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• Wednesday 10AM Feb 09/22

  Manitoba health officials to give update on COVID-19, vaccines at 12:30 p.m.

  

  Health officials in Manitoba are giving an update on the coronavirus as well as vaccines on Wednesday, after a week of declining numbers of hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

  © CBC | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 10:15AM

• Wednesday 09AM Feb 09/22

  How COVID-19 could be contributing to more diabetes diagnoses

  

  Adults living with diabetes have a higher risk for a severe COVID-19 infection, and as more is being learned about the virus, there might be another relationship between the two, as emerging evidence shows that the virus may be leading to more diabetes diagnoses.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 9:54AM

• Wednesday 09AM Feb 09/22

  Niverville now Manitoba's fastest-growing municipality, 2021 census says

  

  Niverville, Man., grew 29 per cent from 2016 to 2021, faster than any other municipality in Manitoba, census data says.

  © CBC | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 9:52AM

• Wednesday 09AM Feb 09/22

  ‘Retrain Manitoba’ Program Disburses $12.5M to Upskill Workforce

  WINNIPEG -- A program to reimburse employers who upskill or train more employees in Manitoba has disbursed $12.5 million ahead of its cutoff date.

  © 2022. This article ‘Retrain Manitoba’ Program Disburses $12.5M to Upskill Workforce appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 9:44AM

• Wednesday 09AM Feb 09/22

  Alberta premier apologizes for ‘inappropriate’ stigma analogy

  

  After coming under fire Tuesday, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is apologizing for his "inappropriate analogy to the stigmatization of people with AIDS."

  The post Alberta premier apologizes for ‘inappropriate’ stigma analogy appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 9:39AM

• Wednesday 09AM Feb 09/22

  'That's not how pandemics work': Experts urge caution as provinces move to ease public health restrictions

  

  While some provinces are planning to remove public health restrictions and proof of vaccination requirements in the coming days, experts say the move may be 'a bit rushed' as the country is not yet out of the Omicron wave.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 9:29AM

• Wednesday 09AM Feb 09/22

  Manitoba to provide COVID-19, vaccine update Wednesday

  

  Dr. Jazz Atwal, the province's deputy chief provincial health officer, will be joined by vaccine task force lead Dr. Joss Reimer at 12:30 p.m.

  © Global | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 9:27AM

• Wednesday 08AM Feb 09/22

  South end sewage target missed; finish line 'in sight' for new plant

  

  A deadline to reduce pollution leaving Winnipeg’s south end sewage treatment plant has been missed. A new report reveals a facility upgrade now underway didn’t meet a provincially set target to ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 8:51AM

• Wednesday 08AM Feb 09/22

  City ends 2021 with $22.3-M shortfall

  

  The COVID-19 pandemic delivered a massive blow to the City of Winnipeg’s 2021 budget and the municipal tab is expected to keep climbing this year. The city ended last year with ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 8:30AM

• Wednesday 08AM Feb 09/22

  No reopening date for Carman operating room 'heartbreaking': surgeon

  

  Amid a seven-week operating room closure with no reopening date in sight, a Carman surgeon says he doesn’t know what to tell hundreds of waiting patients. Dr. Gerry Clayden is frustrated ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 8:28AM

• Wednesday 08AM Feb 09/22

  Anti-mask protest planned at CF Polo Park this weekend

  

  As an ongoing protest continues to take over some downtown Winnipeg streets, CTV News Winnipeg has learned of another potential protest planned for this Saturday at CF Polo Park at noon.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 8:16AM

• Wednesday 08AM Feb 09/22

  Grief-stricken relatives from India, U.S., travel here for funeral of family who died in blizzard at border

  

  Grieving relatives wept as they placed toys next to the bodies of two children at a funeral for an Indian family who died trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border. Parents ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 8:15AM

• Wednesday 08AM Feb 09/22

  Despite pandemic, Canada's population grows at fastest rate in G7: census

  

  Despite the pandemic, Canada remains the fastest-growing country in the G7, thanks in large part to immigration, according to 2021 census data released Wednesday. 

