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And also works for the party whose supporters are trying to ban books and defund libraries.

Putting all partisan politics aside....... happy 153rd to the place I love the best!

Jovon was more than solid at punt returns too. But Grant is the best out of all of them imo. KR or PR

Unions open with an amount they know is not achievable, to discourage the employer from going to arbitration Arbitration rulings are based on the opening package, not on what has already been agreed to Every public sector does have a set maximum amount, sometimes that is publicized / shared with the union, some times it isn't The purpose of starting with a 'big ask' is that it allows you to achieve improved working conditions - it's a bargaining chip

Embarrassing. That was a slimy move by Pietrangelo the other night and should've warranted a few games. It's been obvious for years the league doesn't actually give a **** about the safety and wellbeing of players, though.

Casey Sayles was excellent? Really? Maybe we've been spoiled by Nevis and Stove, but I thought Sayles and Walker were a pile of "Meh..." and am truly hoping that we find a real beast for the middle this year. We all wanted it to be the Ontario Provincial Police Cruiser, but now it sounds like he's not coming to camp, so who knows what's going to happen there...

This is worth the 10 minute listen. Jeromy Farkas and I don't agree on anything other than the UCP under Smith is a disaster. Nenshi is Nenshi - so awesome! Calgary Eyeopener with Loren McGinnis, Angela Knight - May 12, 2023: Nenshi and Farkas on local politics https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-5/clip/15984327

Grant is probably the best returner in club history.

Love seeing it. You know he lives and breathes football and has a lot to share.

not much to see here, but I like that Mac Danny is involved with the QBs at all...... regardless of his official position, I'm sure he can be a help in the QB room...

Classic move by the NHL to even up the suspensions. Because what Nurse did should be punished the same as what Pietrangelo did. Good grief, they just keep getting it wrong.

are they playing themselves five times? LOL I could see them ekeing out a win against Edmonton and Ottawa, but man it's basically 2013 Winnipeg over there right now.

That’s all they ever report on these days. Being there and telling us they’re there is more important than us learning anything.

I'll put this here...

Roberts wasn’t bad either

No love for Marvin "catch and fall forward for 5 yards" Coleman?

Keith Stokes had one of the best single seasons ever, but Grant has sustained his success.

what I like about Grant and truly sets him apart is he is strong AF and tough as nails....for a lil dude, he pushed 22 reps of 225 at a pro day I believe...better numbers than many lineman/linebackers and guys twice his size...dudes a lil freak athlete

Keith Stokes and Albert Johnson III were real good but yeah i think Grant is the best the Bombers have had since ive been alive.

he is right, though.... there's not a ton of real battles in camp.

If I remember right, he holds the record for all purpose kick/punt return TDs, if not total yards. No question in my mind he's the best ever for the WBB FC.

They had to spend top dollar on a guard. I’m sure they can just find an NI tackle no problem.

Tweet Darrin Bauming @DarrinBauming I’d do something like this on the #Bombers, but really, somebody tell me a starting spot Winnipeg needs to fill. Quote Tweet With rookie camp wrapping up, @jamienye gives you the top battles to watch come Sunday when main camp opens in Saskatoon. What's on your list #RidersNation? Lol, a little snark from Bauming......

Every accusation is a confession. Leave it to hypocrites to make a passport redesign (which started a decade ago) a somehow partisan issue to further a narrative that only exists in their rotted minds.

Yes. It's called conservatism. How any rational person equate a revised passport to genocide is simply embarrassing. Of course she posts that whiny garbage on Twitter without even the slightest grasp of irony as it relates either the man she's quoting or of the history on this part of the continent since the imperial colonial era. More ghoulish rage-baiting. Remember: she supported the Kovidiot Klown Konvoy last year. So, this behaviour tracks.

The worst people. "The Prime Minister is a dictator and starting culture wars" they say. Truly the worst.

We definitely don't have that many shows on the go but then my wife is often busy with other stuff and I can easily lose hours (days?) gaming... perks of being a dink! 😂

So we signed a rb and dt / nose tackle today. A ras over 8 for a nose under 6’1 and 300 is extremely good. Great explosion and strength numbers, looks like a real play maker in the back field. Wish we could have him and obg in camp but I assume this is obg not coming https://ulmwarhawks.com/sports/football/roster/caleb-thomas/5429 https://twitter.com/MathBomb/status/1650132414885240838/photo/1

Apparently not the ratings boon CNN was hoping for. Probably still got lots of ad revenue, though.

