My perspective - Copyright or copy-wrong?
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- Published on Friday, November 4, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
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This week, an 86-year-old woman became the face of Canada’s new copyright infringement legislation. Christine McMillan is being told she has to pay up for a pirated version of Metro 2033, a first-person shooter game in which survivors of nuclear war must kill mutants, that was downloaded from her IP address. She is one of an unknown number of Canadians who have received threatening letters on behalf of copyright holders, known as the Notice and Notice regime, following changes to Canada’s copyright laws.
Female Chiefs drop four straight
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- Published on Thursday, November 3, 2016
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Early season injuries have hampered the Yellowhead AAA Midget Female Chiefs. The team has yet to ice a full line up for league play and the learning curve for the young players has included some adversity. On Wednesday, Oct. 19, the Chiefs hosted the Westman Wildcats.
Tiger Hills Hockey League recap
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- Published on Thursday, November 3, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
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The Neepawa Farmers didn’t get the end result they were hoping for in their home opener, as the team was defeated on Sunday, Oct. 30, by the Cartwright Clippers 6-4. Tanner Fluker had a big night for the Clippers, with a goal and two assists. For Neepawa, it was Matt Lowry who lead the way with a pair of goals on the evening.
Hockey mystery solved
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- Published on Thursday, November 3, 2016
Photo courtesy of Court Brooker.
Last week, we asked for your assistance with tracking down some information on this hockey team. This was a Neepawa hockey photo taken circa the 1930s.
Several people contacted us online and in person to fill in the details. We thank you for the help on this effort.