  © CBC | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 8:06AM

• Wednesday 07AM Feb 09/22

  Ottawa raises worries over commission cost

  

  OTTAWA — After pledging to meet David Milgaard’s calls for an independent commission to review wrongful convictions, the federal Liberals are warning costs could limit the ambitious recommendations put forward ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 7:48AM

• Wednesday 07AM Feb 09/22

  Canadian Steven Dubois wins silver in Olympic short-track speedskating

  

  Canadian short-track speedskater Steven Dubois won a silver medal in the men's 1,500 metres at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday

  The post Canadian Steven Dubois wins silver in Olympic short-track speedskating appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 7:48AM

• Wednesday 07AM Feb 09/22

  Mayor fed up with truckers' protest, expects police to enforce laws

  

  Five days into a protest that has choked a main artery downtown and left area residents’ ears ringing, Mayor Brian Bowman said police should be expected to apply the law ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 7:44AM

• Wednesday 07AM Feb 09/22

  Manitoba health officials to give COVID-19, vaccine update

  

  Health officials with the Manitoba government will be providing a COVID-19 and vaccine update on Wednesday.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 7:43AM

• Wednesday 07AM Feb 09/22

  COVID-19 hospitalizations continue drop in Manitoba; 12 new deaths reported Wednesday

  

  For the fifth consecutive reporting day, hospitalizations related to COVID-19 in Manitoba have dropped.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 7:43AM

• Wednesday 07AM Feb 09/22

  City to study nixing courtesy tows during residential parking bans

  Winnipeg’s system of providing courtesy tows to people who are in contravention of residential parking bans during snow removal might be coming to an end. The City’s Infrastructure Renewal and Public Works Committee on Tuesday voted unanimously to study ideas that could include charging residents the full cost of tows, which cost the City, according […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 7:39AM

• Wednesday 06AM Feb 09/22

  Men 'fess up after star witness testifies

  

  After two hours of damning testimony from the Crown’s star witness, a second-degree murder trial for two Berens River First Nation men came to an abrupt end Tuesday. Gerald Patrick, 46, ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 6:14AM

• Wednesday 06AM Feb 09/22

  Symbol in snow sign of extremism, experts warn

  

  A symbol created in the snow outside the Manitoba legislature Monday should be cause for concern, say experts on extremism and hate. The large circle encompassed a hashtag. It was made ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 6:09AM

• Wednesday 06AM Feb 09/22

  Critics pan Tories' French education funding boost

  

  TORY ministers touted new funding for French education at a mid-day news conference Tuesday — an event political opponents are calling a smoke screen for scathing criticism about second-language resources ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 6:06AM

• Wednesday 05AM Feb 09/22

  Letters: February 9, 2022

  Go Team Canada! Looking at the protests at many places here in Canadian cities, you wonder is there a Canadian unity? The only unity I see is with Team Canada at the Winter Olympics in China. They are representing all of us with pride under all kinds of rules of engagement. They are the unity. […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 5:40AM

• Wednesday 05AM Feb 09/22

  Olympic wake-up call: O'Dine makes good on her Olympic 2nd chance

  

  Get caught up on Meryeta O'Dine's bronze-medal run - which was a second chance of sorts for the Olympian - and everything else from Canada's Olympic athletes on Day 5 in Beijing.

  © CBC | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 5:37AM

• Wednesday 05AM Feb 09/22

  Is Russia really about to invade Ukraine?

  

  Or is Vladimir Putin bluffing to gain the world’s attention? The history of Russia-Ukraine conflict dates back decades and can only be properly understood by looking at what has come before. But right now, Canadian citizens are being warned it’s time to come home, there are massive amounts of troops on the border and the […]

  The post Is Russia really about to invade Ukraine? appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 5:27AM

• Wednesday 05AM Feb 09/22

  Parents condemn mask, vaccine protesters targeting kids at Winnipeg elementary school

  

  Parents and staff at a Winnipeg elementary school are calling on protesters to stop harassing children after a small group of people showed up twice to yell at kids to take their masks off and not get the COVID-19 vaccine. 

  © CBC | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 5:00AM

• Wednesday 05AM Feb 09/22

  Manitoba's inability to freeze pay of public sector workers now costing province in retroactive wages

  

  The Manitoba government's bid to freeze the wages of public-sector workers backfired — and now it's costing the province financially. 

