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• Tuesday 07AM Feb 13/24

  The top baby names in Manitoba in 2023

  

  The Manitoba government has revealed the top baby names for 2023, with some familiar finalists from previous years.

  © CTV | Tue, Feb 13, 2024, 7:27AM

• Tuesday 05AM Feb 13/24

  Mother of sons with autism says respite, other specialized services lacking in rural Manitoba

  

  Ali Puumala and her family moved from Ontario to southwestern Manitoba in the hopes of getting better support for their neurodiverse children — but they've found those services lacking in rural Manitoba, she says.

  © CBC | Tue, Feb 13, 2024, 5:00AM

• Tuesday 05AM Feb 13/24

  Hospital, care home systems failed paralyzed Winnipeg senior in final days, family says

  

  Neglect at a Winnipeg care home and an overrun hospital emergency room marred the final days of a Winnipeg senior's life, his family says.

  © CBC | Tue, Feb 13, 2024, 5:00AM

• Monday 07PM Feb 12/24

  ‘We will get through this, but it’s not going to be easy’

  CARMAN — The shocking, violent deaths of a mother, her teenage niece and three children from this southern Manitoba community have left horrified residents struggling to make sense of the […]

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 7:05PM

• Monday 06PM Feb 12/24

  Cannabis retailers meet with province over licence concerns

  Local cannabis retailers had the provincial government’s ear last week over concerns about licensing sales in convenience stores, gas stations and large retail chains. Sport, Culture, Heritage and Tourism Minister […]

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 6:37PM

• Monday 06PM Feb 12/24

  Tragedy frightening, traumatic for domestic abuse survivors: counsellor

  Hearing news of family violence experienced by others can spark fear and trigger renewed trauma in survivors of domestic abuse, a Winnipeg counsellor says. That’s exactly the sort of reaction […]

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 6:09PM

• Monday 06PM Feb 12/24

  Parks e-licensing system has sent $5.4M in fees out of province

  Manitobans have shelled out more than $5 million in fees to a Texas-based company to visit provincial parks and buy outdoor licences in recent years, as the NDP government hints […]

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 6:01PM

• Monday 05PM Feb 12/24

  City waits as property owner, province debate cleanup of former Vulcan Iron Works

  Conflicting government orders are being blamed for thwarting efforts to remove the charred remains of a Winnipeg industrial building. On Monday, city council’s property and development committee adjourned an appeal […]

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 5:53PM

• Monday 05PM Feb 12/24

  Winnipegger Mike McEwen aims to secure Saskatchewan's 1st Brier win in over 40 years

  

  Mike McEwen has played in seven Canadian men's curling championships for Manitoba. He's about to experience wearing Saskatchewan colours in Regina at the 2024 Montana's Brier.

  © CBC | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 5:18PM

• Monday 05PM Feb 12/24

  Draft city budget’s $1 monthly 911 fee to help pay for federally mandated system upgrade

  Winnipeg was the first city in North America to implement a three-digit phone number to connect with emergency services in 1959. But the city’s 911 infrastructure has failed to keep […]

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 5:10PM

• Monday 04PM Feb 12/24

  Sinkhole shuts down Elmwood street for ‘foreseeable future’

  

  Elmwood commuters may have to find a new route after a sinkhole opened up on a roadway in the area.

  © CTV | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 4:59PM

• Monday 04PM Feb 12/24

  Skating coming back to The Forks, Winnipeg with return of winter

  

  Winnipeg's return to more wintery conditions has seen the Canopy Rink open at The Forks. A spokesperson for the attraction hopes the river trail — or a portion of it — is next.

  © Global | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 4:52PM

• Monday 04PM Feb 12/24

  Manitoba Hydro warns of scam emails, texts threatening power cutoffs

  

  The scam threatens to cut off a customer's power if they don't click a link and make a new account or pay a balance of under $10.

  © Global | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 4:50PM

• Monday 04PM Feb 12/24

  Be prepared to have your ID scanned to get into these northern Ontario LCBOs

  

  Shoppers in northern Ontario will soon be required to have ID documents scanned and recorded to get inside six Liquor Control Board of Ontario stores — in Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout and Kenora — as part of a pilot project. Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries rolled out a similar program in 2020.

