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• Wednesday 05PM Mar 02/22

  'It's inevitable': Gas prices in Winnipeg expected to hit record high this week

  

  Gas prices are expected to jump to a record high in Winnipeg as pumps across the country see gas prices spike amid the invasion in Ukraine.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 5:55PM

• Wednesday 05PM Mar 02/22

  Russian director resigns from Buhler Industries after statements supporting invasion of Ukraine

  

  Konstantin Babkin has resigned as a director of Buhler Industries after making at least two public statements in support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 5:53PM

• Wednesday 05PM Mar 02/22

  R.F. Morrison School in Winnipeg supporting its Ukrainian students and staff

  

  For nearly one week, Grade 3.4 teacher Hannya Bryl-Klimenko has had to balance the worry of her family in Ukraine with comforting her immersion students.

  © Global | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 5:43PM

• Wednesday 05PM Mar 02/22

  Winnipeg police chief defends response to convoy protest, says officers focused on keeping peace

  

  Responding to criticisms that the protest near the Manitoba Legislative Building against pandemic restrictions was allowed to go on for too long, Winnipeg’s police chief says the service’s approach to was focused on keeping the peace and preventing escalation.

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 5:43PM

• Wednesday 05PM Mar 02/22

  Tips on how to prevent — or deal with — snow-water leakage

  

  After weeks of heavy snowfall, water dripping from the ceiling and seeping through newfound foundation cracks are just some of the issues homeowners might be facing.

  © Global | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 5:40PM

• Wednesday 05PM Mar 02/22

  Indigenous woman scared when cabbie demands deposit mid-ride

  

  An Indigenous woman from a northern community said she’s traumatized after having to pay a deposit to avoid being forced out of a taxi mid-ride in Winnipeg. Loretta Caribou of Mathias ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 5:23PM

• Wednesday 05PM Mar 02/22

  Plea bargain reached in cold-blooded killing of ex-inmate

  

  A B.C. man who admitted he had fatally shot a recently released inmate as he left a Winnipeg halfway house has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 5:18PM

• Wednesday 05PM Mar 02/22

  CBC Winnipeg News March 02, 2022

  

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

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 5:00PM

• Wednesday 04PM Mar 02/22

  Province to allow pharmacists to continue COVID-19 testing

  Manitoba’s health minister introduced policy amendments that will allow for pharmacists to continue doing point-of-care COVID-19 tests once the Emergency Measures Act expires in April. The amendments exempt a place where COVID-19 tests are given from the approval requirements as long as specimens are being collected exclusively for administering the tests. This would also allow […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 4:58PM

• Wednesday 04PM Mar 02/22

  Girl, 15, charged with 2nd-degree murder after man found dead in Assiniboine Park

  

  Winnipeg police say a 15-year-old girl is in custody and has been charged with second-degree murder and robbery after a man was found dead in Assiniboine Park. Police say the man’s body was found in a vehicle in a parking lot near Shaftesbury Boulevard and Conservatory Drive early Friday morning. The victim has been identified […]

  The post Girl, 15, charged with 2nd-degree murder after man found dead in Assiniboine Park appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 4:54PM

• Wednesday 04PM Mar 02/22

  Manitoba eyes electronic vote-counting

  

  The Manitoba government is proposing changes to allow for votes to be counted electronically and to increase privacy for candidates in provincial elections.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 4:52PM

• Wednesday 04PM Mar 02/22

  Changes to Manitoba’s Elections Act aims to make voting more accessible

  Amendments to Manitoba’s Election Act will make it easier for people to vote in provincial elections, the province says. The new amendments proposed Wednesday will allow for the chief electoral officer to use vote-counting machines, which are not “voting machines,” that people use to register their votes. All other forms of voting, including internet voting, […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 4:49PM

• Wednesday 04PM Mar 02/22

  Rapid transit pandemic hit could take 'multiple years' to rebound

  

  Completing the southwest rapid transitway was meant to drive up Winnipeg Transit ridership, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to plummet instead. A new report gauging the “value for money” of ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 4:38PM

• Wednesday 04PM Mar 02/22

  Office workers expected to return to downtown Winnipeg this spring

  

  Winnipeggers might see an increase in downtown traffic as employees gradually head back to the office.

