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• Thursday 05AM Feb 10/22

  Letters: February 10, 2022

  The business of sports It was a sad day in Winnipeg. Andrew Harris is now an Argonaut. How did it happen? You have to imagine that things got real in a hurry with Harris and the Bomber brass. Business got in the way of feeling good. With only so much money to spend something had […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Feb 10, 2022, 5:19AM

• Thursday 05AM Feb 10/22

  Winnipeg woman seeks apology from police for aiming guns at her while searching for stolen vehicle

  

  A Winnipeg transit driver says she is traumatized after she was surrounded by multiple police officers pointing guns at her near her North End home because they mistakenly thought she was driving a stolen truck.

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 10, 2022, 5:00AM

• Thursday 04AM Feb 10/22

  Canada’s Jack Crawford captures Olympic bronze in alpine combined

  

  Canada’s Jack Crawford won a bronze medal in the alpine combined event on Thursday at the Beijing Olympics. ????for Jack! To all who believed in this team & what they could accomplish: Thank you. It takes a village, The best is yet to come!#WeAreWinter #CANskiteam — Ken Read (@Skier_one) February 10, 2022 It marked Canada’s […]

  The post Canada’s Jack Crawford captures Olympic bronze in alpine combined appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, Feb 10, 2022, 4:41AM

• Thursday 04AM Feb 10/22

  Canada’s Eliot Grondin takes silver by a sliver in snowboard cross thriller

  

  Canada’s Eliot Grondin won a silver medal in men’s snowboard cross on Thursday at the Beijing Olympics, falling just short of gold in a dramatic big final. ???? SILVER ???? Eliot Grondin wins #TeamCanada’s second snowboard cross medal of #Beijing2022 ???????????? Details: https://t.co/ly1qpgRINd pic.twitter.com/VTNHx7X5K2 — Team Canada (@TeamCanada) February 10, 2022 Three-time reigning World Cup […]

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  © CityTV | Thu, Feb 10, 2022, 4:30AM

• Thursday 04AM Feb 10/22

  Canada’s Eliot Grondin takes silver by a sliver in snowboard cross thriller

  

  Canada’s Eliot Grondin won a silver medal in men’s snowboard cross on Thursday at the Beijing Olympics, falling just short of gold in a dramatic big final. Three-time reigning World Cup champion Alessandro Haemmerle beat out Grondin in a photo finish, with the Austrian crossing the line two hundredths of a second ahead of the […]

  The post Canada’s Eliot Grondin takes silver by a sliver in snowboard cross thriller appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, Feb 10, 2022, 4:30AM

• Thursday 03AM Feb 10/22

  Here's what Canada did while you were sleeping on day 6 of Beijing Olympics

  

  Canada added two more medals on the sixth full day of competition at the Beijing Olympics, bringing home a silver and a bronze.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 10, 2022, 3:35AM

• Thursday 03AM Feb 10/22

  Body of Italian woman, 70, found sitting in chair 2 years after death

  

  The body of a 70-year-old woman has been found in her house in northern Italy, two years after her death.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 10, 2022, 3:34AM

• Thursday 03AM Feb 10/22

  Protesters target Ottawa airport as 'Freedom Convoy' occupation reaches 14-day mark

  

  A group of truck convoy protesters made their way to the Ottawa Airport on Thursday morning, the latest expansion of the demonstration as it reaches the end of its second week.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 10, 2022, 3:00AM

• Thursday 03AM Feb 10/22

  Ottawa police chief repeats call for more resources to end occupation

  

  Ottawa police provide an update on the 'Freedom Convoy' demonstration in downtown Ottawa.

  © CTV | Thu, Feb 10, 2022, 3:00AM

• Thursday 12AM Feb 10/22

  Gunnlaugson opens with win at Manitoba men’s curling championship

  Jason Gunnlaugson, the defending champion from two years ago, was among the opening-day winners as the Manitoba men’s curling championship got out of the hack in Selkirk, Wednesday. The No. 2 seed, Gunnlaugson defeated Grant Shewfelt, 9-1, in six ends. Also on the late draw, No. 3 seed Colton Lott beat Daniel Birchard, 7-3, while […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Feb 10, 2022, 12:05AM

• Thursday 12AM Feb 10/22

  Residents worry Winnipeg police may be tuning out protest noise complaints, area councillor says

  

  A Winnipeg city councillor says the residents of her ward want to know why their complaints to police about the noise from a days-long protest against vaccine and mask mandates don't seem to be registering.

