News briefs for Thursday, December 1, 2022
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A local animal rescue group is seeking donations to help save a one-year-old dog found with severe head and face injuries in a remote Manitoba community this past weekend.
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A former Manitoba First Nations chief accused of luring and sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl died in August, resulting in a stay of charges by the Crown.
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The Manitoba government says it will not privatize core functions of Crown-owned Manitoba Hydro. However, in response to a report from former Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall, the government is considering using more private-public partnerships for new capital projects. Wall was commissioned by the Progressive Conservative government to examine large cost overruns at the Crown-owned utility. […]
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The Ukrainian Canadian Congress has partnered with the Christmas Cheer Board this holiday season to provide hampers and toys to newcomers from Ukraine. Students from Joseph Teres School, along with volunteers, are putting together hampers for families in need across Winnipeg. This year the hampers will not be just limited to Winnipeg families, but Ukrainian […]
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More than a year after the province signed an agreement with the federal government to reduce child-care fees, advocates say costs in Manitoba have not budged.
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Marlene Jolicoeur sits in a hairstylist’s chair at the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology’s Henlow Bay campus. Looking in the mirror, she starts grabbing her hair, exposing the discoloured roots.
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A 32-year-old man from Steinbach is dead after a crash near Anola, Man., on Tuesday.
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The Winnipeg Sea Bears are the latest professional basketball team to join the Canadian Elite Basketball League.
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A two-vehicle crash on Highway 15 west of Anola has killed a 32-year-old Steinbach man.
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Four more teenagers were arrested and charged in connection to a large house party in East St. Paul last month. RCMP have arrested a 15-year-old girl from Winnipeg, a 16-year-old girl from Winnipeg, a 16-year-old boy from East St. Paul and a 17-year-old male from Winnipeg. BACKGROUND: Manitoba RCMP charge four teens after house party […]
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New Democrat parliamentarians are urging the federal Liberals to address what they say is corporate greed driving a cost-of-living crisis for northern and Indigenous communities.
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Two people were arrested Tuesday night after becoming unruly in the stands at a Winnipeg Jets game.
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Two Manitobans are facing various assault charges following a brawl at a Winnipeg Jets game Tuesday night that was widely shared on social media. The Winnipeg Police Service says alcohol is believed to be a factor in the fight that took place in the stands at Canada Life Centre during the NHL game between the […]
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The Winnipeg Sea Bears are the latest team to join the growing Canadian Elite Basketball League, and will kick off their inaugural season in 2023.
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A Manitoba RCMP officer has admitted to discreditable conduct for calling a 17-year-old girl "jailbait" in a message he sent to her on Instagram after pulling over the vehicle she was in.Â
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Christine McVie, the British-born Fleetwood Mac vocalist, songwriter and keyboard player whose cool, soulful contralto helped define such classics as “You Make Loving Fun,” “Everywhere” and “Don’t Stop,” has died at age 79. Her death was announced Wednesday on the band’s social media accounts. No cause of death or other details were immediately provided, but […]
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One person died after a garage fire in the Charleswood neighbourhood Tuesday night. The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service says it was called to a detached garage on fire on Berkley Street near Betsworth Avenue around 9:15 p.m. Crews arrived to find the garage engulfed in flames. They were told one person was trapped in the […]
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A man and woman were evicted from the Winnipeg Jets game Tuesday night and arrested after causing a disturbance that left three others injured, including one who was bloodied after falling down a flight of stairs.
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Many people, including the prime minister, are raising concerns after Alberta introduced its sovereignty act bill.
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RCMP have rounded up four more suspects in the aftermath of an out-of-control house party in East St. Paul last month that culminated in police officers being verbally assaulted and serious damage to their vehicles.
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The Manitoba RCMP have doubled the number of people arrested following a wild party in East St. Paul, a community north of Winnipeg, during the Halloween weekend.
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A Winnipeg business owner who passed away earlier this year has made the largest ever contribution by an individual to a Canadian charity. The late Miriam Bergen donated $500 million to the Winnipeg Foundation. âI get goosebumps when I think about it and Iâm levitated in my heart just thinking about the generosity of Miriam […]
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There were 2.8 million fewer commuters in 2021 than in 2016 as the pandemic drove a shift toward remote work, according to Statistics Canada. The federal agency published a series of reports Wednesday based on the 2021 census, with two of them focused on commuting to work and the evolution of the labour force. The […]
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Here are today’s online only deals from Costco. You can also shop the previous day’s deals and also there are travel deals every day too. Almost everything online at Costco includes shipping in the price, so it’s a great idea ... Read More »
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Students from the Winnipeg School Division teamed up Wednesday with Winnipeg police officers for the return of the annual Shopping With Cops event.
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One person is dead after being caught inside a garage that became engulfed in flames and smoke Wednesday night in Winnipeg.
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One person is dead after a garage fire in Charleswood on Tuesday night.
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Canadian media companies like CBC News and Corus Entertainment are entering the free, ad-supported TV industry, allowing viewers to stream content at no cost â so long as they can handle the occasional ad break.
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There has been no shortage of political mudslinging regarding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s testimony at the Emergencies Act Inquiry last weekâbut perhaps the most important thing was that he took the stand at all. Beyond the Prime Minister answering questions, Canadians also got looks at emails, text messages, phone calls and all sorts of communications […]
The post What will be the lasting legacy of the Emergencies Act Inquiry? appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.
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Holiday lights sparkle at Canad Inns Winter Wonderland at Red River Exhibition Park. ChrisD.ca has 20 vehicle passes you can win!
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CBC News has launched a free streaming channel called CBC News Explore â a place where Canadians can step back from the fast pace of breaking news for a deeper dive into the stories and conversations that shape our lives.
