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• Wednesday 07AM Aug 17/22

  Will Donald Trump be indicted? If he is, what happens next?

  

  In today’s Big Story podcast, last week it was revealed that former-president Donald Trump’s Florida property was searched by the FBI in an ongoing investigation related to classified documents — including some pertaining to nuclear weapons. Trump’s base and the Republican party have rallied around him, and there have been escalating threats of violence against […]

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  © CityTV | Wed, Aug 17, 2022, 7:21AM

• Wednesday 07AM Aug 17/22

  HBC to resurrect Zellers, outlets to open inside Bay stores next year

  

  It’s been a decade since Canadians heard the slogan “where the lowest price is the law,” but discount retail chain Zellers is hoping to make a comeback next year. Hudson’s Bay Co. says that starting next year, Zellers will open an e-commerce website and “shop-in-shop” in-store locations that will offer “a digital-first shopping journey that […]

  The post HBC to resurrect Zellers, outlets to open inside Bay stores next year appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Aug 17, 2022, 7:11AM

• Wednesday 05AM Aug 17/22

  Intelligence report flagged possible ‘violent revenge’ after Ottawa protest shutdown

  

  Newly disclosed documents show federal intelligence officials warned decision-makers that the police dispersal of “Freedom Convoy” protesters in Ottawa last winter could prompt an “opportunistic attack” against a politician or symbol of government. The Feb. 24 “threat highlight,” marked Secret/Canadian Eyes Only, also advised that extremist “influencers” would leverage the outcome of the protests for […]

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  © CityTV | Wed, Aug 17, 2022, 5:52AM

• Wednesday 05AM Aug 17/22

  French, immersion learners take hit in math, reading

  The limits of immersive language instruction throughout the COVID-19 pandemic appear to be behind Manitoba’s latest achievement data, given scores show drops in the number of français and French immersion students meeting grade-level expectations in math and reading.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Aug 17, 2022, 5:00AM

• Wednesday 05AM Aug 17/22

  Her puppy was stolen from her Winnipeg yard ... then her community stepped up to find him

  

  A Winnipeg family and their puppy are back together — and catching up on sleep — following a restless few days after the dog was stolen from their backyard.

  © CBC | Wed, Aug 17, 2022, 5:00AM

• Wednesday 05AM Aug 17/22

  'Huge risk' as benzodiazepine found in Brandon drug sample: harm reduction advocate

  

  Manitoba's Prairie Mountain Health has issued a drug alert after a street drug sample tested positive for benzodiazepine, which can be dangerous when paired with an opioid like fentanyl but unlike opioids, cannot be treated by naloxone.

  © CBC | Wed, Aug 17, 2022, 5:00AM

• Wednesday 03AM Aug 17/22

  Humans are heading back to the moon — and Canada is playing a bigger role than you may realize

  

  As NASA prepares to launch the Artemis I moon rocket, Canada is heavily involved — from a new Canadarm to an astronaut who will be on the next phase of the mission.

  © CBC | Wed, Aug 17, 2022, 3:00AM

• Wednesday 03AM Aug 17/22

  Why no blood donor clinics in Thunder Bay? Canadian Blood Services' appeals frustrate would-be donors

  

  Some former blood donors in Thunder Bay say they’re frustrated that Canadian Blood Services is appealing for donors while failing to offer clinics in the northwestern Ontario city.

  © CBC | Wed, Aug 17, 2022, 3:00AM

• Wednesday 03AM Aug 17/22

  Gas may be cheaper, but otherwise prices are still on the rise

  

  Interest rates are still low and economy-watchers expect borrowing costs to keep rising, even as consumers find everything but gas is getting dearer.

  © CBC | Wed, Aug 17, 2022, 3:00AM

• Wednesday 02AM Aug 17/22

  Men guilty of fatally shooting 23-year-old

  Men guilty of fatally shooting 23-year-old

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Aug 17, 2022, 2:01AM

• Wednesday 02AM Aug 17/22

  Big harvest for some, not for others

  OTTAWA — Brandon-Souris MP Larry Maguire recalls bartering bushels of wheat to buy one of his first cars in 1969.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Aug 17, 2022, 2:01AM

• Tuesday 10PM Aug 16/22

  'An honest mistake': house in Steinbach built too close to neighbour allowed to stay

  

  A home in Steinbach that was built too close to a neighbour is allowed to stay where it is, after city council said the builder made an 'honest mistake.'

  © CTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 10:34PM

• Tuesday 10PM Aug 16/22

  'An honest mistake': house in Manitoba built too close to neighbour allowed to stay

  

  A home in Steinbach built too close to a neighbour's is allowed to stay where it is after city council said the builder made an 'honest mistake.'

  © CTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 10:34PM

• Tuesday 09PM Aug 16/22

  Trump foe Liz Cheney defeated in Wyoming GOP primary

  

  Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, Donald Trump’s fiercest Republican adversary in Congress, was defeated in a GOP primary Tuesday, falling to a rival backed by the former president in a contest that reinforced his grip on the party’s base. The third-term congresswoman and her allies entered the day downbeat about her prospects, aware that Trump’s backing […]

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  © CityTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 9:48PM

• Tuesday 07PM Aug 16/22

  Penny-pinching Tories have money to make deadly stretch of highway safer

  Whatever the Manitoba government’s excuse is for not twinning the final stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway to the Ontario border, it’s not for a lack of money.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 7:00PM

• Tuesday 07PM Aug 16/22

  Internet predator who sought break handed longer sentence

  Manitoba’s highest court has added three years to a convicted child sex predator’s five-year prison sentence, rejecting his claim his “cognitive deficits” reduced his responsibility for his crimes.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 7:00PM

• Tuesday 07PM Aug 16/22

  Internet predator who sought break handed longer sentence

  Manitoba’s highest court has added three years to a convicted child sex predator’s five-year prison sentence, rejecting his claim his “cognitive deficits” reduced his responsibility for his crimes.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 7:00PM

• Tuesday 07PM Aug 16/22

  Physician watchdog under fire for ‘outrageous’ policy

  The Manitoba physician watchdog’s policy of deferring its own investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct while a police probe is ongoing is “outrageous” and is further evidence an independent review is needed into the regulatory body, critics say.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 7:00PM

• Tuesday 07PM Aug 16/22

  Physician watchdog under fire for ‘outrageous’ policy

  The Manitoba physician watchdog’s policy of deferring its own investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct while a police probe is ongoing is “outrageous” and is further evidence an independent review is needed into the regulatory body, critics say.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 7:00PM

• Tuesday 07PM Aug 16/22

  News briefs for Wednesday, August 17, 2022

  A collection of breaking news briefs filed on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 8:34 AM Higgins Avenue closed after ‘serious assault’ Higgins Avenue is closed between Main and Austin streets while police investigate a serious assault. The Winnipeg Police Service is advising people to avoid the area. The closure might extend throughout the morning and possibly […]

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 7:00PM

• Tuesday 06PM Aug 16/22

  Boil water advisory continues in Brandon following water main break

  

  A boil water advisory remains in effect Tuesday for much of the City of Brandon.

  © CTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 6:46PM

• Tuesday 06PM Aug 16/22

  Parents hunt for deals as inflation expected to impact school supply prices

  

  A recent survey from the Retail Council of Canada says many parents expect to pay more for school supplies this year.

  © CTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 6:43PM

• Tuesday 06PM Aug 16/22

  Search for B.C. man in Manitoba continues

  

  The search for Keith Zajac, a 55-year-old resident of Squamish B.C., is entering its third week.

  © CTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 6:34PM

• Tuesday 06PM Aug 16/22

  Premier sticks by Ukrainian-refugee plan

  Manitoba will not borrow a page from its western neighbour by co-ordinating humanitarian charter flights for Ukrainian refugees.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 6:21PM

• Tuesday 06PM Aug 16/22

  Ottawa boosts allowances for northern nurses

  OTTAWA — Nursing stations on Manitoba reserves are operating at 40 per cent of normal staffing levels as nurses flock to private agencies because of tough working conditions.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 6:05PM

• Tuesday 06PM Aug 16/22

  Sunflowers selfies for a cause

  

  Over 100 acres of bright yellow sunflowers are standing tall on a farm in southern Manitoba, creating the ideal background to snap the perfect prairie picture and a good cause. This is the second year Dean Towes has grown a sunflower field on his family farm located an hour and a half West of Winnipeg. […]

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  © CityTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 6:05PM

• Tuesday 06PM Aug 16/22

  CBC Winnipeg News August 16, 2022

  

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

  © CBC | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 6:00PM

• Tuesday 05PM Aug 16/22

  Large group of post-grad work permit holders ineligible for 2022 extension

  

