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• Thursday 11PM Mar 31/22

  Growing like a weed

  

  Delta 9 Cannabis has doubled the size of its retail chain by acquiring 17 Uncle Sam’s Cannabis stores in the Edmonton area. The company announced that deal on Thursday along with ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 11:42PM

• Thursday 10PM Mar 31/22

  ACL claims Valour’s Ohin

  Valour FC midfielder Raphael Ohin will likely miss the entire Canadian Premier League season with a torn ACL. The team released an update on the extent of Ohin’s injury on Thursday. The 27-year-old was hurt on the first day of training camp. “After I saw the doctor and heard it was an ACL tear, I […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 10:25PM

• Thursday 10PM Mar 31/22

  Tired Jets clobbered in Toronto

  Nikolaj Ehlers knew the score. Both literally and figuratively. The one on the scoreboard at Scotiabank Arena in the Big Smoke showed a Jets team having just recently endured a 7-3 thumping at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The symbolic score was one Ehlers explained in the aftermath. “We’ve played some really good […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 10:18PM

• Thursday 09PM Mar 31/22

  U of W student named top Canadian university basketball player

  

  A University of Winnipeg basketball player has been named the top women’s basketball player in Canadian university sports. 

  © CBC | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 9:42PM

• Thursday 09PM Mar 31/22

  Matthews reaches 50-goal mark as Maple Leafs' offence rolls in rout over Jets

  

  Toronto's star attraction scored his NHL-topping 50th goal of the season into an empty net as the Leafs defeated the Jets 7-3 on a milestone night.

  © CBC | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 9:10PM

• Thursday 08PM Mar 31/22

  Matthews scores 50th goal, Leafs down Jets

  

  Auston Matthews looked skyward after one missed chance. He leaned over on his stick following another close call.

  © Global | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 8:57PM

• Thursday 08PM Mar 31/22

  Four areas eyed for lower speed limits

  

  Four Winnipeg neighbourhoods have been recommended for a project to assess the effect of reduced speed limits on residential streets. After an extensive debate, city staff pinpointed places where the standard ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 8:52PM

• Thursday 08PM Mar 31/22

  Jets blow early two-goal lead in 7-3 loss in Toronto

  

  Auston Matthews scored his 50th of the season as the Leafs scored five unanswered goals to finish the game.

  © Global | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 8:51PM

• Thursday 08PM Mar 31/22

  MPI forks over $65M for driver and vehicle licensing

  

  Manitoba Public Insurance has diverted additional funds to cover costs at driver and vehicle licensing. In a statement Thursday, the Crown corporation said it had recently transferred $65 million to fill ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 8:30PM

• Thursday 07PM Mar 31/22

  Accused sex offender guilty of past indecent acts

  

  A Lundar man arrested recently for historical sex crimes against children was convicted 20 years ago of sexual offences involving three boys, court records show. Joseph Floyd Delaney, 65, was arrested ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 7:45PM

• Thursday 07PM Mar 31/22

  Curlers take one for the team by forfeiting gold-medal game

  

  Winnipeg athletes wanted to bond by winning the top prize at the 2022 World Deaf Curling Championship — not by testing positive for COVID-19, but that’s how an unforgettable tournament ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 7:40PM

• Thursday 07PM Mar 31/22

  City seeks to tweak 'open streets' blueprint

  

  Winnipeg’s 2022 version of “open streets” could look much different, with rules that vary by route — though all would slow down drivers in an attempt to welcome cyclists. If city ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 7:30PM

• Thursday 07PM Mar 31/22

  Risk alert raised over Manitoba's aging IT infrastructure

  

  Much of the digital infrastructure propping up the day-to-day operations of the Manitoba government is on its final leg, as the province stares down a massive bill to upgrade its ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 7:20PM

• Thursday 07PM Mar 31/22

  No task force finish line without baselines

  

  The first thing Manitoba should have done when setting up a task force to reduce health-care wait times was establish baselines that show how long patients are currently waiting for ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 7:20PM

• Thursday 07PM Mar 31/22

  Hammer attack leaves Good Samaritan with lifelong injuries

  

  A Good Samaritan beaten in the head with a hammer after he intervened in the bullying of a teenage boy now lives with a steel plate in his head and ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 7:20PM

• Thursday 07PM Mar 31/22

  Concerns grow as province dismantles pandemic machine

  

  The province is closing all COVID-19 testing sites and pulling the plug on contact tracing — putting hundreds out of work — as the government winds down its pandemic response, ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 7:20PM

• Thursday 07PM Mar 31/22

  Surgeon suspended for sexual communication with female patient

  

  A respected orthopedic surgeon in Winnipeg has been suspended for six months after texting a photo of a penis to a woman who saw him for double hip replacement surgery. The ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 7:11PM

• Thursday 06PM Mar 31/22

  Manitoba men's curling champions Team McEwen calling it quits once season is over

  

  Team McEwen said they will part ways after four years together in a Twitter post published Thursday afternoon. 