  © CBC | Thu, Feb 10, 2022, 12:01AM

• Wednesday 09PM Feb 09/22

  ‘Sad to walk away’: Andrew Harris says Bombers left him feeling insulted, unwanted

  A week into the New Year and fresh off a warm-weather vacation, Andrew Harris was eager to return for a sixth season in Blue and Gold. There was, after all, a three-peat to chase, another historic chapter to pen in his made-in-Winnipeg, prodigal-son story. “I couldn’t imagine even a month ago I was going to […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 9:59PM

• Wednesday 09PM Feb 09/22

  No masks, no vax proof… no problem

  

  WINKLER — Things were hopping Wednesday afternoon at Twister’s, a 1950s-style diner in this southern Manitoba town. It was packed; people waited as long as a half-hour for a table during ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 9:57PM

• Wednesday 09PM Feb 09/22

  Lyburn among Day 1 winners at Manitoba provincial men’s curling championship

  Perennial playoff contender William Lyburn was among the opening-day winners as the Manitoba men’s curling championship got out of the hack in Selkirk, Wednesday. Lyburn, who lost the 2019 provincial final to Reid Carruthers, edged Kelly Marnoch, 6-5, in their first games. Former Canadian mixed champion Sean Grassie won his first, 7-4, over Justin Richter. […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 9:51PM

• Wednesday 09PM Feb 09/22

  Rural test kit courier cost questions rev up

  

  OTTAWA — The federal government likely spent more than $1,000 to have a Winnipeg taxi pick up a COVID-19 test sample, as part of border-screening program that continues to baffle ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 9:47PM

• Wednesday 09PM Feb 09/22

  Planned counter protest raises conflict concerns: mayor

  

  Winnipeg’s mayor is trying to get ahead of a potential clash between the so-called “freedom convoy” demonstration and an opposing group that has issued a call to rally on the ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 9:31PM

• Wednesday 09PM Feb 09/22

  Manitoba First Nations mothers fined $5K for defying COVID-19 orders to buy food, baby diapers

  

  Eight northern Manitoba mothers were fined for violating their community’s COVID-19 stay-at-home orders while trying to access basic necessities – including milk and diapers for their children. Now they are calling for those tickets to be dropped. Eight mothers from Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation were fined $5,000 each for breaking the public-health order on Jan. 20. […]

  The post Manitoba First Nations mothers fined $5K for defying COVID-19 orders to buy food, baby diapers appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 9:22PM

• Wednesday 09PM Feb 09/22

  '52 years worth of birthdays to celebrate': long-lost siblings connected by DNA test

  

  A Winnipeg woman never knew she had a sister — until she took a home DNA test a few weeks ago. Now, Raelene Recksiedler, 52, is looking forward to meeting her ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 9:11PM

• Wednesday 09PM Feb 09/22

  No masks, no vax proof… no problem

  

  WINKLER — Things were hopping Wednesday afternoon at Twister’s, a 1950s-style diner in this southern Manitoba town. It was packed; people waited as long as a half-hour for a table during ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 9:06PM

• Wednesday 09PM Feb 09/22

  How a 93-year-old B.C. senior lost $8,900 after falling victim to ‘grandson scam’

  

  As of Jan. 1, 2021, the banking industry has adopted a voluntary Code of Conduct for the Delivery of Banking Services to Seniors.

