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• Thursday 08PM Feb 17/22

  Northern Manitoba nickel mine expected to provide jobs, multimillion-dollar economic boost

  

  A new mine in northern Manitoba is expected to create hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in economic spinoff for Indigenous communities, according to the First Nation and the mining company partnering on the project.

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 8:29PM

• Thursday 08PM Feb 17/22

  Winnipeg council Speaker pumps brakes on virtual attendance after colleague drives during meeting

  

  Winnipeg city council will vote on rules dictating how they should appear remotely in meetings after the councillor for St. Boniface drove his children home during a meeting in January.

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 8:14PM

• Thursday 08PM Feb 17/22

  Millions in damage after attack on Coastal GasLink work site, RCMP say

  

  Police near an under-construction liquefied natural gas pipeline in northern B.C. are investigating after what they say was a violent attack by roughly 20 people overnight.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 8:05PM

• Thursday 07PM Feb 17/22

  Manitoba lays out 5-year plan to improve mental health care

  

  Too many Manitobans are struggling to access the mental health supports they need — but the province says it has a five-year plan to change that.

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 7:54PM

• Thursday 07PM Feb 17/22

  Winnipeg plowing crews 'just go from one thing to another' as they struggle to keep up with snowfall

  

  Winnipeg snow clearing crews are working around the clock to clear the roads, but some drivers say it's not enough.

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 7:21PM

• Thursday 07PM Feb 17/22

  Councilor seeks to rev up derelict car disposal

  

  The City of Winnipeg could soon be asked to speed up its process in removing derelict and abandoned vehicles. Coun. Janice Lukes has raised two motions that seek to lessen the ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 7:17PM

• Thursday 07PM Feb 17/22

  Released from jail without a ride home

  

  Manitoba defence lawyers say some rural clients end up violating bail conditions because they have to fend for themselves in arranging transportation home upon release from jail. They plan to meet ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 7:17PM

• Thursday 07PM Feb 17/22

  Churches, pastors off financial hook after losing pandemic court challenge

  

  They lost a court fight with the province over its COVID-19 public-health orders, but seven churches and three pastors who launched the legal challenge will not face an additional hit ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 7:17PM

• Thursday 07PM Feb 17/22

  City doc who donated to convoy questions vaccinations

  

  The medical community is concerned a Winnipeg doctor, who donated to the so-called “freedom convoy,” is questioning vaccination and public health measures. Dr. Kaz Czaplinski, who immigrated to Canada from Poland ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 7:17PM

• Thursday 07PM Feb 17/22

  Desperate times, desperate political parties

  

  That stench coming out of Ottawa? It’s the politics of desperation. On the one hand is a federal Liberal government demonstrating an insatiable need to portray the so-called “freedom convoy” protests ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 7:17PM

• Thursday 06PM Feb 17/22

  First Nations parents face challenges registering baby's traditional name under Manitoba's rules

  

  A First Nations couple in Manitoba is calling for changes to the province's Vital Statistics Act after they were told at the hospital there might be issues registering their daughter's birth with the traditional spelling of her name.

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 6:48PM

• Thursday 06PM Feb 17/22

  'My mom is falling apart,' beer vendor homicide victim's grieving older brother says

  

  John Emmanuel Barrion keeps expecting his younger brother to burst through the front door of their family’s home at any moment. Part of him refuses to believe the ritual will never ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 6:32PM

• Thursday 06PM Feb 17/22

  Winnipeg teen was killed while at work, says safety advocate

  A member of Winnipeg’s Filipino community and community safety advocate says the city’s most recent homicide was a robbery. Her community is devastated. John Lloyd Barrion, 19, a member of the Filipino community, was identified Wednesday as the murder victim. Police say Barrion was found seriously injured at a hotel beer vendor early Tuesday morning […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 6:28PM

• Thursday 06PM Feb 17/22

  Pilot project will improve water quality testing in northern Manitoba: province

  

  A bacteriological water testing site coming to the northern Manitoba city of Thompson will reduce delays and uncertainties associated with shipping water samples from three nearby Indigenous communities, the province says.

