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Replace fire and brimstone with racks of swimsuits, bright fluorescent lights, crammed change rooms and people everywhere.
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It may be a bit late in the year to don a poppy, but Métis people in Manitoba are coming together to learn how to bead the red and black flower as a way to honour veterans, especially those who are Indigenous.
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Numerous iconic Winnipeg businesses shut their doors forever in 2022, but it was also a year aspiring entrepreneurs filled the void by launching longed dreamed of ventures of their own downtown.
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Whether to have children is one of life's big decisions. CBC Manitoba's Creator Network asked gen-Zers and millennials to contemplate that question for a new series called 'Should I have kids?' In personal essays and videos, they revealed their myriad reasons for having or not having kids.
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Another Winnipeg used book shop plans to close.
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Canada is off to the semifinals at the world junior hockey championship. Connor Bedard scored at 5:17 of overtime on an incredible individual effort as the tournament hosts defeated Slovakia 4-3 on Monday. The extraordinary 17-year-old deked his way past three Slovaks before backhanding his eighth goal of the event to blow the roof off […]
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The new head of the Winnipeg Transit union wants city hall to crack down on fare evasion and give drivers more time to complete their routes, in the wake of a record-breaking year of assaults against operators.
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Canada is off to the semifinals at the world junior hockey championship. Connor Bedard scored at 5:17 of overtime on an incredible individual effort as the tournament hosts defeated Slovakia 4-3 on Monday.
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Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was in critical condition after he collapsed on the field Monday night, the NFL said, and Buffaloâs game against the Cincinnati Bengals was suspended. Hamlin was administered CPR on the field, ESPN reported, and he was surrounded by teammates, some of them in tears, after he was hurt while tackling […]
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An Alberta lawyer has been charged with obstruction-of-justice offences nearly a year and a half after he admitted to hiring a private investigator to spy on a Manitoba judge.
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Big changes are expected in two Manitoba federal ridings this year.
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The son of late Liberal MP Jim Carr says he may seek the party's nomination to run in a byelection expected in Winnipeg South Centre.
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After being stranded in Cuba for five days, Sunwing Vacations customer Val Lechner didn’t want to take any chances when the company promised seats on an onward flight from Winnipeg.
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At the beginning of 2022, Rick Wiens was diagnosed with prostate cancer. At the beginning of 2023, he’s preparing to start chemotherapy — his final treatment option.
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There is rising concern that Canada’s renewed COVID-19 restrictions on flights from China could fuel anti-Asian hate, as hate crimes against Asian Canadians have been on the rise since the start of the pandemic. In July 2020, Statistics Canada released a report that found Asian Canadians faced the largest amount of harassment or attacks based […]
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Organizers and supporters of the "Freedom Convoy 2.0" are divided over whether another event inspired by last year's disruptive protest in the capital will take place in Ottawa and Winnipeg next month.
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In the very first few days of 2023, Manitoba Progressive Conservatives find themselves trapped between a political rock and a policy hard place.
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Winnipeg police have charged a 23-year-old woman following a stabbing on New Year’s Eve. WPS say around 5:15 p.m. officers responded to a report of a stabbing at a home on Maryland Street. When officers arrived, they found a 27-year-old woman suffering from a stab wound and provided medical assistance. Not long later, paramedics arrived […]
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A Winnipeg man has been charged after threatening two people with a gun at a New Year's Eve party in Whyte Ridge.
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A “freedom convoy 2.0” reunion protest set to roll into Winnipeg has been nixed, but protesters vow to assemble in Winnipeg this February under a new banner.
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A 55-year-old man from Calgary has been charged by police in connection to the attempted intimidation of a Judge. Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) say their investigation began in July 2021, after Chief Justice of the Court of Kingâs Bench, Glenn Joyal, was followed. At the time, Joyal said he realized he was being followed by […]
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Tania Douglas and her daughter Nora made a goal for 2022 to spend 1,000 hours outside, and while they came up just shy of their joint goal, the mother-daughter duo resolved to reach the mark this year.
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A group that represented a number of churches across Canada fighting COVID-19 restrictions in court says its founder has been charged by police in Winnipeg after admitting in 2021 he hired a private investigator to follow senior government officials and the Manitoba judge who presided over one of the organization's cases.
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Across Canada, people are gearing up to celebrate Tamil Heritage Month this January.Â
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Winnipeg’s first baby of 2023 was born just minutes after the clock struck midnight.
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Two people have been charged in connection to the death of a 54-year-old man on Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation last week.
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Dressed head-to-toe in white, the camouflaged cameraman on skates is front and centre at the world junior men's hockey championship inside Halifax's Scotiabank Centre.
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Here is the second part of the deals of the week from the Kenaston location in Winnipeg. Make sure to check out the first part.
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The funeral for the Ontario Provincial Police officer killed last week is set to be held Wednesday morning at an arena in his hometown of Barrie, Ont. The OPP says the private service for 28-year-old Const. Grzegorz (Greg) Pierzchala will start at 11 a.m. at the Sadlon Arena. His family and their guests will be […]
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Here is the first part of the deals from the Kenaston location in Winnipeg. Deals are mostly the same from store to store, just some variety due to stock or seasonal items. Anything ending in 0.97 is a markdown and ... Read More »
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Canada Unity, one of the anti-government protest groups behind the Freedom Convoy protests that headlined much of last year, is calling off its plans to restage the event this February.
