jimmy Snuka is on trial for murder. His daughter is on RAW every week.

Can you give an example of an ad that features Trudeau's sex appeal? There is an add that shows Harper in black & white with video of him repeatedly rising in Parliment over the years and then transitions to a bright colourful Trudeau. This is to prosent Harper as old (and established) and Trudeau as young and fresh. Which is in itself a use of his youth and good looks. The ad wouldnt work if it was Mulcair. Mulcair has an ad where he's sitting behind a desk looking Prime Ministerial. Conveying a different message. There is also ads showing Trudeau out in the public, walking through streets and parks. An attempt to portray him as young and active and vibrant. I think him attending Pride and taking so many pictures was an attempt to show him as young and cool with young girls swooning to him. Its exactly what I'd do if I was running the Liberal campaign (other than the Pride thing) because Trudeau has no experience, isnt very good at speaking to the issues and comes across as an empty suit. Use what you got. And for Justin, its that he's young, good looking and "fresh"

Ofcourse it isnt illegal to film the police. I can certainly understand by cops dont like it. For one, Im sure there are those anti-government nuts that think they know their rights sticking a camera or cell phone in the cops' faces all the time. Secondly, it raises personal safety and security issues. I know that generally they are told to stay off social media and whatnot so as not to make it easy for people to intimidate or attack them. Corrections officers especially are told to keep it off so no one can lean on them or their family for favours in the can. I know officers who tape over the name on their ID badge for that reason too. But if Im a police chief, Im making it very clear that officers are to allow, even encourage, citizen filming. The other concern is when a camera gets turned on mid-way through an incident and catches cops being "rough" when in reality maybe you missed the part where someone threatened, attacked, assaulted them. Remember, the general public still thinks that when someone is shot and killed the cop was wrong for not "aiming for their leg" which shows a fundamental lack of understanding of law enforcement. And yes, all police forces should wear body cams. Expensive, but maybe buy in bulk and get it done.