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• Wednesday 09PM Mar 16/22

  Manufacturing firm Winpak brought to its knees by hackers

  

  Operations at a Winnipeg-based plastic packaging giant were disrupted for about two weeks after its computer network was held “ransom” in a “sophisticated” cyberattack that’s becoming increasingly common in Canada. Hackers ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 9:11PM

• Wednesday 09PM Mar 16/22

  EXPLAINER: Who’s a war criminal, and who gets to decide?

  

  President Biden called Russia’s Putin a “war criminal” for the unfolding onslaught in Ukraine, where hospitals and maternity wards have been bombed.

  The post EXPLAINER: Who’s a war criminal, and who gets to decide? appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 9:11PM

• Wednesday 08PM Mar 16/22

  Manitoba government looking to change legislation for drivers and insurers

  

  Manitobans could soon have an electronic driver's licence as a result of a new bill introduced Wednesday.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 8:52PM

• Wednesday 08PM Mar 16/22

  Electronic driver's licences could be coming to Manitoba

  

  Manitobans could soon have an electronic driver's licence as a result of a new bill introduced Wednesday.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 8:52PM

• Wednesday 08PM Mar 16/22

  Irish leader tests positive for COVID during visit to DC

  

  Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin learned he had tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday evening while attending an event with U.S. leaders.

  The post Irish leader tests positive for COVID during visit to DC appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 8:44PM

• Wednesday 08PM Mar 16/22

  Brandon crews removed nearly 60K tonnes of snow off streets this winter, official says

  

  After a long and snowy winter, Brandon city crews have more than 1,500 semi-loads of snow — or about 60,000 tonnes — off of streets so far, the city’s director of public works says. 

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 8:21PM

• Wednesday 08PM Mar 16/22

  Manitoba must jolt electric vehicles sales, cut emissions significantly to hit net-zero: consultant

  

  Manitoba must experience "significant emissions reductions in all sectors, driven largely by electrification, made possible by an increase in renewable electricity," according to report by a Montreal environmental firm.

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 8:13PM

• Wednesday 07PM Mar 16/22

  City council to consider long-term funding for safe spaces in Winnipeg's core neighbourhoods

  

  City councillors will debate extending funding to two safe spaces in Winnipeg's core neighbourhoods.

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 7:57PM

• Wednesday 07PM Mar 16/22

  First Nations in Manitoba keeping COVID-19 restrictions for now despite easing in province

  

  First Nations in Manitoba say they will continue to keep mask mandates and other pandemic-related restrictions as they continue to monitor the ongoing COVID-19 situation.

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 7:51PM

• Wednesday 07PM Mar 16/22

  Manitoba carbon emissions targets in question

  

  Environment and Climate Minister Jeff Wharton was unable to say with certainty if Manitoba’s carbon footprint is shrinking, after the NDP released documents prepared by a government consultant showing projected ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 7:49PM

• Wednesday 07PM Mar 16/22

  'I have lost who I was': Winnipegger struggling with long-COVID says more support is needed

  

  A Winnipegger struggling with long-COVID says more understanding and support for the condition is needed.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 7:48PM

• Wednesday 07PM Mar 16/22

  Police issue warning after girl assaulted on way to school

  

  Police, parents and neighbours alike are worried after a man grabbed and assaulted a young girl this week on her way to Dalhousie School. The girl (described as middle-school aged) was ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 7:42PM

• Wednesday 07PM Mar 16/22

  Canadian Pacific Railway issues 72-hour lockout notice on Teamsters Canada

  

  Close to 3,000 employees of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. could be off the job early Sunday morning.