  © CBC | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 6:32PM

• Thursday 06PM Mar 31/22

  ‘It’s a reload’: McEwen disbands team, eyes move

  The post-Olympics shakeup of the curling landscape has hit the Manitoba men’s game in a big way. Skip Mike McEwen announced on Thursday his team is disbanding after a four-year run that came up short. The Brandon-born McEwen wasn’t ready to divulge details of his next move, although it’s believed he could be, for the […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 6:16PM

• Thursday 06PM Mar 31/22

  STELTER: Why the federal carbon tax sucks

  The federal carbon tax has done virtually nothing to reduce the climate impact, but it’s also not the main thing to gripe about when filling up your tank at the pumps this week. With the federal carbon tax slated to go up a whopping 2.21 cents per litre on April 1, it has many up […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 6:06PM

• Thursday 05PM Mar 31/22

  Did you miss the northern lights on Wednesday? You might get another chance this week

  

  The aurora borealis put on a dazzling display in Manitoba’s skies Wednesday night, and might be back again this week. 

  © CBC | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 5:59PM

• Thursday 05PM Mar 31/22

  Ukraine adoptions put on pause due to ongoing conflict

  

  It’s now been five weeks since Russia began its war on Ukraine, destroying cities, killing civilians, and displacing millions. Just a few weeks before the war began, Manitoba mother Trish Braun was in Odesa, Ukraine with her three Ukrainian children, Daniel, Lewis, and Paige. She and her husband Mike adopted them from an orphanage. “It […]

  The post Ukraine adoptions put on pause due to ongoing conflict appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 5:50PM

• Thursday 05PM Mar 31/22

  U of W planning 'gradapalooza' convocation

  

  Following countless COVID-19 convocation disruptions over the last two years, the University of Winnipeg is planning a “gradapalooza” to invite alumni who missed out on their original traditional cap-and-gown celebrations ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 5:39PM

• Thursday 05PM Mar 31/22

  Manitoba’s top RCMP officer set to retire

  

  Manitoba RCMP Assistant Commissioner Jane MacLatchy's last day on the job will be June 3.

  © Global | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 5:38PM

• Thursday 05PM Mar 31/22

  Human remains found in the RM of Woodlands, say Manitoba RCMP

  

  Police working at a rural site north of Winnipeg where human remains were found haven't said whether or not foul play is suspected.

  © Global | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 5:26PM

• Thursday 05PM Mar 31/22

  Manitoba RCMP commanding officer to retire

  

  The first woman to hold the role of Manitoba’s top cop is hanging up her stetson. RCMP Assistant Commissioner Jane MacLatchy, who also served as the commanding officer for D Division, ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 5:10PM

• Thursday 05PM Mar 31/22

  The Winnipeg Art Gallery presents Art in Bloom

  

  Amateur and professional floral designers create displays inspired by artworks dating back to the 15th century.

  © CBC | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 5:05PM

• Thursday 05PM Mar 31/22

  Manitoba ends COVID-19 contract with call centre

  

  The provincial government has ended its contract with a call centre in Winnipeg tasked with supporting its COVID-19 response.

  © CBC | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 5:01PM

• Thursday 05PM Mar 31/22

  CBC Winnipeg News March 31, 2022

  

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

  © CBC | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 5:00PM

• Thursday 04PM Mar 31/22

  AMC set to vote on Grand Chief Dumas keeping his position after formal complaint

  

  The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is calling for a special Chiefs-in-Assembly in May 2022 to conduct a vote of non-confidence for Grand Chief Arlen Dumas.