  A large group of former international students say they have been either overlooked or deliberately excluded from the government’s latest extension program for post-graduation work permit (PGWP) holders announced in early August. In January 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced a public policy that allowed people whose PGWPs were expiring on or before […]

  The post Large group of post-grad work permit holders ineligible for 2022 extension appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 5:48PM

• Tuesday 05PM Aug 16/22

  Pet rescue group’s vehicles vandalized

  Vandals have hampered an animal organization’s rescue efforts by smashing windows in two of its vehicles.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 5:18PM

• Tuesday 05PM Aug 16/22

  Premier mum on inflation relief

  The provincial government said it is still mulling ways to help Manitobans cope with the second-highest inflation rate in the country.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 5:14PM

• Tuesday 04PM Aug 16/22

  Brandon hopes to lift boil water advisory by Wednesday afternoon, city official says

  

  Almost half the people living in Brandon, Man., remained under a boil water advisory on Tuesday — but a city official says he hopes that advisory will be lifted by Wednesday.

  © CBC | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 4:53PM

• Tuesday 04PM Aug 16/22

  Filipina nurse gains right to work in Manitoba

  An internationally educated nurse has won the right to be registered to work in Manitoba after she became certified elsewhere in Canada.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 4:47PM

• Tuesday 04PM Aug 16/22

  Why is ArriveCan Still Mandatory, and What is Ottawa’s Plan for the Contentious App?

  OTTAWA — The glitch-prone app touted as an efficient border tool early in the pandemic has become a punching bag for critics who question its utility — but ArriveCan may be here to stay.

  © 2022. This article Why is ArriveCan Still Mandatory, and What is Ottawa’s Plan for the Contentious App? appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 4:43PM

• Tuesday 04PM Aug 16/22

  Calls to twin Trans-Canada Highway between Manitoba and Ontario grow

  

  A man who lost two family members in a 2019 crash near the Manitoba-Ontario border is calling for Manitoba to twin the highway between the two provinces in an attempt to prevent a similar tragedy.

  © CTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 4:43PM

• Tuesday 04PM Aug 16/22

  City police boost effort to trace ‘crime guns’

  Winnipeg police are increasing their capacity to trace illegal, unmarked firearms that are often trafficked into Canada from the United States and end up being seized on the streets of Winnipeg.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 4:23PM

• Tuesday 04PM Aug 16/22

  Winnipeg-born Argos RB Andrew Harris to undergo season-ending surgery

  

  A Toronto Argonauts official said the club has determined Canadian running back Andrew Harris will require season-ending surgery after suffering a torn pectoral muscle in Toronto's 34-27 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last week.

  © CBC | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 4:08PM

• Tuesday 03PM Aug 16/22

  Manitoba mom filling backpacks for Ukrainian children’s first day of school

  

  Manitoba mom Karen Johnston has been busy filling backpacks for Ukrainian refugee children ahead of the new school year, and is calling on other families to donate to the cause.

  © Global | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 3:53PM

• Tuesday 03PM Aug 16/22

  Winnipeg’s North End Sewage Plant Secures $550M for Upgrades

  WINNIPEG -- All three levels of government have come to an agreement to fund the second phase of upgrades to Winnipeg's North End Sewage Treatment Plant.

  © 2022. This article Winnipeg’s North End Sewage Plant Secures $550M for Upgrades appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 3:40PM

• Tuesday 02PM Aug 16/22

  Winnipeg sewage plant getting $550M upgrade to convert human waste into fertilizer

  

  Winnipeg’s oldest and largest sewage facility is expected to get a massive upgrade – with the goal of turning human waste into fertilizer. A $550 million investment was announced Tuesday for the second stage of upgrades to the North End Sewage Treatment Plant. The funds will go towards the construction of new infrastructure and upgrades […]

  The post Winnipeg sewage plant getting $550M upgrade to convert human waste into fertilizer appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 2:35PM

• Tuesday 02PM Aug 16/22

  How to protect your dog against monkeypox

  

  Weese says ideally you should keep a pet that has been exposed by monkeypox away from others for at least 21 days, which is the same recommendation for humans.