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 6:23PM

• Thursday 06PM Feb 17/22

  Small town Manitoba woman turns Olympic gold medal winner

  

  Deloraine, Man.'s own Ashton Bell, 22, will bring home an Olympic gold medal after Team Canada secured first place in Beijing in women's hockey.

  © Global | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 6:01PM

• Thursday 05PM Feb 17/22

  Man linked to Manitoba border deaths indicted in U.S. on human smuggling charges

  

  A federal grand jury in the United States has formally indicted a man on human smuggling charges after the deaths of four Indian migrants near the Canada-U.S. border last month.

  © Global | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 5:57PM

• Thursday 05PM Feb 17/22

  Canada's Sharpe captures silver, Karker bronze in freeski halfpipe

  

  Cassie Sharpe captured silver and Rachael Karker claimed bronze in the women's freeski halfpipe final on Friday for Canada's 21st and 22nd medals at the Beijing Olympics.

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 5:53PM

• Thursday 05PM Feb 17/22

  'They love him': Young Winnipeg sports broadcaster delivers Olympic reports for his school

  

  Every morning after Oh Canada and school announcements, grade eight student Tyler Landry gets in front of the camera and delivers an Olympic sports report for all the students at General Vanier School.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 5:48PM

• Thursday 05PM Feb 17/22

  Supply problems at hospitals not due to blockades

  

  The shortage of certain supplies, including baby formula, at Manitoba hospitals is due to supply chain problems and not the recent blockades at the Canada-U.S. border. Shared Health, which co-ordinates health ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 5:47PM

• Thursday 05PM Feb 17/22

  Family, friends remember Winnipeg man, 19, found fatally injured at beer vendor job

  

  A Winnipeg man who died after being found injured in the early morning hours at the beer vendor he worked at is being remembered by friends and family.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 5:41PM

• Thursday 05PM Feb 17/22

  FRIESEN: Convoy controversy ‘complete chaos’ for Katz’s Ottawa Titans

  When he took over an ownership position with a new pro baseball team, this time in Ottawa, Winnipeg Goldeyes CEO Sam Katz probably anticipated some growing pains. Given the team was born during a pandemic, those growing pains were going to be magnified. What Katz couldn’t have anticipated was to have his new business all […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 5:31PM

• Thursday 05PM Feb 17/22

  Festival du Voyageur marks return to in-person festivities with new activities

  

  He-ho! Festival du Voyageur is back, and after going virtual last year, the annual event in Winnipeg is returning with a mix of in-person and online activities. Officially kicking off on Friday, the ten-day event is boasting many new features to mark its return to in-person festivities.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 5:31PM

• Thursday 05PM Feb 17/22

  Police bolster HQ with metal detector

  

  Winnipeg police have installed airport-style security in the public lobby of the downtown headquarters. “We’ve had a number of security incidents over the last few years. It’s in response to a ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 5:17PM

• Thursday 05PM Feb 17/22

  Winnipeg's Filipino community devastated by death of 19-year-old homicide victim

  

  Winnipeg’s Filipino community is reeling from the death of 19-year-old John Lloyd Barrion, who died Tuesday after he was injured at a beer vendor where he was working.

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 5:14PM

• Thursday 05PM Feb 17/22

  Latest COVID-19 wave causes increase to diagnostic, surgical backlog

  The Omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has been “hugely disruptive” to hospital care in the province, the president of Doctor Manitoba says. Dr. Kristjan Thompson said that even as public health restrictions begin to loosen that Manitoba’s health-care system is on shaky ground. In January alone there were more than 2,500 hospital admissions due […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 5:11PM

• Thursday 05PM Feb 17/22

  CBC Winnipeg News Feb. 17, 2022

  

  Our community. Our neighbourhoods. The news of our city..

