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A helicopter pilot has died fighting wildfires in northern Alberta's Peace River Region, Canada's Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
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A new electric vehicle charging station has powered up inside Birds Hill Provincial Park.
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Brandon police are asking for help to find a missing 33-year-old man.
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WINNIPEG -- A unique greenspace has opened at Victoria Hospital to support mental wellness.
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A rural Manitoba bridge ravaged by a fire that spread from a nearby farm field in May will be replaced but it might not open until 2025, the province says.
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The Canadian women's national team will kick off its 2023 World Cup campaign on Thursday evening in what should be an intriguing opener against Nigeria.
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In today’s Big Story Podcast, drug busts have long been a staple tactic for law enforcement in the “war on drugs,” but with the ubiquity of powerful narcotics like fentanyl, it’s doubtful that they do much to actually stem the flow of dangerous substances to the street. And a new study out of the United […]
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WINNIPEG — Some Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries employees are continuing with strike action for a second day today amid contract negotiations with their employer.
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Some business owners in southern Manitoba are petitioning their local municipal governments to defund the area’s library system over claims that books on its shelves are “pornographic.” It's the latest in a months-long saga that has included calls for the library to remove sexual education books from its shelves.
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The survivors who created Stop Educator Child Exploitation found each other after being involved in CBC investigative podcasts and are lobbying for better protections for kids in school.
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While the Not In My Backyard phenomenon existed long before the current housing shortage in Canada became pronounced, experts say counteracting it is more important now than ever before
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This interactive tool helps you get a better sense of how the federal carbon tax is affecting your household finances if you live in one of the provinces where it applies.
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The BC Wildfire Service said in a statement that it employs about 1,600 seasonal personnel each year, and about a third are post-secondary students working during their summer vacation.
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Winnipeg’s basketball team is looking to set yet another attendance record in its final regular-season game of the year. The Winnipeg Sea Bears of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) say they intend to open the full lower bowl of Canada Life Centre for the July 29 finale against the Edmonton Stingers. Capacity for the […]
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The union representing about 2,300 electrical workers across the province reached a tentative collective agreement with Manitoba Hydro on Wednesday, the corporation said in a statement.
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Manitoba announced it's spending millions to fix some of its public housing, but that money is a drop in the bucket compared to what's needed, an advocate says.
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The underdog Ottawa Redblacks drew up a blueprint for the winless Elks to follow when Edmonton takes on Winnipeg on Thursday. The Redblacks stopped the Blue Bombers' rushing attack, put pressure on quarterback Zach Collaros, then rode rushing QB Dustin Crum to a come-from-behind 31-28 overtime victory over the Bombers on Saturday.
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WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Hydro has reached a tentative agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 2034.
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The Winnipeg Jets and forward Gabriel Vilardi avoided arbitration by agreeing to a two-year contract worth US$6.875 million on Wednesday. Vilardi’s hearing was set for July 28 after the two sides elected to go to arbitration ahead of the July 6 deadline. CONFIRMED ???? pic.twitter.com/QEuAvkUVF5 — Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) July 19, 2023 The Jets acquired […]
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Lawyers with Innocence Canada are calling for a review of several decades' worth of murder cases involving Indigenous offenders after two First Nations men were acquitted of a murder that happened half a century ago.
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A man armed with 1,800 rounds of ammunition, a grenade and other explosives in his car ambushed officers who were investigating a crash, killing one and wounding two before a fourth stopped him, thwarting what authorities described as plans for further mayhem, officials said Wednesday.
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The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup that kicks off this week is the most anticipated in history, and will be the most-watched, a sign of just how far the tournament has come since its very humble beginnings in 1991. Just 12 nations competed in China that year and there was barely any media coverage of […]
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Port workers in B.C. will not be going on strike again on Saturday, as a 72-hour strike notice has now been removed.
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Car thefts are on the rise in Winnipeg and one victim worries the issue will continue to get worse as she helps others navigate the stressful situation of having a car stolen. Pam Martin is still shaken up after her vehicle was stolen in 2021. She says a vehicle theft can have long-lasting effects. “From […]
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Protesters are feeling welcomed after settling in at a new camp next to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, hoping it will draw more support and offer a space for people to heal.
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Harm-reduction advocates in Winnipeg say the province is failing when it comes to reducing drug-related deaths, as paramedics in the city respond to an escalating number of drug toxicity calls. The Manitoba Health Coalition is calling on the Manitoba government to do more after a substantial increase in drug-poisoning incidents in the first two weeks […]
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New stats show older people who immigrated to Canada as adults were more likely to experience loneliness than those who were born here.
