Friday, September 27, 2019 Rivers Banner
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This week, see the construction process involved with the modular hotel, SPOT fake news and read about the newest church in Rivers!
Don't forget to pick up a hard copy to see deals from Princess Auto.
My perspective - The story that almost wasn’t
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By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
In July, Toronto Life published a gripping story about the medical malpractice carried out by Dr. Paul Shuen, a respected ob-gyn in the Toronto area. Without his pregnant patients’ knowledge or consent, Shuen was inducing their labour so that they would deliver on the weekend, when he could bill the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) an extra $250 per delivery. It’s unknown how many victims there were, but in the 2015-16 fiscal year, 46 per cent of Shuen’s deliveries occurred on the weekend.
Right in the centre - What Trudeau should be doing
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By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Barrels of ink and tons of oxygen have been expended on Justin Trudeau’s “blackface” performances. Dozens of writers and commentators have taken great umbrage at the very idea that someone would do such a thing. We are led to believe that it is abhorrent for a person to put on make-up and dress up for a party or to perform in a play. It’s not abhorrent at all, unless we are to believe that actresses and actors can only play roles that closely depict their daily life, play out only their own physical attributes and only display their own daily actions. That is ridiculous. Trudeau should not be condemned for blackface make-up. He should not be condemned for “brownface” either. Besides, “brownface” is a made up word just so writers and the breathless media horde can find another event to fill their sorry newscasts.
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Friday, September 20, 2019 Neepawa Banner & Press
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- Published on Friday, September 20, 2019
Get the latest news online with the Neepawa Banner & Press! Click the front page image at the bottom to see the pages from this week, or click the link below to flip through the whole paper on issuu.com.
In this week's paper, read some updates about the area's school divisions, a delicious event that took place at the Neepawa Bird Sanctuary, meet the teachers from some of the area's schools and much more!
Don't forget to pick up a hard copy of the Banner & Press so you don't miss out on some great deals in the flyers! In this week's, you can find Home Hardware, Giant Tiger, Rona and McMunn & Yates, depending on where you pick up your paper.
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