  © CBC | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 4:50PM

• Monday 04PM Feb 12/24

  Beadwork artists understand, appreciate need to pass on cultural tradition

  Manitoba Indigenous beadwork artists say learning circles have shaped their understanding and appreciation for the cultural practice, helping them to teach others. Every Wednesday, about 15 beadworkers gather around a […]

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 4:37PM

• Monday 04PM Feb 12/24

  Province replacing GED high-school equivalency tests

  The Manitoba government is getting rid of GED tests. Advanced Education Minister Renee Cable announced Monday that the Canadian Adult Education Credential will replace General Educational Development tests starting in […]

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 4:31PM

• Monday 04PM Feb 12/24

  Manitoba to start phasing out GED high school equivalency tests in June, province says

  

  The Manitoba government is promising a smooth transition once General Educational Development, or GED, tests are discontinued in Canada in the spring.

  © CBC | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 4:13PM

• Monday 03PM Feb 12/24

  ‘Unimaginable’: Manitoba Man Charged with Murder in Deaths of Wife, Children, Teen

  CARMAN, Man. — RCMP in Manitoba say a 29-year-old man has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his wife, three young children and a 17-year-old relative.

  © 2024. This article ‘Unimaginable’: Manitoba Man Charged with Murder in Deaths of Wife, Children, Teen appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 3:39PM

• Monday 02PM Feb 12/24

  4 charged after armed-and-barricaded incident in Winnipeg’s North End

  

  Winnipeg police say four people are facing charges following an armed-and-barricaded standoff in the city's North End over the weekend.

  The post 4 charged after armed-and-barricaded incident in Winnipeg’s North End appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 2:47PM

• Monday 01PM Feb 12/24

  Man facing lengthy list of charges after three WPS officers shot in North End standoff

  A man has been charged after three city police officers were shot and wounded in a North End apartment Saturday. It was the first shooting of Winnipeg Police Service officers […]

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 1:35PM

• Monday 01PM Feb 12/24

  Crash on Lagimodiere leaves man dead

  

  One person is dead and another was taken to the hospital after a two-car crash on Sunday night on Lagimodiere Boulevard.

  © CTV | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 1:33PM

• Monday 01PM Feb 12/24

  Carman father charged with killing wife, her niece, three young children

  A Manitoba father is charged with five counts of first-degree murder in the killings of his three young children, his common-law wife and her niece Sunday, in what is being […]

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 1:32PM

• Monday 01PM Feb 12/24

  Winnipeg man charged after College Avenue armed-and-barricaded standoff

  

  One man has been charged after an hours-long armed-and-barricaded standoff with Winnipeg police officers at a North End apartment building on the weekend.

  © CBC | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 1:22PM

• Monday 01PM Feb 12/24

  Driver in his 40s dead after car crash in St. Boniface

  

  A driver in his 40s died in hospital after his car and another vehicle collided in Winnipeg's St. Boniface neighbourhood Sunday night.

  © CBC | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 1:01PM

• Monday 12PM Feb 12/24

  Portage la Prairie traffic stop leads Manitoba RCMP to seize drugs, weapons

  

  The suspect now faces charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking, as well as possessing property obtained by crime and multiple weapons offences.

  © Global | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 12:46PM

• Monday 12PM Feb 12/24

  Seine River School Division custodial employees begin strike

  

  The union representing custodial employees in the Seine River School Division (SRSD) says it has begun a strike on Monday. Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU) Local No. 143 says it’s withdrawing all services from the school division while contract negotiations are at the bargaining table. The school division says their latest proposal would […]

  The post Seine River School Division custodial employees begin strike appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 12:22PM

• Monday 12PM Feb 12/24

  1 dead, 1 in hospital following collision Sunday night in Winnipeg

  

  Winnipeg police say one person is dead and another is in hospital following a multi-vehicle collision Sunday night. WPS says around 10:15 p.m., officers responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision at Lagimodiere Boulevard and Cottonwood Road. One driver — a man in his 40s — was taken to hospital in critical condition. Police […]