  © Global | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 4:25PM

• Wednesday 04PM Mar 02/22

  Criminal investigation launched in suspicious death of Winnipeg man in Ontario

  

  A criminal investigation has been launched into the death of a Winnipeg man near Sioux Narrows, Ont., early last week.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 4:21PM

• Wednesday 03PM Mar 02/22

  Sydney braces for flash floods as rain disaster moves south

  

  SYDNEY, Australia — Sydney was preparing on Wednesday for dangerous flash flooding as population centers farther north began a massive cleanup operation after record floods that have claimed at least 14 lives along Australia’s east coast in recent days. The torrential rain — as much as 20 centimetres (8 inches) — is forecast for Australia’s […]

  The post Sydney braces for flash floods as rain disaster moves south appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 3:58PM

• Wednesday 03PM Mar 02/22

  How to vote for the upcoming Fort Whyte by-election

  

  The Fort Whyte by-election is coming up on March 22 and those who live in the area have several ways that they can vote.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 3:44PM

• Wednesday 03PM Mar 02/22

  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hitting Gimli family hard here at home

  As she watches what is unfolding thousands of miles away in Ukraine, Romanna Klymkiw said she never in her life could have imagined that a country she shares such deep ties with would one day be forced to deal with so much hardship and so much devastation. “Honestly it is so sad, I have been […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 3:20PM

• Wednesday 03PM Mar 02/22

  Indigenous group calls for firing of police chief

  

  SASKATOON — A First Nations woman in Saskatchewan wants police officers fired over their response to a domestic dispute for which she says she was detained and her 13-month-old son ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 3:18PM

• Wednesday 03PM Mar 02/22

  Zipper merge may be back on track

  

  New city signage could be on the way in another attempt to convince Winnipeg drivers to zipper merge. In a zipper merge, motorists are expected to use both lanes leading up ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 3:13PM

• Wednesday 03PM Mar 02/22

  Manitoba Removes COVID-19 Isolation Requirements

  Manitoba is getting rid of a public health ordering requiring those who test positive with COVID-19 to self-isolate.

  © 2022. This article Manitoba Removes COVID-19 Isolation Requirements appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 3:00PM

• Wednesday 02PM Mar 02/22

  Manitoba to further ease COVID-19 public health orders on March 15

  The province on Wednesday announced the elimination of more pandemic-related public heath orders, saying Manitoba is transitioning to an endemic where residents must learn to live with COVID. People who test positive for COVID will no longer be required to self-isolate as of March 15 it was announced Wednesday. The requirement pivots to a recommendation. […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 2:42PM

• Wednesday 02PM Mar 02/22

  Winnipeg police chief defends response to truck protest in city

  

  The Winnipeg Police Service is defending how it responded to a truck protest that took over downtown Winnipeg for almost three weeks.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 2:41PM

• Wednesday 02PM Mar 02/22

  Winnipeg police chief facing more questions about handling of trucker protest

  

  Police still maintain their strategy of negotiating with anti-mandate protest organizers was the correct one, despite heavy criticism from the public and city leaders.

  © Global | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 2:36PM

• Wednesday 02PM Mar 02/22

  Free COVID-19 rapid tests coming to Manitoba grocery stores, Winnipeg libraries

  

  People in Manitoba will soon be able to pick up free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests at public libraries in Winnipeg and grocery stores across the province.

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 2:33PM

• Wednesday 02PM Mar 02/22

  Manitoba removes COVID-19 isolation requirements

  

  Manitoba is getting rid of a public health order requiring those who test positive with COVID-19 to self-isolate. The province announced Wednesday beginning March 15 it will only be a recommendation for people who contracted the virus to isolate – not a requirement. Dr. Jazz Atwal, the deputy chief public health officer, says the province […]

  The post Manitoba removes COVID-19 isolation requirements appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 2:30PM

• Wednesday 02PM Mar 02/22

  Man charged after police say Thompson cab driver assaulted

  

  Police said the cab had been waiting outside the business when an unknown man got in and assaulted the driver, 40.