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 5:00PM

• Thursday 04PM Feb 17/22

  Winnipeg’s Perimeter Highway needs better plowing: city councillor

  

  Coun. Janice Lukes says plows largely work during the day, which can render the Perimeter dangerous after hours for the 25 to 35,000 vehicles that drive there every day.

  © Global | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 4:59PM

• Thursday 04PM Feb 17/22

  Man Linked to Manitoba Border Deaths Indicted in U.S. on Human Smuggling Charges

  MINNEAPOLIS — A federal grand jury in the United States has formally indicted a man on human smuggling charges after the deaths of four Indian migrants near the Canada-U. S. border last month.

  © 2022. This article Man Linked to Manitoba Border Deaths Indicted in U.S. on Human Smuggling Charges appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 4:34PM

• Thursday 04PM Feb 17/22

  DRIVER SHORTAGE: Plenty of jobs for truckers, vaccinated or not, says trucking company owner

  While some Canadian truckers have caused disruptions and gridlock in cities and at border crossings recently to protest vaccine mandates, one local trucking company said that since vaccines were rolled out, convincing their employees to get a COVID shot has never been a problem. Tim and Jennifer Plett are the owners of Plett Trucking in […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 4:25PM

• Thursday 04PM Feb 17/22

  Firearms bust leads to child sex abuse images charges

  

  Investigators probing a firearms trafficking ring busted in January have discovered evidence of creation and distribution of child sex abuse images on an accused’s cellphone, police say. On Jan. 13, the ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 4:22PM

• Thursday 04PM Feb 17/22

  Man linked to Manitoba border deaths indicted in U.S. on human smuggling charges

  

  MINNEAPOLIS – A federal grand jury in the United States has formally indicted a man on human smuggling charges after the deaths of four Indian migrants near the Canada-U.S. border last month. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Minneapolis announced the indictment on two counts of human smuggling. Steve Shand, who is 47 and from Florida, […]

  The post Man linked to Manitoba border deaths indicted in U.S. on human smuggling charges appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 4:19PM

• Thursday 04PM Feb 17/22

  Hope is not a plan, and without a plan… well, good luck

  

  After nearly two years of managing a COVID-19 pandemic that has killed 1,647 Manitobans and hospitalized more than 7,400, the provincial government seems less prepared today for the next wave ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 4:12PM

• Thursday 04PM Feb 17/22

  Canadian Civil Liberties Association sues government over Emergencies Act

  

  The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is seeking a judicial review of the government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to quell anti-government protests in downtown Ottawa and elsewhere. The group says it does not want to minimize the impacts that the protests are having across the country, but it is unclear that the demonstrations endanger […]

  The post Canadian Civil Liberties Association sues government over Emergencies Act appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 4:08PM

• Thursday 04PM Feb 17/22

  Alleged smuggler in border deaths case indicted in U.S.

  

  MINNEAPOLIS — A Florida man allegedly involved in a human smuggling case at the U.S.-Canadian border has been indicted by a federal grand jury. According to U.S. court documents, the indictments ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 4:07PM

• Thursday 03PM Feb 17/22

  Harvest Manitoba says demand for food hampers at a record high

  

  Since fall, Harvest has brought food to more than 30,000 Manitobans each month. Over one-third of the people Harvest serves are children.

  © Global | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 3:55PM

• Thursday 03PM Feb 17/22

  Winnipeg under blizzard warning; 2 to 5 centimetres of snow expected

  

  Environment Canada announced on Thursday that Winnipeg is under a blizzard warning, as snow is expected to start falling Thursday evening, with a blizzard developing Friday morning.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 3:32PM

• Thursday 03PM Feb 17/22

  Grand jury indicts Florida man for human smuggling from Manitoba

  Steve Anthony Shand, 47, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Minneapolis on two counts of human smuggling, announced Acting United States Attorney Charles J. Kovats on Thursday. According to court documents, on Jan. 19, law enforcement agents with Homeland Security Investigations responded to a request for assistance from the U.S. Border Patrol […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 3:30PM

• Thursday 03PM Feb 17/22

  RCMP looking for Thompson, Man. robbery suspect who allegedly threatened store employee’s life

  

  Police said the unknown man showed up at the business on Cree Road around 2:15 a.m. Tuesday, and threatened an employee's life, saying he had a weapon.

