News briefs for Sunday, September 4, 2022
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Several Winnipeg patrol groups came together on Saturday for a walk to send a message of safety and the importance of helping those in need in the city.
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A Winnipeg mayoral candidate is promising to review the use of photo radar in the city, a move he says would see motorists get a pass on a first offence if they are caught speeding or running a red light.
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A suggestion by Manitoba's deputy chief provincial public health officer that "it's OK to get infected" with COVID-19 is raising eyebrows among some medical professionals — including a Winnipeg doctor who says that messaging isn't helpful.
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The six candidates vying for leadership of the federal Greens pledged to bring new life to the party following a dark period of policy disputes and personality clashes that culminated in last year’s resignation of former leader Annamie Paul. A virtual campaign launch Saturday saw the candidates promise to build the Greens through grassroots interactions […]
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They came wearing different uniforms but were united by a common goal.
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Mayoral candidate Robert-Falcon Ouellette announced his plan to review the city’s photo enforcement program at a press conference Saturday.
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Yet another vacant home caught fire in Winnipeg – this time in North End. Fire crews needed to put out a fire in a vacant one-and-a-half storey house Saturday morning on Burrows Avenue near Powers Street. The WFPS was called shortly before 6 a.m. Crews found heavy smoke and flames coming from the structure. The […]
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Organizers of the World Cup in Qatar have finalized a policy to serve beer with alcohol to soccer fans at stadiums and fan zones in the Muslim-majority country.
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Ten thousand gold flags are flying on the CN Field at the Forks in Winnipeg on Saturday to honour children battling cancer.
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NASA’s decision to scrub the launch of its new moon rocket is disappointing but necessary due to another leak found ahead of the planned test flight, Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques said Saturday. The Artemis 1 mission, which aims to send an uncrewed NASA Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket to the moon, was delayed […]
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An artist management company is speaking out about how their musicians have been impacted by the last-minute cancellation of a Winnipeg music festival.
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WINNIPEG -- One of the first aircraft in the former Trans-Canada Air Lines fleet is landing at the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada.
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Hours after returning to Canada from Pakistan, a Calgary businessman said he got word floodwaters hit the same area where he had been helping people with disabilities move out of the way of the impending deluge. Mohammad Farhan operates multiple charities and orphanages across Pakistan through his organization, House of Dreams. He said his team […]
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Several Winnipeg streets will be temporarily closed to traffic next week.
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NASA’s new moon rocket sprang another dangerous fuel leak Saturday, forcing launch controllers to call off their second attempt to send a crew capsule into lunar orbit with test dummies. The first attempt earlier in the week was also marred by escaping hydrogen, but those leaks were elsewhere on the 322-foot (98-meter) rocket, the most […]
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Howard Curle was not the type of professor who bolted out the door the moment his lecture ended.
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On Oct. 26, Winnipeggers will chose a new mayor from a field of candidates with a variety of ideas about the future of policing. Several have made police policy an early plank in their platforms.
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Technically, it's just another stage of life, albeit one with more unpleasant surprises than Will Smith at the Oscars. Practically, menopause can be devastating to a woman's health and well-being, something of which I and my cohort are painfully aware.
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The Crossborders Community Project near Kola harvested more than 100 hectares of wheat Friday in support of Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
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A lack of positive mentors and inconsistent support systems for young people in Winnipeg who are considered at-risk are factors driving youth crime in Winnipeg, according to advocates.
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WITH summer coming to a close, the first weekend of September also brings the national holiday that recognizes the achievements of workers across Canada.
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Russians who came for a last look at former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Saturday mourned both the man and his policies that gave them hope. President Vladimir Putin claimed to be too busy to attend. Gorbachev, who died Tuesday at age 91, launched drastic reforms that helped end the Cold War. But he also […]
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for Enoki mushrooms distributed by WK Produce due to a possible Listeria contamination. The product was sold in 150g packages in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario and may also have been distributed nationally. Customers are being told to either throw the mushrooms out or return them […]
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Seven-year-old Hazel arrived home a little older and wiser after a two-night stay at Camp Assiniboia.
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Serena Williams lost what is expected to be the last match of her transcendent tennis career Friday night, eliminated from the U.S. Open in the third round by Ajla Tomljanovic 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 before an electric crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Unwilling to go quietly, Williams staved off five match points to prolong the […]
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Family, friends and community members gathered at vigils in Steinbach and Winnipeg Friday, to honour the life of Mackaylah Gerard-Roussin, a 20-year-old First Nations woman who was killed last week.
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With some wearing shirts bearing her name and photo, Mackaylah Gerard-Roussin’s family and friends hugged and wept Friday while they visited the remote ATV trail where her body was found.
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Premier Heather Stefanson hasn’t stepped in it for nearly three months. That may not seem like a long time for a politician to go without making a major public gaffe. But for Stefanson, who was dogged by a string of high-profile blunders during her first few months in office, it’s a mini streak she will have to sustain if she wants to be competitive in the next provincial election.