  © Global | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 2:19PM

• Wednesday 02PM Mar 02/22

  Teen girl charged in killing of 43-year-old man

  A 15-year-old Stonewall girl is facing homicide charges after a man was found dead in a car in Winnipeg. Police found the man’s body at 3 a.m. on Saturday in a vehicle in a parking lot near Shaftesbury Boulevard and Conservatory Drive in Assiniboine Park. It was determined to be a homicide. A second-degree murder […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 2:10PM

• Wednesday 01PM Mar 02/22

  Manitoba to dump COVID-19 isolation requirement order

  

  Manitobans who test positive for COVID-19 will soon no longer be required to isolate. Deputy chief provincial public health officer Dr. Jazz Atwal made the announcement at a COVID-19 briefing Wednesday. Atwal ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 1:58PM

• Wednesday 01PM Mar 02/22

  Stonewall girl, 15, charged with 2nd-degree murder in homicide: Winnipeg police

  

  Police have arrested a teenager from Stonewall in connection with the death of a man found inside a vehicle on the Assiniboine Park grounds early Saturday.

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 1:51PM

• Wednesday 01PM Mar 02/22

  Trudeau says solidarity of Western sanctions surprises Putin after Ukraine attack

  

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he thinks Russia's Vladimir Putin is surprised by the strength and unity of Western sanctions.

  The post Trudeau says solidarity of Western sanctions surprises Putin after Ukraine attack appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 1:31PM

• Wednesday 01PM Mar 02/22

  Manitoba reports two COVID-19 related deaths as hospitalizations hold steady on Wednesday

  Manitoba reported a slight increase to COVID-19 related hospitalizations on Wednesday with 464, up one from Tuesday, a number that includes 30 intensive care patients which is also up one from Tuesday. The province also reported two COVID-19 related deaths on Wednesday with one in Winnipeg and the other in Prairie Mountain. The death toll […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 1:13PM

• Wednesday 01PM Mar 02/22

  Ottawa convoy organizer Tamara Lich seeks review of judge’s decision to deny her bail

  

  Tamara Lich, one of the most publicly recognized organizers of the Ottawa convoy that gridlocked the city’s streets for nearly a month, is again seeking bail after a judge ordered her to remain in jail last week. Lich was arrested on February 17 and charged with counselling mischief the day before police moved in to […]

  The post Ottawa convoy organizer Tamara Lich seeks review of judge’s decision to deny her bail appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 1:11PM

• Wednesday 01PM Mar 02/22

  Mother and Three Children Robbed at Gunpoint in St. Vital

  WINNIPEG -- A mother walking with her three children was robbed at gunpoint on a St. Vital sidewalk Tuesday night.

  © 2022. This article Mother and Three Children Robbed at Gunpoint in St. Vital appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 1:08PM

• Wednesday 01PM Mar 02/22

  Federal ask for COVID-19 help in Manitoba an extension: province

  

  The federal government has extended the stay of nurses in Manitoba helping hospitals handle the COVID-19 pandemic.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 1:01PM

• Wednesday 12PM Mar 02/22

  WPS chief addresses criticism of police tactics during Winnipeg Freedom Convoy protest

  Winnipeg’s police chief says the Emergencies Act, deployed by the federal government and used temporarily to clear trucker protests across the country, wasn’t used in a specific way to resolve the recent Winnipeg Freedom Convoy occupation adjacent to the Manitoba Legislative Building. The occupation, in opposition to vaccine mandates and pandemic-related public health orders, lasted […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 12:41PM

• Wednesday 12PM Mar 02/22

  Teen girl charged in Assiniboine Park homicide, Winnipeg police say

  

  Winnipeg police say a 15-year-old girl is in custody facing second-degree murder and robbery charges in connection with a homicide near Assiniboine Park on the weekend.