  © CBC | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 5:00AM

• Wednesday 04AM Feb 09/22

  Canada’s Meryeta O’Dine captures Olympic bronze in snowboard cross

  

  Four years after her Olympic dream ended before it started, Canada’s Meryeta O’Dine won a bronze medal in women’s snowboard cross at the Beijing Games on Wednesday. ???? BRONZE ???? Meryeta O’Dine wins a snowboard cross bronze for #TeamCanada at #Beijing2022 ???? ???? Details on her medal: https://t.co/a2SeK29s31 pic.twitter.com/2rod4kndTt — Team Canada (@TeamCanada) February 9, […]

  The post Canada’s Meryeta O’Dine captures Olympic bronze in snowboard cross appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 4:34AM

• Wednesday 03AM Feb 09/22

  Here's what Canada did while you were sleeping on day 5 of Beijing Olympics

  

  Here's a look at some of the 2022 Winter Games events you may have missed overnight on day 5 in Beijing.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 3:43AM

• Wednesday 03AM Feb 09/22

  Our oceans are hotter than ever. Scientists say they worry about what that means for our future

  

  The world's oceans have been getting warmer every year for the past seven. They're now hotter than they've ever been in recorded history. And the changes are already taking a toll on marine life.

  © CBC | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 3:00AM

• Wednesday 12AM Feb 09/22

  Manitobans turn snow into art

  

  Watch how Manitobans are turning all that snow outside into massive snow sculptures in Winnipeg.

  © CBC | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 12:17AM

• Tuesday 10PM Feb 08/22

  Jets tame Wild to start second half of season with shutout win

  The Winnipeg Jets engineered their own blueprint to a playoff berth in a couple of months’ time on Tuesday night. Truth be told, if they can bottle their effort against the Minnesota Wild, sip from the jar before each game and exert the same effort, they’ll be a playoff team with a few points to […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 10:33PM

• Tuesday 10PM Feb 08/22

  ‘A terrible situation’: Friction marks split between Bombers, Harris

  The Andrew Harris era is over in Winnipeg. The star running back left his hometown Blue Bombers to sign with the Toronto Argonauts on the first day of CFL free agency, Tuesday. So much for the storybook ending to a Hall-of-Fame career. Harris, 34, was supposed to ride off into the Manitoba sunset, perhaps after […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 10:21PM

• Tuesday 10PM Feb 08/22

  Connor Hellebuyck Stars in Third Shutout of the Season as Jets Beat Wild 2-0

  WINNIPEG — Connor Hellebuyck made 27 saves as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Wild 2-0 on Tuesday, halting Minnesota’s six-game win streak and 10-game point run.

  © 2022. This article Connor Hellebuyck Stars in Third Shutout of the Season as Jets Beat Wild 2-0 appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 10:12PM

• Tuesday 10PM Feb 08/22

  Hellebuyck records shutout as Jets beat Wild

  

  Connor Hellebuyck made 27 saves as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Wild 2-0 on Tuesday, halting Minnesota's six-game win streak and 10-game point run.

  © CBC | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 10:07PM

• Tuesday 09PM Feb 08/22

  Gunnlaugson guns for repeat as Manitoba men’s curling championship returns

  Mike McEwen was taking a rapid COVID test on Tuesday when he took some time out to talk about this week’s Manitoba men’s curling championship. That evening, McEwen was headed for the Selkirk Curling Club, where he and his teammates were to be tested again before taking to the ice for their first practice together […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 9:44PM

• Tuesday 09PM Feb 08/22

  Hellebuyck perfect, Lowry drops gloves twice in much-needed Jets win over Wild

  

  The Jets' goalie stopped all 27 shots he faced in the 2-0 win.

  © Global | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 9:38PM

• Tuesday 09PM Feb 08/22

  Women's Health Clinic executive director says clients, staff harassed by protesters

  

  Those protesting COVID-19 restrictions at the Manitoba legislature say they are doing so peacefully, but Women's Health Clinic executive director Kemlin Nembhard vehemently disagrees.

