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There are growing calls for hotels to provide culturally sensitive training to staff following public outcry about how an Indigenous woman was treated when she visited a hotel in downtown Winnipeg. The Dec. 25 incident showing what appears to be an Indigenous woman with her hands tied behind her back while being blocked from leaving […]
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Neepawa's mayor is hoping a new training facility for post-secondary students will help address the province's labour shortages.
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Thirteen Winnipeg community centres are sharing in more than $830,000 in municipal funding.
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Winnipeg police have charged a man from Garden Hill First Nation for assaulting a police officer Monday morning. WPS says around 1:45 a.m., while officers were sitting in front of the police headquarters at 245 Smith, they were approached by a man who reportedly then tried to punch the driver through the open window. The […]
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Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director whose Hollywood films ranged from Doris Day comedies and “Moonstruck” to social dramas such as the Oscar-winning “In the Heat of the Night,” has died at age 97. Jewison, a three-time Oscar nominee who in 1999 received an Academy Award for lifetime achievement, died “peacefully” Saturday, according […]
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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers' home playing field will soon have a new name in Princess Auto Stadium.
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The federal government is investing $650 million over the next 10 years into the Freshwater Action Plan to protect and restore water quality and ecosystem health in Canada’s major watersheds. “The trajectory is not a favourable one right now, but we can change it,” said Dr. Karen Scott, the director of programs of Lake Winnipeg […]
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Winnipeg police arrested a man after officers were violently confronted outside of their headquarters early Monday morning.
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WINNIPEG -- A Manitoba man has been charged as part of an operation designed to protect wildlife that may be at risk of overexploitation.
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Police have arrested a third person in a deadly stabbing in The Pas, Manitoba. Pierre Young, of Easterville, has been arrested on a charge of manslaughter. A 16-year-old boy was earlier charged with second-degree murder and a 15-year-old girl faces a count of manslaughter. RCMP say the stabbing, last Friday, left two men seriously injured and […]
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The City of Winnipeg says 13 community centres will be receiving funding for renovations through the City’s renovation grant program. The grant program was put in place by the City in 2012 to allow community centres a place to apply for funding for facility repairs, upgrades, retrofits, safety improvements, and renovation projects. “This program underscores […]
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Canadian rocker Avril Lavigne will bring her Greatest Hits tour to Winnipeg's Canada Life Centre in the fall.
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With the stated goal of targeting institutional "bad actors" — and amid concern about the impact growing numbers of international students are having on the housing market — Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced Monday that the federal government will cap the number for student permits over the next two years.
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The New York Times is suing the creator of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence bot the Times alleges was trained on millions of its copyrighted articles. It’s not the only such lawsuit, but it is the biggest. What this all boils down to are questions that will determine the future of a technology that has the […]
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Oliver Hart remembers walking toward the mall parking lot next to his apartment building in The Pas, pressing on a stab wound in his side, hoping to slow the bleeding. He was one of two men randomly attacked and stabbed on Friday in The Pas. The other man died.
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WINNIPEG — The future of a proposed international curling centre, combined with a museum that would pay tribute to Neil Young, Randy Bachman and other Manitoba music greats, appears to be in limbo.
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Winter highway closures — especially on the Trans-Canada — can cost the Manitoba economy millions of dollars. But work along the east-west corridor could help mitigate highway closures, while also helping the environment.
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New visas for international students will be slashed by more than one-third this year as the federal government tries to slow a rapid increase in temporary residents that has put immense pressure on Canada’s housing system. Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced the temporary cap on new student visas at a cabinet retreat in Montreal on […]
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Wind-chill values in parts of northern Manitoba could dip down to as low as -55 on Sunday night, according to the national weather agency.
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Winnipeg police are investigating — and dozens protested on Sunday — after video circulated widely on social media of a distraught young First Nations woman who appeared to have her hands restrained behind her back and was barred from leaving a downtown hotel.
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The future of a proposed international curling centre, combined with a museum that would pay tribute to Neil Young, Randy Bachman and other Manitoba music greats, appears to be in limbo.
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The federal Liberals have announced a national summit on auto theft aimed at getting provinces and industry officials together to address the growing issue of cars being stolen and shipped abroad. The government says an uptick in stolen cars has prompted it to plan a Feb. 8 meeting to stop organized crime from profiting off […]
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A passenger had to be restrained following reports they tried to open one of the emergency doors while on a transatlantic flight from England. CityNews was contacted by Emmanuel Pacheco, a passenger aboard the Air Canada flight that departed from London, England on Sunday afternoon, saying a fellow passenger was “acting strange” throughout the flight […]
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Dozens of people gathered inside the lobby of a downtown Winnipeg hotel Sunday afternoon to show support for an Indigenous woman who was restrained last month after she allegedly brandished a knife. Community members, including Indigenous drummers, held a rally inside the Marlborough Hotel nearly four weeks after the Dec. 25, 2023, incident that was […]
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A 41-year-old man has died and another man is in hospital after they were stabbed in The Pas on Friday, RCMP say.
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MPs returning from a visit to the West Bank argue Canada needs to do more to prevent escalating tensions between Palestinians and Israelis, as they recount distressing scenes from the occupied territories. “We can’t imagine what the people of Palestine are going through,” said Liberal MP Shafqat Ali. “What we witnessed with our own eyes, […]
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign on Sunday, ending his 2024 White House bid just before the New Hampshire primary while endorsing his bitter rival Donald Trump. The timing of DeSantis’ announcement escalates the pressure on former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, as the only major candidate left in the Republican nomination fight, […]
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Sarah, the Duchess of York, has been diagnosed with a malignant skin cancer that was discovered during her treatment for breast cancer, a spokesperson said. The melanoma was found after several moles were removed while she was undergoing reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy. Doctors are analyzing it to see if it was caught early. “Clearly, […]
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Winnipeg police allege the suspect and victim in an altercation that led to a stabbing Friday in Elmwood knew each other through gang affiliations and drug subculture. The Winnipeg Police Service says around 1:30 a.m., officers were called to Harbison Avenue West near Roch Street for the report of a man who had been stabbed. […]
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As the ICJ investigates accusations of genocide by Israel, a Calgary history professor says the outcome will be significant.