  The post Canadian Pacific Railway issues 72-hour lockout notice on Teamsters Canada appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 7:40PM

• Wednesday 07PM Mar 16/22

  Whole new ball game for former mascot

  

  From the football field to the political arena, a city council hopeful wants to create a buzz in St. James. Retired businessman Kelly Ryback, who was once the Buzz mascot for ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 7:34PM

• Wednesday 07PM Mar 16/22

  Russian 'black list' of Canadian MPs found lacking

  

  Some Manitoba MPs are scratching their heads after being left off a black list that bars most of those sitting in the House of Commons from entering Russia. Niki Ashton, Raquel ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 7:29PM

• Wednesday 07PM Mar 16/22

  Sheegl finally paying for his monkey business

  

  Of all the images that Phil Sheegl conjured during his time as Winnipeg’s top bureaucrat, the most lasting has to be those damned monkeys. In 2011, shortly after he was promoted ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 7:20PM

• Wednesday 07PM Mar 16/22

  Dying in hospital with dignity becomes struggle amid overflowing facilities: doctor

  

  A Winnipeg palliative care doctor is demoralized that too many patients are spending their final hours languishing in stretcher areas of emergency rooms because hospitals are full. “We are lacking the ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 7:20PM

• Wednesday 07PM Mar 16/22

  Bowman renews call for public inquiry on police HQ project

  

  Winnipeg’s mayor renewed his call for a public inquiry into the controversy-laden police headquarters construction project Wednesday after a judge found the city’s former top bureaucrat accepted a bribe from ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 7:20PM

• Wednesday 07PM Mar 16/22

  Optimism rises in wake of border test rules fall

  

  For two years, Carole Manzie-Burk has been a 10-minute drive from half of her family, but hasn’t been able to visit them. Manzie-Burk lives on the Canadian side of the international ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 7:19PM

• Wednesday 07PM Mar 16/22

  Winnipeg's mayor renews calls for public inquiry after judge rules former city CAO accepted $327,000 bribe

  

  The City of Winnipeg has won a court case against its former Chief Administrative Officer Phil Sheegl, prompting Winnipeg’s mayor to renew calls for a public inquiry into the matter.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 7:15PM

• Wednesday 06PM Mar 16/22

  5 people charged in string of trailer thefts in Southern Manitoba: RCMP

  

  Five people are facing charges following a string of trailer thefts in southern Manitoba.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 6:35PM

• Wednesday 06PM Mar 16/22

  War in Ukraine expected to impact wheat prices in Canada and around the world

  

  Russia’s unprovoked war on Ukraine is not only impacting the people in Ukraine but also heavily impacting producers and consumers around the world. Ukraine and Russia are second and fourth in world production of wheat, producing 60 million tonnes a year. Stuart Smyth from the University of Saskatchewan says countries like Canada and the U.S. […]

  The post War in Ukraine expected to impact wheat prices in Canada and around the world appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 6:33PM

• Wednesday 06PM Mar 16/22

  Q and A: This is the group of people inflation hurts most

  

  With a high cost of living hurting Canadians' wallets, CTV National News' Manitoba Bureau Chief Jill Macyshon spoke with Phil Cyrenne, a professor of economics at the University of Winnipeg, about what's driving high inflation rates in Canada and who it's hurting most.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 6:20PM

• Wednesday 06PM Mar 16/22

  CBC Winnipeg News March 16, 2022

  

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

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 6:00PM

• Wednesday 05PM Mar 16/22

  Manitoba government wants to ensure quick payment of construction contracts

  The Manitoba government is wanting to ensure quick payment of contractors in the construction industry to alleviate delays with a new bill introduced Wednesday. The Prompt Payment for Construction Act would establish obligations for contractors and subcontractors to stop payment delays. Minister of Labour, Consumer Protection and Government Services Reg Helwer said Bill 28 comes […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 5:57PM

• Wednesday 05PM Mar 16/22

  Top doc says Manitoba in ‘time of transition’ as public health restrictions drop

  Manitoba’s chief public health officer said the province is in a time of transmission during the province’s final regularly scheduled COVID-19 update Wednesday. However, as the province’s mask mandate transitioned from a mandate to a recommendation earlier this week, Dr. Brent Roussin said if there is increasing transmission of COVID-19 again, masking requirements may come […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 5:54PM

• Wednesday 05PM Mar 16/22

  Manitoba NDP asks premier to call inquiry into woman's death during COVID-19 hospital transfer

  

  If Manitoba's chief medical examiner won’t call an inquest into the death of Krystal Mousseau following a failed attempt to airlift her to an Ottawa hospital, then the premier should call an inquiry to find out what went wrong, the Manitoba NDP says. 