  The post How to protect your dog against monkeypox appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 2:25PM

• Tuesday 02PM Aug 16/22

  Klein plans to overhaul civic budget process if he becomes mayor

  Kevin Klein wants to rework city hall’s budget process if elected mayor in October.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 2:23PM

• Tuesday 02PM Aug 16/22

  Fire that destroyed new family wellness centre in western Manitoba First Nation suspicious: RCMP

  

  Police are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed a new family wellness centre in Minegoziibe First Nation, in western Manitoba, on Monday.

  © CBC | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 2:17PM

• Tuesday 02PM Aug 16/22

  Winnipeg sewage treatment plant gets federal, provincial funding for 2nd phase of upgrades

  

  The second phase of upgrades at Winnipeg's North End Sewage Treatment Plant will improve the plant's biosolids facility, helping turn sludge from wastewater into fertilizer.

  © Global | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 2:16PM

• Tuesday 02PM Aug 16/22

  14-year-old girl missing from Portage la Prairie: Manitoba RCMP

  

  Police are asking the public to help them find a missing teenager who hasn't been seen since early Saturday morning.

  © CBC | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 2:14PM

• Tuesday 02PM Aug 16/22

  ‘Suspicious’ fire destroys family wellness centre on Pine Creek First Nation: RCMP

  

  Mounties are investigating a fire on the Pine Creek First Nation that destroyed the BlueSky family wellness centre. RCMP say officers were called to the centre in the community about 437 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg early Monday morning. When officers arrived, the centre was engulfed in flames and the fire department was on scene. There […]

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  © CityTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 2:07PM

• Tuesday 01PM Aug 16/22

  Lightning strike likely cause of house fire south of Winnipeg

  

  Winnipeg firefighters battled a blaze apparently caused by a lightning strike in St. Vital just south of the Perimeter Highway on Monday night.

  © CBC | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 1:52PM

• Tuesday 01PM Aug 16/22

  Missing teen last seen leaving Portage la Prairie home: RCMP

  

  Mounties said Luisa Alvarenga was last seen around 3 a.m. on Aug. 13, leaving her home on 6th Street NE in Portage la Prairie.

  © CTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 1:48PM

• Tuesday 01PM Aug 16/22

  Winnipeg police getting $17K to help track guns used in crimes

  

  Police in Winnipeg are getting new funding to pay for equipment and training that will help them restore and track serial numbers on guns used in crimes.

  © CBC | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 1:31PM

• Tuesday 01PM Aug 16/22

  Suspicious fire under investigation in Pine Creek First Nation

  

  RCMP say a fire in Pine Creek First Nation that destroyed a wellness centre on Monday is considered suspicious.

  © CTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 1:02PM

• Tuesday 12PM Aug 16/22

  Next round of funding announced for North End Sewage plant

  

  More government money is getting invested into the North End Sewage Treatment Plant.

  © CTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 12:34PM

• Tuesday 12PM Aug 16/22

  Winnipeg police getting more money to deal with firearm trafficking

  

  The Winnipeg Police Service is receiving new money from the provincial government to put a dent into firearm trafficking.

  © CTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 12:33PM

• Tuesday 12PM Aug 16/22

  Manitoba funds training, equipment for Winnipeg cops’ firearm investigations

  

  Manitoba justice minister Kelvin Goertzen said a commitment of new money will help Winnipeg police better track and restore serial numbers from seized firearms.

  © Global | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 12:21PM

• Tuesday 12PM Aug 16/22

  Winnipeg could see wettest year on record after Monday storm boosts rainfall numbers

  

  Meteorologist Scott Kehler of Weatherlogics told 680 CJOB that we're currently on pace for Winnipeg's wettest year ever — even if the rest of 2022 sees average precipitation.

  © Global | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 12:02PM

• Tuesday 11AM Aug 16/22

  Winnipeg Police Receive Provincial Funds to Track Seized Guns

  Winnipeg police are receiving $17,000 from the province to help officers investigate and track seized firearms.

  © 2022. This article Winnipeg Police Receive Provincial Funds to Track Seized Guns appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 11:46AM

• Tuesday 11AM Aug 16/22

  Powerful thunderstorms pummel southern Manitoba

  Severe thunderstorms spawned tornado warnings, dumped tennis ball-sized hail and more than 100 millimetres of rain and possibly sparked a house fire while they rolled through southern Manitoba Monday.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 11:44AM

• Tuesday 11AM Aug 16/22

  RCMP Investigating Suspicious Fire at Pine Creek Family Centre

  Manitoba RCMP are investigating a fire that destroyed a building on Pine Creek First Nation early Monday.