  © CBC | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 9:02PM

• Tuesday 09PM Feb 08/22

  Gunnlaugson guns for repeat as Manitoba men’s curling bonspiel returns

  Mike McEwen was taking a rapid COVID test on Tuesday when he took some time out to talk about this week’s Manitoba men’s curling championship. That evening, McEwen was headed for the Selkirk Curling Club, where he and his teammates were to be tested again before taking to the ice for their first practice together […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 9:01PM

• Tuesday 08PM Feb 08/22

  Expert says record high gas prices in Winnipeg may be here to stay

  

  Gas prices have jumped nearly 10 cents in the past few days to an all-time high of 149.9 a litre, and these record prices at the pump may be here to stay.

  © CTV | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 8:56PM

• Tuesday 08PM Feb 08/22

  Jets need Scheifele’s best in second half playoff chase

  The first half of the 2021-22 NHL season didn’t play out as Mark Scheifele would have wanted. Speaking Tuesday, just a few hours before the team would kick off the gruelling second half of their regular-season schedule against the fearsome Minnesota Wild, the 28-year-old declared that the five-day break away from the rink and away […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 8:47PM

• Tuesday 08PM Feb 08/22

  St. Andrews councillor on unpaid leave to be required to take sensitivity training

  

  A St. Andrews councillor on an unpaid leave will now also be required to take sensitivity training after a video emerged in which he is heard laughing at a man living with a visual impairment.

  © CTV | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 8:34PM

• Tuesday 08PM Feb 08/22

  St. Andrews councillor on unpaid leave to be required to take sensitivity training

  

  A St. Andrews councillor on an unpaid leave will now also be required to take sensitivity training after a video emerged in which he is heard laughing at a man living with a visual impairment.

  © CTV | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 8:34PM

• Tuesday 07PM Feb 08/22

  Winnipeg taxi industry pushes for more consultation on proposed fines for drivers who harass customers

  

  Community members and the taxi industry are weighing in on ways to make Winnipeg's transportation industry safer.

  © CBC | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 7:45PM

• Tuesday 07PM Feb 08/22

  Pole fire leads to power outage for 2,000 customers in Charleswood: Manitoba Hydro

  

  Manitoba Hydro says a pole fire in the Charleswood area has led to power outages for about 2,000 customers.

  © CTV | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 7:44PM

• Tuesday 07PM Feb 08/22

  Family, friends mourn 26-year-old homicide victim Heather Beardy

  

  A 26-year-old woman whose death in Winnipeg last week is being investigated as a homicide is being remembered by a close friend as someone they could always count on through hard times. Heather Beardy was found dead in the 400 block of Furby Street on Feb. 2. Her death sent shockwaves through her network of […]

  The post Family, friends mourn 26-year-old homicide victim Heather Beardy appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 7:38PM

• Tuesday 07PM Feb 08/22

  Rural Manitobans more likely to drive without a seatbelt but more Winnipeggers caught using phones: MPI study

  

  Many Manitobans are still engaging in risky driving behaviour like not wearing their seatbelts or driving while distracted, according to a recent study by Manitoba Public Insurance.

  © CBC | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 7:17PM

• Tuesday 07PM Feb 08/22

  Jets need Scheifele’s best in second half playoff chase

  The first half of the 2021-22 NHL season didn’t play out as Mark Scheifele would have wanted. Speaking Tuesday, just a few hours before the team would kick off the gruelling second half of their regular-season schedule against the fearsome Minnesota Wild, the 28-year-old declared that the five-day break away from the rink and away […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 7:14PM

• Tuesday 07PM Feb 08/22

  Manitoba funds program to address shortage of French immersion teachers

  

  The demand for French immersion education is showing no signs of slowing down in Manitoba, as the province announced new funding to educate more French immersion teachers to address a shortage. The Manitoba government is providing $350,000 to help permanently expand the French education programs at Université de Saint-Boniface (USB) in Winnipeg The proposed expansion […]

  The post Manitoba funds program to address shortage of French immersion teachers appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 7:12PM

• Tuesday 07PM Feb 08/22

  Time to dial down government draw from Hydro

  

  There is one thing the provincial government could do to prevent Manitoba Hydro from seeking another sharp increase in electricity rates this year: stop siphoning hundreds of millions of dollars ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 7:12PM

• Tuesday 07PM Feb 08/22

  School trustee turfed from meeting for 'improper conduct'

  

  The Winnipeg School Division board took an unusual step of removing a trustee from a virtual meeting “due to improper conduct” on Monday. Trustee Cindy Murdoch, who oversees Ward 5 in ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 7:12PM