Amen. I hate the blue shoulders, it’s the only thing I would change on our uniforms other than maybe just thinning out the number set a tiny, tiny sliver. He’s nowhere near fast enough to be a returner in this league. To put his athleticism into perspective, his 40 time would’ve been dead last at the NFL combine for receivers by almost .2 seconds. Would’ve only beat one tight end. No linebackers. No corners. No safeties. Even the punter who ran the 40 this year was faster than him.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-bakhmut-zelenskyy-wagner-prigozhin-4e99119fac2b0fb3ffcf95e5aa6ecf07 Героям слава!

Some people want to let these ones back in. So much destruction. Never again.

Interesting take here on the trump town hall on cnn... I had no idea that CNN was bought last year and now have a right-wing bend. Aside from views, this seems to be another reason.

Riders media are absolute gems.............. Good luck with all this, Dickie.......good luck.

Eyeballs and dollars profit from sensationalism. Ask Faux News.

O'Bryan Goodson - heir apparent to The Stove...

Agreed. I’d also get rid of the big wordmarks above the numbers that every team has. That being said, Bombers still have the best uni sets in the league and it’s not close.

What I would have preferred is Trump being interviewed by one journalist in an isolated setting. Mehdi Hassan would not have let Trump get away with his BS. That “town hall” environment played perfectly into Trumps hands. However, I don’t think he attracted any new voters. He was just appealing to his base.

Love the concept, but the ownership model for health space concerns me. Winnipeg’s Portage Place set for massive, $500m revitalization By Skylar Peters Global News Posted May 12, 2023 5:00 am Updated May 12, 2023 1:51 am Friday marks a new day in the history of Portage Place. The beleaguered mall in the heart of downtown Winnipeg – an crown jewel intended to anchor the city’s downtown, filled with ‘For Lease’ signs just a few decades later, is set to get a massive shot in the arm today. The Province of Manitoba, Shared Health, True North Sports and Entertainment will unveil ambitious plans for the property at a news conference Friday morning. Global News got an early look. A healthcare hub The east end of the property, adjacent to Carlton Street, will become home to two separate healthcare centres. You’ll be able to visit a walk-in clinic and primary care clinic on the ground floor, which government sources say is designed to take the stress off the nearby Health Sciences Centre and Misericordia hospitals. Dialysis patients will have a 26,000 sq. ft. facility for their treatment, and others will be able to go their physiotherapy appointments. The Downtown Winnipeg Health Centre for Excellence will also contain a future Rapid Access to Addictions Medicine (RAAM) clinic. Rising above it: a 15-storey tower containing the Pan Am Centre for Advanced Musculoskeletal Medicine. It will contain nearly 50,000 sq. ft. of ambulatory and orthopedic surgery space, a concussion clinic, pain clinic, space for minor injury and sports medicine professionals and more. The healthcare centres come at a cost of more than $300 million. “Right in the downtown area: Where people are working, where people are living, where people are part of that community, they’ll be able to have access to those services,” Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson told 680 CJOB’s Richard Cloutier. Plans shown to Global News ahead of Friday’s announcement show Edmonton Street cutting through the property, allowing a space for patients to be dropped off at the centre. The two centres promise more than 220,000 sq. ft. of new healthcare space for the city, and province. A place to live, shop, eat, and connect The space to the west of the new Edmonton St. greenway will be re-worked to include community services like a dental office, optometry space, pharmacy and more. “This is really connecting the downtown area, and making it a very welcoming place to come to, and a place where they can get help,” Stefanson says. The ground floor features space for groups like Service Canada, Newcomer Services, and the Downtown Community Safety Partnership. The heart of the property will also have plenty of room for a food court and retail stores. Above it, the existing Prairie Theatre Exchange and YMCA will be joined by a community centre/drop in space complete with a basketball court, and an outdoor community garden overlooking Portage Ave. The westernmost portion of the property will see another large tower rise above the existing structure – this one full of homes. Details on how many residences, and the portion of homes designated as affordable housing, are unclear. And the building contains something the downtown area has been lacking for years. Adjacent to the lobby near the Portage Ave. entrance: a 20,000 sq. ft. grocery store. Plans, partners, and a start date True North’s real estate arm will purchase the mall from the Forks North Portage Partnership, which represents the city, province, and federal government. A report sent to city hall earlier this year gave True North a year to do due diligence on the property – and noted the minimum purchase price would be a little more than $34 million. The ambitious plan will result in 569,000 sq. ft. of floor space being added to the property – more than double the mall’s current amount. 1,000 existing underground parking stalls will be retained. A government source tells Global News the plans will run in the $500-600 million range. True North Sports and Entertainment will put up the money for the healthcare portion of the property – more than $300 million – and the province will lease the space. All three levels of government will be involved in the build, particularly the housing component, and the Richardson family is also a part of the group working to transform the mall. Premier Stefanson will be joined by True North CEO Mark Chipman, President of the group’s real estate arm, Jim Ludlow, and new Shared Health CEO Lanette Siragusa for a formal announcement at 9:30 a.m. Friday.