  © Global | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 12:33PM

• Wednesday 12PM Mar 02/22

  Police chief defends strategy during three-week-long downtown occupation

  

  Winnipeg’s police chief is pushing back against criticism that anti-mandate convoy protesters who occupied parts of downtown last month were shown more patience and treated differently than others might have ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 12:28PM

• Wednesday 12PM Mar 02/22

  Interest rate hike won’t cool housing, say experts

  

  Housing experts say prospective homebuyers hoping Wednesday's interest rate hike will cool the country’s heated real estate market will likely be disappointed.

  The post Interest rate hike won’t cool housing, say experts appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 12:19PM

• Wednesday 12PM Mar 02/22

  Sarah Nurse inspiring next generation of female hockey players, on-and-off the ice

  

  Sarah Nurse recently made international headlines after becoming the first Black woman to win ice hockey gold at the Beijing Winter Olympics. But for Nurse, one of her goals has been working to make sports more inclusive, especially for women in the hockey community. Nurse and her Canadian teammates won the gold medal in an […]

  The post Sarah Nurse inspiring next generation of female hockey players, on-and-off the ice appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 12:04PM

• Wednesday 12PM Mar 02/22

  WestJet Group to Buy Sunwing Airlines Amid Turbulent Global Travel Market

  The WestJet Group has announced a deal to buy Sunwing Airlines and Sunwing Vacations, marking a foray into the holiday tour market as competition among Canadian carriers heats up.

  © 2022. This article WestJet Group to Buy Sunwing Airlines Amid Turbulent Global Travel Market appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 12:00PM

• Wednesday 12PM Mar 02/22

  What does Quebec’s traditional poutine have to do with denouncing Vladimir Putin?

  

  What would anyone in Quebec call the province’s famous dish of French fries and cheese curds topped with gravy? Don’t call it a poutine if you’re down at Le Roy Jucep in Drummondville – at least not for the next little while. The self-proclaimed inventor of the poutine, Le Roy Jucep is doing its part […]

  The post What does Quebec’s traditional poutine have to do with denouncing Vladimir Putin? appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 12:00PM

• Wednesday 11AM Mar 02/22

  Teen Charged After Man Found Dead in Assiniboine Park

  WINNIPEG -- A Stonewall teen has been charged after a man was found deceased inside a vehicle parked in Assiniboine Park last weekend.

  © 2022. This article Teen Charged After Man Found Dead in Assiniboine Park appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 11:58AM

• Wednesday 11AM Mar 02/22

  How one organization is helping Manitobans living with ADHD

  

  One Manitoba non-profit is providing resources, information and support to both adults and kids living with ADHD.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 11:54AM

• Wednesday 11AM Mar 02/22

  Teen charged with second-degree murder after man found dead in car at Assiniboine Park: Winnipeg police

  

  Winnipeg police say a 15-year-old girl has been charged with second-degree murder after a man was found dead in a car parked in Assiniboine Park last weekend.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 11:51AM

• Wednesday 11AM Mar 02/22

  Ukrainian choir ‘honoured’ to show support for war-torn country at Winnipeg Jets game

  

  The high-scoring game kicked off with a performance of the Canadian and Ukrainian anthems sung by Winnipeg's own Hoosli Ukrainian Male Chorus.

  © Global | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 11:41AM

• Wednesday 11AM Mar 02/22

  Three Red Cross nurses extend stay in Manitoba to help with COVID outbreaks

  

  According to the province, three Red Cross nurses currently working out of Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg will continue to do so until mid-March.