  © Global | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 4:58PM

• Thursday 04PM Mar 31/22

  Russians leave Chernobyl as Ukraine braces for renewed attacks

  

  Russian troops left the heavily contaminated Chernobyl nuclear site early Friday after returning control to the Ukrainians, authorities said, as residents in parts of eastern Ukraine braced for renewed attacks and awaited blocked supplies of food and other humanitarian relief. Ukraine’s state power company, Energoatom, said the pullout at Chernobyl came after soldiers received “significant […]

  The post Russians leave Chernobyl as Ukraine braces for renewed attacks appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 4:58PM

• Thursday 04PM Mar 31/22

  Toddler hit and killed by truck on farm: Pembina Valley RCMP

  

  Police say the boy was hit by a pick-up truck that was backing up.

  © Global | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 4:56PM

• Thursday 04PM Mar 31/22

  Manitoba gets creative for Ukraine aid

  

  Local support for humanitarian and military efforts in Ukraine continues to rally as the Russian invasion rolls into its sixth week. In Winnipeg’s Transcona neighbourhood, Sevala’s Ukrainian Deli serves up borscht, ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 4:55PM

• Thursday 04PM Mar 31/22

  Woman arrested in Thompson homicide: RCMP

  

  A 30-year-old man found with life-threatening injuries after police were called to a disturbance at a Thompson home.

  © Global | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 4:49PM

• Thursday 04PM Mar 31/22

  Walmart photo centre deals

  Walmart photo center has some great deals on right now. These deals end April 3rd, they are online only and you have to pick up in store or pay to ship to your home.

  The post Walmart photo centre deals appeared first on Save Money in Winnipeg.

  © Save Money in Winnipeg | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 4:28PM

• Thursday 04PM Mar 31/22

  An apology from the Pope without actions means 'nothing': Manitoba residential school survivors

  

  As First Nations, Métis and Inuit delegates continue to meet with Pope Francis in Vatican City, some residential school survivors in Manitoba want to see much more than an apology from the Holy See.

  © CBC | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 4:26PM

• Thursday 04PM Mar 31/22

  Arlen Dumas to face non-confidence vote after sexual assault allegation: Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs

  

  The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs will hold a non-confidence vote to decide whether Grand Chief Arlen Dumas should continue in his position, the assembly said Thursday.

  © CBC | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 4:02PM

• Thursday 04PM Mar 31/22

  AMC Grand Chief set to face non-confidence vote

  

  Grand Chief Arlen Dumas is set to face a vote of non-confidence from the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs.

  © CTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 4:01PM

• Thursday 03PM Mar 31/22

  Thompson man dead in apparent homicide: RCMP

  

  A man, 30, found in a home in Thompson on Wednesday night with grave injuries has died, RCMP say. 

  © CBC | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 3:51PM

• Thursday 03PM Mar 31/22

  Launching Indigenous travel agency an emotional venture for co-founder

  The launch of a new Indigenous-owned travel agency this week was an emotional moment for Chris Maxfield because he now has an opportunity to carry on the legacy and vision of a dear friend he lost back in 2017. “I did tear up a little during the launch, and I’m doing it again right now,” […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 3:45PM

• Thursday 03PM Mar 31/22

  Lingering snow putting a damper on seasonal business operations in Manitoba

  

  A quick look at photos from this time last year shows a much different snowy scene in Manitoba. All the lasting snow is starting to affect seasonal businesses.

  © Global | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 3:44PM

• Thursday 03PM Mar 31/22

  Province, feds announce enhanced support for farmers affected by drought

  The provincial and the federal governments say it will now be easier for Manitoba producers who suffer financial hardship due to drought to access funds because of changes they have made to the AgriRecovery Drought Assistance Program. This week the province and the government of Canada announced that they are making adjustments to the program […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 3:43PM

• Thursday 03PM Mar 31/22

  Indigenous language preservation: ‘We’re fighting against a clock’

  

  Indigenous Languages Day celebrates the resiliency around Indigenous language revitalization, and also marks the urgency to preserve something culturally critical.

  © Global | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 3:31PM

• Thursday 03PM Mar 31/22

  3-year-old boy dies after being hit by truck on Manitoba farm

  

  A three-year-old boy has died after being hit by a pickup truck on a farm near Roland, Manitoba RCMP say the boy wandered away from a group of children when he was struck by the truck while it was backing up. The 3-year-old was taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. RCMP continues […]

  The post 3-year-old boy dies after being hit by truck on Manitoba farm appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 3:28PM

• Thursday 03PM Mar 31/22

  Grand chief to face non-confidence vote

  

  Manitoba’s most powerful Indigenous leader, who has been accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague, is facing a non-confidence vote in May. Grand Chief Arlen Dumas will face a special meeting ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 3:22PM

• Thursday 02PM Mar 31/22

  Manitoba reports 11 new COVID-19 deaths, all provincial testing sites to close

  

  The province says all provincial COVID-19 testing sites will permanently close April 15.