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Tennis great Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with two forms of cancer. The 66-year-old tells TENNIS.com she has been diagnosed with type HPV throat cancer and is facing her second bout with breast cancer, which is unrelated to the throat cancer and was discovered during examinations of her throat. “This double whammy is serious but […]
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Customers may notice takeout containers, straws and other items being swapped for greener alternatives in the new year as Canada’s food service industry adjusts to the phase-in of a federal law that aims to eventually remove many single-use plastics from the market altogether. Some restaurants have already gone through months of trial and error in […]
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Canada's requirement of a negative COVID-19 test of travellers from China will not help in preventing new variants or the spread of the virus, say experts.
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Thousands of mourners began paying their respects to Pele in a solemn procession past his coffin at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in his hometown of Santos on Monday. The Brazilian soccer great died Thursday after a battle with cancer. The three-time World Cup winner was 82. Pele’s coffin was placed on the field where he […]
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The high number of pedestrians killed by vehicles in Winnipeg last year highlights the need for a greater commitment to safe streets, including better sidewalk and bike lane snow clearing, advocates say.
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Director James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water is not only a followup to the 2009 original, but a sequel to the 1990 movie Dances with Wolves.
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If Jill Bristow is having a bad day, she knows there will be a reason to smile when she gets home.
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The end of a lone grey wolf’s life in the Whiteshell region of Manitoba marked the conclusion of a fascinating journey.
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A change of leadership in the union representing Winnipeg Transit drivers might signal its members plan to take a tougher stance as they head into negotiations for a new contract with the city this year.
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Ukrainian forces fired rockets at a facility in the eastern Donetsk region where Russian soldiers were stationed, killing 63 of them, Russia’s defense ministry said Monday, in one of the deadliest attacks on the Kremlin’s forces since the war began more than 10 months ago. Ukrainian forces fired six rockets from a HIMARS launch system […]
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The Treaty 3 First Nation of Grassy Narrows gathered to celebrate 20 years of a blockade that has stopped clear-cut logging in their traditional territory in northwestern Ontario. But as they celebrate, they worry that logging and mining may resume on the lands they call home.
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Two helicopters collided in an Australian tourist hotspot Monday afternoon, killing four passengers and critically injuring three others in a crash that drew emergency aid from beachgoers enjoying the water during the southern summer. One helicopter appeared to have been taking off and the other landing when they collided near the Sea World theme park […]
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Here we are, at the start of a new year, and although I don’t usually make resolutions, I tend to get nostalgic when the ol’ calendar changes. It always feels like a clean slate and just another day all wrapped into one.
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The death toll in the massive floods that devastated parts of the Philippines over the Christmas weekend has climbed to 51, with 19 others missing, the national disaster response agency said Monday, as affected residents struggle to get back on their feet. Photos on social media showed residents in Misamis Occidental province in Northern Mindanao […]
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The Avengers star Jeremy Renner was seriously injured while plowing snow in Reno, Nevada, and is in critical condition. Authorities and the actor’s representative haven’t said how the accident occurred, but the Washoe County (Nevada) Sheriff’s Office said late Sunday that Renner had to be flown by helicopter to a hospital for treatment. Renner, 51, […]
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Members of Winnipegâs Indigenous community are coming together in hopes of identifying the woman known as âBuffalo Womanâ â or Mashkode Bizhikiâikwe. Buffalo Woman is one of four women believed to be killed by alleged serial killer Jeremy Skibicki. Police have been unable to identify her. âShe has no family to search for her so […]
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Eleven hours of artistic creation over a two-day period, with temperatures that dropped close to â25 C, didn't stop a Manitoba sculptor from sending a message to his home country.
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A two-storey house on Pritchard Avenue in Winnipeg caught fire Sunday afternoon, temporarily displacing its four occupants.
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WINNIPEG -- A man is recovering after being injured in a carjacking while confronting thieves who were stealing his Christmas lights.
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A grassroots team plastered downtown with posters and spoke to people on the streets, looking for information about the woman police say they believe was Jeremy Skibikciâs fourth victim.
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Winnipeg welcomed its first New Year's Day baby at 12:11 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2023.
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Winnipeg police say a 48-year-old woman stabbed two men with a âsharp-edged weaponâ in the hallway of an apartment complex in Saint Boniface on Saturday morning. Police say a 58-year-old victim was taken to hospital in unstable condition, while a 67-year-old was taken to hospital in stable condition. Officers arrested the woman in the hallway […]
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Winnipeg police say a 50-year-old man was struck by a machete and had his vehicle stolen after he confronted a group of suspects who allegedly stole his Christmas lights. The Winnipeg Police Service says it happened Friday around 11:15 p.m. Police believe the man followed the group, in his car, from his home on McArthur […]
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It’s the last Sunday before Christmas, and though the weather outside is bitter, the inside of Knox United Church is almost a little too warm. Mostly, that’s the fault of the building’s overzealous old radiators, which minister Lesley Harrison jokes have a mind of their own; but also, it’s that the church is filling up with the global village of faithful who make it their home.
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George Robinson and Darryl Contois walk north on Main Street toward the underpass at Higgins Avenue, carrying a packing tape dispenser and a shopping bag full of posters.
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Winnipeg police say a 13-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl were charged after allegedly stealing cigarettes and tobacco products from a business Friday, before using bear spray on a man in the store. The Winnipeg Police Service says the incident took place around 2 a.m. at a store on Dale Boulevard near Roblin Boulevard. Investigators […]
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Despite efforts to move on from the pandemic and return community activities back to normal, end-of-year COVID-19 data show the virus is still circulating. More Manitobans died in 2022 from or with COVID-19 than the first two years of the pandemic. The province reported 939 COVID-19 deaths in 2022 compared to 731 in 2021 and […]
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