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 5:53PM

• Wednesday 05PM Mar 16/22

  Bonnie Raitt covers Manitoba band’s song on her new album

  

  A Manitoba-based band is responsible for a new single on the new album of a music legend.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 5:48PM

• Wednesday 05PM Mar 16/22

  Team Tracy Fleury splitting up after curling season finishes

  

  Team Tracy Fleury announced they'll be parting ways at the end of the curling season.

  © Global | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 5:27PM

• Wednesday 05PM Mar 16/22

  Report highlights lack of Indigenous representation in Winnipeg’s school system

  

  A new report from the Winnipeg Indigenous Executive Circle (WIEC) is highlighting the lack of Indigenous representation within school boards, staff, and faculties of education.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 5:26PM

• Wednesday 05PM Mar 16/22

  Two Canadian students critically hurt, 9 dead in Texas crash involving university golf teams

  

  Nine people have died in a fiery, head-on collision in West Texas, including six New Mexico university students and a coach returning from a golf tournament, as well as a 13-year-old boy, authorities said. Those killed in the Tuesday evening crash included University of the Southwest students from Portugal and Mexico. Two Canadian students were […]

  The post Two Canadian students critically hurt, 9 dead in Texas crash involving university golf teams appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 5:04PM

• Wednesday 05PM Mar 16/22

  Snow-covered sewer drain causing puddles on your street? City of Winnipeg wants to know

  

  The city is encouraging Winnipeggers to report frozen or clogged catchment basins on streets so crews can help improve drainage as snow begins to melt.

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 5:03PM

• Wednesday 04PM Mar 16/22

  Group pitches programs to address shortage of Indigenous teachers in Winnipeg classrooms

  

  Winnipeg schools need to dramatically increase the number of Indigenous teachers they hire in order to reflect the students who make up the populations of schools in the city, according a new report from the Winnipeg Indigenous Executive Circle. 

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 4:55PM

• Wednesday 04PM Mar 16/22

  NDP Fort Whyte candidate Trudy Schroeder seeking government accountability

  

  The former executive director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra is taking on a new stage – a political one.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 4:50PM

• Wednesday 04PM Mar 16/22

  WPS seeks public help identifying man who assaulted Fort Richmond girl on walk to school

  Winnipeg police are asking for the public’s help to identify an unkempt man who assaulted a girl walking to middle school in Fort Richmond on Monday. “As a police officer and as a parent, yes, this is a very alarming incident,” Cst. Dani McKinnon, a Winnipeg Police Service spokeswoman, said Wednesday at a news conference, […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 4:39PM

• Wednesday 04PM Mar 16/22

  2 Free prints at Walmart

  Walmart has an offer right now for two free 5×7 prints. Have to use the promo code above, it is online only and you have to pick it up in store.

  The post 2 Free prints at Walmart appeared first on Save Money in Winnipeg.

  © Save Money in Winnipeg | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 4:29PM

• Wednesday 03PM Mar 16/22

  St. James division trims budget for next year

  Students, education workers and families in the St. James-Assiniboia School Division can expect status quo operations in schools in west Winnipeg in 2022-23. Trustees have approved a $118-million budget, which represents ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 3:59PM

• Wednesday 03PM Mar 16/22

  Mental health struggles worsen through pandemic, restrictions

  As the province lifts COVID-19 mandates in Manitoba, one Indigenous Elder says the last two years of the pandemic and the restrictions and lockdowns that have come along with it have left Indigenous communities suffering with mental health issues in ways he has not witnessed before. During a COVID-19 online roundtable event on Tuesday evening […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 3:40PM

• Wednesday 03PM Mar 16/22

  COVID-19 outbreak forces Long Plain to continue public health restrictions

  While the province is lifting all remaining COVID-19 health orders this week, one Manitoba First Nation says they are keeping orders in place, as COVID cases are again spiking in the community, while vaccination rates remain low. In a Facebook post, Long Plain First Nation Chief Dennis Meeches announced that the community of about 1,200 […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 3:10PM

• Wednesday 03PM Mar 16/22

  High-risk stalker, sex offender, expected to live in Winnipeg after release, police say

  

  Pilch has a lengthy criminal record, including sexual assault, criminal harassment, making indecent and harassing phone calls, uttering threats, and more.