  © Global | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 11:33AM

• Wednesday 11AM Mar 02/22

  WestJet airlines to buy Sunwing as travel market heats up

  

  WestJet Airlines Ltd. is acquiring Sunwing Airlines Inc., sources say, as competition in the Canadian travel market heats up. Crystal Hill, vice-president of CUPE 4070, the union that represents WestJet flight attendants, says executives informed her that the purchase announcement would be going ahead today. The acquisition was confirmed by another source. Terms of the […]

  The post WestJet airlines to buy Sunwing as travel market heats up appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 11:00AM

• Wednesday 10AM Mar 02/22

  WestJet to buy Sunwing amid turbulent global travel market

  

  WestJet Airlines Ltd. announced a deal to buy Sunwing Airlines Inc., as competition in the Canadian travel market heats up. Financial terms of the deal, which will see Sunwing's current shareholders become equity holders in the WestJet Group, were not disclosed.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 10:55AM

• Wednesday 10AM Mar 02/22

  Dr. Jazz Atwal to give COVID-19 update for Manitoba at 12:30 p.m.

  

  Manitoba's deputy chief provincial public health officer will give a COVID-19 update Wednesday as the province moves into a new phase of the pandemic by eliminating most public health orders.

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 10:43AM

• Wednesday 10AM Mar 02/22

  Health Canada Recalls Fitbit Ionic Smartwatch

  OTTAWA - Health Canada is warning anyone with several models of Fitbit's Ionic smartwatch to immediately stop using the device because its battery can overheat and may cause burns.

  © 2022. This article Health Canada Recalls Fitbit Ionic Smartwatch appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 10:38AM

• Wednesday 10AM Mar 02/22

  Manitoba to provide COVID-19 update Wednesday

  

  Manitoba's deputy chief provincial public health officer will be providing an update on the province's efforts in combating COVID-19 Wednesday afternoon.

  © Global | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 10:21AM

• Wednesday 09AM Mar 02/22

  Man Fatally Shocked in Electrical Accident: RCMP

  Manitoba RCMP believe a man 58-year-old man was fatally shocked on Monday afternoon after being found injured on the side of Highway 245 in the RM of Norfolk Treherne.

  © 2022. This article Man Fatally Shocked in Electrical Accident: RCMP appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 9:51AM

• Wednesday 09AM Mar 02/22

  Manitoba to give COVID-19 update on Wednesday afternoon

  

  The Manitoba government is set to provide a COVID-19 update on Wednesday afternoon.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 9:34AM

• Wednesday 09AM Mar 02/22

  Manitoba to end mandatory isolation for COVID-19 positive tests March 15

  

  More changes could be coming to Manitoba and how the province deals with COVID-19 as health officials say there is a shift in approach from a pandemic response to an endemic response.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 9:34AM

• Wednesday 09AM Mar 02/22

  Manitoba could see isolation for positive COVID-19 test turn from a requirement to a recommendation

  

  More changes could be coming to Manitoba and how the province deals with COVID-19 as health officials say there is a shift in approach from a pandemic response to an endemic response.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 9:34AM

• Wednesday 09AM Mar 02/22

  Poll: Overwhelming majority of Canadians support Ukraine, wish they could do more

  

  A new poll suggests the vast majority of Canadians stand with Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s invasion last week — with most wishing there was more they could do to help Ukrainians. The results of a new Maru opinion poll sampling more than 1,500 Canadians found that 91 per cent are in opposition to […]

  The post Poll: Overwhelming majority of Canadians support Ukraine, wish they could do more appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 9:21AM

• Wednesday 09AM Mar 02/22

  Letters: March 2, 2022

  No that’s a leader There are media reports that President Zelenskyy refuses to leave his country, Ukraine, amid the Russian invasion, even though he and his family are targeted to be killed. He continues to communicate with his citizens and reassures them that he will not leave and that he will fight for freedom in […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 9:10AM

• Wednesday 09AM Mar 02/22

  Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate to 0.5%

  

  The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate target for the first time since slashing its benchmark rate to its rock-bottom level at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The central bank increased its key rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.5 per cent in a bid to help fight inflation […]

  The post Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate to 0.5% appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 9:08AM

• Wednesday 08AM Mar 02/22

  Bail review to be heard for convoy organizer Tamara Lich

  

  One of the most visible organizers of the Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa will have her bail review application heard today.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 8:40AM

• Wednesday 08AM Mar 02/22

  Fire at Transcona school cancels classes

  

  In-school classes at Westview School were cancelled Wednesday after a fire caused significant damage to the building Tuesday night.