  The post 1 dead, 1 in hospital following collision Sunday night in Winnipeg appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 12:22PM

• Monday 12PM Feb 12/24

  Timeline of police response to five suspicious deaths in Manitoba

  

  CARMAN, Man. — RCMP say three children and two women died in separate but connected events Sunday in and around the town of Carman, southwest of Winnipeg. Police have taken a 29-year-old man into custody.  Here is a timeline of the police response to the five deaths. All times are local: 7:30 a.m. Officers are […]

  The post Timeline of police response to five suspicious deaths in Manitoba appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 12:16PM

• Monday 12PM Feb 12/24

  Manitoba man charged with 1st-degree murder in deaths of partner, 3 children and partner's relative

  

  A Manitoba man has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his 30-year-old partner, their three young children and a relative of his partner, whose bodies were all found in various locations in southern Manitoba on Sunday.

  © CBC | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 12:15PM

• Monday 12PM Feb 12/24

  First-degree murder charges laid in deaths of five family members in Manitoba

  

  A 29-year-old Manitoba man has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder after he allegedly killed five members of his family, including his three children in and around Carman Sunday.

  © CTV | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 12:10PM

• Monday 11AM Feb 12/24

  Replacement for GED program coming this summer

  

  Manitoba has brought in a new program to help ensure adults can access employment opportunities in the future.

  © CTV | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 11:51AM

• Monday 11AM Feb 12/24

  Safe in Winnipeg, these Ukrainians still hold out hope for the war at home

  

  Manitoba has welcomed 20,000 Ukrainians since Russia invaded their homeland two years ago. Many have left their lives and families behind in the hopes of helping the war effort at home.

  © CBC | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 11:45AM

• Monday 11AM Feb 12/24

  Dole, President's Choice, Fresh Express salad kits recalled due to possible Listeria

  

  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has added more salad kits to a recall that started last week due to possible Listeria contamination.

  © CTV | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 11:43AM

• Monday 11AM Feb 12/24

  Manitoba's record-breaking snow maze opens following warm weather delays

  

  Though navigating your way through the world’s largest snow maze has its challenges, trying to build it during Manitoba’s mild winter is no walk in the snow either.

  © CTV | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 11:40AM

• Monday 11AM Feb 12/24

  Winnipeg man dies in crash at Lagimodiere Boulevard

  

  A collision on Lagimodiere Boulevard claimed the life of a man in his 40s on Sunday night, Winnipeg police report.

  © Global | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 11:36AM

• Monday 11AM Feb 12/24

  Man Dies Following Two-Vehicle Crash on Lagimodiere Blvd.

  Winnipeg police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision Sunday night in the Windsor Park area.

  © 2024. This article Man Dies Following Two-Vehicle Crash on Lagimodiere Blvd. appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 11:16AM

• Monday 11AM Feb 12/24

  Keewatin Avenue Strip Mall Heavily Damaged by Fire

  WINNIPEG -- An early morning fire caused significant damage to a strip mall in the 1000 block of Keewatin Avenue.

  © 2024. This article Keewatin Avenue Strip Mall Heavily Damaged by Fire appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 11:04AM

• Monday 11AM Feb 12/24

  Winnipeg police detail standoff: Officers shot during armed robbery response

  

  Police said the incident involved a woman being held against her will. A standoff between officers and one of the suspects left three officers injured.

  © Global | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 11:01AM

• Monday 10AM Feb 12/24

  Suspects charged after officers shot during armed and barricaded incident: Winnipeg police

  

  Winnipeg police released new details of a lengthy standoff in the North End that led to three officers being shot with shotgun pellets.

  © CTV | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 10:49AM

• Monday 10AM Feb 12/24

  3 officers shot with shotgun pellets after suspects barricaded themselves inside apartment: WPS

  

  Winnipeg police released new details of a lengthy standoff in the North End that led to three officers being shot with shotgun pellets.

  © CTV | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 10:49AM

• Monday 10AM Feb 12/24

  Manitoba replacing General Educational Development (GED) tests

  

  GED tests will be discontinued in Canada effective May 3 this year, the Manitoba government said. They will be replaced by the Canadian Adult Education Credential.