  © 2022. This article RCMP Investigating Suspicious Fire at Pine Creek Family Centre appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 11:27AM

• Tuesday 11AM Aug 16/22

  Thunderstorm leads to flooded basements in Winnipeg

  

  Many Winnipeg homeowners are dealing with flooded basements Tuesday morning after a storm overnight brought torrential rain to the city.

  © CBC | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 11:19AM

• Tuesday 11AM Aug 16/22

  3 levels of government put up total of $550M for Phase 2 of North End sewage plant upgrades

  

  The federal, provincial and municipal governments have committed a total of $550 million to the second phase of upgrades to the North End Sewage Treatment Plant, officials announced on Tuesday.

  © CBC | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 11:15AM

• Tuesday 11AM Aug 16/22

  Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet accused of sexual assault

  

  Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet is being accused of sexual assault in a class-action lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. The allegations are part of a series of claims made against clergy members included in two class-action lawsuits against the church and authorized by a judge.

  © CTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 11:04AM

• Tuesday 11AM Aug 16/22

  Manitoba’s Real Estate Market ‘Calmer’ in July

  WINNIPEG -- Manitoba's real estate market took a breather in July, albeit an expected temporary cooling.

  © 2022. This article Manitoba’s Real Estate Market ‘Calmer’ in July appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 11:00AM

• Tuesday 10AM Aug 16/22

  Lightning strikes Winnipeg home, causes fire: WFPS

  

  The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) said a lightning strike caused a fire at a home in the city’s southeast Monday night.

  © CTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 10:55AM

• Tuesday 10AM Aug 16/22

  Manitoba RCMP investigating suspicious blaze at Pine Creek First Nation

  

  Police said they were called to the BlueSky Family Wellness Centre on McKay's Point Road in the community, where they found the building completely engulfed in flames.

  © Global | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 10:40AM

• Tuesday 10AM Aug 16/22

  Lightning strikes home just outside Winnipeg during storm

  

  Officials believe lightning struck a home just outside Winnipeg during Monday night’s storm, causing it to catch on fire. The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) says a single-family home on Forbes Road was struck shortly before 9 p.m. Crews say they found “light smoke” coming from the home when they arrived. The house’s occupants had […]

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  © CityTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 10:28AM

• Tuesday 10AM Aug 16/22

  Sara Orlesky Joins Winnipeg Jets as Host-Producer

  Seasoned TSN broadcaster Sara Orlesky has joined the Winnipeg Jets as a senior host-producer.

  © 2022. This article Sara Orlesky Joins Winnipeg Jets as Host-Producer appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 10:03AM

• Tuesday 09AM Aug 16/22

  Many potential mayors, few contesting councillors in Winnipeg’s civic election

  

  It may still be the early stages of Winnipeg's civic election in October, but voters already of a long list of candidates for the mayors seat to choose between.

  © Global | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 9:38AM

• Tuesday 09AM Aug 16/22

  Folklorama pulls in record attendance after two-year hiatus

  

  The 14-day festival, which wrapped up on the weekend, saw a total of 168,515 visitors, according to numbers released by the organization Tuesday.

  © Global | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 9:14AM

• Tuesday 08AM Aug 16/22

  Folklorama sets attendance record after pandemic pause

  

  Winnipeg's biggest cultural festival wrapped up on Saturday, setting attendance records after a two-year pandemic-related absence.

  © CBC | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 8:42AM

• Tuesday 08AM Aug 16/22

  Data centres at risk of overheating as heat waves becomes more intense

  

  As heat waves become more common and extreme due to the effects of climate change, the data centres that provide the backbone for the online services the public relies on are at risk of overheating.

  © CTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 8:24AM

• Tuesday 08AM Aug 16/22

  Folklorama sees increase in attendance after two-year absence

  

  Following a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 Folklorama pavilions saw an average increase in attendance of 14 per cent compared to the 2019 event.

  © CTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 8:21AM

• Tuesday 07AM Aug 16/22

  Return of Folklorama Sets Attendance Records

  WINNIPEG -- The largest two-week multicultural festival of its kind has set attendance records after a two-year absence.

  © 2022. This article Return of Folklorama Sets Attendance Records appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 7:46AM

• Tuesday 07AM Aug 16/22

  Inflation in Canada falls to 7.6% in first decrease in a year

  

  Canada's inflation rate fell to 7.6 per cent in July, according to a report Tuesday from Statistics Canada, marking the first time in 12 months that the rate has decreased from the previous month.

