Neepawa Natives making deals
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- Published on Friday, December 2, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Neepawa Natives’ roster continues to evolve, as the club has made a pair of player acquisitions at the MJHL Dec.1 roster deadline. First, the team picked up forward Mackenzie Mindus (1998) from the AJHL’s Drayton Valley Thunder in exchange for future considerations. Minus has played 24 games thus far this season, generating two points (one goal - one assist)
My perspective - Fact and fiction
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- Published on Friday, December 2, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Fake news has been in the news a lot lately, especially in the context of the American presidential election. In recent months, fake news sites, with click-bait headlines, have seen wide-spread sharing on social media platforms. With many people never reading beyond the headline, the reports, which either have no solid grounding in fact or are taken wildly out of context, are believed to have played a strong role in shaping voters’ opinions of the candidates and ultimately, the choices they made in the voting booth.
Yellowhead Chiefs week in review - Dec. 2
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- Published on Friday, December 2, 2016
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Female Chiefs Sweep Central Plains
The Yellowhead AAA Midget Female Chiefs returned home on Saturday, Nov. 26, after a lengthy absence and hosted the Central Plains Capitals. After the big win over Westman on Wednesday, the coaches challenged the Chiefs to keep that pace going and continue to dictate the games. Both games would go just that way, as the girls put up two solid victories to remain near the top of the standings in the MFMHL.
Right in the centre - Tough decisions ahead
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- Published on Thursday, December 1, 2016
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
Recent news articles and columns show that, at both the provincial and federal levels, there will be a lot of decisions made in the near future. The Trudeau government is faced with decisions on everything from pipelines to election reform. The provincial government is faced with finding ways to both grow the economy and curb spending. The federal government doesn’t appear to care about curbing spending. The contrast is quite stark, as stark as the way Trudeau and Pallister spoke about the death of Fidel Castro, but that’s another story.