University of Manitoba keeps mask mandate into winter term
Manitoba's largest university has announced it will continue with its mask mandate when students return from the holidays for the winter term.
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Manitoba's largest university has announced it will continue with its mask mandate when students return from the holidays for the winter term.
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Winnipeg police have arrested three male youths after a man was fatally stabbed at the Millennium Library on Sunday.
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The Canadian Medical Association is warning the surge facing children's hospitals will likely get worse as people gather for the holidays.
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A stabbing death on the main floor of the Millennium Library Sunday afternoon has shaken regular patrons and shuttered the downtown facility until Wednesday.
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A 26-year-old woman was stabbed to death in western Manitoba and another 26-year-old woman is charged with second-degree murder.
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According to the society, the decision to rename the Harkin award comes over its namesake's involvement with the mistreatment and starvation of Indigenous peoples in Wood Buffalo National Park.
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WINNIPEG — A man found guilty of manslaughter in the death of a missing Winnipeg cleaner has been sentenced to 16 years in prison.
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Manitoba RCMP have charged a woman in a fatal weekend stabbing on the Sioux Valley Dakota First Nation.
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A 37-year-old man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for the killing of Eduardo Balaquit, 59, who went missing more than four years ago.
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Comedian Kevin Hart is making a return to Winnipeg next spring.
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Low-cost airline Swoop has added new seasonal flights to Mexico and the Caribbean from Winnipeg, Hamilton, Edmonton and Abbotsford.
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A man is dead and three male youths are in custody after a stabbing at the Millennium Library in downtown Winnipeg — one block from the police headquarters.
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In today’s Big Story podcast, trials will begin in Uganda this week for three vaccines that could combat the Ebola outbreak — and one of those vaccines was created here in Canada. But it was created years ago, and simply sat there, waiting for someone, anyone, to move it to trial and manufacture. And this […]
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Winnipeg police took two people into custody Friday night after a report of an armed man at a business in the Polo Park area.
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Freezing temperatures and an increasing number of tent shelters throughout the city have led to an increase in the number of fires sparking in temporary homeless camps.
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It’s just one of Manitoba’s 57 provincial ridings, but Premier Heather Stefanson’s government faces a reckoning in the Kirkfield Park byelection Tuesday.
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Norway House Cree Nation Chief Larson Anderson is sounding the alarm on the monopoly the North West Company holds in his community, saying that it prevents a local economic development.
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In early 2020, the Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone became the victim of a sophisticated cyberattack — one that involved a fake company tricking over a dozen students and new Canadians into acting as intermediaries to bilk the municipality out of more than $470,000.
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For some who recently watched the city threaten to fine Winnipeggers who took clearing snow from bike lanes into their own hands, it feels like history repeating itself.
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Graham Moore uses six words when describing the attitude he had at 17, when he and some friends decided to donate blood during a local drive targeting high school students: “Hell yeah, we’ll help somebody out.”
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It is an advocacy group out of Winnipeg, filling gaps and helping residents live better.
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As inflation takes its toll and charitable donors feel the pinch, Grace Sheppard is hoping for a Wolseley Miracle.
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The Liberals want to make health authorities accountable to the public for their decisions by cracking open the “black box” at a time when the health care system is in crisis.
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The nights are longer as the cold weather settles in, but that’s a good thing if you love to stargaze. And this week is a perfect time to turn your eyes to the skies. On Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning, the most active meteor shower of the year peaks.
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Sure, donating to food banks around Christmas makes people feel good, but it's a temporary fix.
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A rush to electric cars may put the cart before the horse, say experts. While EVs are the sexy side of energy transition, they come with many costs and problems. As one critic said, "EVs are here to save the car industry, not the planet."
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A candlelight vigil was held in Vancouver Sunday, in solidarity with Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Winnipeg.
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Lars Eller scored one of Washington's four second-period goals in his 900th career game to help the Capitals down the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Sunday.
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WINNIPEG — Charlie Lindgren really appreciated it when the Washington Capitals mounted a four-goal lead in Sunday’s second period against the Winnipeg Jets.
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Morgan Harris’s relatives and their supporters blocked access to a Winnipeg landfill Sunday to escalate calls for searches of two sites, including one where her remains are believed to be.
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A group wants to see a tattoo artist who worked in Winnipeg face charges after he allegedly owes clients thousands of dollars for unfinished work. Eugene Skotniczy claims tattoo artist Rafal Piasecki owes him thousands of dollars and wants to see him held accountable. Piasecki denies the allegations that have been made against him. “It […]
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The daughters of Morgan Harris along with a group of allies and advocates blocked traffic on Sunday afternoon near the Brady Landfill to call for an extensive search of the facility for any missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people.
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Several members of the Indigenous community, including family members of Morgan Harris, protested at Winnipeg’s Brady Road landfill Sunday afternoon, calling for the site to pause operations immediately to search for the remains of two women. Around two dozen people blocked the main access road to the landfill in the city’s south end. Protesters want […]
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Canada will be prohibiting the production and importation of most plastic items by Dec. 20, according to the government.