  © Global | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 3:16PM

• Thursday 02PM Feb 17/22

  Winnipeg’s Festival du Voyageur back with hybrid events

  

  During the 10-day run, festival goers can check out all the signature events: snow sculptures, delicious food, tobogganing, snowshoeing and more.

  © Global | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 2:55PM

• Thursday 02PM Feb 17/22

  ‘Healers need healing, too’: Doctors Manitoba says health-care workers facing unprecedented burnout

  Doctors and health-care workers within the province are facing extreme burnout amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Doctors Manitoba president Dr. Kristjan Thompson, who also works in the emergency department at St. Boniface Hospital said during a news conference Thursday that doctors around the province are seeing unprecedented levels of burnout and stress. “We’re seeing increasing […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 2:54PM

• Thursday 02PM Feb 17/22

  Gun trafficking arrest led to child pornography charges, say Winnipeg police

  A man was re-arrested and charged, this time with child pornography offences, after being busted earlier with 11 others following a firearms trafficking investigation. Winnipeg police report that a 29-year-old Winnipeg man, arrested during Operation Phoenix, already facing firearm and drug trafficking charges is now also staring down charges of possession of child pornography and […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 2:33PM

• Thursday 02PM Feb 17/22

  Grand jury indicts Florida man accused of human smuggling across Manitoba border

  

  A grand jury in Minneapolis has indicted a Florida man on two counts of human smuggling one month after a family of four was found frozen to death in Manitoba near the Canada-U.S. border.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 2:33PM

• Thursday 02PM Feb 17/22

  Pedestrian Killed in Vehicle Crash on Manitoba First Nation

  Manitoba RCMP say a 24-year-old man was killed in Pauingassi First Nation on Wednesday after being struck by a vehicle on the community's main road.

  © 2022. This article Pedestrian Killed in Vehicle Crash on Manitoba First Nation appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 2:11PM

• Thursday 02PM Feb 17/22

  Poverty, education task force seeks public input

  

  A provincial group tasked with investigating the link between poverty and student outcomes in Manitoba is seeking input from both pupils and members of the public. Education Minister Wayne Ewasko announced ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 2:07PM

• Thursday 02PM Feb 17/22

  IT’S BACK! Festival du Voyageur ready for in-person adventures this year

  Winnipeg is waking up from its long COVID-19 slumber in the best possible way. After a one-year hiatus, the world-famous Festival du Voyageur is back. The 10-day event, celebrating Franco-Manitoban culture, is held each February in St. Boniface and is western Canada’s largest winter festival. The 53rd edition of the festival, say organizers, will transform […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 2:01PM

• Thursday 01PM Feb 17/22

  Grand jury indicts Florida man accused in human smuggling near Manitoba-U.S. border

  

  A grand jury in Minneapolis has indicted a man who was arrested near the Manitoba-U.S. border last month, accused of involvement in a human smuggling operation.

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 1:57PM

• Thursday 01PM Feb 17/22

  Canadian flag at truck protests: a collective symbol with individual meaning

  

  Images of the flag fluttering from trucks, flying upside down or worn as a cape have captured attention since the blockade began in Ottawa on Jan. 28.

  © Global | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 1:57PM

• Thursday 01PM Feb 17/22

  Woman in custody following fatal crash involving pedestrian: RCMP

  

  One person is dead and another is in custody following a crash involving a pedestrian.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 1:51PM

• Thursday 01PM Feb 17/22

  Man dead after hit-and run collision in Pauingassi First Nation

  

  A 37-year-old woman is facing multiple charges following a hit-and-run collision that left a man dead in Pauingassi First Nation early Wednesday morning. 