  © Global | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 2:59PM

• Thursday 02PM Mar 31/22

  'Happy to be back': The Burton Cummings Theatre is busier than ever

  

  From comedy to magic to music – there’s no shortage of shows coming up at the Burton Cummings Theatre.

  © CTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 2:52PM

• Thursday 02PM Mar 31/22

  Child Dies After Being Hit by Truck on Manitoba Farm

  A three-year-old boy has died following a vehicle accident on a farm site southwest of Roland, Manitoba.

  © 2022. This article Child Dies After Being Hit by Truck on Manitoba Farm appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 2:40PM

• Thursday 02PM Mar 31/22

  Former AFN National Chief from Manitoba wants Pope to apologize in Winnipeg

  

  The Manitoba representative of a First Nations Delegation that met with the Pope in Rome Thursday morning is hopeful the visit will result in a long-awaited papal apology for the church’s role in Canada’s residential school system.

  © CTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 2:30PM

• Thursday 02PM Mar 31/22

  Boy, 3, dies after being struck by pickup truck on southern Manitoba farm

  

  A three-year-old boy is dead after being hit by a pickup truck on a farm site in southern Manitoba on Wednesday, RCMP say.

  © CBC | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 2:19PM

• Thursday 01PM Mar 31/22

  Three-year-old dead after being hit by pickup truck on Manitoba farm

  

  A three-year-old boy died on Wednesday after he was hit by a pickup truck at a farm.

  © CTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 1:57PM

• Thursday 01PM Mar 31/22

  Manitoba’s RCMP boss riding off into the sunset

  The Manitoba RCMP will be looking for a new commanding officer after the force announced its current boss will be retiring in June. Assistant Commissioner Jane MacLatchy announced her planned retirement from the RCMP after more than 34 years of service. A/Commr. MacLatchy has been the commanding officer of the Manitoba RCMP since February 2019. […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 1:49PM

• Thursday 01PM Mar 31/22

  Human Remains Found Near Stonewall

  Manitoba RCMP are investigating the discovery of human remains found in the RM of Woodlands northwest of Stonewall.

  © 2022. This article Human Remains Found Near Stonewall appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 1:34PM

• Thursday 01PM Mar 31/22

  Manitoba’s weekly update shows COVID trending down

  In its first weekly update, Manitoba reported 111 new hospital admissions, including 16 into intensive care units for the week ending March 26. The report also showed 119 severe outcomes during that period, which it described as moderately low, that number includes hospital admissions and eight deaths. There were 132 severe outcomes the previous week. […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 1:32PM

• Thursday 01PM Mar 31/22

  Manitoba Closing All COVID-19 Test Sites by April 15

  WINNIPEG -- Manitoba is moving to permanently close all provincial COVID-19 testing locations on April 15.

  © 2022. This article Manitoba Closing All COVID-19 Test Sites by April 15 appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 1:25PM

• Thursday 01PM Mar 31/22

  Manitoba's top Mountie announces her retirement

  

  Assistant Commissioner Jane MacLatchy has announced her plans for retirement from the RCMP after more than 34 years of service, the Mounties announced Thursday.

  © CBC | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 1:21PM

• Thursday 01PM Mar 31/22

  Human remains found northwest of Winnipeg

  

  RCMP teams are scouring a rural area northwest of Winnipeg after human remains were discovered there on Wednesday evening.

  © CBC | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 1:08PM

• Thursday 01PM Mar 31/22

  Human remains found in RM of Woodlands: Manitoba RCMP

  

  Officers with the Manitoba RCMP are investigating after human remains were found in the RM of Woodlands.

  © CTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 1:05PM

• Thursday 01PM Mar 31/22

  Canada receiving 3.2M doses of Novavax vaccine, will distribute provincewide

  

  Health Canada says the government has started to receive shipments of the Novavax (Nuvaxovid) COVID-19 vaccine and will begin to distribute doses to various provinces. The health agency said on Thursday that the government had secured 3.2 million doses of the vaccine, which was authorized in Canada on February 17, 2022. It’s currently approved for […]

  The post Canada receiving 3.2M doses of Novavax vaccine, will distribute provincewide appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 1:02PM

• Thursday 01PM Mar 31/22

  Winnipeg man charged with sexual assault of teen

  

  Winnipeg police have charged a 33-year-old man in a sexual assault case from earlier this month. WPS says on March 8, they received a report of a 16-year-old boy that had been sexually assaulted in the Inkster Gardens area. The teenager had reportedly left a bus stop near Old Commonwealth Path and Doctor Jose Rizal […]

  The post Winnipeg man charged with sexual assault of teen appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 1:01PM

• Thursday 01PM Mar 31/22

  Scientists finally finish decoding entire human genome

  

  Scientists say they have assembled the full genetic blueprint for human life, adding the missing pieces to a puzzle nearly completed two decades ago.

  The post Scientists finally finish decoding entire human genome appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 1:01PM

• Thursday 12PM Mar 31/22

  All Manitoba COVID-19 testing sites will be closing in two weeks

  

  All COVID-19 testing locations in Manitoba are permanently closing on April 15, according to the province’s COVID-19 bulletin released Thursday.

  © CTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 12:51PM

• Thursday 12PM Mar 31/22

  Royal Manitoba Winter Fair returns in Brandon after 2-year hiatus

  

  After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair returned to the Keystone Centre in Brandon on Monday.

  © CBC | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 12:45PM

• Thursday 12PM Mar 31/22

  Suspect Arrested After Teen Sexually Assaulted at Bus Stop

  Winnipeg police have arrested and charged a man after a teenage boy was sexually assaulted in the Inkster Gardens area.

  © 2022. This article Suspect Arrested After Teen Sexually Assaulted at Bus Stop appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 12:40PM

• Thursday 12PM Mar 31/22

  Winnipeg dance group shipping body armour to Ukraine

  

  A Winnipeg dance group’s effort to send body armour to Ukraine has proven to be successful.

  © CTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 12:38PM

• Thursday 12PM Mar 31/22

  Drug, weapons charges laid after raid on Winnipeg homes

  

  Winnipeg police say their guns and gang unit began investigating a suspected cocaine dealer in February.

  © Global | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 12:23PM

• Thursday 11AM Mar 31/22

  Police charge man in connection to cocaine trafficking

  

  Winnipeg police’s Guns and Gangs Unit has charged a man in connection with cocaine trafficking. WPS says after a nearly two-month long operation, and several search warrants, a 23-year-old man is now in custody. In the drug bust, police managed to seize the following items: A 9mm handgun with a high-capacity magazine 9mm ammunition 17 […]

  The post Police charge man in connection to cocaine trafficking appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 11:48AM

• Thursday 11AM Mar 31/22

  Eight COVID-19 deaths, 111 hospitalizations in Manitoba last week: report

  

  The province says eight more Manitobans have died from COVID-19 and more than 100 people were admitted to hospitals with the virus last week.

  © CTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 11:35AM

• Thursday 11AM Mar 31/22

  Winnipeg man charged with sexual assault of teen boy

  

  A 33-year-old Winnipeg man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy, Winnipeg police say.

  © CBC | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 11:28AM

• Thursday 11AM Mar 31/22

  Man arrested following alleged sexual assault of teenage boy: Winnipeg police

  

  A 33-year-old Winnipeg man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 16-year-old boy earlier this month.

  © CTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 11:25AM

• Thursday 11AM Mar 31/22

  Man charged after teenage boy sexually assaulted near Winnipeg bus stop: police

  

  Investigators are asking anyone with information to call the sex crimes unit.

  © Global | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 11:09AM

• Thursday 10AM Mar 31/22

  'Very clear' Pope was listening: Fontaine

  

  ROME — When he came to Rome in 2009 to meet Pope Benedict XVI, former Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine asked for an apology to Indigenous people. ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 10:46AM

• Thursday 10AM Mar 31/22

  Northern Beekeeping Project Receives Provincial Funding

  WINNIPEG -- The province is providing $8,000 towards a northern beekeeping project operated by Frontier School Division.

