Christopher Robin Milne's stuffed bear, originally named " Edward ", was renamed " Winnie-the-Pooh " after a Canadian black bear named Winnie ( after Winnipeg ), which was used as a military mascot in World War I, and left to London Zoo during the war.

Dolores Fuller's autobiography, A Fuller Life: Hollywood, Ed Wood and Me, co-authored by Winnipeg writer Stone Wallace and her husband Philip Chamberlin, was published in 2008.

He was also employed by the National Transcontinental Railway, which constructed a line from Moncton to Winnipeg.

The design for the coin was meant to be a voyageur theme, similar to the country's previous one dollar / silver dollar coin, but the master dies were lost or stolen while in transit to the Royal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg.

A general strike took place in Winnipeg in 1919, and the province was hit hard by the Great Depression.

* 1883 – The Royal Winnipeg Rifles of the Canadian Forces was founded.

Both programs are or were distributed by the Corus Radio Network and, coincidentally, both hosts had hosted different morning call-in programs in the same time slot on Winnipeg, Manitoba's CJOB 680 before they became nationally syndicated ( Adler's show still originates from CJOB and retained its original title, while Warren was based in Victoria, British Columbia.

* Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1971 was the first major North American city to be amalgamated in what was known as Unicity.

The centralized city of Winnipeg was merged with all of its suburbs ( 12 other communities and municipalities ), more than doubling its population.

The narrative ballet was co-commissioned by Atlanta Ballet and Royal Winnipeg Ballet.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, screening of consecutive newborns for sex chromosome abnormalities was undertaken at seven centers worldwide: in Denver ( Jan 1964 – 1974 ), Edinburgh ( Apr 1967 – Jun 1979 ), New Haven ( Oct 1967 – Sep 1968 ), Toronto ( Oct 1967 – Sep 1971 ), Aarhus ( Oct 1969 – Jan 1974, Oct 1980 – Jan 1989 ), Winnipeg ( Feb 1970 – Sep 1973 ), and Boston ( Apr 1970 – Nov 1974 ).

Critical reaction was mixed ; the Winnipeg Free Press describing the record as a " monstrosity ".

Some historians believe the early home of the Crow-Hidatsa ancestral tribe was near the headwaters of the Mississippi River in either northern Minnesota or Wisconsin ; others place them in the Winnipeg area of Manitoba.

Robinson was involved in the New Politics Initiative, an effort to build a new progressive political party in Canada closely linked with social movements and labour, and the NDP's renewal process, although he remained committed to the party after the NPI's defeat at the 2001 general convention in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Kay was born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, both in Canada.

It was, nevertheless, the gateway to British settlements in what would become Manitoba ( Winnipeg, ( for example ) and as far west as the Rocky Mountains.

In 1980, she and Don settled in Winnipeg, Manitoba, after Don was hired to teach in the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Engineering.

Winnipeg was where she wrote her major books.

They were initiated in 1992 by then Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn and the first recipient was Gweneth Lloyd, co-founder of Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet.

Born in Saint Boniface ( now part of Winnipeg ), Manitoba, Roy was educated at Saint Joseph's Academy.

After training as a teacher at The Winnipeg Normal School, she taught in rural schools in Marchand and Cardinal and was then appointed to Provencher School in Saint Boniface.

However, this was part of Turner's strategy to rebuild the Liberals ' image in western Canada ; the party held no seats west of Winnipeg.

Riviera stated that the CBL would be " AAA quality ", He was rumoured to have approached the Winnipeg Goldeyes about switching leagues, and even nominated Pete Rose for the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

Around 15, 000 of the original 32, 655 spectators watched Winnipeg win the Grey Cup without further scoring by either team.

It also remained without a professional ice hockey team until 2011, when the AHL would return to the province in the form of the St. John's IceCaps, brought on by the relocation of the AHL's Manitoba Moose from Winnipeg as a result of the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers moving to become the second incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets.

The report looked at Canadian high-school history books and found that while the Winnipeg General Strike went without mention, the books contained two chapters on Abraham Lincoln.

Students without Borders: Afrique 2007 is a program undertaken and run by the graduating class of 2007 at Collège Jeanne-Sauvé in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Taylor served as a Winnipeg alderman in 1892, was elected mayor 1893, and was re-elected without opposition in 1894.

Winnipeg hockey players had incorporated cricket pads to better protect the goaltender's legs.

These men were Robert Schmertz, who owned the WHA's New England Whalers and NBA's Boston Celtics ; a former hockey prospect named Howard Baldwin, who ran the Boston Bulls charter ; Ben Hatskin, who owned the WHA's Winnipeg Jets ; and R. Steve Arnold, another WHA associate.

The biggest name signed was former Chicago Black Hawks star Bobby Hull, who agreed to a 10-year, $ 2. 7 million contract with the Winnipeg Jets, the largest in hockey history at the time, and one that lent the league instant credibility.

The Phoenix Coyotes of the NHL once called the US Airways Center home, starting with their move from Winnipeg to Phoenix in 1996, and up until 2003, when they moved to Jobing. com Arena ( formerly Glendale Arena ), which was more suited for NHL hockey.

When the Winnipeg Jets NHL franchise announced their intention to move to Phoenix as the Coyotes for the 1996 – 97 season, the arena was quickly reconfigured for hockey.

* Winnipeg White Out, a hockey tradition started by fans of the Winnipeg Jets

The Winnipeg Jets were a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

The WHA brought major professional hockey to Ottawa, Quebec City, Winnipeg, Edmonton, and later Calgary.

Additionally, their home arena, Winnipeg Arena, seated only 15, 300 for hockey — the smallest in the league at the time.

The Winnipeg White Out is a hockey tradition that dates back to 1987 when fans were asked to wear white clothing to home playoff games, creating a very intimidating effect and atmosphere.

* Ondřej Pavelec, ice hockey goalie for the Winnipeg Jets.

Marlene and Boom Boom Geoffrion's son, Dan, ( born January 24, 1958 ) played five seasons of professional hockey, which included stops with the Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association in 1978 – 79, Canadiens in 1979 – 80 ( with his father as coach ), and Winnipeg Jets in 1980 – 81.

The CF-18 is used as a primary element of the new logo for the Winnipeg Jets NHL hockey team, as an homage to the city's connection to the RCAF / CF as well as an earlier Olympic gold medal winning team, the Ottawa RCAF Flyers.

Most of the companies that made the trophy did the work for free and almost all of the money raised went to minor hockey in Winnipeg and Winkler, Manitoba.

Nikolai Aleksandrovich Antropov (; born February 18, 1980 ) is a Kazakh-Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League ( NHL ).

These are articles about ice hockey players who play or have played for the second incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets in the National Hockey League.

* Mike Smith ( ice hockey b. 1945 ), former general manager for the Winnipeg Jets and the Chicago Blackhawks

Keane began his junior hockey career in the Junior A Manitoba Junior Hockey League ( MJHL ) with the Winnipeg South Blues.

The occasion marked the return of professional hockey to Winnipeg after a 27-year absence.

The arena, along with its multiple hockey tenants, was a major plot point in director Guy Maddin's 2007 film My Winnipeg.

At age 14, Kennedy moved to Winnipeg to attended St. John's-Ravenscourt School on a hockey scholarship.