  © CBC | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 7:34AM

• Tuesday 07AM Aug 16/22

  Portage la Prairie pleased relocation of aircraft program grounded

  

  A Manitoba city battered by the pending loss of hundreds of public sector jobs is grateful a college's plans to relocate more positions has been grounded, but the threat still hangs over the community.

  © CBC | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 7:20AM

• Tuesday 07AM Aug 16/22

  What happened when “Queen of Canada” followers tried to arrest the police?

  

  In today’s Big story podcast, this weekend, in Peterborough, Ont., followers of Romana Didulo, the self-proclaimed ‘Queen of Canada’ attempted to perform citizens’ arrests on members of the city’s police force. It didn’t work, but things very nearly got out of hand. And if there were more people there, it might have. Kurt Phillips is […]

  The post What happened when “Queen of Canada” followers tried to arrest the police? appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 7:16AM

• Tuesday 07AM Aug 16/22

  How much rain fell in Manitoba on Monday?

  

  Southern Manitoba was hit with severe thunderstorms on Monday that produced strong winds and heavy rain.

  © CTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 7:06AM

• Tuesday 06AM Aug 16/22

  Canada’s inflation rate slows to 7.6% in July as gas prices fall

  

  Canada’s year-over-year inflation rate slowed to 7.6 per cent in July, with the deceleration largely driven by a decline in gas prices. The inflation rate hit a nearly 40-year-high of 8.1 per cent in June, but economists were widely expecting inflation to have since slowed. In its latest consumer price index report, Statistics Canada said […]

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  © CityTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 6:22AM

• Tuesday 06AM Aug 16/22

  Canada's inflation rate slows in July despite price gains in food, rent, travel

  

  Canada's year-over-year inflation rate slowed to 7.6 per cent in July, with the deceleration largely driven by a decline in gas prices even as prices for food, rent and travel continued to rise.

  © CTV | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 6:07AM

• Tuesday 05AM Aug 16/22

  Funding won't meet demand for gender-based violence supports in Manitoba: advocates

  

  The West Central Women's Resource Centre just announced it's getting $855,000 from the province for its new transitional housing project for people who've experienced gender-based violence. That's on top of $4.3 million from the federal Rapid Housing Initiative, administered through the City of Winnipeg. 

  © CBC | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 5:00AM

• Tuesday 02AM Aug 16/22

  Man, woman face lengthy list of charges after purse-snatching spree

  Two suspects accused of robbing five elderly women of their purses are facing robbery, fraud, firearms and drug-trafficking charges.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 2:00AM

• Tuesday 02AM Aug 16/22

  Langside Street common element in weekend chaos leading to standoff, arrests

  Winnipeg police made three arrests following a chaotic series of incidents and a standoff in West Broadway over the weekend.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 2:00AM

• Tuesday 02AM Aug 16/22

  Interest but no date for twinning

  Manitoba is in the “early stages” of exploring how to twin its last remaining undivided stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway, while a grieving family demands immediate action from the premier.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 2:00AM

• Monday 09PM Aug 15/22

  Manitoba animal rescue organization struck by vandalism

  

  Jessica Hansen of Manitoba Underdogs Rescue says damage to their van means they likely won't be able to respond to calls for help in communities with limited access to vet care.

  © Global | Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 9:40PM

• Monday 08PM Aug 15/22

  Afghans in Winnipeg reflect on year since Taliban takeover of Kabul

  

  Farid Ahmad still can’t believe it’s been a year since Kabul fell to the Taliban after American and allied troops, including Canadians, left the country.

  © CBC | Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 8:48PM

• Monday 08PM Aug 15/22

  Lack of candidates in Manitoba municipalities is not healthy, outgoing Winkler mayor says

  

  Southern Manitoba municipalities are gearing up for fall elections, but in areas where the current mayor or reeve is not running, some communities could be short on candidates.

  © CTV | Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 8:15PM

• Monday 07PM Aug 15/22

  'It is a lot of work there': Manitoba still considering Trans-Canada Highway twinning project

  

  Manitoba's transportation and infrastructure minister says the province is still considering a project to twin the Trans-Canada Highway, as work is already underway on the Ontario side of the border.