  © Global | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 9:03PM

• Wednesday 09PM Feb 09/22

  No masks, no vax proof… no problem

  

  WINKLER — Things were hopping Wednesday afternoon at Twister’s, a 1950s-style diner in this southern Manitoba town. It was packed; people waited as long as a half-hour for a table during ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 9:01PM

• Wednesday 09PM Feb 09/22

  '52 years worth of birthdays to celebrate': long-lost siblings connected by DNA test

  

  A Winnipeg woman never knew she had a sister — until she took a home DNA test a few weeks ago. Now, Raelene Recksiedler, 52, is looking forward to meeting her ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 9:01PM

• Wednesday 08PM Feb 09/22

  COVID risk, not protests, guides Manitoba's restrictions

  

  The Manitoba government will stick to following COVID-19 indicators, not protesters’ demands or neighbouring premiers, in deciding when to lift vaccination and mask requirements. Dr. Jazz Atwal, deputy chief provincial public ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 8:56PM

• Wednesday 08PM Feb 09/22

  COVID risk, not protests, guides Manitoba's restrictions

  

  The Manitoba government will stick to following COVID-19 indicators, not protesters’ demands or neighbouring premiers, in deciding when to lift vaccination and mask requirements. Dr. Jazz Atwal, deputy chief provincial public ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 8:42PM

• Wednesday 08PM Feb 09/22

  Special meeting called; city council to discuss next steps to deal with truckers protest

  

  A special meeting of Winnipeg's City Council is set to be held this morning to discuss the next steps the city can take to deal with the ongoing truckers protest.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 8:35PM

• Wednesday 08PM Feb 09/22

  Winnipeg exploring possibility of court action to deal with trucker protest

  

  The City of Winnipeg is exploring the possibility of court action to deal with the trucker protest in front of the Manitoba Legislature

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 8:35PM

• Wednesday 08PM Feb 09/22

  Special meeting called; city council to discuss next steps to deal with truck protest

  

  A special meeting of Winnipeg's City Council is set to be held this morning to discuss the next steps the city can take to deal with the ongoing truckers protest.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 8:35PM

• Wednesday 08PM Feb 09/22

  Rural test kit courier cost questions rev up

  

  OTTAWA — The federal government likely spent more than $1,000 to have a Winnipeg taxi pick up a COVID-19 test sample, as part of border-screening program that continues to baffle ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 8:24PM

• Wednesday 08PM Feb 09/22

  Three Manitoba communities among Canada’s fastest-growing municipalities: StatsCan

  

  Three Manitoba communities are among the fastest growing municipalities in the country, according to census data from Statistics Canada.

  © Global | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 8:01PM

• Wednesday 07PM Feb 09/22

  Planned counter protest raises conflict concerns: mayor

  

  Winnipeg’s mayor is trying to get ahead of a potential clash between the so-called “freedom convoy” demonstration and an opposing group that has issued a call to rally on the ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 7:56PM

• Wednesday 07PM Feb 09/22

  No masks, no vax proof… no problem

  

  WINKLER — Things were hopping Wednesday afternoon at Twister’s, a 1950s-style diner in this southern Manitoba town. It was packed; people waited as long as a half-hour for a table during ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 7:55PM

• Wednesday 07PM Feb 09/22

  Public-sector pay freeze comes back to haunt Tories

  

  Thousands more public-sector workers in Manitoba could get retroactive wage increases as contract talks resume after years of stagnant wages — more than $200 million has already been paid out ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 7:46PM

• Wednesday 07PM Feb 09/22

  Manitoba man stalked by lynx while sledding with family

  

  A Manitoba man says he can still feel the adrenaline after coming face-to-face with a lynx that had been stalking him and his family while tobogganing in Northern Manitoba.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 7:45PM

• Wednesday 07PM Feb 09/22

  Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva tests positive for banned heart medication: reports

  

  Olympic favourite Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned heart medication before her arrival at the Beijing Olympics, the Russian newspaper RBC reported, putting in jeopardy the team gold medal that she helped win earlier this week.

