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Jennifer Jones defeated Abby Ackland 10-5 on Sunday to win Manitoba's women's curling championship and qualify for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
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The Manitoba Moose held a special celebration for Gabriel Langlois, known as Dancing Gabe â a fixture at local football, baseball, soccer and hockey games. Famous for pumping up the crowds with his moves, Gabe was treated to a Jumbotron presentation and a birthday cake in the shape of a Jets jersey. After Manitoba celebrity toasts, Gabe capped off the event by busting a move.
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Black History Month organizers are encouraging Winnipeggers to escape the cold snap with stories of Black resistance.Â
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A former bakery owner in Ukraine has found a new home in Winnipeg to showcase her talents and passion for making desserts. Hanna Tokar, who is from the city of Kherson, in southern Ukraine, was forced to stop baking when the full-scale Russian invasion began last year. Tokar eventually left Ukraine, arriving in Winnipeg last […]
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Itâs a timeless tradition that reunites friends around a table, usually with dice in hand: the board game night. And Game-itoba is the board game night taken to the next level. An annual occurrence in Winnipeg â though suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic â Game-itoba 2023 saw board game afficionados flock to the Bronx […]
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Two Winnipeg police officers had to jump out of the way early Sunday morning of a vehicle barrelling toward them.
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Manitobaâs skateboarding community held a skate jam Saturday to raise money for a new and inclusive indoor skatepark. âI think it’s really exciting to see the possibility of a new space where more things like this can happen,â said Maddy Nowosad with the Manitoba Skateboarding Coalition. âA new indoor space where all folks can feel […]
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Police say when they attempted to pull over a known wanted man in Winnipegâs North End early Sunday morning, he allegedly drove towards officers before colliding with a tree. The Winnipeg Police Service says it happened around 12:27 a.m. on Alfred Avenue near Main Street. Officers reportedly spotted a known wanted man driving an SUV, […]
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Prince George, B.C., lawyer Carolynne Burkholder-James is one of only a handful of British Columbians willing to donate their kidneys anonymously each year to a stranger waiting for one.
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WINNIPEG -- Theartre-goers are in for an artistic treat with the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre's 2023-24 season.
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The federal government has set aside billions of dollars to quickly build affordable housing across the country, but delays in construction suggest many of the projects approved for funding are missing their deadlines. The Rapid Housing Initiative is a federal program launched in 2020 that provides funding to cities and non-profit organizations to build affordable […]
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Hazel McCallion, affectionately known as “Hurricane Hazel” for her tireless tenacity, has died at the age of 101, her family confirms. “At the request of the family, I announce with heavy heart, the passing of my dear friend and mentor, Hazel McCallion,” Premier Doug Ford said in a statement issued by his office. McCallion died […]
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Veterinarian Keri Hudson Reykdal says that if the lack of qualified staff at the vet clinic in Thompson, Man., isn't addressed, its operations will halt.
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Dakota Nation Winterfest returned with 'positive energy' in Brandon for the first time since 2020. The event celebrates and strengthens Indigenous culture by bringing a powwow and other activities to urban people and youth.
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Canadians sometimes wax nostalgic about when we got free meals and boozy drinks on flights, but stripping the luxuries from air travel means more people can now afford to fly.
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A ceremony will be held Sunday evening to mark the sixth anniversary of Quebec City’s deadly mosque shooting and will take place inside the prayer room where the rampage took place. It’s the first time the annual event will play out in the exact location where a lone gunman murdered six Muslim men in the […]
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Knowing it was their final game before the NHL all-star break, the Philadelphia Flyers went all out against the Winnipeg Jets. Forward Noah Cates scored a goal and an assist to help the Flyers blank the Jets 4-0 on Saturday night.
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WINNIPEG â Knowing it was their final game before the NHL all-star break, the Philadelphia Flyers went all out against the Winnipeg Jets.
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Even in the biting cold, Lawrence Corbiere spends his days outside by choice, but he knows some of the vulnerable people he meets in Winnipeg's inner city don't have the same option.Â
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Winnipeg advocates are renewing calls for police reform after the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, a Black man who was beaten by police during a traffic stop in Memphis, Tenn., on Jan. 7. Nichols died three days after the confrontation.Â
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A drug investigation led to police attending two homes in Winnipeg and Ste. Anne, Man., on Friday and arresting two people they say were trafficking cocaine and oxycodone. On the same day, five others were charged after traffic stops in the city.
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Winnipeg police say an estimated $10,000 worth of cocaine, other drugs, cigarettes and weapons were seized from two Manitoba homes on Friday evening â one in Winnipeg and the other in Ste. Anne, Man. Police say it was part of a cocaine trafficking investigation that began in January. The Winnipeg policeâs tactical support team executed […]
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Training of surgeons in Canada has taken a heavy knock from the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, and some doctors say their clinical education has been delayed again in recent months as many hospitals across the country cancelled elective procedures to keep up with emergency care. Far from looking forward to entering the workforce, some […]
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A member of the public alerted Winnipeg police to the man's identity after recognizing his picture from a previously issued media release.
