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Premier Wab Kinew's NDP government has replaced most of Manitoba Hydro's board of directors, marking the second time in six weeks the new party in power has shaken up the leadership of a provincial Crown corporation.
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Winnipeg police are stepping up efforts to curb shoplifting after seeing a spike in retail theft during the first eight months of the year.
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Winnipeg police are trying to crack down on retail thefts through an initiative that started in November. WPS says shoplifting has become a major problem within the city. “We see suspects brazenly enter stores, taking items with no effort to conceal them and brandishing a weapon at employees, security, and any customers that are in their […]
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The International Ice Hockey Federation is mandating neck guards for all levels of IIHF competition, which includes the Olympics.
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Tickets for the 2024 Winnipeg Folk Festival officially went on sale Monday.
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The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Nino Niederreiter to a three-year contract extension, the team announced Monday.
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Manitoba has Canada's most popular premier, after a string of surveys in which the province's past leaders ranked dead last, a new poll suggests.
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The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Nino Niederreiter to a three-year, $12 million extension, the club announced Monday. Niederreiter, 31, has six goals and eight assists in 23 games with the Jets this season. The Jets acquired the Swiss native in a trade with the Nashville Predators in February. The six-foot-two Niederreiter has 211 goals and 212 assists for […]
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OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations is set to elect a new national chief this week in Ottawa during a three-day special assembly. The organization represents more than 600 First Nations chiefs in Canada, and they or their proxies are slated to elect the next national chief in a special assembly vote expected to […]
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The Winnipeg Jets have re-signed forward Nino Niederreiter to a three-year contract extension.
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The controlled release or burning of methane from oil and gas production sites will be almost entirely barred by 2030 under proposed regulations outlined Monday by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. The proposed regulations seek to implement a new target to cut methane leaks and releases from the oil and gas industry by at least 75 […]
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WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has the highest approval rating among his Canadian counterparts.
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Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak assumed operations of what was known as the Thomson Healing Centre in July, and several concerns are being addressed at the space, its manager says — including overall community safety and providing wraparound care for vulnerable people in the northern Manitoba city.
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The Oogoogeek Dive Team in northeastern Manitoba's Island Lake region, which has members from three of four Island Lake First Nations, does underwater recovery to help bring closure to families and their communities after drownings.
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Assembly of First Nations chiefs will try to move past years of top-level turmoil this week in Ottawa when they meet to elect a new national chief — and with the recent leadership controversy throwing the storied, 55-year-old organization’s credibility into question, much will be at stake.
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Family members, friends and community members gathered at 143 Langside Street Sunday afternoon to remember the lives of four people who were killed there a week ago and another who remains in hospital.
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The four victims in last weekend’s mass shooting and the alleged shooter were said to be friends who would regularly socialize, CityNews has learned. The Nov. 26 shooting at a multi-unit house in Winnipeg’s West Broadway neighbourhood claimed the lives of four people. Five days after the shooting, officers arrested Jamie Randy Felix at a […]
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The holiday season is a time for celebration and getting together with family and friends, but for some, it can be a challenging time.
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Cold and snowy weather can’t come soon enough for some Manitoba winter sports lovers: The season’s mild temperatures continue to leave ski and snowmobiling trails bare.
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One person was taken to hospital after a fire destroyed a North End duplex early Sunday morning. The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service says crews were called to the two-storey home on Manitoba Avenue near Andrews Street around 12:30 a.m. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the duplex. Firefighters helped one occupant leave the […]
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Myles Goodwyn, the award-winning Canadian singer and songwriter who shot to stardom as the former lead singer of April Wine, has died at age 75. His publicist Eric Alper says Goodwyn died Sunday in Halifax. No cause of death was announced. Alper describes Goodwyn as one of the great songwriters of the classic rock era, […]
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An Oakville, Ont., man who grew up in Winnipeg is savouring life-changing memories of co-writing a song with Canadian rock star Chad Allan in the wake of the singer-songwriter's death.
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A fire at a two-storey duplex in Winnipeg’s William Whyte neighbourhood sent a person to hospital in stable condition,
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HALIFAX — Health Canada has called the opioid crisis one of the most serious public health threats in recent history, and an addictions specialist says everyone can play a part in helping reduce the death toll. All it takes is access to naloxone, a life-saving medication that temporarily reverses an opioid overdose.
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The tapping of tools, the spinning of wheels and the tightening of screws could be heard inside Lord Roberts Community Centre on Saturday, as 200 volunteer mechanics were hard at work to help salvage and repair kids' bicycles in time for Christmas.
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While many Jewish Canadians prepare to light menorahs in celebration of Hanukkah starting Thursday, some say the Israel-Hamas war coupled with a rise in antisemitism may dim the festival of lights. Daniel Thau-Eleff, a Winnipeg-based playwright, is among those who will mark the holiday celebrating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem in the […]
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It’s been more than five years since A&W first started selling Beyond Meat burgers to customers eager to see whether the patties could compete with their beloved beef. The burger chain sold out of the patties when they first launched, having underestimated how many people would want to try them. The day Beyond Meat went […]
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Winnipeg teen Jayzelle Policarpio started practicing Sikaran and Arnis, an ancient Filipino martial art, at age nine. Today, she is one of the best in the world — and a lot closer to her culture.
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Catherine Helgason, the supervisor of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak’s food bank, says it can be difficult to keep up with demand as food insecurity continues to rise in northern Manitoba.
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Stephen Mitchell Jr., from Toronto, was 21 when he died in March. His name is one among 14 listed in Ontario court records as belonging to victims of Kenneth Law, who is accused of abetting suicides. Mitchell's father is remembering him as a "great young man."