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 1:41PM

• Thursday 01PM Feb 17/22

  Pedestrian killed in crash Wednesday morning, Manitoba RCMP say driver was impaired

  

  Police said a 24-year-old man was walking on the road when he was hit by a vehicle, which slid into a snowbank, where the driver and a passenger took off on foot.

  © Global | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 1:26PM

• Thursday 01PM Feb 17/22

  What's open and closed in Winnipeg on Louis Riel Day

  

  Louis Riel Day is coming up on Monday, Feb. 21, which means several businesses, services and organizations may be closed or operating at reduced hours.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 1:22PM

• Thursday 01PM Feb 17/22

  BLIZZARD WARNING: Storm expected to nail Winnipeg Friday, with snow starting tonight

  On the bright side, we’re at least getting a break from the brutal cold, but of course Mother Nature won’t let us forget she’s in charge and that we’re still in winter’s grasp. Environment Canada has issued a blizzard warning for Winnipeg which it said will bring snow and blowing snow beginning Thursday evening developing […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 1:21PM

• Thursday 01PM Feb 17/22

  Manitoba COVID-19 hospitalization numbers continue to fall

  

  The latest numbers from the province show there are currently 607 Manitobans in hospital with COVID-19, while ICU cases remain steady at 38 for the third straight day.

  © Global | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 1:20PM

• Thursday 01PM Feb 17/22

  Manitoba’s COVID-19 hospitalizations hold as five deaths reported Thursday

  Manitoba reported a slight drop in COVID-19 related hospitalizations on its online dashboard on Thursday. The patient load is now 607, down seven from Wednesday and that number includes 38 in intensive care units which is unchanged from the previous day. The province is also reporting five new COVID-19 related deaths, raising the death toll […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 1:01PM

• Thursday 12PM Feb 17/22

  Investigation into gun trafficking leads to arrest for child pornography: Winnipeg police

  

  One man is facing child pornography-related charges after Winnipeg police went through his phone during a firearm trafficking investigation.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 12:42PM

• Thursday 12PM Feb 17/22

  Manitoba reports five new deaths linked to COVID-19; hospital cases drop slightly

  

  The death toll linked to COVID-19 climbed on Thursday as the province added five new deaths.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 12:34PM

• Thursday 12PM Feb 17/22

  5 more COVID-19 deaths, 7 fewer hospitalizations reported in Manitoba on Thursday

  

  Another five people have died due to COVID-19 in Manitoba and there are seven fewer people in hospital with the virus, the provincial government's online dashboard says.

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 12:31PM

• Thursday 12PM Feb 17/22

  Winnipeg Police Enhancing Security at Headquarters Building

  Winnipeg police are increasing security and safety measures at their downtown headquarters building.

  © 2022. This article Winnipeg Police Enhancing Security at Headquarters Building appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 12:23PM

• Thursday 12PM Feb 17/22

  Surgical backlog in Manitoba balloons to more than 161,000 cases, Doctors Manitoba says

  

  Doctors say the pandemic backlog for diagnostic and surgical procedures keeps growing in Manitoba, which has set a timeline for repealing all pandemic restrictions.

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 12:18PM

• Thursday 12PM Feb 17/22

  Omicron crush adds to mammoth health-care backlog, doctors report

  

  Nearly 2,200 operations have been added to the province’s massive surgical and diagnostic backlog in the past month as the number of delayed procedures continued to swell through the COVID-19 ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 12:07PM

• Thursday 12PM Feb 17/22

  Winnipeg Goldeyes Sign Infielder Ian Sagdal

  The Winnipeg Goldeyes have signed infielder Ian Sagdal for the 2022 season.

  © 2022. This article Winnipeg Goldeyes Sign Infielder Ian Sagdal appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 12:03PM

• Thursday 11AM Feb 17/22

  Manitoba's diagnostic and surgical backlog has grown to more than 161,000 cases

  

  Manitoba’s diagnostic and surgical backlog has grown to more than 161,000 cases, according to Doctors Manitoba.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 11:55AM

• Thursday 11AM Feb 17/22

  Feds to provide $750M transit funding top-up to municipalities: Freeland

  

  The federal government says it will be offering a one time $750 million top-up of transit funding to municipalities hard hit by COVID-19 pandemic operating shortfalls.