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 8:16AM

• Wednesday 07AM Mar 02/22

  Fire in Winnipeg's West End prompts Wednesday morning road closures

  

  A house in Winnipeg’s West End is destroyed due to an overnight fire that is forcing road closures in the area.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 7:47AM

• Wednesday 07AM Mar 02/22

  Turns out, only child has 10 siblings

  

  Wayne Turner was adopted more than seven decades ago and grew up an only child, but now has enough siblings to field a baseball team. Turner sent in a DNA test ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 7:33AM

• Wednesday 07AM Mar 02/22

  House on Young Street destroyed by fire Wednesday

  

  Crews remain at the scene and Young Street is closed between Ellice Avenue and Sargent Avenue.

  © Global | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 7:17AM

• Wednesday 07AM Mar 02/22

  Manitoba down a senator for a year… and counting

  

  OTTAWA — The federal government has short-changed Manitoba for more than a year, leaving a Senate seat unfilled as the Liberals enact unprecedented spending and legislation that curtails civil liberties. “For ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 7:17AM

• Wednesday 07AM Mar 02/22

  Scheifele Helps Jets Fend Off Habs’ Comeback

  The Winnipeg Jets made dubious history on Tuesday, becoming the first team in NHL history to blow a four-goal lead and then win by four goals.

  © 2022. This article Scheifele Helps Jets Fend Off Habs’ Comeback appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 7:09AM

• Wednesday 06AM Mar 02/22

  The climate news is bad, but the fight’s not over yet

  

  In today’s Big Story podcast, for all the bad news (and there is a lot of it) contained in the newest IPCC report, there is also one very clear message: It’s still possible to save our world from the worst outcome, and we have about eight years to do it. The impacts of climate change […]

  The post The climate news is bad, but the fight’s not over yet appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 6:12AM

• Wednesday 05AM Mar 02/22

  Russia ramps up attacks on cities in Ukraine

  

  Russia renewed its assault Wednesday on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, in a pounding that lit up the skyline with balls of fire over populated areas, even as both sides said they were ready to resume talks aimed at stopping the new devastating war in Europe.

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 5:19AM

• Wednesday 05AM Mar 02/22

  Russian convoy inches closer to Ukraine’s capital, takes aim at urban areas

  

  Ukraine’s leader decried Russia’s escalation of attacks on crowded cities as a blatant terror campaign, while U.S. President Joe Biden warned that if the Russian leader didn’t “pay a price” for the invasion, the aggression wouldn’t stop with one country. “Nobody will forgive. Nobody will forget,” Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed after Tuesday’s bloodshed on […]

  The post Russian convoy inches closer to Ukraine’s capital, takes aim at urban areas appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 5:13AM

• Wednesday 05AM Mar 02/22

  Long Plain School set to begin major expansion this spring

  

  Long Plain School is getting biggest upgrade since the school was built in 1988.

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 5:00AM

• Wednesday 04AM Mar 02/22

  Bank of Canada raising key interest rate to 0.5 per cent

  

  The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate target for the first time since slashing its benchmark rate to its rock-bottom level at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 4:07AM

• Wednesday 03AM Mar 02/22

  Accused in vendor slaying got break in 2020 robbery

  

  Nearly two years before he was arrested in the slaying of a 19-year-old employee at a city beer vendor, William Sampson received a “pretty lucky” break for his part in ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 3:13AM

• Tuesday 10PM Mar 01/22

  Jets pull out thrilling win over Habs

  In a game where saves came at a premium at either end of the ice, it’s quite ironic that one of those proved pivotal in the Winnipeg Jets stopping short of blowing another big lead and squandering another two points. Connor Hellebuyck getting his blocker on Rem Pitlick’s penalty shot attempt with 3:01 left in […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 10:52PM

• Tuesday 10PM Mar 01/22

  Jets snap Canadiens' 5-game winning streak in wild back-and-forth affair

  

  Mark Scheifele scored twice and added an assist to spoil a spirited Montreal comeback and lead the Winnipeg Jets to an 8-4 victory over the Canadiens on Tuesday night.

