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What would it take for NDP Leader Wab Kinew to lose the next provincial election? Quite a bit. With his party polling almost 30 percentage points ahead of the Tories in the all-important electoral battleground of Winnipeg, there would have to be a seismic shift in public support for Premier Heather Stefanson to keep her job after the next election, scheduled for Oct. 3.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office says he shared a call with King Charles that centred on environmental issues. Trudeau’s office says he and the King discussed the COP15 biodiversity summit that was held in Montreal last month, where nearly 200 countries signed a landmark conservation agreement. They also exchanged “ideas on tackling climate change and […]
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Advocates on both sides of the vaping debate say the government must do more to enforce penalties for selling vapes to kids after a review concluded no changes to the legislation were warranted. The Tobacco and Vaping Products Act aims to walk the narrow line between giving people who smoke a safer alternative to combustible […]
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Winnipeg Transit’s Peggo card was supposed to be a modern way to pay bus fare, but some say it’s not all it’s pegged to be.
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Mounties in British Columbia issued a warning Friday about a recent increase in “sextortion,” saying police have received a “large number” of reports of money-motivated extortion targeting children and youth. The statement issued by Coquitlam RCMP follows similar warnings from police departments in other provinces in recent months, including in Alberta and Ontario. “Sextortion” refers […]
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Manitoba tourists are shaken up after their Mexico vacations were disrupted this week by a sudden surge in local police presence, airport shutdowns and a travel warning from Ottawa.
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The City of Winnipeg is expecting a massive deficit after a barrage of snowstorms, soaring inflation rates and sustained pandemic losses.
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A 6-year-old student shot and wounded a teacher at his school in Virginia during an altercation inside a first-grade classroom Friday, police and school officials in the city of Newport News said. No students were injured in the shooting at Richneck Elementary School, police said. The teacher – a woman in her 30s – suffered […]
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The arrest of Ovidio Guzman, the son of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, has sparked a rampage of violence in the northwestern Mexican city of Culiacan, led by members of his Sinaloa drug cartel. Here's what's causing the violence, and how it's impacting Canadians travelling in the area.
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Latisha Smith, 17, Winnipeg Beach might be in Winnipeg and RCMP are asking the public to keep an eye open for her.
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A prison union spokesman says a pigeon carrying a miniature backpack filled with drugs was captured last week at a B.C. institution.
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The daughter of a woman believed to have been the victim of an alleged serial killer says she's opposed to the reopening of a dump that's been blocked by protesters calling for a search for human remains there.
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Winnipeggers are hitting the ice on a front yard skating rink in Crescentwood, which is the length of four houses, to enjoy ringette, hockey, and curling.
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Canadian tourists in Mexico remained barricaded in their hotel Friday amid violence in the streets after the arrest of a major alleged drug cartel leader.
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WINNIPEG â Another Manitoba Progressive Conservative has announced he will not run in the provincial election slated for Oct. 3.
© 2023. This article Reg Helwer Joins List of Manitoba Conservatives Not Running for Re-Election appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.
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A Winnipeg city councillor is calling for a low-barrier rental organization to be shuttered after four homicides took place at its buildings in the last 12 months. âWhat weâre seeing right now is a huge concern. We have to take this seriously,â said Daniel McIntrye Ward, Cindy Gilroy. Sheâs now calling for the provincial government […]
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The outlook for Winnipegâs budget shortfall is worse in the city's latest financial status update.
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For the third time in as many days, a Manitoba cabinet minister has announced he's bowing out of provincial politics.
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WINNIPEG -- A shoplifter at Kildonan Place Shopping Centre shot off a BB gun at security guards who followed her outside following the alleged theft of a pair of shoes.
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A landfill has reopened to the public after weeks of conversations between the City of Winnipeg and demonstrators who set up blockades calling for a search of the area for Indigenous women believed to be victims of an alleged serial killer. An encampment is to remain near the entrance along the roadway to the Brady […]
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The number of deaths due to influenza in Manitoba has jumped again, while those linked to COVID-19 also continue to climb, the province's latest respiratory virus surveillance report says.
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Some Canadian tourists in Mexico remained holed up in their hotel Friday while others saw calm return after the arrest of an alleged major drug cartel leader that led to violence in parts of the country. Vancouverite Dominique Carole Maraj said Mazatlan seemed to have mostly returned to normal with people back out enjoying the […]
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While account passwords were not leaked, malicious hackers could use the email addresses to try to reset people's passwords.
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A Quebec woman facing terrorism charges after returning to Canada from a detention camp in northeastern Syria last October has been granted bail. The details of Oumaima Chouay’s bail hearing or the reasons for her release Friday by a Quebec court judge are under a publication ban. Chouay, 27, is charged with leaving Canada to […]
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The Federal Court is hearing final arguments in a challenge from family members of 23 Canadians held in Syria who say Ottawa is violating Charter rights by not arranging for their return. The detainees are among many foreign nationals in Syrian camps run by Kurdish forces in regions reclaimed in the war-torn region from the […]
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From Mt. Everest to the Sahara, a Manitoba teacher has taken on some of the worldâs toughest terrain. Dalip Shekhawat just recently returned from an expedition to the south pole and brings his experiences back to his students. “The temperature with windchill was minus 45 to minus 55. It was a big challenge mentally and […]
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In Britain, some veterans and military leaders said publishing a head count violated an unspoken military code.
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A Winnipeg police officer was punched in the face while trying to take a man into custody who was carrying a machete.
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WINNIPEG -- Visitors planning a trip to Assiniboine Park Zoo and a portion of the new Leaf attraction will be unable to do so for a few days next week.
© 2023. This article Assiniboine Park Zoo, Biomes at The Leaf to Temporarily Close appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.