  © 2022. This article Northern Beekeeping Project Receives Provincial Funding appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 10:39AM

• Thursday 10AM Mar 31/22

  8 more deaths of Manitobans with COVID-19, 111 more hospitalizations reported in 1st weekly update

  

  Manitoba reported eight more deaths of people with COVID-19 on Thursday and 111 more people with the illness admitted to hospital, in the first of its now weekly updates on the virus.

  © CBC | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 10:12AM

• Thursday 09AM Mar 31/22

  'Very clear' Pope was listening: Fontaine

  

  ROME — When he came to Rome in 2009 to meet Pope Benedict XVI, former Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine asked for an apology to Indigenous people. ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 9:55AM

• Thursday 09AM Mar 31/22

  RCMP Investigating Thompson Homicide

  Manitoba RCMP are investigating a homicide in Thompson after a 30-year-old man was injured at a home on Princeton Drive.

  © 2022. This article RCMP Investigating Thompson Homicide appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 9:35AM

• Thursday 09AM Mar 31/22

  Man sentenced for vicious assault on gang underling

  

  A Winnipeg man who recorded his “hideous” attack on a gang underling and posted the video on Facebook, has been sentenced to three years in custody in a case a ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 9:19AM

• Thursday 09AM Mar 31/22

  College adds two rural sites to nursing program

  

  BRANDON — Assiniboine Community College will add two rural rotating sites to its licensed practical nursing program for the 2022-23 academic year. Otterburne and Morden, which are part of Southern Health, ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 9:19AM

• Thursday 09AM Mar 31/22

  Tories have made health-care system sicker, majority in poll say

  

  Manitoba’s health-care system appears to be teetering on the brink and most people blame the provincial government for the worsening chaos and suffering, a new poll reveals. The Probe Research poll, ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 9:19AM

• Thursday 09AM Mar 31/22

  LGBTTQ+ students picked on, feel unsafe: report

  

  Student members of the LGBTTQ+ community are far more likely to be victims of targeted harassment and feel unsafe at school than their peers who are cisgender and heterosexual, Manitoba ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 9:19AM

• Thursday 09AM Mar 31/22

  Field, B.C. train derailment: Cold weather, old equipment focus of TSB report

  

  Air leaks on aging brake cylinders, exacerbated by cold temperatures, appear to be the main cause behind a fatal train derailment near Field, B.C. in 2019.

  The post Field, B.C. train derailment: Cold weather, old equipment focus of TSB report appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 9:03AM

• Thursday 08AM Mar 31/22

  Northern beekeeping project receiving funding from the Manitoba government

  

  The Government of Manitoba is providing $8,000 to help a northern beekeeping project.

  © CTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 8:34AM

• Thursday 08AM Mar 31/22

  ‘Hope for change:’ First Nations delegates meet with Pope Francis

  ROME — Chief Gerald Antoine says he hopes the meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican can forge the beginning of an important relationship. “Despite our collective grief and pain, there comes hope for change,” the Assembly of First Nations delegation lead said Thursday following the meeting with the Pontiff. “This change will bring dignity, […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 8:20AM

• Thursday 07AM Mar 31/22

  Why one Winnipeg long-term care home is closing its doors

  

  One Winnipeg long-term care home, which was the site of the one of the province’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks, is closing its doors earlier than expected.

  © CTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 7:56AM

• Thursday 07AM Mar 31/22

  Canadian Songwriters Made on Average $67 in Royalties from Digital Platforms in 2021

  OTTAWA — The body representing Canada's songwriters and composers has revealed that on average musicians writing their own material earned only $67 last year in royalties from domestic streaming services. 

  © 2022. This article Canadian Songwriters Made on Average $67 in Royalties from Digital Platforms in 2021 appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 7:52AM

• Thursday 07AM Mar 31/22

  Canada’s GDP grew 0.2% in January

  

  Statistics Canada say the real gross domestic product continues to rise for the eighth month in a row. Across the country, the goods-producing industries increased 0.8 per cent at the start of 2022, but services-producing industries remained stagnant due to the effects of the Omicron variant. Early indicators suggest February’s numbers will also increase, due […]

  The post Canada’s GDP grew 0.2% in January appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 7:42AM

• Thursday 07AM Mar 31/22

  Lego ‘Brick Bar’ Coming to Winnipeg in June

  WINNIPEG -- Lego lovers will be in heaven among more than one million building bricks when a pop-up Brick Bar comes to the city this June.