• Tuesday 07PM Feb 08/22

  No reopening date for Carman operating room 'heartbreaking': surgeon

  

  Amid a seven-week operating room closure with no reopening date in sight, a Carman surgeon says he doesn’t know what to tell hundreds of waiting patients. Dr. Gerry Clayden is frustrated ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 7:12PM

• Tuesday 07PM Feb 08/22

  Mayor fed up with truckers' protest, expects police to enforce laws

  

  Five days into a protest that has choked a main artery downtown and left area residents’ ears ringing, Mayor Brian Bowman said police should be expected to apply the law ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 7:12PM

• Tuesday 07PM Feb 08/22

  'It fries my nerves': Downtown Winnipeg residents fed up with noise, disruptions from ongoing protest

  

  Residents and businesses are getting fed up with the noise and traffic disruptions from an ongoing protest that’s taken over some downtown Winnipeg streets.

  © CTV | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 7:07PM

• Tuesday 07PM Feb 08/22

  MPI working to free ice-bound vehicles after fire at Kirkwood Block last week

  

  More than two dozen ice-covered cars have been trapped for days in a Winnipeg parking lot after a large fire last week. 

  © CBC | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 7:06PM

• Tuesday 07PM Feb 08/22

  Mounties looking if arson linked to pair of shootings in Swan River

  RCMP are looking at whether an arson late Sunday night at a trailer park in Swan River is connected to two shootings in the northern Manitoba community including one at the same residence the day before. At shortly before midnight Sunday, Swan River RCMP were called to a structure fire in the Starlite Trailer Court […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 7:00PM

• Tuesday 06PM Feb 08/22

  'A lot of work': Snow chapel pops up along side snow maze

  

  The corn maze near St. Adolphe is already well known for having the world's largest snow maze and now the site has added more to the attraction.

  © CTV | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 6:45PM

• Tuesday 06PM Feb 08/22

  Symbol in snow sign of extremism, experts warn

  

  A symbol created in the snow outside the Manitoba legislature Monday should be cause for concern, say experts on extremism and hate. The large circle encompassed a hashtag. It was made ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 6:31PM

• Tuesday 06PM Feb 08/22

  Southern Manitoba convoy slowing patients, nurses, ambulances trying to reach Boundary Trails hospital

  

  A convoy of people protesting COVID-19 restrictions on a southern Manitoba highway has stalled traffic in the vicinity of the local hospital and caused potentially dangerous situations, some residents say.

  © CBC | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 6:31PM

• Tuesday 06PM Feb 08/22

  City to study nixing courtesy tows for residential parking

  Winnipeg’s system of providing courtesy tows to people who are in contravention of residential parking bans during snow removal might be coming to an end. The City’s Infrastructure Renewal and Public Works Committee on Tuesday voted unanimously to study ideas that could include charging residents the full cost of tows, which cost the City, according […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 6:22PM

• Tuesday 06PM Feb 08/22

  'We were floored, shocked and amazed': lynx family makes appearance in Whiteshell Provincial Park

  

  Family of four our young lynx spotted near Betala Lake

  © CTV | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 6:17PM

• Tuesday 06PM Feb 08/22

  Grassroots organization aims to bring more mental health supports to Manitoba farmers

  

  Created by veterans of Manitoba's farming community, the Manitoba Farmer Wellness Program intends to begin accepting appointments in March.

  © Global | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 6:15PM

• Tuesday 06PM Feb 08/22

  ‘A terrible situation’: Friction marks split between Bombers, Harris

  The Andrew Harris era is over in Winnipeg. The star running back left his hometown Blue Bombers to sign with the Toronto Argonauts on the first day of CFL free agency, Tuesday. So much for the storybook ending to a Hall-of-Fame career. Harris, 34, was supposed to ride off into the Manitoba sunset, perhaps after […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 6:12PM

• Tuesday 06PM Feb 08/22

  Province announces funds to maintain education program at USB

  With the demand for more French-speaking teachers in the province increasing, the Manitoba government announced additional funds to help Université de Saint-Boniface maintain its bachelor of education degree program. The province will provide an additional $350,000 to USB, which will help maintain the school’s capacity for the education program of 60 to 70 students per […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 6:12PM