  © CBC | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 10:29PM

• Tuesday 10PM Mar 01/22

  Manitoba legislators get back to business

  

  The Manitoba legislature can be a full house for the first time since the pandemic required physical distancing and most members to participate virtually. “It is much more effective to be ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 10:18PM

• Tuesday 09PM Mar 01/22

  Jets squander huge early lead but hold on to beat Montreal in penalty-filled affair

  

  Mark Scheifele recorded a Gordie Howe hat trick in Winnipeg's 8-4 win over Montreal.

  © Global | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 9:58PM

• Tuesday 09PM Mar 01/22

  Mother applauds students for speaking up after Winnipeg teacher uses N-word in class

  

  The mother of a Black-Indigenous student whose substitute teacher used the N-word in class wants to encourage students to continue speaking out against racism. 

  © CBC | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 9:55PM

• Tuesday 09PM Mar 01/22

  Raising their voices for Ukraine

  

  They sang their hearts out for Ukraine. Members of the Hoosli Ukrainian Male Chorus are no strangers to singing the national anthem at Jets games, but their latest performance — Tuesday’s ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 9:43PM

• Tuesday 09PM Mar 01/22

  3 Red Cross nurses to stay 2 more weeks at HSC in Winnipeg to help with COVID-19

  

  Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair announced Ottawa will continue to deploy resources to help Manitoba manage COVID-19 outbreaks, in a tweet late Tuesday afternoon.

  © CBC | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 9:30PM

• Tuesday 09PM Mar 01/22

  Classes cancelled Wednesday following fire at Transcona area school

  

  A fire broke out at a school in Transcona late Tuesday afternoon, forcing the school to cancel classes for all students on Wednesday.

  © Global | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 9:24PM

• Tuesday 09PM Mar 01/22

  Canadian government should waive temporary visa requirements for Ukrainians, Winnipegger says

  

  A Winnipeg man with Ukrainian family roots is calling on Ottawa to provide a lifeline to Ukrainians as Russian armed forces continue a devastating attack on the country.

  © CBC | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 9:21PM

• Tuesday 08PM Mar 01/22

  State of the Union: Biden banning Russia from U.S. airspace

  

  Addressing a concerned nation and anxious world, President Joe Biden vowed in his first State of the Union address Tuesday night to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, tame soaring U.S. inflation at home and deal with the fading but still dangerous coronavirus. He asked the lawmakers crowding the House chamber to stand and salute the […]

  The post State of the Union: Biden banning Russia from U.S. airspace appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 8:33PM

• Tuesday 08PM Mar 01/22

  Manitoba MLA never left a loving word unsaid, colleagues say in tribute to Danielle Adams

  

  A Manitoba politician killed in a highway crash late last year never hesitated to tell the people she loved how she felt about them, one of her colleagues said on Tuesday, as MLAs paid tribute to Danielle Adams.

  © CBC | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 8:30PM

• Tuesday 08PM Mar 01/22

  Manitoba Legislature begins spring sitting

  

  Manitoba politicians returned to the legislature Tuesday to begin a spring sitting that will focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, health-care capacity and proposed changes to election rules.

  © CBC | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 8:09PM

• Tuesday 08PM Mar 01/22

  Pride over fear: Winnipegger trades in soccer cleats for combat boots in Ukraine

  Patrick Di Stefani gets calls from his former players all the time, often with happy news about a new contract they’ve signed. He’d never taken a call like this. The goalkeeper coach for Winnipeg’s pro soccer team, Valour FC, picked up the phone on Saturday evening and heard something that gave him chills. On the […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 8:03PM

• Tuesday 07PM Mar 01/22

  B.C. woman sues after husband dies of undiagnosed flesh-eating disease

  

  A woman from Lake Country, B.C., filed a civil lawsuit against four doctors and a health authority after her husband, the father of her young son, died of flesh-eating disease.