  © 2022. This article Lego ‘Brick Bar’ Coming to Winnipeg in June appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 7:04AM

• Thursday 06AM Mar 31/22

  Feds spent more than $600K hiring influencers in 2021

  

  In 2021 the Canadian government turned to social media influencers to promote federal initiatives on multiple occasions, from the COVID-19 vaccine rollout to Winterlude 'staycations,' spending more than $600,000 in the process, according to a CTV News analysis.

  © CTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 6:15AM

• Thursday 05AM Mar 31/22

  Letters: March 31, 2022

  Sideline Smith It is customary for the Best Actor Oscar winner to present the Best Actress award in the subsequent year. Will Smith should not be the presenter next year. He should also be banned from being a presenter in any category for a significant period, such as five years. If he is ever a […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 5:11AM

• Thursday 05AM Mar 31/22

  Meet the west coast’s Indigenous guardians

  

  In today’s Big Story podcast, there are places on the coast of British Columbia that can go weeks without a visit from the coast guard or government official. But the land is cared for all the same, and so is anyone who finds themselves in danger while they’re on it. The practice of Indigenous guardians […]

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  © CityTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 5:00AM

• Thursday 05AM Mar 31/22

  'Change has begun,' two-spirit Métis elder says on Transgender Day of Visibility

  

  With the International Transgender Day of Visibility marked on Thursday, two-spirit Métis elder Charlotte Nolin writes, "I let our young relatives know that there are better days ahead for our Trans community."

  © CBC | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 5:00AM

• Thursday 05AM Mar 31/22

  Filipino grocery store provides taste of home for Manitoba town's growing newcomer community

  

  A grocery store in Russell, Man., aims to provide the rural community's growing Filipino population with the comforts of home, and help them navigate their new environment.

  © CBC | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 5:00AM

• Thursday 03AM Mar 31/22

  Internal review into Indigenous Services Canada should be public, advocate says

  

  Ottawa will open the department of Indigenous Services up for a review to identify ways it discriminates against First Nations children. The work will happen as part of a $40-billion agreement-in-principle reached last December between the federal Liberal government and groups including the Assembly of First Nations, Chiefs of Ontario and lawyers for two related class-action lawsuits.

  © CTV | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 3:36AM

• Thursday 03AM Mar 31/22

  The sins of our fathers: The healing journey between Indigenous peoples and the Catholic Church begins in Rome

  

  As an Indigenous permanent deacon in the Catholic Church, I see the trip to the Vatican as a starting place to actively seek reconciliation between native people and the church, writes Rennie Nahanee.

  © CBC | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 3:00AM

• Thursday 02AM Mar 31/22

  First Nations delegates ask Pope Francis to revoke church doctrine used to justify colonialism

  

  Members of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) urged Pope Francis on Thursday to revoke centuries-old papal decrees used to justify the seizure of Indigenous land in the Americas by colonial powers.

  © CBC | Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 2:00AM

• Wednesday 10PM Mar 30/22

  Escape from Ukraine

  

  When Trish Braun sees horrific images of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the Manitoba mother is thankful she had enough time to flee from the country with her three adopted children. Other ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 10:40PM

• Wednesday 10PM Mar 30/22

  Harvest Manitoba food drive aims to fill former dealership

  

  It’ll be the largest “tin for the bin” site in the city. A former auto dealership slated for demolition next month will become a Manitoba Harvest site. A food drive will take ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 10:25PM

• Wednesday 09PM Mar 30/22

  Not pretty, but a shootout win for Jets over Sabres

  Ask the Winnipeg Jets to paint a Picasso, and they’ll fumble together some broke millennial’s attempt at an NFT. Chances are nil that it’ll end up exhibited in the Louvre, but it doesn’t need to. It just has to fetch two points in the standings. In that case, consider Wednesday night’s 3-2 overtime win at […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 9:45PM

• Wednesday 09PM Mar 30/22

  'I've never seen anything like that': Robot server a huge hit at Winnipeg restaurant

  

  A Winnipeg restaurant struggling to keep staff during the pandemic found a futuristic solution – it hired a robot.

  © CTV | Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 9:44PM

• Wednesday 09PM Mar 30/22

  Jets topple Sabres in shootout without Connor, Schmidt

  

  Blake Wheeler had a goal in regulation and scored the shootout winner, Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves and the Winnipeg Jets rallied to beat the Sabres 3-2 in Buffalo on Wednesday night for their third consecutive victory.

  © CBC | Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 9:21PM