Didn't the PC government campaign on transparency? Manitoba’s health minister won’t say if there’s been a net loss or gain in the effort to recruit health care providers or whether she thinks the public needs to know. It’s a decision that may erode voters’ trust in government, says one political expert. Health Minister Audrey Gordon announced last week that 900 health care providers had been hired since the Progressive Conservatives’ health human resources action plan, to address the staff shortage, was unveiled in November. Gordon hasn’t answered questions about whether those 900 hires represent a net gain or loss: if more workers have been hired than the number who have left. On Thursday after question period, the minister was asked to explain why she refuses to share that information, and if she sees any value in being transparent with Manitobans about actual health care staffing levels. “I believe that we are accountable to the public for the commitments we make as a government,” Gordon said. “Our commitment was to add… 2,000 more health professionals. We are providing the public with information on our achievements towards that goal, which is nearly 900 additional health professionals,” she said. “That is what I believe the public wants to know,” Gordon told reporters. An expert in politics and public administration said the public needs to know both sides of the ledger: how many people have been hired and how many have left. It’s especially important given an election will be held in the fall. “The public does certainly deserve all the information, so it can make an informed decision about the legitimacy of this government,” said University of Manitoba Prof. Karine Levasseur. “If only part of the information is being received and not the entirety of the information, are we getting a clear picture? Why is the minister refusing to answer a valid question from journalists?” she said. “Every time unwarranted secrecy happens, it erodes that legitimacy. We see pockets where trust is declining in government,” said Levasseur. While the minister won’t say whether there has been a net gain or loss of staff, allied health professionals say that information is readily available from the employer — and there’s a glaring net loss. The Manitoba Association of Allied Health Care Professionals tracked new hires and terminations every month from November 2021 to March 2023. It shows more terminations than hires in all but two months during that time. From the time the province announced its action plan in November, until March, turnover data provided by the employer shows 100 new hires and 151 terminations, for a net loss of 51 allied health professionals. For the same five-month period a year earlier, November 2021 to March 2022, there were new hires (116) and terminations (172), for a net loss of 56 allied health professionals. The NDP health critic said the public needs to know whether there is a net gain or loss in allied health care professionals, nurses and doctors and the fact Gordon refuses to share that information with the public is telling. “I think the the fact that minister is refusing to answer a very straightforward and important question is in and of itself the answer,” Uzoma Asagwara said after question period. “The fact is that we have lost health care professionals. (The governing PCs) are not doing enough to make sure we have the health care capacity in terms of human resources, and their failures are directly hurting Manitobans,” Asagwara said. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2023/05/11/manitoba-government-refuses-to-say-how-many-health-workers-have-quit And now the education file (I've highlighted an important point made by Kinew). Winnipeg divisions faced cuts under shelved education funding model The Stefanson government is defending its ongoing overhaul of how the province pays for public schools, after a leaked document revealed one rejected proposal would have cut millions from Winnipeg school boards’ budgets. Confidential government documents obtained by the Manitoba NDP compare the total funding allotments for all 37 public school boards in 2022-23 based on both the existing formula and a “new funding model.” The internal document, which the official Opposition released Thursday, was prepared for the education department’s funding review team in November 2022. The proposal suggests 14 boards — including all but one metro division, River East Transcona — would have received fewer dollars if the updated formula was implemented. Those include: Winnipeg; Pembina Trails; Louis Riel; Seven Oaks; St. James Assiniboia; Sunrise; Seine River; Lord Selkirk; Evergreen; Border Land; Red River Valley; Southwest Horizon; Interlake; and Flin Flon. Per the tables, Frontier would have received the largest raise, equivalent to a six per cent hike. Park West, Garden Valley, Beautiful Plains, Kelsey, Hanover, Mountain View, Portage la Prairie, and Prairie Spirit trailed behind, each with respective increases above three per cent. Whiteshell’s sum was identical in both