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The Winnipeg Jets and forward Gabriel Vilardi avoided arbitration by agreeing to a two-year contract worth $9 million Cdn on Wednesday.
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Two Indigenous men were acquitted by a Manitoba judge Tuesday for murder charges dating back 50 years. Now, Indigenous leaders and advocates are speaking out to raise awareness of other cases where they say systemic racism played a role in the convictions. Brian Anderson and Allan John Woodhouse were wrongfully convicted of killing Ting Fong […]
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Vermont has fired men's hockey coach Todd Woodcroft over what were described as inappropriate text messages with a student.
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The Manitoba Museum Planetarium is rocking out this summer to mark the 50th anniversary of an iconic Pink Floyd album.
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A 17-year-old from Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation who was reported missing has been found safe, Manitoba RCMP say.
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Abigail Sinclair was last seen July 3 on Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation, which is just over 550 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg. RCMP said they received the report of the missing 17-year-old July 10.
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A Winnipeg mother is searching for her daughter after she stopped communicating with family nearly a month ago.
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A Senate committee is pledging to hold a hearing this fall to demand answers from organizations that have not released records tied to Canada's residential school system, with one senator saying governments and churches are 'standing between Indigenous peoples and the truth.'
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Many of Manitoba’s Crown-owned liquor stores are closed and others are scaling back their operations as unionized workers launch a one-day strike to protest contract talks. Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries says seven stores will remain open, with reduced hours, in Winnipeg and Brandon. The strike does not affect private operators such as beer vendors, specialty […]
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Police are still on the lookout for a female they believe was in distress on Tuesday afternoon after a vehicle she was seen in was found unoccupied in Winnipeg's Brooklands neighbourhood, near the airport.
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Seamus O'Regan says the Canada Industrial Relations Board ruled members of ILWU Canada "cease and desist" from taking part in strike action.
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Unionized staff at provincially run Liquor Marts in Manitoba hit the picket lines on Wednesday to bring attention to their contract negotiations.
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The Government of Manitoba is investing an additional $880,000 to help prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD). It is not known to have an impact on humans. However, it does impact mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk, moose, and caribou. It is also known that animals that have been infected by the disease may […]
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WINNIPEG -- Liquor Mart employees across Manitoba are on strike as of Wednesday amid contract negotiations with their employer.
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The strike is back on at B.C. ports after the union representing workers rejected a tentative deal that ended job action last week.
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New research using the latest figures for Canada's methane emissions concludes it would be much cheaper for the energy industry to meet reduction targets for the potent greenhouse gas than it would be to pay carbon taxes on it.
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The worst wildfire season in Canadian history is displacing Indigenous communities from Nova Scotia to British Columbia, blanketing them in thick smoke, destroying homes and forests and threatening important cultural activities like hunting, fishing and gathering native plants.
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North Korea stayed silent Wednesday about the detention of an American soldier who sprinted across the Koreas’ heavily fortified border as other members of his tour group looked on in shock. Some observers said the North was unlikely to repatriate him anytime soon amid heightened tensions between the rivals.
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In today’s Big Story Podcast, asylum seekers come to Canada for safety and a better life, but instead a group of them ended up sleeping on the streets of the country’s biggest city. The Peter Street shelter intake office was thrust into the national spotlight after the city–dealing with an overwhelmed shelter system — started […]
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Kenny Lawler is planning to make up for six weeks of lost time. The veteran American wide receiver will finally suit up for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers this season when they take on the Edmonton Elks at IG Field on Thursday.
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Some advocates and Manitobans who live with a disability say it’s not clear who’s actually eligible for the province's new income support program for people with disabilities, leading to frustration and disappointment within the community.
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Winnipeg’s Old Market Square will be bustling with free shows, food vendors and activities for kids as the 36th annual Fringe Theatre Festival kicks off on Wednesday.
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Advocates say rent contol helps offer tenants predictability and prevents excessive price hikes from year to year. But others say it can restrain new housing development in a market that’s already desperately short on units.
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Canada's federal transport minister says he's pressuring Nav Canada, the corporation that trains and hires the country's air traffic controllers, to find solutions to staffing woes affecting passenger flights.
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Seniors at risk of dementia who were given hearing aids and counselling had less cognitive decline over a three-year period, a randomized trial finds.
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The Canadian Cattle Association is hoping to push back on what it sees as the beef industry's bad rap and instead promote the idea that grazing cattle preserves grasslands and promotes biodiversity.
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The head of the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security says ransomware attacks are getting more common and sophisticated, but there's a lot the country could do to better defend itself.
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A third of Canadians have changed or cancelled their vacation plans due to inflation, according to a new survey by Leger.
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