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An Edmonton researcher is helping develop a new version of an interactive humanoid robot to help children in hospital manage pain through distraction. Dr. Samina Ali, a pediatric emergency physician at Edmonton’s Stollery Children’s Hospital, says the original MEDi – Medicine and Engineering Designed Intelligence – was a big success. It was shown to help […]
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RAW:almond, a 22-day restaurant pop-up hosted on the frozen rivers alongside The Forks, is returning to Winnipeg after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic.
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The eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island continues to ease, scientists said Sunday, suggesting the activity may end soon.
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NASA’s Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return from the moon Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a test flight that should clear the way for astronauts on the next lunar flyby. The incoming capsule hit the atmosphere at Mach 32, or 32 times the speed of sound, and endured reentry temperatures […]
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Police say an inmate from a Manitoba jail who escaped during a medical escort assaulted three guards, pushed a motorist out of the driver’s seat and then smashed a vehicle into six others during 17 minutes of freedom. Guards were escorting the inmate back to the Brandon Correctional Centre in Brandon, Man., from the city’s […]
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Winnipeg police say an officer was injured after the arrest of two suspects Friday night in the Polo Park area, during which a weapon and drugs were allegedly seized. Police say officers were responding to an unrelated call around 8:15 p.m. when they were alerted to an armed man at a business on St. Matthews […]
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Winnipeg police say two people were arrested in the Polo Park area on Friday after they allege a woman attempted to physically intervene in the arrest of a man who had reportedly wielded a gun at a business.
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Here are today’s deals from Lug.
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Winnipeg's Skylar Park earned a taekwondo bronze medal to finish her season on Saturday at the world Grand Prix Final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Mental-health injuries sustained while working should be covered by workers’ compensation, according to a labour union representing thousands of Manitoba workers. The Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL), which represents about 125,000 members, is calling on the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba to include more mental health coverage. The legislation currently covers mental-health injuries from a […]
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While they’re traditionally viewed as concrete jungles rather than natural oases, cities are increasingly taking a leadership role when it comes to protecting biodiversity. Cities will take the spotlight in the coming days during a summit for subnational governments at the UN biodiversity summit in Montreal, known as COP15. Sharon Gil, a program officer in […]
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A new survey suggests the rising cost of living has forced more than half of Canadians to cut costs in myriad ways including by choosing cheaper, less healthy foods and skipping medications. The Salvation Army released the data Friday as part of its Christmas fundraising campaign. Research by Edelman Data & Intelligence suggests a growing […]
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Hockey Canada has nominated eight people to its board of directors, which will be put forward to a vote at a meeting next week, Sportsnet’s Jeff Marek reported on the 32 Thoughts segment on Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday. Marek said the nominating committee submitted, on Friday, a full slate for an all-new board […]
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YELLOWKNIFE — An energy-focused think tank says Indigenous energy sovereignty in Canada's North is "absolutely critical and fundamental" to addressing climate change, but more support is needed.
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Here are today’s online daily deals from Costco.
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Here is today’s deal from the Walmart photo centre.
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Kyrylo and Fedir pore over an assortment of teas, jewelry, bathbombs and trinkets. The brothers, ages nine and six, whisper to each other in Ukrainian as they try to determine which of the goods might make the finest gifts for their mom.
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Benches made by volunteers for the community-led Wolseley Winter Wonderland are getting a vibrant makeover from students at the Villa Rosa pre and post-natal support centre.
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Here's a timeline of what else we know so far about the four women Winnipeg police say were the victims of a serial killer, the man accused of killing them, and the push for the search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two of the women.
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Here’s a timeline of what we know so far about the four women Winnipeg police say were the victims of an alleged serial killer and the man accused of killing them.
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Mercedes Garcia-Holguera walks up the front steps of a white shed in the southwest corner of the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus. It’s among many other structures scattered throughout the area, next to a gravel road, with no signs or windows hinting at what might be inside.
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Residents living near the intersection of Inkster Boulevard and King Edwards Street are devastated after a crash left a woman dead and a man hospitalized early Saturday morning.
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Siloam Mission hosted its first Indigenous open house on Saturday afternoon to give people an opportunity to connect with staff and learn about changes the Winnipeg non-profit has been making to better support the Indigenous population it serves.
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There are calls on the federal government to withdraw a section of the Criminal Code that currently makes it legal for parents and caregivers to use corrective force or physical punishment to discipline children. Last week NDP House Leader Peter Julian urged the government to repeal section 43 of the Criminal Code – a section […]
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In an effort to address the ongoing shelter crisis in Brandon, Man., Samaritan House Ministries officially opened "The Q" warming shelter for overflow clients Thursday. The new centre welcomed its first clients Friday.
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Twitter is once again attempting to launch its premium service, a month after a previous attempt failed. The social media company said Saturday it would let users buy subscriptions to Twitter Blue to get a blue checkmark and access special features starting Monday. Twitter says subscribers will be able to edit tweets, upload video in […]
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