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The University of Winnipeg is holding its first in-person graduation pow wow in four years this weekend.
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Students at a Winnipeg elementary school were forced this week to go to alternative locations for classes due to a rather pungent problem.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to visit Moscow next week, a major boost for Russian President Vladimir Putin amid sharpening East-West tensions over the war in Ukraine and the latest sign of Beijingâs emboldened diplomatic ambitions. Western leaders have tried to isolate Putin over the conflict, now in its 13th month. Xiâs trip, announced Friday, […]
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Three people were found stabbed to death in an apartment building in Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie Friday morning and a suspect has been arrested. A large police intervention is currently underway on BĂ©langer Street and Viau, near the Institut de cardiologie de MontrĂ©al. Street closures in the area are in effect. The Montreal police force saying the 911 […]
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Calls for a provincial inquiry into massive cost overruns for construction of the Winnipeg police headquarters grew louder Thursday as city council considers an out-of-court settlement.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says it will combine with Kansas City Southern Railway Co. under a new name, Canadian Pacific Kansas City.
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In today’s Big Story, the first functioning lunar mining operations may be much closer than people think. Both China and NASA have committed to plans to put bases on the moon in the next decade or so, and doing so will likely involve extracting and exploiting lunar resources. In a special two-part episode, The Big […]
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A 24-year-old who took part in the “unprovoked and senseless” fatal beating of a homeless man in a Sherbrook Street alley more than a year-and-a-half ago will be imprisoned for four years.
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A private member’s bill to make Orange Shirt Day a statutory holiday in Manitoba has received support in “principle” from the Progressive Conservatives, but government refused to say if it will support its passage into law.
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AN investigation into a potential critical incident is underway after a patient died on board a medical transport flight from Winnipeg to Edmonton on Monday.
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An animal tranquilizer that has shown up mixed with street drugs like fentanyl, prompting warnings in other Canadian provinces and the U.S., has started to show up in Manitoba, and educators want the public to be aware of its devastating effects.
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Voters in the northwestern Manitoba town of Lynn Lake will head to the polls for a third election in less than a year after the resignation of David Campbell, who won an initial mayoral race less than five months ago and was elected again in a byelection last month.
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The federal government has announced Michael Duheme will lead the RCMP in the interim as they hunt for a permanent leader.
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Canada's inflation rate likely took another dip last month, but the federal government is pressured to deliver more help in the upcoming budget.
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Jeremy Swayman stopped 36Â shots for his third shutout of the season as the visiting Boston Bruins defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-0 on Thursday.
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WINNIPEG â Jeremy Swayman stopped 35 shots for his third shutout of the season as the Boston Bruins defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-0 on Thursday.
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Former Winnipeg mayor Brian Bowman says the need for a public inquiry into Winnipeg's police headquarters will be heightened if council approves a settlement with the defendants in its lawsuits over the troubled project.
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Educators who gathered in Winnipeg for an annual convention this week say the money doled out to school divisions from the province this year isnât enough to keep up with rising costs â especially for divisions seeing spikes in enrolment.
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Manitoba announced new programming for seniors Thursday with the hope it will better support those living with dementia. Seniors Minister Scott Johnston pledged $4.5 million in additional investment for several programs geared towards seniorsâ wellbeing. âAge-friendly initiatives ensure that communities are safe, inclusive and accessible for all ages, including seniors,â said Johnston. Johnston says the […]
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A Manitoba bill to create a virtual registry of teachers — resumes and disciplinary records included — has been touted as a step towards transparency, but the profession’s largest union says it must be tossed to protect its members’ rights.
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It got a lot more dangerous to use Winnipeg’s streets last year, and the city’s police chief believes the record number of traffic deaths can be explained, at least in part, by pandemic-fuelled angst behind the wheel.
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It got a lot more dangerous to use Winnipeg’s streets last year, and the city’s police chief believes the record number of traffic deaths can be explained, at least in part, by pandemic-fuelled angst behind the wheel.
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There is another explanation behind the spike in severely ill patients showing up at Health Sciences Centre’s emergency department in recent years: the province closed three ERs in Winnipeg.
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A shortage of specialized staff who operate life-sustaining equipment for cardiac and trauma patients means Manitoba’s largest hospital will soon be without dedicated perfusion services.
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People who ride the bus in Winnipeg could be left out in the cold as a project to build new heated bus shelters wraps up this year with no plans to extend it.
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Some in Winnipeg are being forced to think about their wallets before their health due to the cost of ambulance services in the province. Data from the Winnipeg Fire and Paramedic Service (WFPS) show a significant spike in billing complaints â up more than 100 per cent when compared to the previous five-year average. “We […]
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The head of the organization that runs Manitoba’s only overdose prevention site said he feels “sideswiped” by proposed legislation to regulate addictions services.
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A poll shows support for Justin Trudeau’s Liberals in Manitoba has shifted to the Conservatives and New Democrats.
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The northern Manitoba community known for polar bears, beluga whales and northern lights is now rubbing shoulders with the pyramids of Giza, temples in Kyoto, and elephants and wildlife in Kenya.
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Dozens of Winnipeggers shared their budget wish lists with council’s executive policy committee Thursday, including pleas for more social support staff in the effort to make Millennium Library safer.