  © Global | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 10:38AM

• Monday 09AM Feb 12/24

  Veteran linebacker Shayne Gauthier back in blue and gold

  

  The football club announced Monday that they've agreed to a one-year deal with the 31-year-old Quebec native, originally drafted by Winnipeg in 2016.

  © Global | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 9:48AM

• Monday 08AM Feb 12/24

  ANALYSIS: Can Jets get back on track as legitimate contenders?

  

  The Winnipeg Jets' longest losing streak of the season came to an end Saturday night in front of the fourth sellout crowd of the current campaign at Canada Life Centre.

  © Global | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 8:45AM

• Monday 08AM Feb 12/24

  David McLeod's humorous play about reconciliation among productions hitting Royal MTC Mainstage next season

  

  The Royal MTC's 2024-25 lineup includes Broadway staples and Tony Award winners — but also the works of three Manitobans, including one play that will be hitting the Mainstage.

  © CBC | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 8:18AM

• Monday 08AM Feb 12/24

  Manitoba government moving 'as fast as we can' on landfill search, minister says

  

  Manitoba cabinet minister Nahanni Fontaine says she understands that the delays are "a form of torture" for families waiting for a search of a landfill believed to hold the remains of two murdered Indigenous women.

  © CBC | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 8:09AM

• Monday 08AM Feb 12/24

  ‘A dark time in Manitoba’: Carman man facing 5 first-degree murder charges in family’s deaths

  

  A 29-year-old Carman man is facing five counts of first-degree murder in connection with the weekend deaths of five members of his own family.

  © Global | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 8:05AM

• Monday 07AM Feb 12/24

  Monday morning fires leave Winnipeg building, homes severely damaged

  

  A pair of major fires on Monday have left a Winnipeg building and two homes with extensive damage.

  © CTV | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 7:42AM

• Monday 07AM Feb 12/24

  Fires at commercial building, vacant houses mean busy morning for Winnipeg firefighters

  

  Firefighters anticipate crews will remain at both scenes throughout Monday morning, with road closures to stay in place throughout the busy commute.

  © Global | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 7:33AM

• Monday 07AM Feb 12/24

  As pandemic bills come due, are Canada’s small businesses in danger?

  

  In today’s Big Story Podcast, we hear it again and again: small business is the backbone of our economy. To take that metaphor a little further, if that’s the case, then our economy is starting to slouch in a big way. Last year, small business insolvencies hit a level not seen in more than a […]

  The post As pandemic bills come due, are Canada’s small businesses in danger? appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 7:22AM

• Monday 07AM Feb 12/24

  'I have no words for this' says owner of store in burning Winnipeg strip mall

  

  Jagjit Gill had been watching in disbelief since 4:45 a.m. Monday as firefighters battled flames engulfing his business in northwest Winnipeg.

  © CBC | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 7:10AM

• Monday 05AM Feb 12/24

  How this inner-city Winnipeg youth shelter helps kids struggling with isolation, trauma find community

  

  A tall man wearing jeans and a black sweatshirt stands still in a grey concrete hallway as others walk past. Burn scars cover most of his face, only partially visible because of a hoodie pulled tight. 

  © CBC | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 5:00AM

• Monday 05AM Feb 12/24

  Winnipeg Arts Council surprised by end of public art program after 20 years

  

  The Winnipeg Arts Council says it's surprised the city plans to provide it with no money this year for public art, in a move that effectively cancels a 20-year program that left a legacy of large installations across the Manitoba capital.

  © CBC | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 5:00AM

• Monday 03AM Feb 12/24

  ‘Unimaginable’: Manitoba man charged with murder in deaths of wife, children, teen

  

  RCMP in Manitoba say a 29-year-old man has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his wife, three young children and a 17-year-old relative. Family and friends are dealing with an “unimaginable tragedy,” RCMP Insp. Tim Arseneault told a news conference in Winnipeg on Monday.  “Our thoughts are also with the community […]

  The post ‘Unimaginable’: Manitoba man charged with murder in deaths of wife, children, teen appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 3:00AM

• Sunday 09PM Feb 11/24

  Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title over 49ers in overtime

  

  Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are back-to-back Super Bowl champs, after an OT win against the San Francisco 49ers.