  © CBC | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 7:20PM

• Wednesday 07PM Feb 09/22

  Sometimes democracy forgets to wear deodorant

  

  Let’s have a frank talk about protest movements and the freedom convoy, shall we? You may not like the inconvenience or noise, but protest is an important part of democracy. Even ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 7:17PM

• Wednesday 07PM Feb 09/22

  '52 years worth of birthdays to celebrate': long-lost siblings connected by DNA test

  

  A Winnipeg woman never knew she had a sister — until she took a home DNA test a few weeks ago. Now, Raelene Recksiedler, 52, is looking forward to meeting her ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 7:17PM

• Wednesday 07PM Feb 09/22

  Bob Saget died from head trauma, family says

  

  Bob Saget, who was found dead in his Orlando, Florida hotel room last month, died from the result of a head trauma, according to a statement from his family.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 7:09PM

• Wednesday 07PM Feb 09/22

  First Nations say ceremonies held at Ottawa anti-restriction rally break protocols, need to stop

  

  While pipe ceremonies, smudging and sharing circles are all part of ceremonies practised by many Indigenous people across the country, the way they're being conducted at some of the anti-vaccine mandate rallies across Canada breaks protocols, according to some First Nations leaders.

  © CBC | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 7:08PM

• Wednesday 06PM Feb 09/22

  2 men injured in early morning shooting on Garry Street

  

  Winnipeg police are investigating after two people were shot near a lounge on Garry Street between St Mary Avenue and York Avenue early Wednesday morning, according to a spokesperson.

  © CBC | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 6:47PM

• Wednesday 06PM Feb 09/22

  WSD draft budget seeks status quo

  

  Manitoba’s largest school board is seeking public input on its 2022-23 draft budget, a document that maintains all current programming in central Winnipeg classrooms — except for full-day kindergarten. The Winnipeg ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 6:46PM

• Wednesday 06PM Feb 09/22

  More Manitobans getting 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine

  

  Tens of thousands of Manitobans are still rolling up their sleeves to receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, in part because some have overcome vaccine hesitancy.

  © CBC | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 6:39PM

• Wednesday 06PM Feb 09/22

  WSD draft budget seeks status quo

  

  Manitoba’s largest school board is seeking public input on its 2022-23 draft budget, a document that maintains all current programming in central Winnipeg classrooms — except for full-day kindergarten. The Winnipeg ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 6:35PM

• Wednesday 06PM Feb 09/22

  Winnipeg School Division wrestles with education property tax freeze in 2022-23 draft budget

  

  Board of trustees with the Winnipeg School Division have started to develop its budget for the 2022-23 academic year, proposing a budget of $437,118,200, according to a news release on Wednesday.

  © CBC | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 6:28PM

• Wednesday 06PM Feb 09/22

  Truckers dig in for long stay at Manitoba Legislature

  The Freedom Convoy Winnipeg protest outside the Manitoba Legislative Building is hunkering down for an extended and potentially noisy stay. The group is sympathetic to those occupying downtown Ottawa. Organizers want to meet with Premier Heather Stefanson to discuss an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and pandemic-related public health orders, which they say are creating […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 6:22PM

• Wednesday 06PM Feb 09/22

  SNAPSHOTS: Practices coming to a halt as schedule picks up; Heinola gaining trust

  The Winnipeg Jets held an optional skate on Wednesday, just hours after their slugfest with the Minnesota Wild. Missing on the ice were captain Blake Wheeler, Andrew Copp, Paul Stastny, Kyle Connor, Josh Morrissey and Nate Schmidt, all exercising the option given. After a heavy 2-0 win over the Wild, and the prospects of averaging […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 6:15PM

• Wednesday 06PM Feb 09/22

  GM Cheveldayoff knows Jets need to find a way

  The Winnipeg Jets have dealt with their fair share of adversity this season. But after detailing much of it during his mid-season meeting with the assembled media on Wednesday at Canada Life Centre, general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff got to the only point that really matters at the end of the day. “There are no excuses. […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 6:07PM

• Wednesday 06PM Feb 09/22

  COVID-19 pill used to treat 83 Manitobans

  

  Eighty-three Manitobans have been prescribed the antiviral COVID-19 pill since it became available here last month — and many more could be eligible. A “test and treat” strategy is the way ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 6:01PM

• Wednesday 06PM Feb 09/22

  CBC Winnipeg News Feb. 9, 2022

  

  Our community. Our neighbourhoods. The news of our city..