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More Canadians have been approved to leave Gaza through the Rafah crossing on the border with Egypt. A new document published by Gaza’s General Authority for Crossings and Borders shows 165 names under the “Canada” heading. Israel’s military on Sunday ordered more areas in and around Gaza’s second-largest city of Khan Younis to evacuate, as […]
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With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks focused Sunday on the contagious effects on human health. Under a brown haze over Dubai, the COP28 summit moved past two days of lofty rhetoric and calls for unity from top leaders to concerns about health issues like the deaths of at least 7 million people […]
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The Israeli military said Sunday it had expanded its ground operations to every part of Gaza and ordered more evacuations in the crowded south, followed by heavy bombardment, as it vowed that operations there against Hamas would be “no less strength” than its earlier offensive in the north. Palestinians in the Gaza Strip said they […]
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A powerful earthquake that shook the southern Philippines killed at least one villager and injured several others as thousands scrambled out of their homes in panic and jammed roads to higher grounds after a tsunami warning was issued, officials said Sunday. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the quake Saturday night had a magnitude of […]
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Morgan Barron celebrated his 25th birthday in style.
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Members of Winnipeg's Palestinian community and supporters marched from City Hall to Portage and Main Saturday, drawing more than 200 people.
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WINNIPEG — Cole Perfetti scored midway through the third period to lead the Jets to a hard-fought 3-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday afternoon.
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A history of pedestrian fatalities along a highway that runs through a southern Manitoba community has prompted new infrastructure changes that aim to make the area safer.
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Unionized workers at Winnipeg’s three casinos voted in favour of strike action if a deal cannot be reached with the government in the next three weeks. More than 750 employees at McPhillips Station Casino, Club Regent Casino, and the Shark Club Casino say they will walk off the job if a deal is not reached […]
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Chad Allan, a Winnipeg-born, multi-talented musician who shared a stage with some of Canada's rock greats and hosted CBC's Let's Go music program, has died at the age of 80.
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Unionized workers at some Manitoba casinos are threatening to strike if they don't reach a fair contract with their employer by Dec. 23.
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More youth deaths from suicide were reported to Manitoba's youth advocate last year than ever before, a new report says — a growing problem the agency says governments and mental health organizations need to take action on.
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The Salvation Army’s legal entity says Manitoba child and family service agencies allowed unwed mothers who lived at the charity’s maternity homes to be coerced into placing their newborns under adoption.
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A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck Saturday off the southern Philippine coast, prompting many villagers to flee their homes in panic around midnight after Philippine authorities issued a tsunami warning. The quake struck at 10:37 p.m. at a depth of 32 kilometers (20 miles), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There […]
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WINNIPEG -- Employees at Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries have voted 98 percent in favour of strike action.
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WINNIPEG -- As the temperature drops outside, the Exchange District is turning up the heat for Hot Beverage Week.
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Kay Matthews doesn't mince words when asked about the state of businesses fighting to survive in downtown cores across Ontario.
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As global leaders prepare to meet for the first dedicated health day at a UN climate summit, Canadian doctors plan to use the platform to push for a new federal office dedicated to addressing the health effects of climate change. The president of a major national physicians group says a summer of record-breaking heat and […]
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A man found not criminally responsible this fall in the death of his parents and attempted murder of his former supervisor will soon be transferred to a locked mental health facility in Selkirk, Man., where he will remain indefinitely.
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As the Manitoba-lensed film Finality of Dusk had its Canadian premiere at this week's Whistler Film Festival in Vancouver, it's likely no one was paying closer attention to the movie's soundtrack than its co-writer Katarina Ziervogel. Bear in mind, the 26-year-old Winnipegger Ziervogel is deaf.
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Michael Keough has to pause in the middle of his phone call from Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest jail to cough and wipe his eyes — there’s black mould on the wall where the phones are, he explains, and it irritates him after a while. The 37-year-old is back at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary in St. John’s […]
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Food bank use in Manitoba is at an all time high, and the need is especially pronounced in Winnipeg's North End, where a well-visited food pantry shut down earlier this year.
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Russian security forces raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow Friday night, less than 48 hours after the country’s top court banned what it called the “global LGBTQ+ movement” as an extremist organization. Police searched venues across the Russian capital, including a nightclub, a male sauna, and a bar that hosted LGBTQ+ parties, under the […]
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Israel pounded targets in crowded southern Gaza on Saturday and ordered more neighborhoods designated for attack to evacuate, driving up the death toll even as the United States and others urged it to do more to protect civilians a day after a truce collapsed. The prospect of further cease-fires in Gaza appeared bleak, as Israel […]
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Family members gathered to remember their loved one Friday night at the former home of an alleged serial killer, one year to the day since police announced first-degree murder charges in the deaths of three First Nations women.
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Countries once colonized by empires are striking back on global warming — and they have the pope’s blessing. Leaders of developing nations jumped into Saturday’s high-level speeches at the U.N. climate summit to press rich industrial countries to share their knowhow to fight global warming and ease the financial burdens they face — while trumpeting […]
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Two Progressive Conservative MLAs are apologizing for advocating on behalf of a nursing student who was suspended by the University of Manitoba after making social media posts critical of Israel's actions in its war against Hamas.
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The saga of Winnipeg's famed "humbug" sign took another twist on Friday, when it reappeared on the Polo Park-area apartment building where it has been displayed since 1973.
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The chief of Long Plain First Nation is not on the ballot for an upcoming byelection she claims the band is holding against its own electoral rules.
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