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OTTAWA — The union that represents Canadian diplomats abroad says Global Affairs Canada should consider boosting compensation for those posted to the United States because they face increased risk of gun crime and difficulty accessing health care. Pamela Isfeld, head of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers, suggested that Ottawa’s appraisals of security threats […]
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More than 300,000 people have signed a petition calling for a Russian train conductor to lose her job after she threw a pet cat off a train, believing it was a stray.
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Winnipeg police have laid charges after a man was stabbed Friday in the 300 block of Harbison Avenue West.
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Ramsey Zeid returned to Winnipeg on Saturday morning, but his thoughts remained with the destruction he witnessed in the Middle East earlier in the week.
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A Manitoba man has been given three years in prison after a three-year-old boy in his care died with "catastrophic" injuries a judge called "profoundly disturbing" — including seven broken bones and more than 70 burns, bruises and scrapes.
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A patient died in the emergency room at St. Boniface Hospital. The patient passed away after waiting about five hours in the emergency department early Friday morning, according to a statement from the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.
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With reported hate crimes across the country on the rise since the Israel-Hamas war began over 100 days ago, one national agency is stepping in the help one community have a space to turn to when they feel targeted. A mobile application called IMIRT – Islamophobia-Motivated Incident Reporting Tool – has been launched to create […]
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A video depicting what appears to be an Indigenous woman with her hands tied behind her back pleading to be allowed to leave a Winnipeg hotel is being condemned by an Indigenous organization in Manitoba. But Winnipeg’s Marlborough Hotel claims the woman was intoxicated and was brandishing a knife in the lobby, threatening guests and […]
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Environment Canada is warning people in southern Manitoba to expect poor visibility as southerly winds produce blowing snow primarily south of Winnipeg.
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The recent deaths of six children in Ontario and four children in British Columbia from a bacterial infection is grabbing parents’ attention. Doctors say severe cases of invasive Group A streptococcal infection are extremely rare. Here’s what to know about the disease that is showing up in record numbers this season and also puts adults, […]
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Winnipeg’s cold snap is leaving many in the city stranded with cars that won’t start. However “Friendly Manitoba” is living up to its name, with social media groups filled with thousands of people saying they are willing to go out for free and help anyone in a pinch. Chris Mills, the admin of the Facebook […]
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Nikolaj Ehlers's goal with 45.8 seconds remaining in overtime earned the Winnipeg Jets a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.
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A tattoo removal machine was stolen overnight Friday from a Winnipeg shop offering free sessions for people trying to turn their lives around. Mother Ink offers free removals of tattoos that prevent people – such as ex-gang members — from getting jobs. The theft has left the shop unable to continue its work. “People have […]
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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-signed Canadian receiver Drew Wolitarsky to a two-year contract extension Saturday.
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Patrick Roy is the new coach of the New York Islanders, hired Saturday in a stunning midseason change behind the bench that came with the firing of Lane Lambert. President of hockey operations and general manager Lou Lamoriello announced the move to dismiss Lambert and bring in Roy, who hasn’t coached in the NHL in […]
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People in The Pas are waiting for answers as RCMP investigate a stabbing they say left two people severely injured.
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OTTAWA — The RCMP has eased its policy on cannabis use by members, saying simply they must be fit for duty when reporting for work.
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Thousands of Ukrainian newcomers are expected to fly to Manitoba before Canada’s temporary emergency visas expire at the end of March, the president of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress Manitoba Provincial Council said.
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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-signed Canadian receiver Drew Wolitarsky to a two-year contract extension Saturday. Wolitarsky was slated to become a free agent next month. The six-foot-two, 224-pound receiver returns for a seventh season with Winnipeg. In 2023, he established career highs in catches (47), receiving yards (668) and touchdowns (six). Wolitarsky has appeared in […]
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A spaniel born with six legs that was found abandoned in a supermarket parking lot is now like other dogs after having her extra limbs surgically removed. Ariel, who was named for “The Little Mermaid” character because the additional appendage with two paws on the end looked a flipper, ran through the grass Saturday as […]
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was worried by the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House, branding Trump’s claim that he could stop Ukraine’s war with Russia in 24 hours as “very dangerous.” In an interview with the U.K.’s Channel 4 News that aired Friday, Zelenskyy invited the former president and front-runner […]
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More than 50 restaurants in Manitoba were either temporarily or permanently closed in 2023 for violating health standards.
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An 11-year-old girl who had been missing since Friday evening has been found safe, Winnipeg police say.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that he “will not compromise on full Israeli control” over Gaza and that “this is contrary to a Palestinian state,” rejecting U.S. President Joe Biden’s suggestion that creative solutions could bridge wide gaps between the leaders’ views on Palestinian statehood. In a sign of the pressures Netanyahu’s government […]
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Canada gave Kyiv a draft of its proposed security assurances plan for Ukraine this past week — a major event in Ukrainian news media circles that passed without comment in Ottawa.
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Jonathan Wilkinson has said that assembling the clean electricity grid of the future is a “nation-building project akin to the building of the railway.” The comparison suggests both the importance of the work and the effort that will be required to complete it.
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Police are asking residents of The Pas to be vigilant after 2 people were severely injured in a downtown stabbing Friday afternoon. RCMP said 1 or more suspects were still at large.
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