  © CBC | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 6:00PM

• Wednesday 05PM Feb 09/22

  Parents face long waits for birth certificates

  

  Over the course of the pandemic, Manitoba’s Vital Statistics has faced a backlog for registrations and issuing birth, death, and marriage certificates.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 5:52PM

• Wednesday 05PM Feb 09/22

  STELTER: Harassing journalists for doing their jobs needs to stop

  Breaking news, journalists are human beings and deserve to be treated with respect. It feels a little sad to write that because often I wonder if some of you believe reporters are some kinds of non-sentient beings in the sky that don’t have thoughts or feelings. You certainly assault our inboxes, Twitter mentions and Facebook […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 5:47PM

• Wednesday 05PM Feb 09/22

  25 Manitoba non-profits to share $293K in funding for multicultural programs: province

  

  More than two dozen ethnocultural groups in Manitoba will share almost $300,000 in funding for a range of multicultural programs, the province announced Wednesday.

  © CBC | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 5:33PM

• Wednesday 05PM Feb 09/22

  Taking university to First Nations

  

  The University of Manitoba is collaborating with First Nations to launch satellite post-secondary campus sites in the north that will be staffed by educators and equipped with technology so Indigenous ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 5:16PM

• Wednesday 05PM Feb 09/22

  Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff says focus is on making a playoff push

  

  Winnipeg GM Kevin Cheveldayoff says it's still too early to determine whether he'll be a buyer or seller leading up to the March 21st NHL trading deadline.

  © Global | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 5:14PM

• Wednesday 05PM Feb 09/22

  No charges for Brandon officer who shot man with beanbag gun in 2017: Manitoba police watchdog

  

  No charges are being recommended against a Brandon, Man., police officer for shooting a person in the lower back with a beanbag gun during an arrest in 2017, leaving him with a large, infected blood clot, Manitoba's police watchdog says.

  © CBC | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 5:13PM

• Wednesday 05PM Feb 09/22

  University of Manitoba study suggests noise pollution regulation needs to change

  

  A new study out of the University of Manitoba suggests how we regulate noise pollution needs to change.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 5:08PM

• Wednesday 05PM Feb 09/22

  Winnipeg School Division takes down video of meeting involving trustee's removal

  

  The Winnipeg School Division has pulled a public video from YouTube of a recent board meeting in which a trustee was removed due to allegations she was intoxicated on the ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 5:06PM

• Wednesday 04PM Feb 09/22

  Manitoba man trapped in convoy protest while trying to drive his sister to emergency room

  

  A Manitoba man trying to get his sister to the emergency department says he was trapped in a convoy protest on the highway for more than an hour.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 4:53PM

• Wednesday 04PM Feb 09/22

  Manitoba man trapped in convoy protest trying to drive his sister to emergency room

  

  A Manitoba man trying to get his sister to the emergency department says he was trapped in a convoy protest on the highway for more than an hour.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 4:53PM

• Wednesday 04PM Feb 09/22

  Census 2021: Provincial population growth slowed by pandemic

  

  Statistics Canada has released data from its 2021 census showing population growth rates across each province. Between 2016 and 2019 most of Canada’s population growth was driven by immigration. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s growth rate from 2020 through 2021 was slower. The share of Canadians living in rural areas has declined […]

  The post Census 2021: Provincial population growth slowed by pandemic appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 4:44PM

• Wednesday 04PM Feb 09/22

  Two people injured in downtown shooting: Winnipeg police

  

  Two people were injured in a Downtown Winnipeg shooting early Wednesday morning.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 4:40PM

• Wednesday 04PM Feb 09/22

  Winnipeg man charged with 2nd-degree murder in connection with January stabbing

  

  Winnipeg police have arrested a man in connection to a homicide investigation stemming from a January dispute in a Main Street apartment.

