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A 38-year-old man from Pine Creek First Nation has been charged after a vehicle rollover killed a 5-year-old boy last spring, RCMP say.
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Winnipeg police say one of two suspects believed to be linked to the death of River Harper on Feb. 7, has been charged. WPS says after releasing images of the two suspects believed to be linked to the death that happened on Assiniboine Avenue, officers received tips that led to the identification of both suspects. […]
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Winnipeg police have arrested one man and are looking for another in connection to the death of 19-year-old River Harper.
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A judge has ordered a Manitoba man accused of killing five family members, including his three young children, to undergo a mental health assessment to determine if he is fit to stand trial. Ryan Manoakeesick appeared by video in front of provincial court Judge Donald Slough on Monday after the accused’s lawyer requested the assessment. The 29-year-old, […]
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The Manitoba government has to date budgeted $200,000 to advertise its temporary fuel-tax cut, the finance minister’s office says, and is also running an opinion poll on the effectiveness of the ads. The ads, which have popped up on billboards, on social media and in other locations, tout the government’s move to suspend the 14-cent-per-litre fuel tax […]
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Snow and extreme cold are on the way to Winnipeg. Starting Monday night, the city is expected to drop to -18oC, with 2 cm of snow also expected overnight. According to Environment Canada, snow and blowing snow will begin in the evening and continue into Tuesday. High winds are also expected Monday evening, ranging from […]
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The Manitoba government has to date budgeted $200,000 to advertise its temporary fuel-tax cut, the finance minister's office says, and is also running an opinion poll on the effectiveness of the ads.
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Manitoba's police watchdog has launched an investigation after a man was injured during an arrest by Winnipeg police.
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This will mark the first time in Sergio Castillo's pro career that he'll play two straight seasons with the same team.
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WINNIPEG — A judge has ordered a Manitoba man accused of killing five family members, including his three young children, to undergo a mental health assessment to determine if he is fit to stand trial.
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What was once an old vacant house in the city's West Broadway neighbourhood is now a pile of rubble, after a fire at the home Sunday night.
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A judge has approved a request for a mental health assessment of a man accused of killing his common-law partner, their three children and her cousin in southern Manitoba earlier this month.
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The Winnipeg Sea Bears have signed Canadian guard Alex Campbell for the upcoming CEBL season.
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Singer-songwriter Jann Arden and comedian Rick Mercer are coming to Winnipeg this spring.
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Jennifer Jones bid a reluctant goodbye to a curling stage where she's performed brilliantly in her career.
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Jennifer Jones bid a reluctant goodbye to a curling stage where she's performed brilliantly in her career. Her Manitoba team's exit in Sunday's 5-4 loss to Rachel Homan in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts final marked the end of an era in women's curling.
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Kyle Connor scored his second goal of the game on a 3-on-1 breakaway in overtime to give the Winnipeg Jets a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday night, extending the Coyotes' losing streak to 12 games.
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Some Indigenous youth in Winnipeg say discrimination in the province’s primary health-care system is pervasive — and they want more Indigenous staff and fewer barriers to accessing care in order to help fix that problem, a new report says.
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Parts of western and central Manitoba are under a snowfall warning as an Alberta clipper moves across the Prairies.
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Mining is one of our province’s best kept secrets — most people know little about the modern mines operating today.
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In today’s Big Story podcast, recent reports have seen Russian forces make some of their biggest gains into Ukrainian territory in recent weeks, while aid for Ukraine from Western allies has become harder and harder to come by. Does that mean a Russian victory is inevitable? Or does it merely signal a new phase of […]
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Winnipeg residents living near the former Vulcan Iron Works building say they're sick and tired of the property catching fire over and over, and urge someone to step up and clean it up.
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Brandon landlord Shirley Harkness started the eviction process with the Tenancies Branch in mid-December for damages to her rental property, failure to pay rent and alleged criminal activity. She says the tenant caused $8,000 in damages before finaly being evicted in February.
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Here’s the good news: Airfares have declined in Canada. The bad news? You might wind up paying more in added fees. WestJet, along with several U.S. airlines, recently hiked its checked-bag charges. And Flair Airlines has a new fee: a charge for paying for your flight with a credit card.
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The mother of a British Columbia teen who died by suicide after being targeted by online sextortion is pleading with federal lawmakers to pass a bill being tabled in Parliament today. Carol Todd, whose daughter Amanda posted a video on YouTube detailing her ordeal before she died in 2012, says she worries that opposition parties […]
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WINNIPEG — Kyle Connor scored 33 seconds into overtime to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 victory on Sunday that extended the Arizona Coyotes’ losing streak to 12 games.
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Manitobans fully packed an auditorium inside the Canadian Museum for Human Rights Sunday for an event showing solidarity with Ukraine as Russia's full-scale invasion of that country enters its third year.
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Jennifer Jones advanced to Sunday’s final at the Canadian women’s curling championship with a 12-7 semifinal win over fellow-Manitoban Kate Cameron. Jones scored five points in the first end to control the afternoon game early. She added deuces in the third, fifth and seventh ends to keep Cameron chasing. Cameron shook hands after the ninth end. Cameron played […]
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Ontario’s Rachel Homan won her fourth Canadian women's curling championship with a 5-4 victory over Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones on Sunday in Calgary. Homan denied the retiring legend’s bid for a record-breaking seventh Scotties Tournament of Hearts title in her final appearance.