  The post Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title over 49ers in overtime appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 9:57PM

• Sunday 07PM Feb 11/24

  Carruthers wins Manitoba men's curling championship, earns 12th Brier trip

  

  Alberta's Aaron Sluchinski, Manitoba's Reid Carruthers and wild-card Kevin Koe completed the 18-team field for the national men's curling championship Sunday.

  © CBC | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 7:47PM

• Sunday 07PM Feb 11/24

  Winnipeg-born Nick Taylor beats Charley Hoffman in playoff to win Phoenix Open, 4th PGA Tour title

  

  Nick Taylor made an 11-foot birdie putt to beat Charley Hoffman on the second hole of a playoff after birdieing three of the last four in regulation Sunday, capping another wild week at the Phoenix Open with his second memorable victory.

  © CBC | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 7:10PM

• Sunday 06PM Feb 11/24

  Manitoba RCMP Say Three Children and Two Women Dead, Man in Custody

  WINNIPEG — Police extended condolences to residents of a small Manitoba town on Sunday as they launched a probe to determine how three children died after being pulled from a burning vehicle and two women were found dead in separate but connected circumstances. 

  © 2024. This article Manitoba RCMP Say Three Children and Two Women Dead, Man in Custody appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 6:02PM

• Sunday 04PM Feb 11/24

  Firefighters rescue people trapped in Winnipeg apartment blaze

  

  Five people have been taken to hospital — two in critical condition — after firefighters in Winnipeg worked to rescue people trapped in a fire at an apartment building. The City of Winnipeg says firefighters responded early Sunday to reports of a blaze at the five-storey building and learned multiple residents might be trapped in their suites. Crews found […]

  The post Firefighters rescue people trapped in Winnipeg apartment blaze appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 4:17PM

• Sunday 03PM Feb 11/24

  RCMP investigating 5 suspicious deaths in southern Manitoba

  Two women and three children were found dead in southern Manitoba Sunday morning in a series of three incidents police say are related. A 29-year-old man is in police custody […]

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 3:42PM

• Sunday 03PM Feb 11/24

  3 children, 2 women found dead: Manitoba RCMP

  

  Manitoba RCMP confirms five individuals are dead including three children who were pulled out of a burning vehicle. Police said one person is in custody.

  © Global | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 3:23PM

• Sunday 03PM Feb 11/24

  Man in custody after 5 people, including 3 children, found dead in southern Manitoba

  

  Five people — three of them children — were found dead Sunday morning in three incidents RCMP say are linked in southern Manitoba.

  © CBC | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 3:19PM

• Sunday 02PM Feb 11/24

  3 children, 2 women dead in southern Manitoba; suspect in custody: RCMP

  

  Three children and two women are dead in southern Manitoba Sunday, police say. The suspect, a 29-year-old man, is in custody, police say. No charges have been laid. RCMP believe the suspect and victims knew each other, but couldn’t add more about their exact relationship. They say there is no threat to public safety. “We’re […]

  The post 3 children, 2 women dead in southern Manitoba; suspect in custody: RCMP appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 2:46PM

• Sunday 02PM Feb 11/24

  Suspect in custody after deaths of 3 children, 2 women in southern Manitoba

  

  The Manitoba RCMP is investigating five suspicious deaths at three locations in in southern Manitoba.

  © CTV | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 2:43PM

• Sunday 02PM Feb 11/24

  Winnipeg putting 'its money where its mouth is' when it comes to tree canopy: Non-profit organization

  

  One non-profit is applauding the city for giving Winnipeg’s tree canopy a boost in the 2024 budget.

