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Winnipeg police have made a drug bust in the south end of the city, seizing fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine.
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Two people have been charged after stolen power tools, drugs and weapons were seized in Stonewall.
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WINNIPEG -- Casting directors for the "Great Canadian Baking Show" are travelling to Winnipeg next month to find the best bakers.
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A large swath of northern Manitoba is under an extreme cold warning, and Environment Canada is warning that wind chill values could drop to dangerous levels over the next several days.
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A 17-year-old girl continues to recover after she helped save several children from a burning apartment complex on a northern Manitoba First Nation a week ago.
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Three bull calves were an unexpected arrival for a farmer in Holmfield, Man. The odds of healthy triplets being born are around one in 100,000, an expert says.
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A new report from the federal spy watchdog says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service failed to adequately consider the potentially serious adverse effects on people and their families when using its powers to disrupt potential threats. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency report also finds the spy service takes an “overly narrow” approach when […]
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As searches for potential unmarked graves at former residential school sites in Canada continue, representatives of First Nations from across Ontario gathered in Thunder Bay this week to discuss best practices.
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Some Indigenous academics and activists say they've become the targets of a growing backlash against reports of hundreds of unmarked graves at former residential school sites — and they want Parliament to do something about it.
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Defending champion Kerri Einarson opened the Canadian women's curling championship with an 11-8 win over Quebec's Laurie St-Georges on Friday in Kamloops, B.C.
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The family of a missing 28-year-old woman is concerned for her well-being, after she was picked up by a man officials are trying to arrest, St-Pierre-Joly RCMP say.
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The unbridled optimism of a Winkler boy suffering a debilitating intestinal condition make him the perfect choice to advocate for others as the Children's Hospital Foundation of Manitoba's Champion Child 2023, his doctor says.
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The auditor general of Manitoba will probe four municipalities in an audit of their operations and accounts. The decision by Tyson Shtykalo follows complaints concerning the rural municipalities of WestLake-Gladstone, St. Andrews, West St. Paul and Swan Valley West
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The City of Winnipeg unveiled a display Friday in a Dufferin neighbourhood community centre that honours the First Nations war hero the building is named after.
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This weekend, hundreds of people are converging on a small property near Dugald, Manitoba, as the event organizer for the “World Unity Convoy” says he’s trying to bridge what he calls a divided nation. “This a unity gathering.” says Walter Hiebert, who is hosting hundreds from across Canada associated with last year’s Freedom Convoy. “This […]
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Dauphin RCMP are hoping the public can offer assistance after a man suffered a gunshot wound while walking in the southern part of the city.
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ARKABUTLA, Miss. (AP) — Six people were fatally shot Friday at multiple locations in a small town in rural Mississippi near the Tennessee state line, and authorities blamed a lone suspect who was taken into custody. Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesperson Bailey Martin confirmed the killings in Arkabutla, in Tate County, to The Associated […]
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The Canadian government will heavily supervise and directly manage an international commission hired to provide Indigenous communities with options on unmarked burials at residential schools under a newly released contract.
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There were slightly more COVID-19 related hospitalizations in Manitoba but fewer for influenza as rates for both, and RSV, remained relatively stable in the latest week of provincial data.
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Canadians were left with more questions than answers on Friday as a pair of senior military officers briefed a parliamentary committee about the slew of objects shot down over North American skies in recent weeks. Among the unanswered questions were why China sent a suspected spy balloon into Canadian and American airspace and what it […]
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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have agreed to terms with American receiver Rasheed Bailey on a one-year contract.
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Nearly a year after the Freedom Convoy occupied the streets in front of the Manitoba Legislature Grounds, a group called the World Unity Convoy is expected to arrive in the province Friday. According to social media posts, the World Unity Convoy plans to gather from Feb. 17 to 21 on a private property named Camp […]
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A new reservation service for Manitoba's provincial parks will provide easier navigation and enhanced service for campers for the 2023 camping season, the Manitoba government says.
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WINNIPEG -- The frustration felt by Manitobans when trying to book a campsite should be alleviated this spring.
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OTTAWA — The Liberal government’s long-promised plan to transition Canada’s labour force to respond to climate change says a clean energy economy will not prompt massive unemployment in the country’s energy towns. It says if Canada plays its cards right, the clean energy economy will create so many jobs there may not be enough workers […]
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Water levels on the Assiniboine River and shorelines may create unsafe conditions in the weeks to come as outflow from the Shellmouth dam is increased, Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure warns.
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After months of speculation and anxiety over the future of their building. The new owners of Lions Place have sat down to speak with residents. “I feel comfortable that now we heard the words, now it’s up to us to wait for the action,” said Gerald Brown, Chairperson of Lions Place seniors action committee. Mainstreet […]
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WINNIPEG -- A large-scale, multi-provincial criminal investigation dubbed Project Onyx has resulted in the seizure of millions of dollars in drugs.
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The officers were fired after an internal police investigation into the Jan. 7 arrest of Nichols, who died in a hospital three days later. His beating was caught on video.
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The head of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority says the health-care system is beginning to see the benefits of previously announced provincial financial incentives to help address Manitoba nursing shortages.
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Police have arrested 13 people, seized several luxury vehicles and confiscated 75 kilograms of illegal drugs as part of an interprovincial drug trafficking investigation that brought charges against the owner of a Winnipeg bagel shop.