  © Global | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 3:05PM

• Wednesday 02PM Mar 16/22

  Hold and secure lifted at Elmwood High School in Winnipeg after 1 person hospitalized

  

  Elmwood High School and several other schools and daycares in the area were placed under a hold and secure this afternoon.

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 2:58PM

• Wednesday 02PM Mar 16/22

  Police believe death from February shooting was gang related

  Police have made an arrest in what they describe as a “gang-motivated” homicide. Gunni Abdi Hassen, a 25-year-old male of Winnipeg, has been charged with second-degree murder and is in custody. The victim was identified as Abdulwasi Ahmed, a 30-year-old male of Winnipeg. On March 14 officers arrested a male at a residence in the first […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 2:56PM

• Wednesday 02PM Mar 16/22

  Roussin conducts final briefing as province winds down public COVID response

  

  In what he said was his last briefing on COVID-19, Manitoba’s chief public health officer pledged Wednesday to continue reporting hospitalizations triggered by the virus. “This is the last formal COVID-19 ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 2:53PM

• Wednesday 02PM Mar 16/22

  Man on snowmobile leads police on multi-hour chase before being arrested: Winnipeg police

  

  Winnipeg police have arrested and charged a 40-year-old man who led police on a four-hour snowmobile chase through parts of the city.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 2:50PM

• Wednesday 02PM Mar 16/22

  Wanted man leads police on 4-hour snowmobile chase through southeast Winnipeg

  

  The suspect, identified as a man who was already the subject of a warrant for firearms-related charges, managed to evade police throughout an "extensive" area of the city.

  © Global | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 2:36PM

• Wednesday 02PM Mar 16/22

  Thompson, Man. motorist facing impaired driving charges after speeding into parked car

  

  A Thompson driver has an April court date and a long list of charges after crashing his vehicle into a parked car in front of a home in the northern Manitoba city.

  © Global | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 2:21PM

• Wednesday 02PM Mar 16/22

  JEREMA: Ukraine is alone because the West fell for Putin’s con

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy knows he and his country are alone against the brutal Russian invasion. It doesn’t matter how many hospitals and apartment buildings are flattened, or how many cities are laid siege to, or how many civilians murdered, or if those fleeing war are deliberately bombed. There will be no real help. Guns, […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 2:20PM

• Wednesday 02PM Mar 16/22

  Police arrest 5 Winnipeg men in string of southern Manitoba trailer thefts

  

  RCMP have arrested five men from Winnipeg in connection with a dozen trailer thefts from southern Manitoba that happened over the course of a year and a half.

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 2:16PM

• Wednesday 02PM Mar 16/22

  Winnipeg mayor repeats call for provincial inquiry into police HQ after judge rules former CAO accepted bribe

  

  Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman repeated his call for a provincial inquiry into the procurement and construction of the city's police headquarters after a judge ruled the former chief administrative officer accepted a bribe from the contractor on that project.

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 2:09PM

• Wednesday 02PM Mar 16/22

  Manitoba to Close Some COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Sites

  WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is set to close some of its COVID-19 vaccination and testing sites as case counts continue to drop.

  © 2022. This article Manitoba to Close Some COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Sites appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 2:03PM

• Wednesday 01PM Mar 16/22

  Young Girl Attacked on the Way to School in Fort Richmond

  Winnipeg police are looking for a man after a young girl was pulled to the ground and dragged while on her way to school on Monday morning.