  © CTV | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 2:29PM

• Sunday 12PM Feb 11/24

  Canada to send firefighters, equipment to help battle Chilean wildfires

  

  Canada is sending manpower and equipment to Chile as the South American country battles devastating wildfires. In a statement posted on X on Sunday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thanked Chile for its “invaluable support” last year when Canada battled wildfires, adding that it would return the favour in the form of “firefighting experts and wildland […]

  The post Canada to send firefighters, equipment to help battle Chilean wildfires appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 12:00PM

• Sunday 11AM Feb 11/24

  Taylor Swift chugs beer, cuddles Blake Lively and gets mobbed as Chiefs beat 49ers in the Super Bowl

  

  Taylor Swift was smothered by her celebrity suite-mates at Allegiant Stadium when her significant other Travis Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs clinched an overtime win over the San Francisco 49ers.

  © CTV | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 11:34AM

• Sunday 11AM Feb 11/24

  Manitoba Hydro warning customers about text message scam

  

  Manitoba Hydro is warning customers about a text message scam. The Crown Corporation says fake text messages are claiming a customer’s bill is not fully paid, and threatening to cut off electricity if the balance is not received. The text message includes a fake link. “These messages are not from us — they are fake,” […]

  The post Manitoba Hydro warning customers about text message scam appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 11:31AM

• Sunday 11AM Feb 11/24

  Winnipeg apartment building fire sends five to hospital

  

  Five people were taken to hospital on Sunday morning following an apartment fire in Winnipeg’s West End.

  © CTV | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 11:27AM

• Sunday 11AM Feb 11/24

  Manitoba Hydro urges customers to delete fraudulent text messages

  

  Manitoba Hydro says customers should beware a text message scam that threatens to cut off people's power if they don't pay their electricity bill.

  © CBC | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 11:16AM

• Sunday 11AM Feb 11/24

  Five injured in Furby Street apartment fire

  Two people are critically injured and three others are in unstable condition after residents became trapped inside a burning West Broadway apartment building early Sunday morning. The blaze began around […]

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 11:06AM

• Sunday 11AM Feb 11/24

  A Dene filmmaker and his 'Cold Road' to Indigenous representation on screen

  

  Filmed in Alberta and the N.W.T, Dene filmmaker Kevin Redvers’ newly-released thriller Cold Road is entirely written, directed and produced by Indigenous creatives.

  © CBC | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 11:00AM

• Sunday 10AM Feb 11/24

  5 taken to hospital after Winnipeg apartment fire

  

  Winnipeg fire crews rescued more than 30 people from a major apartment building fire in the early hours of Sunday morning. Five people were taken to hospital.

  © Global | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 10:47AM

• Sunday 10AM Feb 11/24

  Westman Multicultural Festival returns to celebrate growing diversity in Brandon

  

  Brandonites were able to trot around the globe in their own city this weekend, with the return of the Westman Multicultural Festival pavilions for the first time since 2020.

  © CBC | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 10:30AM

• Sunday 09AM Feb 11/24

  Winnipeg's Emily Potter, Canadian women's basketball team qualifies for Paris Olympics

  

  The Canadian women's basketball team will be playing in Paris this summer – thanks to a big assist from Spain. Canada missed a chance to win its way into the Olympic Games, but a Spanish win over Hungary clinched a spot for Canada on Sunday at the FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament in Sopron, Hungary.

  © CBC | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 9:56AM

• Sunday 09AM Feb 11/24

  NATO leader says Trump puts allies at risks by saying Russia can ‘do whatever the hell they want’

  

  The head of the NATO military alliance warned Sunday that Donald Trump was putting the safety of U.S. troops and their allies at risk after the Republican presidential front-runner said Russia should be able to do “whatever the hell they want” to NATO members who don’t meet their defense spending targets. “Any suggestion that allies […]

  The post NATO leader says Trump puts allies at risks by saying Russia can ‘do whatever the hell they want’ appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 9:47AM

• Sunday 09AM Feb 11/24

  5 people in hospital after Winnipeg apartment fire

  

  Two people are in critical condition and three are in unstable condition after an apartment building on Furby Street caught fire Sunday morning.

  © CBC | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 9:28AM

• Sunday 08AM Feb 11/24

  Five People Sent to Hospital After Winnipeg Apartment Blaze

  WINNIPEG -- Five people were transported to hospital early Sunday following a fire in a five-storey apartment building.