  The post Feds to provide $750M transit funding top-up to municipalities: Freeland appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 11:30AM

• Thursday 11AM Feb 17/22

  Blizzard warning, bone-chilling temperatures hit much of Manitoba

  

  Winnipeggers will be faced with blowing snow and low-visibility conditions Thursday into Friday -- especially overnight -- with potential whiteout conditions.

  © Global | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 11:29AM

• Thursday 11AM Feb 17/22

  Manitoba man, 29, charged with numerous child pornography-related offences

  

  A man arrested as part of a firearms trafficking investigation last year has been rearrested and charged with a variety of child pornography offences.

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 11:15AM

• Thursday 11AM Feb 17/22

  Trudeau defends Emergencies Act in House of Commons

  

  The prime minister is defending himself in parliament over the move to invoke the Emergencies Act as the motion is debated Thursday in the House of Commons.

  The post Trudeau defends Emergencies Act in House of Commons appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 11:10AM

• Thursday 11AM Feb 17/22

  Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine approved for Canadians 18 and over

  

  Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use in Canadian adults, some 18 months after the federal government had announced a deal to produce the doses in Montreal.

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 11:09AM

• Thursday 10AM Feb 17/22

  Novavax COVID-19 vaccine gets approval for use in Canada

  

  The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use in Canada. The vaccine, which is protein-based, is the first of its kind to get approval in the country. Experts say a non-mRNA vaccine could win over some vaccine-hesitant people who have still not received a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Related: Novavax says protein vaccine […]

  The post Novavax COVID-19 vaccine gets approval for use in Canada appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 10:59AM

• Thursday 10AM Feb 17/22

  Fire rages at Brandon building under construction

  

  According to Brandon police, the fire broke out around 8:15 a.m. at a building under construction on Victoria Avenue in the city's west end.

  © Global | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 10:31AM

• Thursday 10AM Feb 17/22

  Novavax vaccine authorized for use in Canada

  

  Health Canada has authorized the use of the Novavax vaccine in Canada. The two-dose vaccine showed 90 per cent effectiveness in protecting clinical trial participants aged 18 and above against COVID-19.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 10:12AM

• Thursday 10AM Feb 17/22

  Winnipeg man busted for child porn after phone seized in unrelated investigation

  

  Police said the phone was seized during Operation Phoenix, an unrelated 2021 investigation into firearms trafficking that led to gun and drug charges against 12 people.

  © Global | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 10:10AM

• Thursday 10AM Feb 17/22

  'The time is absolutely right' for pandemic measures to lift, experts say

  

  With several Canadian provinces set to lift mask mandates in the next few weeks, health experts say the time is right for easing strict measures.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 10:04AM

• Thursday 09AM Feb 17/22

  Major fire tears through building under construction in Brandon

  

  A new building going up on the west side of Brandon, Man., is engulfed in flames.

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 9:59AM

• Thursday 09AM Feb 17/22

  Free Family Fishing Weekend in Manitoba

  Manitoba anglers can drop a line into icy water this long weekend without the need for a fishing licence.

  © 2022. This article Free Family Fishing Weekend in Manitoba appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 9:44AM

• Thursday 09AM Feb 17/22

  Construction site in Brandon a total loss due to blaze

  

  Fire crews are still on the scene of a blaze that broke out at an apartment building under construction, leading to its collapse.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 9:34AM

• Thursday 09AM Feb 17/22

  Building under construction on fire in Brandon

  

  Emergency crews in Brandon are responding to a fire Thursday morning.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 9:34AM

• Thursday 09AM Feb 17/22

  Cheap photo prints at Walmart

  10 cent photo prints are back at Walmart until February 19th. Perfect if you have a lot of pictures you have been meaning to print. You have to do a minimum of 30, and you can choose free in store ... Read More »

  The post Cheap photo prints at Walmart appeared first on Save Money in Winnipeg.