  © 2022. This article Young Girl Attacked on the Way to School in Fort Richmond appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 1:45PM

• Wednesday 01PM Mar 16/22

  Crash involving school bus briefly closes Manitoba highway; RCMP

  

  A school bus carrying children was involved in a multi-vehicle crash near La Salle, Man. Wednesday morning.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 1:41PM

• Wednesday 01PM Mar 16/22

  School-age girl walking to class grabbed, dragged by adult man in Fort Richmond: WPS

  

  A girl walking to school was assaulted by an adult man in Winnipeg on Monday morning, police say. Winnipeg police say the assault occurred between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. in the Fort Richmond neighbourhood. The “middle-school-age” girl – in the range of Grade 6 to Grade 8 – was walking to school on Greencrest […]

  The post School-age girl walking to class grabbed, dragged by adult man in Fort Richmond: WPS appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 1:31PM

• Wednesday 01PM Mar 16/22

  Winnipeg man, 25, charged with 2nd-degree murder in downtown shooting

  

  On Monday, Winnipeg police arrested Gunni Abdi Hassen, 25, in connection with the Feb. 9 shooting death of 30-year-old Abdulwasi Ahmed.

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 1:12PM

• Wednesday 01PM Mar 16/22

  COVID-19 hospitalizations drop by 76, Manitoba reports four deaths on Wednesday

  The number of Manitobans hospitalized due to COVID-19 dropped by 76 to 334, the province announced Wednesday on its online dashboard. That includes 13 ICU patients, a drop of five from Tuesday. Manitoba also reported four deaths related to COVID Wednesday, bringing the death toll since the start of the pandemic to 1,721. Two of […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 1:10PM

• Wednesday 01PM Mar 16/22

  'Very disturbing,' police say after Winnipeg girl attacked by stranger on way to school

  

  Winnipeg police are asking the public to help identify a man accused of assaulting a middle school-age girl in the Fort Richmond neighbourhood earlier in the week.

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 1:07PM

• Wednesday 12PM Mar 16/22

  Police Pursue Man on Stolen Snowmobile in St. Norbert

  Winnipeg police chased a man on a stolen snowmobile for almost four hours last weekend before eventually taking him into custody.

  © 2022. This article Police Pursue Man on Stolen Snowmobile in St. Norbert appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 12:53PM

• Wednesday 12PM Mar 16/22

  Young girl attacked by unknown man on her way to school: Winnipeg police

  

  Winnipeg police are warning the public after receiving a report that a young girl in the Fort Richmond neighbourhood was grabbed from behind by a man who pulled her to the ground and tried to drag her away.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 12:52PM

• Wednesday 12PM Mar 16/22

  Young girl attacked by stranger on her way to school: Winnipeg police

  

  Winnipeg police are warning the public after receiving a report that a young girl in the Fort Richmond neighbourhood was grabbed from behind by a man who pulled her to the ground and tried to drag her away.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 12:52PM

• Wednesday 12PM Mar 16/22

  Middle school girl attacked by unknown man, Winnipeg police say

  

  Police said an unknown man approached the girl from behind and started dragging her. She was able to kick herself free and run home safely, while the man took off on foot.

  © Global | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 12:43PM

• Wednesday 12PM Mar 16/22

  Judge rules former Winnipeg CAO Phil Sheegl accepted $327K bribe and city owed $700K

  

  'The city has persuaded me on a balance of probabilities that the elements of bribery have been satisfied,' Chief Justice Glenn Joyal wrote in a 126-page decision.

  © Global | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 12:24PM

• Wednesday 12PM Mar 16/22

  Former Winnipeg CAO accepted bribe and breached fiduciary duties, rules judge

  

  A judge has ruled that a former Winnipeg CAO Phil Sheegl accepted a $327,000 bribe from the contractor involved with the construction of the city’s police headquarters.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 12:07PM

• Wednesday 12PM Mar 16/22

  Anola Woman Wins Mega Million Choices Lottery Grand Prize

  Maureen Palson of Anola is the big winner in this year's St. Boniface Mega Million Choices Lottery.

  © 2022. This article Anola Woman Wins Mega Million Choices Lottery Grand Prize appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 12:00PM

• Wednesday 11AM Mar 16/22

  Winnipeg man charged in gang-related shooting, police say

  

  Police said they arrested a suspect, 25-year-old Gunni Abdi Hasen, on Monday at a downtown residence. Hasen has been charged with second-degree murder.