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“I think if there’s a will, there’s a way.”
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A Winnipeg woman who lost most everything in a deadly arson is one step closer to seeing her life returned to normal, thanks to the help of her local city councillor.
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Closures of three rural emergency rooms in western Manitoba have physicians bracing for longer patient waits and heavy workloads through the Labour Day long weekend.
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A Winnipeg matchmaker isn’t feeling the love for Bell MTS after the company told her she could pay extra to have her phone fixed faster.
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A mayoral candidate is publicly accusing the city of dropping the ball on a deal to secure an Amazon facility for Transcona.
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Winnipeg Police Service homicide investigators are searching for answers after a 66-year-old man was found slain in the West End.
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Online retail giant Amazon wanted to build a facility in Winnipeg, employing some 2,000 people, but was turned down by the city administrators and councillors were never told about it, says mayoral candidate Kevin Klein.
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The Manitoba government says some adults will be able to get a COVID-19 bivalent booster shot later this month as more than 100,000 doses are expected to be delivered to the province in the next two weeks. Dr. Jazz Atwal, deputy chief provincial public health officer, said appointments are set to open by mid-month for […]
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A man was taken to hospital in unstable condition after an assault that closed traffic on part of Main Street Friday afternoon, police say.
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The Pine Falls Health Complex in Powerview-Pine Falls suspended emergency service on Thursday.
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Jane Fonda says she has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and has begun chemotherapy treatment. The legendary actor and activist made the announcement in an Instagram post on Friday afternoon, saying her form of cancer is very treatable and that “80% of people survive, so I feel very lucky.” Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer that […]
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It was a deadly day on Manitoba roadways Thursday. Three people were killed in three separate crashes, say Manitoba RCMP. The first happened at about 2:50 p.m. on Road 109 […]
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Eight people were sent to hospital Friday after an explosion at a refinery in Come By Chance, N.L., about 150 kilometres west of St. John’s, police said. RCMP said some were seriously injured in the blast and had to be airlifted to St. John’s, though Cpl. Jolene Garland could not confirm how many. “The fire […]
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Sept. 1 was a fatal day on Manitoba highways, as RCMP responded to three separate incidents. Mounties say the first happened just before 3 p.m. south of Dauphin on Road 109 West. A pickup truck that had been heading north reportedly lost control, entered a ditch, and rolled, ejecting the driver — a 69-year-old man […]
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Three people were killed in three separate crashes in Manitoba in a span of just over nine hours, RCMP say.
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The Winnipeg Jets have signed veteran forward Sam Gagner to a one-year, $750,000 US contract. Gagner, 33, had 13 goals and 18 assists in 81 games with Detroit last season.
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Winnipeg police are investigating after a 66-year-old man was found dead in a suite at a West End residential building on Thursday morning.
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A 43-year-old man from Headingley has been charged for posting naked pictures of women online without their consent.
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Winnipeg police are urging boaters to follow proper safety procedures while on the water after a 41-year-old man was hospitalized on Saturday after a boating collision. Just before 10 p.m. on Aug. 27, WPS’s River Patrol Section attended the Tache Public Dock where members of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service were treating the 41-year-old for […]
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The Manitoba government says some adults in the province will be able to get a COVID-19 bivalent booster shot later this month. The provincial government says appointments are expected to open by […]
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The inquiry into Ottawa’s unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act during protests last winter will be delayed until October because of a health issue. The Public Order Emergency Commission was to begin hearings Sept. 19 but will be delayed now until Oct. 13, a statement from the commission said Friday. Six weeks have been scheduled […]
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Manitobans aged 65 and older, as well as Indigenous people aged 18 or older are among the first people in the province eligible for the updated Moderna vaccine aimed at targeting the Omicron variant.
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A Winnipeg shelter's laundry business, which provides jobs to people without housing, can hit the road thanks to a donation of a van.
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A man charged in a hit-and-run at the convoy protest in front of the Legislative Building in February has now been accused of posting nude images of women online without their consent.
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A 43-year-old man from Headingley has been charged with publishing intimate images of a woman without her consent, Winnipeg police say.
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RCMP say a young woman is dead after the car she was a passenger in rolled into a ditch. Moose Lake RCMP were called at about 11:10 a.m on Wednesday […]
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The fall giveaway weekend is coming up on September 10th and 11th. You can leave unwanted items at the curb with a free sign, and hopefully they find a new home. You can check out all of the rules and ... Read More »
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Winnipeg police are reminding boaters to be as visible as possible after a man was hit by a boat on the Red River. Police said they responded to the watery […]
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In past years, September was mop-up time at Assiniboia Downs. For most racing seasons, September offered up six race dates over two weeks and a couple of big stakes races, but for most people, school, football and the Jets were starting and a season of horse racing was just about a memory.
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VANCOUVER — The family of a man who died in custody last week after Vancouver police used a beanbag shotgun is calling for a public inquest and systemic changes in how the department treats people on the Downtown Eastside.
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