For Winnipeg-born martial arts instructor Alvin Catacutan, who’s trained with big Hollywood stars like Keanu Reeves, it’s about more than self-defence and staying fit. Teaching Kali, the national martial art of the Philippines, is a way for Catacutan to share his heritage with the next generation of Filipino leaders in the city he grew up […]

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Several Jewish advocacy organizations condemned members of Parliament on Sunday for giving a standing ovation to a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War. During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Ottawa on Friday, MPs honoured 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka, who fought for the First Ukrainian Division, in the House of […]

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Advance polling stations opened across Manitoba Saturday. Voters can cast their ballots at those stations every day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. until Sept. 30. To be eligible to vote, a person must be a Canadian citizen; be at least 18 years old on Election Day; and have lived in Manitoba for at least […]

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With their pre-season opener right around the corner, the Winnipeg Jets hosted their annual “Fan Fest” Saturday. The event featured plenty of activities for the whole family. The team also unveiled its new specialty jersey. Dubbed “The 48,” the sweater is a collaboration between the Jets and the Royal Canadian Air Force. It pays homage […]

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University of Manitoba Bisons kicker Maya Turner had a day to remember on Saturday. Turner became the first woman to play and score in a regular-season U Sports football game and capped it off by kicking a game-winning field goal to lead the Bisons past the University of Regina Rams 27-24 at IG Field. “I’m […]

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Usher has a new confession: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in Las Vegas. The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sunday that Usher would lead the halftime festivities from Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11. The music megastar, who has won eight Grammys, said he’s looking forward to […]

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On the hunt for a rental home in Calgary over the last six weeks, Marissa Giesinger and her boyfriend trawled through listings morning, noon and night, only to find most come along with dozens of applications and a steep price tag. As an added difficulty, many landlords are unwelcoming to the couple’s brood — dogs […]

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Russian airstrikes on Sunday killed two people and wounded three others in southern Ukraine’s Kherson province, the region’s governor reported Sunday as the war in Ukraine entered a 20th month. According to Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin, Russian forces struck the city of Beryslav, destroying an unspecified number of private houses. A woman was killed and three […]

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From just outside the burn zone in Lahaina, Jes Claydon can see the ruins of the rental home where she lived for 13 years and raised three children. Little remains recognizable beyond the jars of sea glass that stood outside the front door. On Monday, officials will begin lifting restrictions on entry to the area, […]

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A 3-year-old child and two adults were fatally shot late Saturday at a Florida apartment complex during an apparent dispute over the sale of a dog, authorities said. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Assistant Chief J.D. Stronko told reporters that five people, including the child, had gone to a luxury apartment complex at […]

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Seven years after it blasted into space to snag a sample of an asteroid, a spacecraft delivered its rare cargo on Sunday — and Canada is getting a piece of the interstellar bounty. The NASA-led mission launched OSIRIS-REx into space in 2016 to collect from the surface of an asteroid material that scientists hope will […]

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LONDON (AP) — Wildfires fueled by climate change have ravaged communities from Maui to the Mediterranean this summer, killing many people, exhausting firefighters and fueling demand for new solutions. Enter artificial intelligence. Firefighters and startups are using AI-enabled cameras to scan the horizon for signs of smoke. A German company is building a constellation of […]

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The death of a Ridge Meadows RCMP officer who was shot dead in the line of duty is resonating with Canadian law enforcement officials.

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Moneris says it has a resolved a network outage issue that was affecting debit machines across the country Saturday morning. CityNews had received reports of debit machines being down across the country, but the issue was resolved by 11:15 a.m. PST the same morning. Moneris has resolved a network outage and returned transaction processing to […]

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Unionized workers at Ford Motor Co. facilities in Canada are voting on a tentative deal this weekend that will see wages rise 15 per cent over the next three years. The deal includes a 10 per cent wage increase in the first year of the agreement, followed by increases of two per cent and three […]

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Winnipeg police say a teenager needed surgery after being stabbed in the upper body downtown Friday night. The Winnipeg Police Service says officers were flagged down near Carlton Street and Portage Avenue around 11:30 p.m. Officers located a 14-year-old boy with “serious upper-body injuries sustained from a stabbing.” They applied chest seals and a tourniquet […]

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Canadians who purchased youth jackets from Mountain Equipment Company (MEC) are being asked to stop wearing the product due to an entanglement and possible dragging hazard. Health Canada says the drawstring and cordlock mechanism on the Vancouver-based retailer’s Tremblant Youth Jacket can become caught on playground equipment, fences, or other objects and result in strangulation, […]

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WINNIPEG — A First Nations premier would head a province for the first time in Canadian history if the New Democrats win the Oct. 3 Manitoba election, and the significance is not lost on party leader Wab Kinew.  “My dad was not allowed to vote when he was a young man, and I have a […]

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A popular multi-purpose lighter is being recalled due to a potential fire and burn hazard. Health Canada says the X-Lite Multi-Purpose Lighter does not meet regulations, noting it may exceed the allowable flame height during ignition; may exhibit an abnormal, sudden increase in flame height; and may continue to burn after the trigger mechanism has […]

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A 10-year-old Florida boy and his 11-year-old sister who were running away to California drove 200 miles (320 kilometers) in their mother’s car before they were stopped by sheriff’s deputies on an interstate highway, authorities said. The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office says deputies spotted the sedan on Interstate 75 near Gainesville in north Florida just […]

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Saturday morning launched another missile attack on Sevastopol in occupied Crimea, a Russian-installed official said, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering. Sevastopol was put on air raid alert for about an hour after […]

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