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On 2018-05-29 at 10:54 AM, The Unknown Poster said:

https://globalnews.ca/news/4238548/two-adults-taken-to-hospital-after-bar-italia-shooting/

One has now died.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/30/17408874/ambien-roseanne-barr-racism-statement

http://autoweek.com/article/rumormill/chrysler-about-be-whacked

9 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

http://autoweek.com/article/rumormill/chrysler-about-be-whacked

Not a surprise. They're only producing two vehicles under that name. Better to focus on the "better" pates. 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-steel-deadline-1.4685242

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Canada is looking for a "sweet spot" when it comes to retaliating against the U.S. decision to slap punishing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, according to a senior government source.

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced Thursday the U.S. is following through with its threat to impose tariffs of 25 per cent on imported steel and 10 per cent on imported aluminum, citing national security interests.

U.S. President Donald Trump had granted exemptions to his North American Free Trade Agreement allies and the European Union, but those all were set to expire June 1.

What an absolute mess.

On 2018-05-30 at 11:12 AM, FrostyWinnipeg said:

One has now died.

Looks like the Bar Italia victim had a history with trafficking so now we know a lil more of the story.

Really interesting article here.  Not sure where to post it, as it touches on Trump and US politics, racism, twitter trolls and even the WWE.  But its totally worth the read.

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/anti-muslim-twitter-troll-amy-mek-mekelburg_us_5b0d9e40e4b0802d69cf0264

I came across it because the racist twitter troll that is the subject of the article, her husband was a senior VP with WWE.  Allegedly, WWE knew about his wife's racist posts and told him to remain disconnected from it.  But it came out, WWE denied they knew and fired him.

Anyway, good read!

https://www.chrisd.ca/2018/06/01/pine-grove-rest-area-manitoba-open/

1 hour ago, blue_gold_84 said:

https://www.chrisd.ca/2018/06/01/pine-grove-rest-area-manitoba-open/

The US has got some beauty rest stops.

http://time.com/5297891/gregory-hill-jury-awards-4-dollars-police-shooting/

2 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

The US has got some beauty rest stops.

yeah like the border LOL

 

and that one place as you're leaving Grand Forks and heading back to Winnipeg, one time I went to caretakers dog had puppies

well to be honest I am sorry to hear that they'll be ditching it because this was a good way to get a quick fix on news in the morning

 

12 minutes ago, iHeart said:

well to be honest I am sorry to hear that they'll be ditching it because this was a good way to get a quick fix on news in the morning

 

Irony for the win!

22 minutes ago, iHeart said:

yeah like the border LOL

 

and that one place as you're leaving Grand Forks and heading back to Winnipeg, one time I went to caretakers dog had puppies

South of Drayton. The Alexander Henry Rest Area.

Edited June 1, 20187 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

yeah I think that's the one

On ‎2018‎-‎05‎-‎29 at 12:47 PM, The Unknown Poster said:

And a favourite of mine:

 

Yeah, remember May of 80. It was a hot one. One month I'll never forget. I developed appendicitis early that month at work & had to have an appendectomy. I was off work for 3 weeks that month enjoying the sun & warm temps in my backyard with pay... on a medical leave because of it.  I had a nice little holiday.

Edited June 4, 20187 yr by SpeedFlex27

2 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Yeah, remember May of 80. It was a hot one.

I want to say it was shirts one day in January.

As a kid, I always remember the summers as very very hot (the 80's).  Of course in school we were taught to enjoy it because there was a coming ice age (ha).

But even recently, we had a warm February a couple of years ago.  It was cold last year, though wasnt it?  This was a hot May.

Skycity officially cancelled

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/skycity-centre-condo-buyers-money-back-1.4685879

http://myfox8.com/2018/06/06/crocodile-kills-pastor-performing-baptism-in-lake/

On ‎2018‎-‎06‎-‎04 at 8:12 AM, The Unknown Poster said:

Skycity officially cancelled

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/skycity-centre-condo-buyers-money-back-1.4685879

Never put a deposit on a proposed condo project. They should have had the financing to build it first. Some people have been waiting 5 years. 

12 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Never put a deposit on a proposed condo project. They should have had the financing to build it first. Some people have been waiting 5 years. 

Especially one designed by Fortress, known pieces of ****. 

now why would his wife do something like this? is she in a vengeful mood or something?

http://www.tmz.com/2018/06/07/bryan-colangelo-resigns-76ers-burner-account-scandal/

 

Interesting story.  This guy went AWOL 30 years ago from the US Air Force.  They believed he had defected or been abducted by the Russians and that several rocket explosions, including Challenger Space Shuttle might have been the result of his sabotage.  He was found living in California.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/11/us/missing-airman-william-howard-hughes-jr/index.html