  © Global | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 11:59AM

• Wednesday 11AM Mar 16/22

  Travellers will no longer need COVID test to enter Canada: Government source

  

  It would mean fully vaccinated travellers flying or driving into Canada will longer have to take a COVID-19 test.

  The post Travellers will no longer need COVID test to enter Canada: Government source appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 11:52AM

• Wednesday 11AM Mar 16/22

  Canada to drop COVID testing rules for travellers entering country: reports

  

  It would mean fully vaccinated travellers flying or driving into Canada will longer have to take a COVID-19 test.

  The post Canada to drop COVID testing rules for travellers entering country: reports appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 11:52AM

• Wednesday 11AM Mar 16/22

  Ex-Winnipeg CAO accepted bribe, could be on hook for $700K, court rules

  

  Former City of Winnipeg CAO Phil Sheegl could be on the hook for more than $700,000 in damages and restitution after a judge agreed with the city’s claim he accepted ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 11:29AM

• Wednesday 11AM Mar 16/22

  Man wanted in Philippines for sex crimes against kids known to Winnipeg police since 2011: search warrant

  

  A Winnipeg man wanted in connection with an alleged child sex trafficking ring in the Philippines has abandoned a court motion that, if successful, would have forced Winnipeg police to ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 11:26AM

• Wednesday 11AM Mar 16/22

  Bureaucratic barriers: Ukrainians fleeing conflict want more support from Manitoba to help get settled

  

  Ukrainians fleeing conflict who have made it safely to Canada say they are now facing a new set of challenges: bureaucracy. Newly arrived Ukrainians say some bureaucratic barriers are limiting access to medical care, critical prescription drugs and personal finances. Natasha Samsonova has been working to get members of her family out of Ukraine since […]

  The post Bureaucratic barriers: Ukrainians fleeing conflict want more support from Manitoba to help get settled appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 11:19AM

• Wednesday 11AM Mar 16/22

  City of Winnipeg crews ramping up pothole repairs

  

  The City of Winnipeg will be ramping up pothole operations as spring-like temperature begin to arrive in Manitoba. The city tends to repair 170,000 annually.

  © Global | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 11:17AM

• Wednesday 11AM Mar 16/22

  Nestaweya River Trail at The Forks now closed for the season

  

  With the temperature starting to rise in Winnipeg, the river skating trail at The Forks has now been closed for the season.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 11:16AM

• Wednesday 11AM Mar 16/22

  No students injured in highway school bus crash, say Manitoba RCMP

  

  A multi-vehicle crash, which included a school bus, has led to the closure of Highway 330 from the Perimeter Highway to La Salle on Wednesday morning.

  © Global | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 11:15AM

• Wednesday 10AM Mar 16/22

  School bus among multiple vehicles that crashed on Highway 330 south of Winnipeg

  

  A crash involving several vehicles on Wednesday morning has closed a section of Highway 330 between the Perimeter Highway and La Salle, Man.

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 10:56AM

• Wednesday 10AM Mar 16/22

  Canada lifting pre-arrival COVID-19 testing requirement as of April 1

  

  Soon, most travellers entering Canada will not have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test, CTV News has learned. As of April 1, the federal government will be lifting the pre-arrival COVID-19 testing requirement at the border for fully vaccinated travellers.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 10:56AM

• Wednesday 10AM Mar 16/22

  Winnipeg Animal Services overflowing with dogs looking for new homes

  

  Winnipeg Animal Services' Leland Gordon says the municipal facility at 1057 Logan Avenue is filled to the brim with dogs looking for homes.

  © Global | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 10:50AM

• Wednesday 10AM Mar 16/22

  Winnipeg wins civil lawsuit against former CAO

  The City of Winnipeg has won a bribery lawsuit against its former chief administrative officer Phil Sheegl. In his civil trial decision, Chief Justice Glenn Joyal of the Court of Queen’s Bench said Sheegl accepted a $327,000 bribe from the construction company that built Winnipeg’s new police headquarters. The judge also ruled against FSS Financial […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 10:42AM

• Wednesday 10AM Mar 16/22

  St. John Ambulance expands opioid overdose training program

  

  Health Canada funding will enable St. John Ambulance to train groups and individuals on how to respond to overdoses.

