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Actors Marshall Williams and Laura Slade Wiggins star as the romantic leads in the 2019 Canadian musical Stand!,which revolves around the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919. The film’s Canadian digital release will take place Tuesday.
Today marks the 102nd anniversary of when telephone operators, almost entirely women, walked away from their switchboards and rang up the beginning of the Winnipeg General Strike in 1919.
Today marks the 102nd anniversary of when telephone operators, almost entirely women, walked away from their switchboards and rang up the beginning of the Winnipeg General Strike in 1919.
More than a century later,
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Barry Bence began his email to me on Wednesday this way, âHal, do you hear all the muffled screams across the city today?â The retired Lutheran pastor, whoâs in his late 70s, was referring to Day 1 of the return of remote learning in Winnipeg and Brandon. He found out late Tuesday night he would be helping out the next morning. Barryâs daughter is a teacher in a rural division so she was needed at her school. His blood pressure is back down where it belongs now and Barry says after a somewhat messy day one due to technical difficulties, homeschooling has been going well since then. After chatting with Barry on my radio show the other day, I know grandson Theoâs Grade 5 career is in very good hands. Great job Barry! And to all the grandparents who are helping out, way to go! Youâre the best! This is how Barry ended my interview with him, âPlease do something to show our front liners weâve got their back. We need to stick togethe