  © 2024. This article Five People Sent to Hospital After Winnipeg Apartment Blaze appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 8:53AM

• Sunday 08AM Feb 11/24

  'I got really angry': Ontario woman scares away car thieves at her home

  

  When Maryam Ali saw a headlight on her car turn on in the middle of the night, she knew something wasn’t right — and rushed out to confront two car thieves, screaming at them.

  © CTV | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 8:53AM

• Sunday 08AM Feb 11/24

  211 Manitoba Expands Service for Winnipeg Seniors

  Manitoba's 211 helpline and United Way Winnipeg has expanded support for older adults across the province.

  © 2024. This article 211 Manitoba Expands Service for Winnipeg Seniors appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 8:02AM

• Sunday 07AM Feb 11/24

  Remote software updates transforming auto industry, experts say

  

  Picture a broken-down car at the side of the road. Most likely, it’s an image of a frustrated driver looking under the hood or using their phone to call for help. But that may be changing. Advanced software in connected cars is progressing faster, making it possible to fix some problems without a trip to […]

  The post Remote software updates transforming auto industry, experts say appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 7:00AM

• Sunday 06AM Feb 11/24

  Manitoba looking at next steps to curtail 'zombie deer' disease after case discovered near Winkler

  

  Provincial biologist Richard Davis says he’s optimistic that the so-called "zombie deer" disease will be contained in Manitoba, after only four positive cases of chronic wasting disease were found among the more than 4,000 deer samples analyzed during the 2023 hunting season.

  © CBC | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 6:00AM

• Sunday 06AM Feb 11/24

  Africa will ‘friend-zone’ Canada if Ottawa doesn’t improve engagement, experts say

  

  Canada is approaching total irrelevance in the world’s fastest-growing continent, experts argue, saying that a pattern of disengagement in trade, diplomacy and investment in Africa means Ottawa is ceding ground to Russia and China. “Africa is going to friend-zone Canada if the current approach remains, because it’s lukewarm,” said Stanley Achonu, the Nigeria director for […]

  The post Africa will ‘friend-zone’ Canada if Ottawa doesn’t improve engagement, experts say appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 6:00AM

• Sunday 05AM Feb 11/24

  New book based on sex survey offers unprecedented look into Canadians’ bedrooms

  

  Until recently, Tina Fetner’s sociology students at McMaster University were skeptical when she presented statistics about sexual activity.  Though researchers at Indiana University have long conducted surveys about Americans’ sex lives, Fetner’s students wanted to see Canadian data — which didn’t exist. “As soon as you present U.S. data to them, they’re like: ‘Yeah, but […]

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  © CityTV | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 5:00AM

• Sunday 04AM Feb 11/24

  President Biden says Israel shouldn’t press into Rafah without ‘credible’ plan to protect civilians

  

  Israel should not conduct a military operation in the densely populated Gaza border town of Rafah without a “credible and executable” plan to protect civilians, U.S. President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, the White House said. It was the most forceful language yet from the president on the possible operation. Biden, […]

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  © CityTV | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 4:55AM

• Sunday 03AM Feb 11/24

  Millions of people in Canada have sleep apnea. The problem is not all of them realize it

  

  Krista Biddiscombe is one of the millions of Canadians living with sleep apnea. Despite facing challenges getting a diagnosis, she says her sleep improved the moment she began treating her condition with a CPAP machine.

  © CBC | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 3:00AM

• Sunday 03AM Feb 11/24

  Her car was stolen 3 times in the past year. She says consumers shouldn't bear the brunt of the problem

  

  A Toronto woman whose car was stolen three times in the past year — and who had a rental car stolen too — says nobody is taking the problem seriously enough.

  © CBC | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 3:00AM

• Sunday 03AM Feb 11/24

  Cousins are disappearing. Is this reshaping the experience of childhood?

  

  Canadian children have fewer cousins than previous generations — a growing trend as the decreasing fertility rate causes extended families to narrow over time, sociologists and demographers say.

  © CBC | Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 3:00AM

• Saturday 10PM Feb 10/24

  Hellebuyck Helps Jets Edge Penguins 2-1

  WINNIPEG — Connor Hellebuyck was brilliant as he backstopped the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.