  © CBC | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 4:32PM

• Wednesday 04PM Feb 09/22

  Cars trapped in ice following pair of Winnipeg fires; work underway to free them

  

  Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) is working to remove dozens of cars stuck in ice created during two cold weather fires.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 4:30PM

• Wednesday 04PM Feb 09/22

  Manitoba hints at different approach to COVID-19 rules than other Prairie provinces

  

  A top Manitoba health official says the province will not rush to loosen its COVID-19 restrictions simply because some other provinces are doing so. Dr. Jazz Atwal, the deputy chief public health officer, says Manitoba will look mainly at its own metrics, such as hospital capacity and rates of infection, before deciding whether to make […]

  The post Manitoba hints at different approach to COVID-19 rules than other Prairie provinces appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 4:30PM

• Wednesday 04PM Feb 09/22

  Cars trapped in ice following pair of Winnipeg fires; work underway to free them

  

  Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) is working to remove dozens of cars stuck in ice created during two cold weather fires.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 4:30PM

• Wednesday 04PM Feb 09/22

  Gov. Gen. Mary Simon tests positive for COVID-19

  

  Canada’s Governor General has tested positive for COVID-19. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says in a statement on Twitter that she tested positive Wednesday morning and is experiencing mild symptoms. Simon says she will continue to self-isolate and take some time to rest in the coming days. Her diagnosis follows that of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, […]

  The post Gov. Gen. Mary Simon tests positive for COVID-19 appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 4:19PM

• Wednesday 03PM Feb 09/22

  No charges in connection with toppled statues at Manitoba Canada Day protest: province

  

  However, several people have been charged for offences related to public safety in connection to the protest, which attracted large groups of Winnipeggers to the city's downtown.

  © Global | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 3:56PM

• Wednesday 03PM Feb 09/22

  Dominion News closing in Winnipeg's downtown

  

  A long-time staple in Winnipeg's downtown is closing its doors after decades in business.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 3:51PM

• Wednesday 03PM Feb 09/22

  Hospitalizations continue to drop, while Manitoba reports 12 COVID-19 related deaths Wednesday

  Hospitalizations due to the COVID-19 virus continued to drop as there were 17 fewer admitted on Wednesday reducing that total to 680, with 43 in intensive care units which is up three from Tuesday. The province also reported 12 more COVID-19 related deaths, which brings the pandemic’s death here to 1,613, and 472 new cases. […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 3:20PM

• Wednesday 03PM Feb 09/22

  Manitoba hints at different approach to COVID-19 rules than other Prairie provinces

  

  A top Manitoba health official says the province will not rush to loosen its COVID-19 restrictions simply because some other provinces are doing so.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 3:17PM

• Wednesday 03PM Feb 09/22

  Lifting restrictions could cause anxiety for many as unknowns persist: experts

  

  As provinces begin lifting COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, psychology experts expect stress and anxiety to run high among those who remain wary of letting their guards down. It will take time for many to adjust, they say, but the quick approach some provinces are taking could make the transition more jarring. Alberta ended its vaccine certificate […]

  The post Lifting restrictions could cause anxiety for many as unknowns persist: experts appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 3:15PM

• Wednesday 03PM Feb 09/22

  Manitoba holding steady on public health orders

  Despite other provinces loosening public health restrictions, Manitoba will stay the course on its current path to reopening. During a news conference Wednesday, Manitoba’s deputy chief public health officer Dr. Jazz Atwal was repeatedly asked by reporters whether Manitoba would follow the lead of other provinces loosening public health restrictions. Atwal mentioned that Manitoba’s public […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 3:14PM

• Wednesday 03PM Feb 09/22

  Manitoba Hints at Different Approach to COVID-19 Rules Than Other Prairie Provinces

  WINNIPEG — A top Manitoba health official says the province will not rush to loosen its COVID-19 restrictions simply because some other provinces are doing so.

  © 2022. This article Manitoba Hints at Different Approach to COVID-19 Rules Than Other Prairie Provinces appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 3:00PM

• Wednesday 02PM Feb 09/22

  2014 gold medallist Jennifer Jones returns to a more competitive curling field at Olympics

  

  Eight years after becoming the first and only women’s curling team to win Olympic curling gold with an undefeated record, Jennifer Jones and her Manitoba foursome return to the Olympics looking to get Canada back on top of the podium. 