columns. The NDP used the five-page snippet from a larger slide deck to repeatedly grill the Progressive Conservatives in question period Thursday. Opposition Leader Wab Kinew accused Premier Heather Stefanson of hiding plans to cut funding to some divisions. “This is the plan that the PCs developed behind closed doors to cut millions of dollars in funding every year from schools in Manitoba,” Kinew told the chamber. After the 40-minute proceeding in which NDP MLAs took each opportunity to decry the funding model, Finance Minister Cliff Cullen told reporters the proposal had been “completely rejected” by the government. “We are not proposing any reduction in school division funding,” Cullen told reporters. He said the proposal was brought forward by the education funding model review team late last year, prior to budget discussions, and was turned down at that time. Not long after, the province announced it was delaying the implementation of a new formula, previously anticipated to be intact for the coming school year, to undertake more consultations. The review team has not reconvened since that announcement was made five months ago. A source, who was not authorized to speak on the subject, indicated the province’s autumn proposal — only several pages of which were shared by the NDP — had “a concerning forecast.” The exact details of the proposed formula remain unclear. Cullen said the Tories’ intention for education funding is accurately represented in the latest budget, which included an overall 6.1 per cent increase in spending. Asked if he would guarantee no school boards will see their funding decrease under a new formula, Cullen said: “It has never been our intent to reduce funding to school boards” and there is no expectation it will happen. The government has extended a contract with consulting firm Deloitte Ltd. to lead discussions with school boards and other stakeholders to gather opinions on a new funding model within the next few weeks, Cullen said. He noted the review team developed multiple funding models, but additional consultation time was required. Cullen would not commit to releasing a proposed funding model for public review before voters head to the polls Oct. 3. “I would hope that we could get something public prior to the election, but again we want to be respectful of our stakeholders.” Divisions currently receive funding based on student population, transportation requirements and building expenses, among numerous line items and grants. Education leaders and partners have long raised concerns about the existing model and a problematic equalization formula that has, since its implementation in 2002-03, perpetuated inequities in classrooms. “We’re disappointed that the government hasn’t completed that work,” said Nathan Martindale, president of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society. “We did have a (representative) on that review team, but we haven’t heard anything in terms of when that team will meet again or what they’re going to look at.” Contrary to Cullen’s assurances the model was rejected, Kinew insisted the Tories would cut funding to some school divisions, as outlined in the documents. He said an NDP government would end the work that produced the rejected funding model. “We have to stop the PCs from doing to education what they’ve already done to health care,” Kinew said after question period. “And the fact that the PCs can’t show you another version of the education funding model confirms that this is what’s being considered as their future plan for education.” The Fort Rouge MLA explained he did not have the full document when asked why only five pages were made public. “(It’s) five more pages than the government has released of its education funding plan,” Kinew said. “We’re sharing with the people of Manitoba what the PC government would not.” The Manitoba School Boards Association did not respond to requests for comment Thursday. maggie.macintosh@freepress.mb.ca

Phillip Blake and Godber don't to me look like addressing much..

Trump wasn't the rating winner CNN hoped he would be, and Anderson Cooper saying you have to hear both sides was incredibly weak and towing the party line. You put a disgraced loser on prime time with a bunch of idiots hooting a hollering for one reason alone because CNN has been buried in the ratings for so long you are grasping for anything even the guy who called you fake news over and over and over. Sad

Glaring hole....and be nice if Bennett can carry the load of 15 to 20 reps a game...seems legit enough....and opening that extra spot up DI wise would be huge...

Bo Levi takes that personal

Victor Cui is absolutely part of the solution in Edmonton. The problem is their board of geniuses hired Jones and then Cui in a completely ass-backward move 🤦🏻‍♂️

It just makes their pending shitty season more enjoyable when the Gappers are hyped up on false belief.

and they brought Wally on as a consultant to help, and Wally said DON'T DO IT.... and they STILL DID IT.......... **** sakes. They deserve what they get.