Winnipeg police say a 52-year-old man is facing an assault with a weapon charge after a taxi driver was allegedly stabbed Saturday morning. Police allege the 36-year-old driver was in his parked cab on McPhillips Street near Mountain Avenue when he was confronted by the suspect, who demanded a ride. “The suspect then became enraged […]

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Canada’s Kerri Einarson claimed the bronze medal at the world women’s curling championship for the second consecutive season after defeating host Anna Hasselborg 8-5 Sunday in Sandviken, Sweden. It was also a repeat of last year’s bronze game where Einarson edged Hasselborg 8-7 in an extra end in Prince George, B.C. Einarson, from Gimli, Man., […]

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Winnipeg’s car community came out in full force as World of Wheels made its high-octane return to the RBC Convention Centre this weekend. World of Wheels was back after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Organizers told CityNews they expected to see the event break records this year. “Everybody’s been waiting for this show […]

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Ukraine’s government on Sunday called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to “counter the Kremlin’s nuclear blackmail” after Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed plans to station tactical atomic weapons in Belarus. One Ukrainian official said that Russia “took Belarus as a nuclear hostage.” But Moscow said it was making the move in […]

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Keep an eye on the sky this week for a chance to see a planetary hangout. Five planets — Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars — are scheduled to line up near the moon. WHERE AND WHEN CAN YOU SEE THEM? The best day to catch the whole group is Tuesday. You’ll want to look […]

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The Lebanese government’s last-minute decision to delay the start of daylight savings time by a month until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan resulted in mass confusion Sunday. With some institutions implementing the change while others refused, many Lebanese have found themselves in the position of juggling work and school schedules in […]

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Oleksandra Verovkina and her son, Danylo, would stroll half a block through the back alley behind their apartment to a large forest. They would walk hand in hand beneath the tall trees, the air filled with the scent of pine resin, until the three-year old lost steam, and then return home. The bright orange dining […]

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The federal Liberals are set to unveil a budget on Tuesday intended to showcase their plans to keep Canada competitive amid the clean energy transition while supporting Canadians who are struggling with affordability. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has promised to accomplish as much over the last few weeks, while also pledging to keep the budget […]

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Insolvency trustee Doug Hoyes encounters a lot of Canadians with money troubles, but he’s become particularly sympathetic to the plight of young people who find themselves financially underwater. For more than a decade, his Ontario-based firm Hoyes Michalos has been crunching bankruptcy and insolvency numbers for its annual “Joe Debtor” analysis, with its latest results […]

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Advertisements promise cash bonuses and enticing benefits. Recruiters are making cold calls to eligible men. Enlistment offices are working with universities and social service agencies to lure students and the unemployed. A new campaign is underway this spring across Russia, seeking recruits to replenish its troops for the war in Ukraine. As fighting grinds on […]

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The scratch of skates on the ice and pucks against a stick could be heard at the Gateway Community Centre in Winnipeg this weekend. The tournament behind the sweet sound of Canada’s game took on a different meaning – well beyond hockey. The annual tournament was in honour of Cooper Nemeth, a high school hockey […]

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The Winnipeg Jets signed forward Parker Ford to a two-year, entry-level contract on Saturday. The deal, which is set to begin for the 2023-24 season, carries an average annual value of US$925,000 in the NHL. Ford also signed an amateur tryout contract with the American Hockey League’s Manitoba Moose, who he will join for the […]

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Two-thirds of Canadians asked say they would be in favour of a system which ties fines for speeding to the individual income of the offender. A poll conducted by Research Co. finds 65 per cent of Canadians support what’s known as “progressive punishment” for speeding tickets, a system that is already in place in Finland […]

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Pope Francis on Saturday updated a 2019 church law aimed at holding senior churchmen accountable for covering up sexual abuse cases, expanding it to cover lay Catholic leaders and reaffirming that vulnerable adults and not just children can be victims of abuse when they are unable to freely consent. With the update, Francis made permanent […]

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The top commander of Ukraine’s military said Saturday that his forces are pushing back against Russian troops in the long and grinding battle for the town of Bakhmut, and British military intelligence says Russia appears to be moving to a defensive strategy in eastern Ukraine. “The Bakhmut direction is the most difficult. Thanks to the […]

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A powerful tornado cut a devastating path of at least 170 miles (274 kilometers) through parts of the Deep South on Friday night, killing at least 23 people in Mississippi and obliterating dozens of buildings as it stayed on the ground for more than an hour. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said in a Twitter […]

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Frederick Lea Hardy died fighting for Canada at Vimy Ridge in the First World War. Shortly before being killed in action, the teenager spent time in prison doing hard labour as a military punishment for his sexuality. Hardy was one of at least 19 members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force involved in consensual relationships who […]

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