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The crowd at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax was buzzing on Thursday night after Canadaâs dramatic gold-medal win over Czech Republic at the world junior hockey championship.
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In todayâs Big Story podcast, this year marks the beginning of a delayed phase-out of single-use plastics, mandated by Canada’s federal government. As the rules change over the coming months, restaurants are trying to figure out what to do â with plastic cutlery, plastic bags and most importantly with the takeout containers themselves. Rosa Saba […]
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A daughter is fighting to keep her mother in a Winnipeg hospital after learning she would be transferred to a facility nearly 150 kilometres away.
Lisa Graysonâs mother, 79-year-old June Grayson, went to the Stonewall hospital on Dec. 30 after she fell and broke her hip. On Jan. 1, she was transferred to Grace Hospital in Winnipeg, where she received a hip replacement.
On Tuesday, Lisa and her family, who live in Stonewall, were told June would be sent to the E.M. Crowe Memorial Hospital in Eriksdale because the bed at Grace was needed for another patient.
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The contours of a deal that could make Republican leader Kevin McCarthy the House speaker have begun to emerge after three grueling days and 11 failed votes in a political spectacle unseen in a century. It has left Republicans in disarray and exposed anew the fragility of American democracy. The House will be back at […]
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Two brothers were out for dinner at a restaurant in Espanola, Ont., when they jumped into action to save a choking young child's life.
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A new monument in Thompson will soon give families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls a place to grieve and honour their lost loved ones. Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak is building the monument, based on a design created after gathering stories and ideas through community consultation.
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On Wednesday, a group of community members from Gods Lake Narrows in northern Manitoba gathered at the spot where15-year-old Leah Anderson was found brutally beaten to death a decade ago. Ten years later, no one has been charged in her death.
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Now that the IIHF World Juniors hockey tournament is all over, advocates and experts say itâs time for Hockey Canada to refocus on the scandal hanging over its head.
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Ukrainian newcomers in Canada will celebrate their first Orthodox Christmas away from home this Saturday. But with the ongoing Russian invasion, many are thinking of switching to aligning their celebrations with the Western calendar instead.
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Tauni Sheldon and her biological mom have worked to reconnect and rebuild their relationship after Sheldon was taken away as part of the Sixties Scoop in 1970.
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Marketplace reveals how much sodium is in some popular restaurant meals and shares how consumers can avoid getting caught in a sodium trap.
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The Canadian labour market ended the year on a strong note as the economy added a whopping 104,000 jobs in December, showing no signs of the slowdown many economists have been anticipating. Statistics Canada reported Friday the unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.0 per cent last month. This marks the third decline in the unemployment […]
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Revive and Thrive Thrift Shop on Logan Avenue aims not only to find a new home for previously-loved items, but to also help people who've faced challenges get back on their feet.
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The NFL said Thursday it will not resume the Bills-Bengals game that was suspended Monday night after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed and went into cardiac arrest on the field. The league said some of the factors in coming to its decision included that “not playing the Buffalo-Cincinnati game to its conclusion will have no […]
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The province is working on a deal to give heart patients the opportunity to go elsewhere for treatment, but critics are questioning if the Progressive Conservative government is serious when it says the option for out-of-province is temporary.Â
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Canada got the revenge it desperately carved â and is golden again at the world junior hockey championship.
© 2023. This article Guenther Scores in OT, Canada Beats Czechia for 20th World Junior Gold appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.
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A second round of zoning variance applications for the controversial development at 514 Wellington Cres. was denied by the City Centre Community Committee on Thursday.
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Dylan Guenther scored his second goal of the night at 6:22 of overtime as Canada survived a blown 2-0 lead in the third period to defeat the Czech Republic 3-2 in the final of the world junior hockey championship Thursday in Halifax.
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Dylan Guenther scored twice including the game-winning goal at 6:22 of overtime as Canada defeated Czechia 3-2 to claim its 20th world junior hockey championship gold on Thursday. Shane Wright, who celebrated his 19th birthday on Thursday, had the other goal for Canada who won back-to-back titles for the first time since 2009. Two goals […]
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The Brady Landfill will reopen to members of the public Friday for normal business hours, though an encampment will remain near the entrance of the facility, the city says.
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The blockade of Winnipeg’s only active landfill has ended after members of a protest encampment agreed to a compromise in which they will remain along the roadway near the facility’s entrance.
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More than $3 million set aside to improve air quality in schools during the COVID-19 pandemic has been spent on duct cleaning — a measure not backed by research as an effective way to limit infectious-disease transmission.
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Manitoba’s biggest population boost in more a century has come at a time when the province is struggling with a health-care crisis and high inflation.
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More than $3 million set aside to improve air quality in schools during the COVID-19 pandemic has been spent on duct cleaning — a measure not backed by research as an effective way to limit infectious-disease transmission.
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WINNIPEGGERS aren’t the only folks celebrating the fact that local entrepreneurs Chip and Pepper Foster have brought the beloved KUB bakery back to life.
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Former Manitoba Tory cabinet minister Jim Downey used to say the worst day in government is better than the best day in opposition.
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The City of Winnipeg's water, waste and environment committee will vote Friday on a motion that would explore potential city-owned properties where solar panels could be installed.
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What does a Walrus have in common with a Manitoba winter, safer-consumption sites for those addicted to drugs and federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre? Not much really, but a special year-end/start of 2023 episode of the Niigaan and the Lone Ranger Podcast managed to cover all of those topics and several others.
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A former apartment building is set for an early demolition after repeated break-ins sparked fears it could be set on fire or vandalized.
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Icy trees are making for picturesque scenery in Winnipeg. Local naturalist Heather Hinam explains the difference between rime ice and hoar frost.
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