• Tuesday 06PM Feb 08/22

  ‘Too early’ for Manitoba to remove COVID-19 health restrictions: epidemiologist

  

  While some Canadian provinces are slowly eliminating COVID-19 restrictions, including mask mandates and vaccine passports in some cases, an epidemiologist says Manitoba should not follow suit just yet. Epidemiologist Cynthia Carr says Manitoba is still in a predicament due to the novel coronavirus, with the province continuing to record high case counts. “When we look […]

  The post ‘Too early’ for Manitoba to remove COVID-19 health restrictions: epidemiologist appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 6:12PM

• Tuesday 06PM Feb 08/22

  Men fess up after star witness testifies

  

  After two hours of damning testimony from the Crown’s star witness, a second-degree murder trial for two Berens River First Nation men came to an abrupt end Tuesday. Gerald Patrick, 46, ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 6:11PM

• Tuesday 06PM Feb 08/22

  Swan River RCMP investigating suspicious death of man, 38, plus 3 other violent incidents

  

  Swan River RCMP are investigating the death of a man who died in Brandon on Monday morning. Swan River RCMP have also responded to three other significant incidents since Saturday, prompting the unit to ask for more resources.

  © CBC | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 6:11PM

• Tuesday 06PM Feb 08/22

  Winnipeg Police defend handling of Freedom Convoy protest

  Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) released a statement on the Freedom Convoy protest on Tuesday, attempting to allay the fears of some residents and politicians who are concerned over the handling of the protest, which was in its fifth day Tuesday at the Manitoba Legislature. Police said fears could be rooted in a lack of understanding […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 6:09PM

• Tuesday 06PM Feb 08/22

  Manitobans in hospital with COVID drops below 700 Tuesday, two deaths reported

  For the first time in over two weeks, the number of Manitobans in hospital due to COVID-19 dropped below 700 on Tuesday, with 697 hospitalized and a drop of five from Monday. The last time those figures on the provincial online dashboard were below 700 was Friday, Jan. 22 when there were 664 patients in […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 6:07PM

• Tuesday 06PM Feb 08/22

  CBC Winnipeg News Feb. 8, 2022

  

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

  © CBC | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 6:00PM

• Tuesday 05PM Feb 08/22

  No charges laid for Queen Victoria statue topplers

  There will be no charges laid to those who toppled the statue of Queen Victoria on the Manitoba Legislative grounds last summer. Manitoba Justice said in a statement that following an investigation, no charges will be laid in relation to the toppling of statues or the organization of the protests at the legislative grounds held […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 5:48PM

• Tuesday 05PM Feb 08/22

  Winnipeg Blue Bombers land top free-agent target, receiver Ellingson

  Some talent in, but a lot more talent out. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers landed their top free-agent target in receiver Greg Ellingson, while taking several other hits as CFL free agency kicked off on Tuesday. Gone are running back Andrew Harris (Toronto), receivers Kenny Lawler (Edmonton) and Darvin Adams (Ottawa), linebacker/defensive back Alden Darby (Ottawa), […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 5:24PM

• Tuesday 05PM Feb 08/22

  SCO raises concerns over Tory choice for interim leader

  A First Nations leader in Manitoba is expressing concerns about the recent naming of Candice Bergen as interim leader of the federal Conservatives because he says the MP has in the past shown “questionable judgment” and a willingness to be “associated with racism.” On Feb. 2 Bergen, the federal MP for Portage-Lisgar, was chosen as […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 5:23PM

• Tuesday 05PM Feb 08/22

  Andrew Harris leaving hometown club, but Bombers sign veteran receiver

  

  The Bombers signed receiver Greg Ellingson, but lost Andrew Harris, Kenny Lawler and Darvin Adams on the opening day of CFL free agency.

  © Global | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 5:18PM

• Tuesday 05PM Feb 08/22

  Sayisi Dene First Nation faces fuel shortage

  

  This season’s winter road connecting the province’s northernmost First Nation to the rest of Manitoba is not yet complete — and the community needs fuel. On Tuesday, a special shipment was ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 5:11PM

• Tuesday 05PM Feb 08/22

  St. Boniface University granted funds for French education program

  

  The Manitoba government has granted the St. Boniface University $350,000 to keep its French education program at its current capacity.

