Right in the centre - Look to the future, learn from the past

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

If the various blockades and protests being carried out across Canada are any indication, it’s time for Canada to move on. Most of the blockades and protests are illegal. Not only that, they are causing harm to everyone, including those protesting. If the blockades and protests were being carried out by non-Indigenous people, they would be over. They would all be removed and protesters possibly charged with various offences.

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Right in the centre - Real help needed

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

Our Canadian mainstream media should be ashamed of themselves.They are shallow, ever so shallow. There are exceptions, and while they might even resent being called mainstream, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) does some of the best work in Canada in terms of finding the facts behind the stories.

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My perspective - A hidden problem

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

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For a quarter of Canadians, low literacy skills are holding them back and most of them don’t even realize they need help. Historically, we have thought about literacy in black and white terms— you can read, or you can’t. The problem is that in real life, literacy is more of a continuum; how well you can understand the words you’re reading, not just can you read them.

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Column like I see 'em - Does Canada still care about the CBC? Survey says!…

By Eoin Devereux

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Are you familiar with the expression, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure”? Well, let’s talk about the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).

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Right in the centre - The Iowa disaster

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

Monday was supposed to be a highly celebrated kick-off for the United States presidential election. The first round of candidate nominations took place in Iowa and is called the Iowa caucuses.

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