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Dozens of Canadian companies who stepped up to meet demands for protective personal equipment during the pandemic have been forced to close or pivot to new industries. This comes as the federal government has signed deals to purchase PPE from a massive American company and a Quebec operation. âItâs frustrating,â said Barry Hunt, the president […]
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Churchill, Manitoba is being singled out as a "northern wonder" after being featured by TIME for its beauty.
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Tens of thousands of Canadians are joining a call for the Canadian government to assist transgender and non-binary people fearing the outcome of anti-LGBTQ legislation gaining ground in the United States and other countries.
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The Manitoba government has unveiled the next step in its seniors strategy: $4.5 million for community projects.
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A pungent odour smellier than a group of pre-teens after phys-ed has forced a St. James elementary school to evacuate until all the critters responsible for the fumes are captured and visitors can breathe easy.
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Winnipeg police say a 20-year-old man is facing multiple charges in connection with a crime spree on Tuesday. Police allege a suspect stole a vehicle from a parking garage before robbing three Winnipeg businesses. The WPS says it started before 8 a.m., when the suspect attended a parking garage on Donald Street. Police allege he […]
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Police are looking for an armed person who fired a shot in the direction of a Winnipeg store employee during a robbery Wednesday night.
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Programs and organizations that work to help Manitoba seniors stay healthy and live independently are among those getting a roughly $4.5 million funding boost, the province announced Thursday.
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An investigation into a ruptured natural gas line in Westman two and a half years ago was partly a result of shallow ground cover in a farm field that wasn't spotted by Manitoba Hydro, according to a new report.
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One of the police officers killed in Edmonton was about to be a father and the other was called a “snow angel” for going beyond the call of duty to help people. Const. Brett Ryan, 30, and Const. Travis Jordan, 35, were shot and killed responding to a domestic violence call Thursday morning. READ MORE: […]
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The Canadian government is ending the mandatory COVID-19 test requirement for anyone travelling to Canada from China, Hong Kong or Macao as of Friday. The government mandated pre-boarding tests for people coming from those places back in January after China removed long-standing public health restrictions, causing a countrywide outbreak of the virus. The government said […]
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Two people are in hospital after they were assaulted in Dauphin and three other people are wanted on charges of aggravated assault and robbery, RCMP say.
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Velma's House, an Indigenous-led safe space for women and gender-diverse people at risk of violence and exploitation, will get over $1.5 million in new funding from the provincial government.
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The Manitoba government is committing $1.5 million in annual operating funding for an Indigenous-led safe space for women victimized by violence and sexual exploitation. Families Minister Rochelle Squires says the money will help Velma’s House offer round-the-clock supports that include meals, a place to sleep, and connections to housing and employment. Velma’s House opened in […]
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Winnipeg police are looking for a suspect they say fired a gun while robbing a business on Wednesday night.
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WINNIPEG -- The federal government is contributing $2 million for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet to expand its campus.
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Alberta is mourning the loss of two Edmonton officers that were killed while responding to a domestic call early Thursday morning.
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A 20-year-old Winnipeg man has been charged after a string of robberies across the city on Tuesday, including one in which a grocery store worker was punched in the face and the robber took off in a stolen vehicle, police say.
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A Winnipeg man has been arrested following a series of grocery-store robberies in which stolen merchandise was used as a weapon that allowed him to escape.
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Most Canadian businesses that answered federal and provincial calls during the pandemic to build up a domestic sector for personal protective equipment have collapsed.
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The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) say two police officers were killed in the line of duty Thursday morning.
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A Winnipeg-area rail park is receiving $18 million from the federal government to improve the transport of goods in North America.
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It was another busy night for Winnipeg firefighters on Wednesday as crews responded to three residential fires within the span of an hour.
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In today’s Big Story podcast, everyone who lived through 2008 as an adult flinched when Silicon Valley Bank failed last week. But was the bank’s crash a unique situation, or something that should make us question our own financial institutions? William O’Connell is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University […]
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Manitoba RCMP have charged two people in connection with a homicide last March in Moose Lake.
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A Winnipeg man, whose conviction for killing a man when he was 16 was overturned on appeal, has been sentenced on a lesser charge and ordered released from jail.
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Canadian Tire, Costco, and Staples have been deemed Canada’s top three most respected general merchandise retail stores in 2023, with results coming from a survey conducted by Maru Public Opinion. The three companies top the list for the second consecutive time, first reported in Dec. 2021. This year’s data collection window was larger than the […]
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Five Manitobans will try to lead the Calgary Dinos men's hockey program to new heights this weekend in Charlottetown.
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Iranians in Winnipeg say they don't believe a claim from the head of Iran's judiciary that thousands of people arrested in anti-government protests have been pardoned.
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A Brandon senior says the conditions of her air ambulance trip to Winnipeg last month were âtotally inhumaneâ and she thought she would die before getting there.
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Lou Billinkoff could have spent the last ten years of his life winding down. Instead, he spent them at lightning speed.
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Ryan Fry's decision to step back from the competitive game could be the first domino to fall in what's shaping up to be an intriguing spring on the domestic curling scene.
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The environmental hearing into an Alberta company’s silica sand project in Manitoba has been called the “poster child” for problems with the province’s vetting of such projects.
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