  © Global | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 5:08PM

• Tuesday 05PM Feb 08/22

  Grief-stricken relatives from India, U.S., travel here for funeral of family who died in blizzard at border

  

  Grieving relatives wept as they placed toys next to the bodies of two children at a funeral for an Indian family who died trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border. Parents ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 5:06PM

• Tuesday 05PM Feb 08/22

  Men fess up after star witness testifes

  

  After two hours of damning testimony from the Crown’s star witness, a second-degree murder trial for two Berens River First Nation men came to an abrupt end Tuesday. Gerald Patrick, 46, ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 5:01PM

• Tuesday 04PM Feb 08/22

  Bombers ink veteran receiver Greg Ellingson to 1-year deal; Argos sign running back Andrew Harris

  

  The Winnipeg Blue Bombers' general manager confirmed Tuesday that the club had agreed to terms with veteran American receiver Greg Ellingson on a one-year deal.

  © CBC | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 4:57PM

• Tuesday 04PM Feb 08/22

  STELTER: ‘Freedom fighters’ just need a little patience

  Manitoba’s “freedom fighters” just need a bit of patience when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Tuesday, Manitoba’s “Freedom Convoy” protesting outside the Manitoba Legislative grounds penned a letter to Premier Heather Stefanson asking for a plan with end dates to all of Manitoba’s COVID-19 mandates, among others. Did anyone not tune into last […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 4:57PM

• Tuesday 04PM Feb 08/22

  No charges laid for Queen Victoria statue topplers

  There will be no charges laid to those who toppled the statue of Queen Victoria on the Manitoba Legislative grounds last summer. Manitoba Justice said in a statement that following an investigation, no charges will be laid in relation to the toppling of statues or the organization of the protests at the legislative grounds held […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 4:54PM

• Tuesday 04PM Feb 08/22

  Men's clinic first for province

  

  The province’s first clinic focused on men’s health is set to open at the end of February. Men’s Health Clinic Manitoba will be headed by co-founders Dr. Jay Nayak, a urologic ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 4:41PM

• Tuesday 04PM Feb 08/22

  Winnipeg mayor calls for special council meeting to discuss trucker protest

  

  Mayor Brian Bowman says he wants an end to the ongoing trucker protest against COVID-19 restrictions outside the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg. Bowman says people expect laws to be followed, and the protesters have broken laws by occupying a street and making excessive noise. More than a dozen large vehicles have been parked in front […]

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  © CityTV | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 4:26PM

• Tuesday 04PM Feb 08/22

  Gold medallist Gushue's path back to Olympics hasn't always been smooth

  

  When Brad Gushue made his Olympic debut 16 years ago, it was one of the bigger surprises in Canadian curling.

  © CBC | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 4:20PM

• Tuesday 04PM Feb 08/22

  Vehicle damage spree nets 130 charges for 22-year-old

  A 22-year-old faces 130 mischief charges following dozens of reports of damage to vehicles in Fort Garry and St. James over the last two months. Between December and last weekend, Winnipeg Police said they received dozens of similar damage reports regarding vehicles parked in the city’s West District, predominately in Fort Garry and St. James. […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 4:07PM

• Tuesday 04PM Feb 08/22

  Manitobans in hospital with COVID drops below 700 Tuesday, two deaths reported

  For the first time in over two weeks, the number of Manitobans in hospital due to COVID-19 dropped below 700 on Tuesday, with 697 hospitalized and a drop of five from Monday. The last time figures on the provincial online dashboard were below 700 was Friday, Jan. 22 when there were 664 patients in hospital […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 4:06PM

• Tuesday 04PM Feb 08/22

  Winnipeg protesters demand meeting with premier, changes to health orders

  

  The group organizing the anti-mandate protest at the Legislature has issued a letter calling for a meeting with Premier Heather Stefanson.