  © Global | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 10:33AM

• Wednesday 10AM Mar 16/22

  Manitoba reports 4 COVID-19 deaths as top doctor delivers final regular pandemic briefing

  

  Manitoba reported four more COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday as the province's top doctor delivered what he said was his final regularly scheduled briefing on the pandemic, one day after the last provincial public health restrictions ended.

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 10:27AM

• Wednesday 10AM Mar 16/22

  Goldeyes Re-Sign Infielder Dakota Conners

  The Winnipeg Goldeyes have re-signed infielder Dakota Conners for the 2022 season.

  © 2022. This article Goldeyes Re-Sign Infielder Dakota Conners appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 10:12AM

• Wednesday 09AM Mar 16/22

  Strong earthquakes hit Japan, trigger tsunami alert

  

  A pair of earthquakes -- one a magnitude 7.3 -- hit off the coast of Japan Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory.

  The post Strong earthquakes hit Japan, trigger tsunami alert appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 9:58AM

• Wednesday 09AM Mar 16/22

  'Time of transition': Roussin looks back on pandemic and what is next in Manitoba

  

  No matter if Manitobans agreed with the restrictions and handling of the pandemic, Dr Brent Roussin said the past two years has been hard on everyone. The chief provincial public health officer reflected over the past two years and also touched on how the province plans to move forward.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 9:53AM

• Wednesday 09AM Mar 16/22

  Ukrainian mom sends teen son to Canada for safety amid Russia attacks

  

  A Ukrainian teen is getting adjusted to his new life in Canada after his mom made the difficult decision to send him to B.C. for his safety.

  The post Ukrainian mom sends teen son to Canada for safety amid Russia attacks appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 9:48AM

• Wednesday 09AM Mar 16/22

  Uber rideshare, food deliveries more expensive to offset fuel costs

  

  Starting Wednesday, those who take Uber or order Uber Eats will notice a fee attached to their bill. The company says it is to help drivers with fuel costs.

  The post Uber rideshare, food deliveries more expensive to offset fuel costs appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 9:40AM

• Wednesday 09AM Mar 16/22

  Winnipeg’s River Skating Trail Closes for the Season

  WINNIPEG -- The Nestaweya River Trail has closed for the season just days before the official start of spring.

  © 2022. This article Winnipeg’s River Skating Trail Closes for the Season appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 9:21AM

• Wednesday 09AM Mar 16/22

  Last stretch of Winnipeg's Nestaweya River Trail shuts down for season

  

  The last remaining section of the Nestaweya River Trail has closed, ending the season for Winnipeg's popular winter attraction.

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 9:16AM

• Wednesday 08AM Mar 16/22

  Manitoba's COVID-19 booster policy for teens causing confusion

  

  Manitoba’s policy for COVID-19 booster shots for youth ages 12 to 17 is leading to confusion for some parents.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 8:27AM

• Wednesday 08AM Mar 16/22

  Manitobans dissatisfied with pace of lifting restrictions: poll

  

  AS provincial governments across Canada lift pandemic restrictions, a new poll shows Manitobans are the most uncomfortable with the pace of getting back to “normal.” Some 44 per cent of Manitobans ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 8:08AM

• Wednesday 08AM Mar 16/22

  HMCS Winnipeg crew finally visit namesake

  

  The former commander and a handful of crew members from the navy frigate HMCS Winnipeg have finally been able to visit the city their ship was named after. The annual visit ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 8:04AM

• Wednesday 07AM Mar 16/22

  Omicron staying on surfaces, remaining infectious longer than other variants: Study

  

  With most public health measures coming to an end, experts are urging people to keep up with the hand hygiene habits they developed during the pandemic. Preliminary findings out from a University of Hong Kong study suggests Omicron may be sticking around and remaining infectious on surfaces longer than other COVID-19 variants. Researchers found the […]

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  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 7:55AM