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Winnipeg fire crews were still working to put out a blaze at a vacant warehouse in North Point Douglas Sunday. The City of Winnipeg is asking people to avoid the area of Maple Street and Sutherland Avenue. In a post on X around 12:30 p.m., the city described the fire as “well involved.” Winnipeg Fire […]
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Police allege a Winnipeg man was impaired when he drove his vehicle onto a sidewalk before coming to a stop at the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters. Police say it happened Saturday around 2:20 p.m., when a Ford Ranger was allegedly driven onto the east sidewalk of Smith Street and stopped under the HQ’s public entrance […]
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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says pharmacare will not jeopardize Canada’s fiscal standing as the federal government intends to abide by the spending rules it pledged in the fall. The NDP confirmed on Friday that it reached a deal on pharmacare with the Liberals, which would allow every Canadian with a health card to access free […]
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The body of a missing 19-year-old man from The Pas, Man., has been found, the RCMP say.
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Rachel Homan booked an express ticket to the Canadian women's curling championship final with an extra-end 5-4 win over Jennifer Jones in an intense playoff game Saturday night.
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Winnipeg police arrested an impaired driver Saturday afternoon after he literally drove up to their front door.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action in the two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Zelenskyy said that the number was far lower than estimates given by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government. “31,000 Ukrainian military personnel have been killed in this […]
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Winnipeg's local zoo is celebrating International Polar Bear Day with a weekend full of activities, information sessions and other events meant to bring awareness to the impact climate change has on the province's beloved animal.
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Leap year. It’s a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why? Have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every four year phenom that adds a 29th day to February. BY THE NUMBERS The math is mind-boggling in […]
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Winnipeg firefighters battled a blaze Saturday night in a vacant multi-storey industrial building on Sutherland Avenue.
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Oral Virtue first met Newfoundland-based Canadian soldiers as a child growing up in Jamaica, never forgetting their friendliness, openness and the way they spoke this “funky foreign language.” More than five decades later, Virtue, 61, recalls a lifetime of service as a soldier while viewing the Black History Month exhibition at the Military Museums in […]
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Half of promised Western military support to Ukraine fails to arrive on time, complicating the task of military planners and ultimately costing the lives of soldiers in Russia’s war, the Ukrainian defense minister said Sunday. Rustan Umerov, speaking at the “Ukraine. Year 2024” forum in Kyiv, stressed that each delayed aid shipment meant Ukrainian troop […]
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Dezarae Bodnar is part of a research study looking to break down barriers and make trails at Brandon's Riverbank Discovery Centre more accessible. She wants to find out how Brandonites use the green space to make it more inclusive and welcoming, especially for Indigenous community members.
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Ask John Wildenborg if he thinks Canadians will be paying more for steak during future barbecue seasons, and the owner of Calgary specialty butcher shop Master Meats doesn’t hesitate. “Prices are definitely going to go higher, no ifs, ands or buts about it,” he said. “It keeps me up at night, actually, thinking about coming […]
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In speaking with community organizations, CBC News found that Canada's drug crisis is affecting a largely unchecked population of users – newcomers – and we don't even know how severe the issue is. Now, experts are calling not only for better data collection, but also more attention to the realities that lead newcomers to use drugs, and culturally-specific care that could help them escape it.
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Winnipeg fire crews were once again fighting the blazes at an industrial building in North Point Douglas that's been hit with several fires since it was destroyed last July.
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Ukrainians in Winnipeg are joining the rest of the world in commemorating the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of their homeland. Katerina Reznyk was living in Poland with her husband and two daughters when Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago. Reznyk, who has since moved to Winnipeg, says the most difficult […]
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Congolese Winnipeggers took to the streets this weekend, calling on the Canadian government to act as thousands continue to be displaced or killed in the latest flareup of a decades-long war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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As Ukrainians all over the world commemorate the war against Russia entering its third year, many people are turning to faith to help support them through this time. Orest Cap spent most of Saturday commemorating the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine with his community members. They gathered for prayers and memorial services at […]
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Rachel Homan booked an express ticket to the Canadian women's curling championship final with a 6-4 win in extra ends over Jennifer Jones in a playoff game Saturday night in Calgary.
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Manitobans are determined to show Ukrainian soldiers and civilians that they won’t forget about the lives lost since Russia's invasion of Ukraine two years ago.
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With Calgary-based Lynx Air closing, and flights from the budget airline no longer an option for travellers after Feb. 25, what kind of impact will this have on customers?
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Justin Trudeau wrapped up a surprise trip to war-torn Ukraine with a blistering attack on Vladimir Putin, calling the Russian leader a “weakling” who uses police and the military to crush his opposition. Speaking with reporters at the end of his visit to the capital Kiyv, Trudeau accused Putin of “executing” opposition leader Alexei Navalny, […]
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OTTAWA — Events marking the second anniversary of Russia's deadly invasion of Ukraine were planned across Canada on Saturday, as head of the organization representing Ukrainian Canadians urged people to honour those who have been killed in the war.
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OTTAWA — Events marking the second anniversary of Russia’s deadly invasion of Ukraine were planned across Canada on Saturday, as head of the organization representing Ukrainian Canadians urged people to honour those who have been killed in the war. Alexandra Chyczij, national president of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, said the day marked a grim milestone […]
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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have re-signed American kicker Sergio Castillo to a one-year contract.
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For Ukrainians in country and as far away as Canada, Saturday’s grim second anniversary of the Russian invasion means reflection on lives lost, families shattered, hard choices made, and even harder choices to come. In Edmonton, Archpriest Cornell Zubritsky, sees it every week among parishioners at Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. He […]
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A leak this month sent nearly 230 million litres of untreated sewage into the Red River, but it doesn't come close to matching the biggest in Winnipeg history.
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While it hasn’t been your average Winnipeg winter, that hasn’t stopped Grade 6 students at École Victoria-Albert School from taking full advantage of the weather.
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High-ranking Israeli Cabinet members were expected to meet Saturday with a delegation that returned from talks in Paris with negotiators from the United States, Egypt and Qatar in search of a deal on pausing the fighting in Gaza, an Israeli official said. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the […]
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