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The Taliban on Saturday doubled down on their ban on women’s education, reinforcing in a message to private universities that Afghan women are barred from taking university entry exams, according to a spokesman. The note comes despite weeks of condemnation and lobbying by the international community for a reversal on measures restricting women’s freedoms, including […]
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The mild winter in southern Manitoba is coming to an abrupt end this weekend.
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On the Arctic sea floor lie hungry predators that can eat polar bears.
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Across the country, there’s a silent frustration brewing about an age-old practice that many say is getting out of hand: tipping. Some fed-up consumers are posting rants on social media complaining about tip requests at drive-thrus, while others say they’re tired of being asked to leave a gratuity for a muffin or a simple cup […]
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Winnipeg police seeking public's help in finding 75-year-old Elmer Shrumm.
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Winnipeg police say a 75-year-old man has been safely located late Saturday afternoon.
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It's a taste of nostalgia for Zellers' customers. Hudsonâs Bay is dishing out former menu items in preparation for a cross-Canada food truck tour.
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One year after the “Freedom Convoy” arrived in Ottawa, the city says only about half the value of the tickets handed out during the protests has been paid. Between Jan. 28 and Feb. 18, 2022, officials handed out 3,812 parking tickets and 318 provincial offence notices for illegal parking, including on private property and in […]
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Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham wrote a letter to Premier Heather Stefanson asking her to change provincial legislation giving the person occupying his office the ability to all but guarantee a majority of votes on council.
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When politicians like Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith or Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe beat up on carbon taxes, the populist rhetoric comes across as natural. Populism, however, is not Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson's usual brand.
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One of the most significant archaeological digs in Manitoba's history is exposing a key element of Indigenous history, but the group heading the project says it's scraping to stay afloat due to chronic under funding by the province.
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Pope Francis has clarified his recent comments about homosexuality and sin, saying he was merely referring to official Catholic moral teaching that teaches that any sexual act outside of marriage is a sin. And in a note Friday, Francis recalled that even that black-and-white teaching is subject to circumstances that might eliminate the sin altogether. […]
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The return to travel since the worst of the COVID crisis has been turbulent, plagued by mass flight disruptions and missing baggage piling up at airports. That has led to calls for airlines to improve their baggage delivery systems.
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Musicians, speakers and performers came together Friday night at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg to pay tribute to those who have been imprisoned and killed by the Iranian regime since protests erupted four months ago, after the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, who died in police custody after being detained for allegedly wearing her hijab improperly. Organizer Reza Rezai spoke to CBC videographer Darin Morash.
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Two Manitoba nurses who work with victims of sexual assault and intimate partner violence say theyâre worried about how funding for the program is being used.Â
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Employees of the Winnipeg Airports Authority rolled up their pant legs and sleeves as part of a fundraiser for Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month. A total of 16 people got their arms or legs waxed, raising $3,800 as of 3 p.m. Donations will continue to be collected for another week.
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A delegation from Manitoba is going to the Philippines next month hoping to recruit hundreds of nurses to work in the province, but a group representing local nurses trained overseas says that time and money could be better spent helping those struggling to break into the workforce.
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Video showing five Memphis officers beating a Black man was made public Friday, one day after they were charged with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols.
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Final preparations are happening on Winnipeg's frozen rivers as the latest warming huts are being installed and completed.
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The Parliamentary Protective Service expects 500 people to gather this weekend to mark a year since the “Freedom Convoy” occupied downtown Ottawa. The agency, which polices the precinct, said it will curtail some access to Parliament Hill. The public can still use the central and east gates to access the Hill lawn, but not the […]
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A Manitoba youth is facing charges after allegedly pointing a gun at a fellow student in Fisher Branch.
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WINNIPEG -- Red River College Polytech is receiving accolades as one of Canada's top research colleges.
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A community just outside of Winnipeg will soon be home to a place where people can safely surrender their infants anonymously.
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WINNIPEG â Manitoba's finance minister is stepping down to run for a seat in the House of Commons, with work still underway on the province's spring budget that will precede an election.
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Manitoba’s finance minister is stepping down to run for a seat in the House of Commons. Cameron Friesen said he informed Premier Heather Stefanson on Friday morning of his plan to leave cabinet. He said he will resign his legislature seat in the near future and seek the federal Conservative nomination in the riding of […]
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The Manitoba government says it’s spending $150 million more than it forecasted in the previous budget to ease costs in the health-care system, for municipal projects and to offset inflation. The money is part of an $850-million funding package approved by the Progressive Conservative government through a special warrant. Part of the money, $200 million […]
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Video released publicly Friday shows the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fighting for control of a hammer with his assailant during a brutal attack in the couple’s San Francisco home last year. The body-camera footage shows suspect David DePape wrest the tool from 82-year-old Paul Pelosi and lunge toward him the hammer […]
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Mounties in Manitoba say they are in contact with police internationally after four threatening calls from a U.S. number were made to schools in Steinbach and Kleefeld this month.
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Manitoba Finance Minister Cameron Friesen is stepping down to run for a seat in the House of Commons.
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The footage shows police officers savagely beating the 29-year-old FedEx worker for three minutes in an assault that the Nichols family's legal team likened to the infamous 1991 police beating of Los Angeles motorist Rodney King.
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Manitoba is spending $140 million on nine municipal projects, including the CentrePort Canada Airport Area West regional water & wastewater project.
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