  © Save Money in Winnipeg | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 9:30AM

• Thursday 09AM Feb 17/22

  Winnipeg Man Rearrested Following Discovery of Child Pornography on Cell Phone

  Winnipeg police have rearrested a man and laid new charges following the discovery of child pornography on his cell phone.

  © 2022. This article Winnipeg Man Rearrested Following Discovery of Child Pornography on Cell Phone appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 9:18AM

• Thursday 09AM Feb 17/22

  Misinformation megaphone: Does news coverage of unscientific, hateful rhetoric amplify it?

  

  Could journalists covering unscientific or hateful movements accidently disseminate those views to a wider audience?

  © Global | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 9:06AM

• Thursday 08AM Feb 17/22

  Police in Ottawa increase presence at Parliament Hill protest site

  

  It’s now been 21 days that demonstrators have been set up in Ottawa at Parliament Hill, protesting COVID-19 mandates, and there are signs police are possibly ramping up efforts to make a move on the occupation site. CityNews has learned two buses filled with police officers are on their way to Parliament Hill Thursday morning, […]

  The post Police in Ottawa increase presence at Parliament Hill protest site appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 8:23AM

• Thursday 08AM Feb 17/22

  Landmark-based transport firm's owners paid workers to get vaccinated, fed up with vocal-minority protesters

  

  As the protesters blocking the Emerson border began to disperse Wednesday afternoon, some of their fellow truckers said they'd remember the vocal minority in their industry having made "a lot of noise for nothing."

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 8:17AM

• Thursday 08AM Feb 17/22

  Costco Markdown Monday Calendar for 2022

  I have been posting these yearly calendars for several years – unfortunately in 2021 things went out of whack and they got off scheduele etc. But, it’s back on track – I have confirmed with several employees in different provinces ... Read More »

  The post Costco Markdown Monday Calendar for 2022 appeared first on Save Money in Winnipeg.

  © Save Money in Winnipeg | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 8:08AM

• Thursday 07AM Feb 17/22

  Manitoba hospitals low on essentials for feeding babies, reading heart rates due to supply chain issues

  

  Nurses say Manitoba's hospitals are low on critical supplies they use to feed premature babies, deliver intravenous nutrition to sick children and adults, and monitor patients' vital signs. Hospitals have been ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 7:47AM

• Thursday 07AM Feb 17/22

  Some school divisions cancel buses, classes Thursday amid extreme cold

  

  Some divisions have cancelled school buses or classes amid extreme cold warnings in effect in parts of southern Manitoba.

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 7:36AM

• Thursday 07AM Feb 17/22

  Why is Canadian architecture always so bland?

  

  Quick, name a signature, unique, statement building opened in Canada in the past couple of decades! Your choices are few and far between. And aside from some of the oldest buildings in the entire country, Canada is known by enthusiasts around the world for having … not much, when it comes to beautiful public buildings […]

  The post Why is Canadian architecture always so bland? appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 7:04AM

• Thursday 06AM Feb 17/22

  Much of Manitoba experiencing 'extreme wind chill values' Thursday morning

  

  Manitobans heading outside on Thursday will want to bundle up as many parts of the province are experiencing extremely cold temperatures.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 6:59AM

• Thursday 06AM Feb 17/22

  Extreme cold warnings continue for most of Manitoba

  

  Extreme cold warnings issued Wednesday remain in effect for most of Manitoba on Thursday morning due to biting winds.

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 6:58AM

• Thursday 06AM Feb 17/22

  School and other cancellations around southern Manitoba on Thursday

  

  It’s another day of school closures and other cancellations around southern Manitoba due to dangerous road conditions and cold weather Thursday.