  © Global | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 4:03PM

• Tuesday 03PM Feb 08/22

  Mayor calls ‘special meeting’ to discuss trucker protest in Winnipeg

  Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman has called a special meeting of council for Thursday to manage the ongoing COVID vaccine mandate protest outside the Manitoba Legislative Building, which is clogging streets at times and making noise. He offered no specifics about council’s next steps. A state of emergency isn’t being considered. Freedom Convoy Winnipeg has been […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 3:52PM

• Tuesday 03PM Feb 08/22

  No charges laid in statue toppling at Manitoba legislature grounds last summer

  

  No charges are being laid in connection with the toppling of two statues of British monarchs last Canada Day at the Manitoba legislative building grounds, according to police and the province.

  © CBC | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 3:49PM

• Tuesday 03PM Feb 08/22

  Family members of Indian migrants who died at border in Winnipeg for funeral

  A small funeral was held on the weekend for an Indian couple and their two children who died while trying to cross into the United States by foot during treacherous winter conditions in southern Manitoba. Nearly a dozen family members from the U.S. and India travelled to Winnipeg for the two-hour ceremony at a funeral […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 3:49PM

• Tuesday 03PM Feb 08/22

  New rules for Manitoba court cases involving vaccination and children

  

  The increased push for people to be vaccinated against COVID-19 has found some children of divorced parents caught in the crossfire of a courtroom case.

  © Global | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 3:43PM

• Tuesday 03PM Feb 08/22

  Suspect arrested in vehicle vandalism wave

  

  Winnipeg police have arrested a suspect accused of smashing dozens of car windows in the Fort Garry and St. James neighbourhoods since December. Rows of parked vehicles, sometimes as many as ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 3:41PM

• Tuesday 03PM Feb 08/22

  Mother of truck driver who died from COVID-19 pleading for protests to stop

  

  An Ontario woman who lost her son, who was a truck driver, to COVID-19 last fall is pleading with drivers across the country to stop their protests.

  © CTV | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 3:35PM

• Tuesday 03PM Feb 08/22

  Vehicle damage spree nets 130 charges for 22-year-old

  A 22-year-old faces 130 mischief charges following dozens of reports of damage to vehicles in Fort Garry and St. James over the last two months. Between December and last weekend, Winnipeg Police said they received dozens of similar damage reports regarding vehicles parked in the city’s West District, predominately in Fort Garry and St. James. […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 3:34PM

• Tuesday 03PM Feb 08/22

  Tow-truck companies refuse to lug away large trucks blocking Ottawa streets

  

  Ottawa’s city manager says all tow-truck companies on contract with the city have refused to haul away the big rigs that have gridlocked Ottawa’s downtown for the second week in a row. Steve Kanellakos says the consensus seems to be that many of the companies don’t want to do the work because the heavy truck […]

  The post Tow-truck companies refuse to lug away large trucks blocking Ottawa streets appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 3:17PM

• Tuesday 02PM Feb 08/22

  Rural motorists less likely to buckle up while more Winnipeg drivers use phone behind wheel: MPI study

  Rural Manitoba motorists are more likely not to buckle up while Winnipeg drivers are more apt to use a cell phone or other electronic device while behind the wheel, according to road safety observation study commissioned last fall by Manitoba Public Insurance. The study found that non-seatbelt use is higher in rural Manitoba with 10% […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 2:57PM

• Tuesday 02PM Feb 08/22

  No charges for toppling of statues at Manitoba Legislative Building last summer: province

  

  The Manitoba government confirmed that charges will not be laid in connection to the Canada Day toppling of two statues on the Manitoba legislative grounds.

  © CTV | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 2:42PM

• Tuesday 02PM Feb 08/22

  Family Members of Indian Migrants Who Died at Border in Winnipeg for Funeral

  WINNIPEG — A small funeral was held on the weekend for an Indian couple and their two children who died while trying to cross into the United States by foot during treacherous winter conditions in southern Manitoba. 

  © 2022. This article Family Members of Indian Migrants Who Died at Border in Winnipeg for Funeral appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 2:41PM

• Tuesday 02PM Feb 08/22

  Manitoba government funds program to add more teachers to French programs

  

  New provincial funding will allow the Université de Saint-Boniface (USB) to continue with expanded student admissions into their bachelor of education program.

  © CTV | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 2:41PM

• Tuesday 02PM Feb 08/22

  Family members of Indian migrants who died at border in Winnipeg for funeral

  

  A small funeral was held over the weekend in Winnipeg for a family of four from India who died while trying to cross the United States border.

  © Global | Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 2:34PM