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Chris Mackie retweeted
Former #Leafs center Igor Korolev would have turned 50 today. Igor was killed in the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash of Sep. 7, 2011 that consumed virtually the entire Kontinental Hockey League team. He played for the Leafs from 1997-2001.
1987, 1990, 1991 St. James Rods Football Championships & @Wpg_BlueBombers House @RodsFootball @fbmanitoba #GoodGuysWearBlack @BigBluto63 #DaHouseThatIJJacobsBuilt
Chris Mackie retweeted
A deadly virus arrived in Winnipeg in October 1918. World War One ended on November 11. The General Strike began in May 1919. An incredible 9 months in Winnipeg. 50/50
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In the end, more than 12,000 people got sick and 824 people died of the Spanish Flu in Winnipeg. Across the world 50 million people died, making it a larger killer than the Great War.
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By early 2019, the virus had moved north and was ravaging First Nations communities.
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Over the following weeks new cases appeared. The ban remained for some time in the country.
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As the Flu Ban was lifted, 9,131 people had been struck by the Spanish Flu and 550 Winnipeggers had died in the previous seven weeks. More than 3,000 more people would become sick and 300 more would die before the pandemic was over by mid 1919.
Chris Mackie retweeted
On November 28 the Flu Ban was lifted. It had been in place for 46 days. New cases and deaths were still occurring by the hundreds but it was on the decline and the desire was strong to return to normal.
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I took a look back through the @WinnipegNews archives to see what life was like in Winnipeg during the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic. So much of it is strikingly familiar and could be lifted off those old pages and reprinted today.
– a very long thread (I know you have time) 1/50
Chris Mackie retweeted
Let's rally, Canada, and play for each other.
The Asper Foundation will be providing $10,000 in immediate emergency funding to support the efforts of Daily Bread Food Bank (@DailyBreadTO). Our family are proud members of this community and want to do everything to assist people in need, wherever we can.
Chris Mackie retweeted
@NHLJets There’s nothing quite like the True North
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We're excited to have @saraorlesky, @SamiJoSmall, @VenlaHovi, and Norva Riddell drop the puck at tonight's game as we celebrate Girls and Women in Hockey! #HockeyIsForEveryone
I thought for years that @PatrikLaine29 ‘s defensive play would take him out of the lineup. But this season he has been a 200’ player! Seriously man, get well soon! #SeasonofToughPuckLuck @JimTothSports @SportsKevinO @TrevorKidd37
Chris Mackie retweeted
MMF Responds to Vandalism of RCMP HQ
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Pink the Rink was FUN!
Thank you Vina for singing the national anthem!
Thank you everyone who stopped by & said hi to the Youth Council & Folklorama Llama!
Thank you for a great evening of hockey and standing up to bullying!
📸: @WHLWpgICE
Chris Mackie retweeted
Young dude just approached me wanting to talk about my mum - who has worked in mental health for the last 40+ yrs. Told me straight up she saved his life. He's been living well for 4 years now. A little early for #BellLetsTalk but stoked for this man & so proud. There is hope.