• Wednesday 07AM Mar 16/22

  Canada’s gasoline, grocery prices hit new highs in February

  

  Statistics Canada says consumer prices surged to 5.7 per cent on a year-over-year basis last month, up from 5.1 per cent in January, the largest gain since August 1991. The agency says it’s the second straight month where the inflation rate topped 5 per cent. Gas prices were a big driver in the spike with […]

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  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 7:51AM

• Wednesday 07AM Mar 16/22

  Book translated to help Ukrainian kids

  

  Ukrainian children fleeing war will receive copies of a local children’s book that teaches them how to deal with trauma. The illustrated book, written and designed in Winnipeg, is called Big ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 7:34AM

• Wednesday 06AM Mar 16/22

  Giving emergencies green light

  

  The City of Winnipeg will explore how fire trucks and ambulances could automatically trigger green traffic lights while rushing to answer emergency calls. The city is seeking a consultant to study ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 6:24AM

• Wednesday 06AM Mar 16/22

  Why the future of COVID vaccines might not require a needle

  

  In today’s Big Story podcast, by now many people assume we’ll be getting annual COVID boosters for the rest of our lives. That’s possible, but there are other possibilities, too. In the past two years we’ve learned so much about how to rapidly create and deliver vaccines that there are projects in front of us […]

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  © CityTV | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 6:17AM

• Wednesday 05AM Mar 16/22

  Letters: March 16, 2022

  Leadership example Although I agree with the majority of Warren Kinsella’s article in the March 9 Sun, I must disagree with several points raised. Kinsella asks “was Zelenskiy’s performance an act”? I’d say no! This is a truly courageous, honourable man who cares not of himself but only of his country. Further on in the […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 5:41AM

• Wednesday 05AM Mar 16/22

  Man wanted in Philippines for sex crimes against kids known to Winnipeg police since 2011: search warrant

  

  A Winnipeg man wanted in connection with an alleged child sex trafficking ring in the Philippines has abandoned his motion that, if successful, would have forced Winnipeg police to return electronic devices seized during the execution of a search warrant.

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 5:00AM

• Wednesday 03AM Mar 16/22

  Omicron may hang around longer on surfaces than original virus, early findings suggest

  

  A new study out of Hong Kong suggests Omicron might be surviving longer on everyday objects than its early predecessor — raising questions about which basic precautions to prevent surface-based transmission might still be warranted. 

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 3:00AM

• Tuesday 11PM Mar 15/22

  Winnipeg rally condemns police killings, including hitchhiker shot by RCMP in December

  

  A mother whose son was shot dead by RCMP this winter was among a group of approximately 60-70 people who gathered outside Winnipeg City Hall to mark the 25th anniversary of the first International Day Against Police Brutality in 1997.

  © CBC | Tue, Mar 15, 2022, 11:04PM

• Tuesday 10PM Mar 15/22

  Jets sparked to convincing win over Golden Knights

  Conventional wisdom would suggest one of Logan Stanley’s fisticuffs or Adam Lowry’s thunderous hit woke the Winnipeg Jets from their slumber on Tuesday night at Canada Life Centre. Or, as Blake Wheeler appeared to suggest during a walk-off interview with TSN’s Sara Orlesky during the first intermission, perhaps it was the Bronx cheer that shoved […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Tue, Mar 15, 2022, 10:41PM

• Tuesday 10PM Mar 15/22

  Connor Scores for Fifth Straight Game to Lead Jets 7-3 Over Golden Knights

  Kyle Connor extended his goal-scoring streak to five games as the Winnipeg Jets downed the Vegas Golden Knights 7-3 on Tuesday, and put the visitors on a season-high five-game losing skid.

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  © ChrisD | Tue, Mar 15, 2022, 10:30PM

• Tuesday 10PM Mar 15/22

  Connor extends scoring streak as Jets cruise past Golden Knights

  

  Kyle Connor extended his goal-scoring streak to five games as the Winnipeg Jets downed the Vegas Golden Knights 7-3 on Tuesday, and put the visitors on a season-high five-game losing skid.

  © CBC | Tue, Mar 15, 2022, 10:28PM