  © Global | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 6:42AM

• Thursday 06AM Feb 17/22

  Two-thirds support Trudeau’s use of Emergencies Act against protesters: poll

  

  Two-thirds of Canadians support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to help handle the protests across the country, according to a new survey. The Maru Public Opinion poll shows majority support for the measure in every province across the country with more than 70 per cent of those in B.C., Atlantic […]

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  © CityTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 6:35AM

• Thursday 06AM Feb 17/22

  Game Night: Kraken at Jets

  SEATTLE KRAKEN (16-29-4) at WINNIPEG JETS (21-18-8) Thursday, 7 p.m., Canada Life Centre TV: TSN3; Radio: 680 CJOB   WHY WATCH? To see the Jets win, of course. At least they should, based on the standings. It’s another must-win for the home side, too, playing just its second game in downtown Winnipeg without attendance limits. The […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 6:00AM

• Thursday 05AM Feb 17/22

  Letters: February 17, 2022

  Ridiculous debate Round and round and round it keeps going. “The truckers are idiots who are too stupid, racist, and misogynist to get vaccinated like the holy rest of us.” “The public health measures are a totalitarian trampling of human rights akin to the Nazis.” Please can SOMEONE get a grip on this ridiculously divisive […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 5:30AM

• Thursday 05AM Feb 17/22

  Manitoba hospitals low on essentials for feeding babies, reading heart rates due to supply chain issues

  

  Nurses say Manitoba's hospitals are low on critical supplies they use to feed premature babies, deliver intravenous nutrition to sick children and adults, and monitor patients' vital signs. The province confirms hospitals have been short on some supplies for the past several weeks.

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 5:00AM

• Thursday 05AM Feb 17/22

  Hacked convoy donation data show concentration of donors from Southern Manitoba

  

  The data — hacked illegally and released publicly late Sunday evening — show more than 1,200 people with postal codes from Manitoba donated about $145,000 US toward the Freedom Convoy through the crowdfunding website GiveSendGo.

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 5:00AM

• Thursday 05AM Feb 17/22

  With pandemic restrictions set to end, some Manitoba businesses say they have tough decisions to make

  

  As Manitoba prepares to get rid of all pandemic restrictions in the coming weeks, some businesses and venues say they’re not sure they feel ready to part with mask and vaccine requirements just yet. 

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 5:00AM

• Thursday 04AM Feb 17/22

  Canada’s Marielle Thompson rallies for Olympic silver in ski cross

  

  Canada’s Marielle Thompson won a silver medal with a great comeback in the women’s ski cross final on Thursday at the Beijing Olympics. It was Thompson’s second career Olympic medal in the event after taking gold in 2014 in Sochi. The 29-year-old native of Whistler, B.C., gave Canada its 20th medal in Beijing. Thompson rallied […]

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  © CityTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 4:27AM

• Thursday 03AM Feb 17/22

  Here's what Canada did while you were sleeping on day 13 of Beijing Olympics

  

  Canada added to its Olympic medal haul once again, earning a silver and gold on day 13 of the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, China on Thursday.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 3:38AM

• Thursday 03AM Feb 17/22

  Unvaccinated truckers delivering vaccines, COVID-19 devices exempt from border rules

  

  Unvaccinated truckers bringing COVID-19 vaccines and medical devices into Canada to combat the pandemic are exempt from testing and quarantine requirements at the border, a government order says.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 3:22AM

• Thursday 03AM Feb 17/22

  Watch Canada's Brad Gushue in the Olympic men's curling semifinals

  

  Watch live coverage of Olympic men's curling event at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games as Canada's Team Brad Gushue continue their Olympic tournament with a semifinal match against Sweden's Niklas Edin.

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 3:00AM

• Thursday 03AM Feb 17/22

  Maple Leaf flies at protests, the flag is a collective symbol with individual meaning

  

  Experts say the Maple Leaf’s prominent appearance at COVID-19 mandate protests comes at a moment of reflection for Canada. 

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  © CityTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 3:00AM

• Thursday 03AM Feb 17/22

  Two 'Freedom Convoy' organizers arrested in downtown Ottawa

  

  Two organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" demonstration were arrested Thursday evening, hours after the interim police chief warned action was "imminent' to begin removing protesters.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 3:00AM