  © CTV | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 7:58PM

• Tuesday 07PM Mar 01/22

  Manitoba asked for help even as it dropped vaccine pass

  

  OTTAWA — As it prepared to remove Manitoba’s vaccination pass, the provincial government quietly pleaded for more help from the federal government to shore up its overloaded health system. Winnipeg doctors ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 7:38PM

• Tuesday 07PM Mar 01/22

  Drifts of despair: complaints rise as city sidewalks remain snowed over

  

  Snow-swallowed sidewalks have forced parents to walk their children to school along icy, rutted roads and to clamber over snowy banks. Others trudge through deep snow; and many with mobility ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 7:38PM

• Tuesday 07PM Mar 01/22

  Carman's Faouzia, 2 U of M faculty among Manitoba artists nominated for 2022 Juno Awards

  

  A young rising pop star and two of the University of Manitoba jazz program’s finest are among this year’s Juno Awards nominees. 

  © CBC | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 7:34PM

• Tuesday 07PM Mar 01/22

  Hoosli Ukrainian Male Chorus sing Canadian and Ukrainian national anthems ahead of Canadiens-Jets game

  

  The group performed both anthems as a showing of support for Ukraine.

  © CBC | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 7:27PM

• Tuesday 07PM Mar 01/22

  'Everybody is Ukrainian today': Winnipeggers turn to local businesses to offer support in Ukraine

  

  Amid the ongoing Russian invasion in Ukraine, Winnipeggers are seeking out ways to help those affected by the conflict, with many turning to local businesses to offer support.

  © CTV | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 7:17PM

• Tuesday 07PM Mar 01/22

  United Nations Association of Canada helps Ukrainians crossing into Poland

  

  The efforts to help people trying to leave Ukraine-Russia conflict are focused in Poland, the United Nations Association in Canada has started a fundraiser.

  The post United Nations Association of Canada helps Ukrainians crossing into Poland appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 7:15PM

• Tuesday 07PM Mar 01/22

  Catholics prep day of prayer for peace in Ukraine

  

  Already praying daily for his home country, Rev. Mykhaylo Khomitskyy welcomes the additional support of Catholics hoping for peace in Ukraine. For the second time in five weeks, Pope Francis has ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 7:14PM

• Tuesday 07PM Mar 01/22

  Proof of vax pulled from many menus, pandemic weariness left over

  

  At Beaurivage Bistro in Winnipeg, things are looking sunny in more ways than one during the Tuesday lunch rush. Business owner George Chamaa has spent decades in the restaurant industry, serving ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 7:14PM

• Tuesday 07PM Mar 01/22

  Make or break situation

  

  Before COVID-19 forced many office workers to stay home, Brad Park’s sushi restaurant beneath Portage and Main sold meals to a bustling crowd every lunch break. About two years into the ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 7:14PM

• Tuesday 07PM Mar 01/22

  Grace under fire

  

  As he enters his final months as Winkler’s mayor, Martin Harder hopes residents in Manitoba’s fourth-largest city can begin healing from wounds inflicted by a bitter rift over pandemic measures. Harder, ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 7:14PM

• Tuesday 07PM Mar 01/22

  Stefanson should be in wound-healing mode

  

  When Premier Heather Stefanson’s government brings down its first budget next month, the province will be in far better financial shape than it was a year ago. The question for ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 7:14PM

• Tuesday 06PM Mar 01/22

  Transcona-area school closed Wednesday due to fire

  

  One Transcona-area school will be closed on Wednesday due to a fire.

  © CTV | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 6:52PM

• Tuesday 06PM Mar 01/22

  Fire breaks out at Transcona-area school undergoing renovations: WFPS

  

  Winnipeg crews spent part of Tuesday night battling a fire that broke out at a Transcona-area school that was under renovation.

  © CTV | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 6:52PM

• Tuesday 06PM Mar 01/22

  Division warns of fire at Transcona-area school

  

  The River East Transcona School Division said they have received word of a fire at Westview School.

  © CTV | Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 6:52PM