  © CBC | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 2:51PM

• Wednesday 02PM Feb 09/22

  Manitoba water recovery group getting new hovercraft from Russia

  

  A new piece of equipment for the Hutterian Emergency Aquatic Response Team (HEART) will soon be leaving St. Petersburg, Russia for a journey to its future home in Manitoba.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 2:46PM

• Wednesday 02PM Feb 09/22

  Niverville creates bullying policy to protect employees from ‘ugly’ behaviour

  A small-town Manitoba mayor says messages sent to municipal councillors and staff members have become increasingly disrespectful, inappropriate and in some cases aggressive, and the town has now put a new bylaw in place to try to stop what he said has become “unacceptable behaviour” by some. “When you are in public service you deal […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 2:40PM

• Wednesday 02PM Feb 09/22

  White House: Canada trucker blockade poses risk to supply chain, auto industry

  

  The Canadian truckers blockade is posing a risk to the auto industry's supply chain and U.S. officials were in close touch with their counterparts in Canada on the issue, the White House said on Wednesday.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 2:31PM

• Wednesday 02PM Feb 09/22

  Manitoba keeps eye on neighbours as pandemic restrictions shift

  

  Manitoba reported 12 more deaths due to COVID-19, as public health officials continue to monitor the reduction of restrictions in provinces to the west. The newly announced deaths, according to a ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 2:06PM

• Wednesday 01PM Feb 09/22

  Hospitalizations continue to drop, while Manitoba reports 12 COVID-19 related deaths Wednesday

  Hospitalizations due to the COVID-19 virus continued to drop as there were 17 fewer admitted on Wednesday reducing that total to 680, with 43 in intensive care units which is up three from Tuesday. The province also reported 12 more COVID-19 related deaths, which brings the pandemic’s death here to 1,613, and 472 new cases. […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 1:36PM

• Wednesday 01PM Feb 09/22

  Anti-mask protest slated for Polo Park

  

  Manitoba’s largest mall is increasing security in anticipation of a maskless protest Saturday. CF Polo Park learned of the planned event last week, according to Peter Havens, the mall’s general manager. “We’ve ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 1:23PM

• Wednesday 01PM Feb 09/22

  Man Charged in January Homicide on Main Street

  Winnipeg police have charged a man following a suspicious death at an apartment in the 800 block of Main Street on January 17.

  © 2022. This article Man Charged in January Homicide on Main Street appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 1:19PM

• Wednesday 01PM Feb 09/22

  Winnipeg School Division takes down video of meeting involving trustee's removal

  

  The Winnipeg School Division has pulled a public video from YouTube of a recent board meeting in which a trustee was removed due to allegations she was intoxicated on the ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 1:16PM

• Wednesday 01PM Feb 09/22

  Police make arrest in stabbing death of Winnipeg man

  

  A 27-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection to the fatal stabbing of a Winnipeg man last month.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 1:16PM

• Wednesday 01PM Feb 09/22

  Winnipeg man charged with 2nd-degree murder in Main Street stabbing

  

  Jordan James Walton, 27, is facing second-degree murder charges for the death of Joseph James Matthew Myran.

  © Global | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 1:03PM

• Wednesday 01PM Feb 09/22

  Enforcement to remove Coutts border blockade to begin Wednesday afternoon: RCMP

  

  Enforcement will begin Wednesday afternoon to reopen traffic to the Canada-U.S. border at Coutts which is being blocked by an ongoing protest, according to RCMP.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 1:00PM

• Wednesday 12PM Feb 09/22

  Truckers dig in for long stay at Manitoba Legislature

  The Freedom Convoy protest outside the Manitoba Legislative Building is hunkering down for an extended and potentially noisy stay. Organizers want to meet with Premier Heather Stefanson to discuss an end to vaccine mandates and pandemic-related public health orders, which they say are creating more societal harm than COVID-19. At noon Wednesday, there were approximately […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 12:55PM

• Wednesday 12PM Feb 09/22

  RCMP treating South Indian Lake death as homicide

  

  Police are treating a death in a northern Manitoba community as a homicide.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 12:47PM

• Wednesday 12PM Feb 09/22

  Manitoba Reports 680 COVID-19 Hospitalizations on Wednesday

  WINNIPEG — Manitoba reported 680 patients are currently in hospital due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) on Wednesday. Of those, 43 are in the intensive care unit.