  © CTV | Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 7:51PM

• Monday 07PM Aug 15/22

  Arctic security doesn’t require Canadian Forces return to Churchill, military says

  OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces remain frosty to the idea of an Arctic base in Churchill, saying the polar-bear capital doesn’t meet operational needs.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 7:42PM

• Monday 07PM Aug 15/22

  ‘All over the map’

  From feelings of accomplishment to complete desensitization, Winnipeg teachers’ state of well-being is “all over the map” after two and a half years of instructing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 7:00PM

• Monday 07PM Aug 15/22

  ‘All over the map’

  From feelings of accomplishment to complete desensitization, Winnipeg teachers’ state of well-being is “all over the map” after two and a half years of instructing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 7:00PM

• Monday 07PM Aug 15/22

  Deal flushes Pallister-caused clog in sewage-treatment plant upgrades

  After more than a year of intergovernmental limbo, the provincial and federal governments have struck a $500-million deal with the City of Winnipeg to fund the second phase of upgrades to the North End sewage treatment plant, the Free Press has learned.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 7:00PM

• Monday 07PM Aug 15/22

  Deal flushes Pallister-caused clog in sewage-treatment plant upgrades

  After more than a year of intergovernmental limbo, the provincial and federal governments have struck a $500-million deal with the City of Winnipeg to fund the second phase of upgrades to the North End sewage treatment plant, the Free Press has learned.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 7:00PM

• Monday 07PM Aug 15/22

  St. James couple shaken by police indifference after burglars ransack home

  A St. James man says he’s lost faith in Winnipeg police and was terrified when officers didn’t respond to his 911 call after he awoke to two people robbing his home.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 7:00PM

• Monday 07PM Aug 15/22

  St. James couple shaken by police indifference after burglars ransack home

  A St. James man says he’s lost faith in Winnipeg police and was terrified when officers didn’t respond to his 911 call after he awoke to two people robbing his home.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 7:00PM

• Monday 07PM Aug 15/22

  News briefs for Tuesday, August 16, 2022

  A collection of breaking news briefs filed on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 9:55 AM Lightning suspected cause of house fire Lightning is suspected as the cause of a fire in a home on Forbes Road Monday night. Fire crews were sent to the home in the 1000 block of Forbes, south of the south Perimeter […]

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 7:00PM

• Monday 06PM Aug 15/22

  The initiative preparing Ukrainian children for school in Manitoba

  

  A local organization is calling on Manitobans to help Ukrainian refugee children get the best possible start to the upcoming school year.

  © CTV | Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 6:55PM

• Monday 06PM Aug 15/22

  Thunder Bay man facing over 100 charges in alleged string of robberies around Winnipeg

  

  Winnipeg police have charged a man from Thunder Bay that is believed to be linked to a string of robberies between May and August.

  The post Thunder Bay man facing over 100 charges in alleged string of robberies around Winnipeg appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 6:05PM

• Monday 06PM Aug 15/22

  CFS fails to get girl to court for trial of man charged with sexually assaulting her

  The trial of a Manitoba man accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl had to be adjourned last week after the child-welfare agency responsible for her care failed to get her to court.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 6:02PM

• Monday 05PM Aug 15/22

  Manitoba Hydro natural gas workers end strike after reaching tentative deal

  Hundreds of striking Manitoba Hydro employees are heading back to work this week.

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 5:40PM

• Monday 05PM Aug 15/22

  Manitoba entering new phase for Perimeter Highway construction

  

  According to Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk, the next phase of construction on Manitoba's Perimeter Highway involves service road and safety upgrades. 

  © Global | Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 5:39PM

• Monday 05PM Aug 15/22

  Tornado warnings downgraded to severe thunderstorm warnings in southern Manitoba

  

  Meteorologists are tracking a storm, which Environment Canada said is capable of producing very strong wind gusts, up to nickel-sized hail and heavy rain.

  © CBC | Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 5:20PM

• Monday 05PM Aug 15/22

  Tornado warnings, severe thunderstorm warnings lifted in southern Manitoba

  

  The tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings issued in parts of southern Manitoba Monday evening have ended, though severe thunderstorm watches remain.

  © CTV | Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 5:08PM

• Monday 04PM Aug 15/22

  Minister asks Canadians not to fake travel plans to skip passport application lines

  

  Minister of Families, Children and Social Development of Canada Karina Gould is discouraging people from making fake travel plans just to skip the line of those waiting for passports.

  © CTV | Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 4:51PM