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BELL MTS Inc. no longer has to submit monthly reports to the national regulator as the telecom company’s landline outages have been “significantly reduced,” the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission says.
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The Manitoba government has introduced legislation to repeal the six per cent social responsibility fee on the sale of cannabis.
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MEMBERS of a tight-knit school community in Shilo are concerned after a handful of elementary students were hospitalized last week following what police concluded was the “inadvertent” consumption of cannabis gummies on a morning bus ride.
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The average cost of a Christmas tree is up â like everything else this year â thanks to higher fuel, fertilizer and labour costs, climate change, higher insurance rates and, according to several growers, a continent-wide shortage of trees.
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A recent report indicating that Amazon's Alexa division is on track to lose $10 billion US this year is raising questions about the future of the entire voice-assistant industry.
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HAIRSTYLING students are sharpening their scissors to help out the Christmas Cheer Board.
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On this day 150 years ago, in a rented shack on Main Street, a long run began with a rickety hand-turned press that had arrived via ox cart at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers.
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Connor Hellebuyck made 40 saves and Blake Wheeler recorded a hat trick and added an assist as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the reigning Stanley Cup-champion Colorado Avalanche 5-0 on Tuesday.
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Connor Hellebuyck made 40 saves and Blake Wheeler recorded a hat trick and added an assist as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the reigning Stanley Cup-champion Colorado Avalanche 5-0 on Tuesday.
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FIFA opened a disciplinary case against Croatia on Tuesday because of its fansâ taunts aimed at Canadian goalkeeper Milan Borjan.
The post Croatia charged for fan taunts of Canadian goalkeeper Milan Borjan at World Cup appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.
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The Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure's Hydrologic Forecast Centre is warning high winds along the southern shores of Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg lasting into Wednesday could see water levels rise, ice pile up.
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After Black Friday and Cyber Monday comes Giving Tuesday. Started in 2012 GivingTuesday has become the worlds largest generosity movement with hundreds of millions of people in over 80 countries supporting those in need. Giving Tuesday reported record-breaking levels of giving in 2021. But the United Way of Winnipeg has seen a change in 2022. […]
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A one-year-old program incentivizing nurses to travel to communities struggling with staffing shortages and cover gaps in the health-care system has yet to add a nurse to its payroll, according to the Manitoba Nurses Union.
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Within three hours of walking out the front doors of a psychiatric clinical treatment centre in Winnipeg where he had been an involuntary patient, a man allegedly went on a stabbing spree which left his parents dead and a co-worker in critical condition.
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Soaring wait times for people calling to book a ride with Transit Plus have forced people like Peter Tonge to spend hours on the phone.
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Emergency room wait times in Winnipeg have doubled since the Progressive Conservative government launched its hospital consolidation plan five years ago. But it’s not because more people are showing up at ERs. According to recent data released by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and Shared Health, the number of emergency department and urgent-care visits in 2021-22 was the second lowest in five years. What has changed is there are fewer hospital beds in the system.
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Frustrated by “hopeless” working conditions and an increasing wage gap, a paramedic in rural Manitoba is warning many could quit if the province fails to resolve concerns.
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A drunken bar fight, damaged pride and “a whole lot of anger” were the catalysts for a fatal shooting that took the life of an innocent woman on a dark country road four years ago, a jury heard Tuesday.
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There’s new hope sidewalk snow clearing could improve in Winnipeg this winter.
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Child care advocates say the Manitoba government hasn’t lived up to its promise of a 50 per cent reduction in fees by the end of this year.
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Amendments to simplify liquor service licensing were introduced by the Manitoba government on Tuesday.
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The National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg is developing tests to allow Canadian cities to track flu transmission by analyzing sewage.
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Adam Bighill wants to take care of some unfinished business. Not for him, but for his Winnipeg Blue Bombers teammates. The all-star linebacker signed a two-year contract extension with the Blue Bombers on Tuesday to avoid becoming a free agent in February. The 34-year-old Bighill said he wants to finish out his CFL career in […]
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Families Minister Rochelle Squires is getting some unsolicited advice from the charitable organization that operates — and has tentatively sold — Lions Place seniors complex.
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Kim Kardashian and Ye have reached a settlement in their divorce, averting a trial that had been set for next month, court documents showed.
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HSC’s Children’s Section Head of Pediatric Medicine Dr. Elisabete Doyle met with media for a second consecutive week to share details on HSC’s unprecedented patient load. Dr. Doyle says they saw 174 patient visits to the emergency department Monday, with a monthly average of 171 per day. She says the average was 138 pre-pandemic. “We’re […]
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We might not be thinking about swimming at this time of year, but the City of Winnipeg is trying to combat a lifeguard shortage to keep pools like this one open in the summer. For the first time ever, they are offering lifeguard and swimming instructor training for free. City Hall is now offering a […]
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A late businesswoman has made the largest donation ever to a Canadian charity with a $500 million gift to The Winnipeg Foundation.
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Ryan Cody Maynard was last seen at a home on Cedar Crescent, between McKenzie Avenue and Third Street, in Steinbach, Man., last Thursday.
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Manitoba's police watchdog is not recommending charges in two cases where people were shot by police officers this year, the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba said Tuesday.
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A high wind warning has been issued for parts of Manitoba. According to the Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructureâs Hydrologic Forecast Centre, high winds ranging upwards of 75 km/h will begin Tuesday afternoon near Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg. The winds are expected to last until Wednesday afternoon. Due to the wind, roads near the lakes […]
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Manitoba Hydro is reducing its request for rate increases for the next two years and is crediting a recent provincial government fee reduction.
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