  © 2022. This article Manitoba Reports 680 COVID-19 Hospitalizations on Wednesday appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 12:34PM

• Wednesday 12PM Feb 09/22

  Special meetings at Winnipeg’s City Hall to address ongoing protest concerns

  

  Special meetings at City Hall will be taking place Wednesday and Thursday as Winnipeg politicians figure out the next steps in dealing with the ongoing 'Freedom Convoy' protest.

  © Global | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 12:29PM

• Wednesday 12PM Feb 09/22

  Special meeting of Winnipeg city council called in response to downtown protest

  

  City councillors will meet Thursday morning in response to the ongoing occupation of the area in front of the Manitoba Legislative Building in downtown Winnipeg.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 12:21PM

• Wednesday 12PM Feb 09/22

  Special meeting of Winnipeg city council called in response to downtown protest

  

  City councillors will meet Thursday morning in response to the ongoing occupation of the area in front of the Manitoba Legislative Building in downtown Winnipeg.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 12:21PM

• Wednesday 12PM Feb 09/22

  Report: Teenage phenom Valieva is Russian skater at centre of medal ceremony delay

  

  A legal issue involving an anti-doping test taken by Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old figure skating phenom from Russia who was expected to contend for the women’s gold, is reportedly the reason the medal ceremony for the Olympic team figure skating competition in Beijing was delayed, according to insidethegames. Valieva, who led the women’s singles standings […]

  The post Report: Teenage phenom Valieva is Russian skater at centre of medal ceremony delay appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 12:11PM

• Wednesday 12PM Feb 09/22

  RCMP Investigating Homicide in South Indian Lake

  Manitoba RCMP are investigating a homicide in the community of South Indian Lake.

  © 2022. This article RCMP Investigating Homicide in South Indian Lake appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 12:09PM

• Wednesday 11AM Feb 09/22

  Meryeta O'Dine had to work through her grief before she could win Olympic bronze

  

  The path to the Olympic podium is never an easy one, but for Canadian snowboard cross athlete Meryeta O'Dine it included missing PyeongChang 2018 due to a concussion and the death of her brother in 2020. O'Dine says her bronze-medal win at Beijing 2022 on Wednesday came about thanks to the work she did on the mental side of things.

  © CBC | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 11:55AM

• Wednesday 11AM Feb 09/22

  Polo Park mall prepares for weekend anti-mask protest

  

  A Winnipeg mall is preparing for a group of protesters planning to gather there this weekend without masks in defiance of provincial public health orders.

  © CBC | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 11:25AM

• Wednesday 11AM Feb 09/22

  These Manitoba communities are seeing some of the highest population growth in Canada

  

  Three Manitoba communities are seeing some of the highest population growth out of all the municipalities in the country, according to the 2021 census.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 11:21AM

• Wednesday 11AM Feb 09/22

  ‘A terrible situation’: Friction marks split between Bombers, Harris

  The Andrew Harris era is over in Winnipeg. The star running back left his hometown Blue Bombers to sign with the Toronto Argonauts on the first day of CFL free agency, Tuesday. So much for the storybook ending to a Hall-of-Fame career. Harris, 34, was supposed to ride off into the Manitoba sunset, perhaps after […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 11:03AM

• Wednesday 11AM Feb 09/22

  South Indian Lake man's death was a homicide, RCMP say

  

  The death of a 46-year-old man in South Indian Lake, Man., was a homicide, RCMP say.

  © CBC | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 11:02AM

• Wednesday 10AM Feb 09/22

  Manitoban brings atmosphere to Beijing curling venue

  

  Monique Lacoste is in Beijing but she is not there to compete. She is part of the Olympic curling presentation team, whose job is to put atmosphere into the building before and after the games.

  © CTV | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 10:50AM

• Wednesday 10AM Feb 09/22

  Manitoba RCMP treating South Indian Lake death as homicide

  

  The death of a man Tuesday morning in a northern Manitoba community is being treated as a homicide, RCMP say.

  © Global | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 10:41AM

• Wednesday 10AM Feb 09/22

  Manitoba man dinged with over $1,100 in fines for speeding on icy highway

  

  Police said the vehicle was spotted Monday morning travelling 169 km/h in a 100 km/h zone of Highway 59, just outside of Winnipeg.

  © Global | Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 10:34AM