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Kerri Einarson and Jennifer Jones take a shot at history as the Scotties Tournament of Hearts begins Friday at the Sandman Centre.
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Better access to mental health services and family doctors and tackling system backlogs are apparently Manitoba's priorities for its share of the new health-care funding agreement with the federal government.
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The war in Ukraine that began a year ago has killed thousands, forced millions to flee their homes, reduced entire cities to rubble and has fueled fears the confrontation could slide into an open conflict between Russia and NATO. A look at some of the main events in the conflict. 2022 FEBRUARY On Feb. 24, […]
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The companies involved in Rogers Communications Inc.’s $26-billion deal to buy telecommunications rival Shaw Communications Inc. have extended their deadline to complete the transaction. Rogers, Shaw, the Shaw Family Living Trust and Quebecor Inc. say they have pushed the deadline back to March 31 from Feb. 17. If approved, the deal first announced in March […]
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In today’s Big Story podcast, the Meeting House was meant to be a new kind of church; one that would appeal to those who felt alienated by mainstream Christianity. The church’s charismatic leader, Bruxy Cavey, with his impassioned sermons, and sometimes controversial interpretations of scripture, drew parishioners to their Oakville, Ont., headquarters from across the […]
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WINNIPEG -- After three years, Festival du Voyageur is finally back in full force beginning this weekend.
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Louis Riel Day is Monday, February 20, meaning most Manitobans have the day off for the statutory holiday. Here's what's open and closed.
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WINNIPEG -- Saturday marks National Battery Day in a move to raise awareness and remind Manitobans to properly recycle their batteries.
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When ReNu Hygienics opened in southwestern Manitoba in July 2022, its owner was motivated by three things — pride in the city's downtown, supporting vulnerable people and having a strategic location.
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Winnipeg city council is set to consider a call for police to reopen district stations that have been closed to the public since the start of the pandemic.
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In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 17 … What we are watching in Canada … A federal commission is to report today on the Liberal government’s use of the Emergencies […]
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Commissioner Paul Rouleau says the federal government met the "very high" threshold needed to invoke the Emergencies Act last winter, citing "a failure in policing and federalism."
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WARSAW, Poland — Since packing up a small suitcase and leaving her home in Ukraine with her six-year-old son, Iryna Mishyna has found solace in helping other families in similar situations find some stability. Her own situation, however, is still less than certain. The 35-year-old was granted a temporary visa to work in Canada while […]
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Kent Johnson's third-period goal was the tiebreaker, Joonas Korpisalo had 37 saves and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to beat the visiting Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Thursday night.
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The Notre Dame vaccine clinic is the last running site as part of the provincial COVID-19 vaccine campaign, and will administer its final jabs on Feb. 25, according to the province’s latest COVID-19 bulletin.
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Two Canadian volunteers from Khalsa Aid International boarded a flight to Turkey on Thursday night to join earthquake relief efforts in the country. Mandeep Kaur Dhunna from Halifax and Parampreet Singh Grewal from Winnipeg will join other volunteers from the organization to provide aid to the thousands displaced and in need of food and warmth […]
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Canadians will find out Friday if the Trudeau government was justified in using the Emergencies Act to bring about an end to the weeks-long “Freedom Convoy” protests in Ottawa last February. What began as a protest over proposed vaccine mandates for cross-border truckers quickly evolved to include not just growing discontent over other public-health restrictions, […]
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Manitoba's Opposition New Democrats are asking the provincial ombudsman to investigate partisan comments by a member of the Progressive Conservatives at a public hearing on the upcoming budget.
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Winnipeg’s Lions Place is officially under new ownership and has been given a new name, but questions still swirl amongst residents about the future of the former non-profit housing complex.
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Plans are in the works for a meeting of Canada’s justice ministers on March 10 in Ottawa to discuss tougher rules for people seeking bail. Manitoba Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen said the date was contained in an email Thursday from the office of federal Justice Minister David Lametti. The premiers have called on the federal […]
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When it comes to cleaning up some of the city’s worst back lanes, a community advocate says calling 311 is getting people nowhere. “The service we started to get through 311 just deteriorated massively,” said Sel Burrows. The long-time community advocate believes dwindling call numbers reflect residents are losing faith in the service. “It’s a […]
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When Katherine Ellis decided to come home for palliative care last month after being diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, she thought she’d be comfortable, spending her final days surrounded by loved ones.
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Sen. Mary Jane McCallum says Indigenous identity fraud is a damaging but often unseen crime that inflicts serious harm on Indigenous women.
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A controversial condo development on Wellington Crescent got a green light from the city to proceed with construction.
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WINNIPEG — Plans are in the works for a meeting of Canada's justice ministers on March 10 in Ottawa to discuss tougher rules for people seeking bail.
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Lynn Lake's newly elected mayor and council will be getting caught up on community work following a election redo that delayed the town's proceedings by four months.
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The Liberal government is on track to miss its on-reserve housing target by decades, if not more than a century, two New Democrat MPs say.
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Paul Jerrard, a Winnipeg-born former NHL defenceman who was one of the few Black assistant coaches during his three stints in the league over the past two decades, has died, the University of Omaha announced Thursday. He was 57.
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