  © 2024. This article Hellebuyck Helps Jets Edge Penguins 2-1 appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Sat, Feb 10, 2024, 10:55PM

• Saturday 06PM Feb 10/24

  'Done being patient': Treaty 4 First Nations suing Ottawa over $5 annuity payments

  

  Chief Lynn Acoose says she's taking a step elders and past Indigenous leaders in her community have long been reluctant to.

  © CTV | Sat, Feb 10, 2024, 6:28PM

• Saturday 06PM Feb 10/24

  'Just delete it': Manitoba Hydro warning about text message scam

  

  Manitoba Hydro is warning the public about a text message scam that’s becoming increasingly prevalent.

  © CTV | Sat, Feb 10, 2024, 6:15PM

• Saturday 06PM Feb 10/24

  News briefs for Sunday, February 11, 2024

  A collection of breaking news briefs filed on Sunday, February 11, 2024 Team Reid Carruthers to represent Manitoba at the Brier 5:48 PM STONEWALL — It sounds odd but Brad […]

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Sat, Feb 10, 2024, 6:00PM

• Saturday 06PM Feb 10/24

  News briefs for Saturday, February 10, 2024

  A collection of breaking news briefs filed on Saturday, February 10, 2024 Jets beat Penguins 2-1 to snap winless skid 8:33 PM The Winnipeg Jets have ended a five-game winless […]

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Sat, Feb 10, 2024, 6:00PM

• Saturday 05PM Feb 10/24

  Winnipeg Sikh community puts together care packages for victims of domestic violence

  

  About two dozen people were at the Valley Gardens Community Centre Sunday putting together care packages for women and children in shelters.

  © CBC | Sat, Feb 10, 2024, 5:56PM

• Saturday 05PM Feb 10/24

  Winnipeg Sikh community prepares Valentine’s care packages for women’s shelters

  

  The organization does this every year as part of their One Billion Rising initiative, which aims to raise awareness for women who experience abuse.

  © Global | Sat, Feb 10, 2024, 5:36PM

• Saturday 04PM Feb 10/24

  2 men in custody following armed, barricaded incident in Winnipeg

  

  Winnipeg had an increased police presence responding to a report of an armed barricaded that involved a suspect discharging a firearm at police.

  © Global | Sat, Feb 10, 2024, 4:55PM

• Saturday 04PM Feb 10/24

  Suspect fires on officers in armed-and-barricaded standoff in North End: police

  

  Winnipeg police say two men were taken into custody and three officers were injured after being shot at during an hours-long armed-and-barricaded standoff in North End Saturday. The Winnipeg Police Service says officers were called to an apartment building on College Avenue and Charles Street after 3 a.m. for a report of a woman being […]

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  © CityTV | Sat, Feb 10, 2024, 4:48PM

• Saturday 04PM Feb 10/24

  Three police officers shot, wounded in College Avenue standoff

  Three Winnipeg police officers were wounded after they were shot during a standoff at an apartment on College Avenue. Two men have been arrested. After receiving a call about a […]

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Sat, Feb 10, 2024, 4:30PM

• Saturday 04PM Feb 10/24

  Three Winnipeg Police Officers Shot During Standoff

  Three Winnipeg police officers were shot early Saturday during a standoff in the 200 block of College Avenue.

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  © ChrisD | Sat, Feb 10, 2024, 4:11PM

• Saturday 03PM Feb 10/24

  Sikh community sending Valentine’s Day love to women’s shelters

  Volunteers from the Sikh community in Winnipeg spent their Saturday packing gift bags with Valentine’s Day cards, treats and personal hygiene products meant to be handed out at women’s shelters […]

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Sat, Feb 10, 2024, 3:53PM

• Saturday 03PM Feb 10/24

  Ukrainian refugee using social media to help others overcome struggles of leaving homeland, adapt to new country

  

  An Instagram influencer who came to Winnipeg with her family as refugees from Ukraine is sharing her experience of adapting to a new country, in hopes her story can help support others. Tetiana Kucherenko came to Canada in October 2022 with her husband Dmytro and their young child, who’s now in kindergarten. They live in […]

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  © CityTV | Sat, Feb 10, 2024, 3:32PM