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• Sunday 06AM Feb 13/22

  Canada’s Steven Dubois wins bronze in men’s 500m short track event

  

  Canadian short-track speedskater Steven Dubois won a bronze medal in the men’s 500 metres on Sunday at the Beijing Olympics. Dubois finished third behind Shaoang Liu of Hungary and Konstantin Ivliev of Russia. The 24-year-old native of Terrebonne, Que., also won silver in the 1,500 metres after missing out on the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics when […]

  The post Canada’s Steven Dubois wins bronze in men’s 500m short track event appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Sun, Feb 13, 2022, 6:29AM

• Sunday 06AM Feb 13/22

  Painful teen experience of being outed inspires Winnipegger to spread message of self-love

  

  In the last part of a four-part video series exploring identity with several Filipinos living in Winnipeg, Filipino-Winnipegger Dave encourages other people to lean into the discomfort and pain they feel when discovering their true selves.

  © CBC | Sun, Feb 13, 2022, 6:00AM

• Sunday 05AM Feb 13/22

  Winnipeg's Heather McLean competes in the women's 500m speed skating final at Beijing 2022

  

  Canada failed to advance to the semifinals of the men’s team pursuit in long track speed skating Sunday, while the Canadian women finished off the podium in the 500-metre final.

  © CBC | Sun, Feb 13, 2022, 5:48AM

• Sunday 05AM Feb 13/22

  Olympic wake-up call: Dubois skates to bronze, de Bruin in position to make Games history

  

  Catch up on Steven Dubois' bronze-medal performance in the short track speed skating, and everything else you missed on Day 9 of the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games.

  © CBC | Sun, Feb 13, 2022, 5:45AM

• Sunday 05AM Feb 13/22

  Letters: February 13, 2022

  Majority loses Our governments are about to cave in to the minority of crying truckers, the same government is about to cave in to the anti-vaxxers. In a month or two, my non-vaccinated “friends” can dine with me at the now-crowded restaurant. I guess the squeaky wheel does get the grease. To heck with the […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Sun, Feb 13, 2022, 5:20AM

• Sunday 03AM Feb 13/22

  Winnipeg, will you be my Valentine?

  

  Winnipeg is not always easy to love. The winters are cold, dark, and brutal — especially this one, that’s been a one-two punch of frigid temperatures and tons of snow. The ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Sun, Feb 13, 2022, 3:22AM

• Sunday 03AM Feb 13/22

  Eye on Crime

  

  Incident: 1184 When: Feb. 5, 2022 Where: 600 block of Osborne Street A woman selected more than $300 in merchandise at a grocery store and tried to leave without paying. When stopped by ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Sun, Feb 13, 2022, 3:22AM

• Saturday 10PM Feb 12/22

  Captain comes through in clutch in Jets win over Preds

  Take a bow, Blake Wheeler. On a night the Winnipeg Jets needed their best players to step up to the plate and deliver, the long-time team captain was there to crush one out of the park in a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena in Music City. A tumultuous season for the […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 10:05PM

• Saturday 09PM Feb 12/22

  Wheeler's 5 points helps Jets beat Predators

  

  Blake Wheeler scored two goals and assisted on three others to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.

  © CBC | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 9:51PM

• Saturday 09PM Feb 12/22

  Khan wins Tory nomination for Fort Whyte byelection

  

  Obby Khan has traded the blue and gold of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the blue of a Progressive Conservative byelection candidate. Khan, 41, won the nod over two other candidates ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 9:37PM

• Saturday 08PM Feb 12/22

  January 2022 Coach of the Month: Sam Buchanan

  

  U14 Southwest Fury coach Sam Buchanan has been selected as Global Winnipeg's coach of the month in conjunction with Sport Manitoba.

  © Global | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 8:49PM

• Saturday 08PM Feb 12/22

  Prominent Winnipeg lawyer Greg Brodsky to be laid to rest Sunday

  A giant of the Winnipeg and Canadian legal community, Greg Brodsky will be laid to rest on Sunday afternoon after passing away on Wednesday. He was 81. Graveside funeral service will take place on Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Shaarey Zedek Cemetery, Gate No. 3, at 236 Armstrong Ave. The service will also be […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 8:41PM

• Saturday 07PM Feb 12/22

  Tories chose Obby Khan to carry banner in Fort Whyte byelection

  Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives have chosen former Winnipeg Blue Bomber and local restauranteur Obby Khan to carry its banner in the Fort Whyte byelection. “I’m very honoured that the members in Fort Whyte put their trust in me to represent our party,” said Khan, who was selected ahead of Melanie Maher, a recent federal candidate in […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 7:27PM

• Saturday 07PM Feb 12/22

  Obby Khan wins Progressive Conservative nomination for Manitoba byelection

  

  The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba has officially nominated former Winnipeg Blue Bomber Obby Khan as the candidate it hopes will help the party hold on to one of its legislature seats in an upcoming byelection.

  © CBC | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 7:02PM

• Saturday 06PM Feb 12/22

  Obby Khan wins Tory nomination for Manitoba by-election

  

  The provincial Conservative Party has selected Obby Kahn for the Fort Whyte by-election.

  © CTV | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 6:46PM

• Saturday 06PM Feb 12/22

  Obby Khan wins PC Fort Whyte nomination

  

  The PC Party of Manitoba has announced Obby Khan as the official candidate to represent the party in the Fort Whyte by-election. 

  © Global | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 6:21PM

• Saturday 05PM Feb 12/22

  WFPS crews respond to carbon monoxide incident

  Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service is warning of the dangers of carbon monoxide and the need for carbon monoxide alarms after responding to a condominium building on Friday. At shortly before 4:30 p.m., WFPS crews were called to reports of a carbon monoxide alarm activation in a five-storey condominium building in the 100 block of Tuxedo […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 5:00PM

• Saturday 04PM Feb 12/22

  Manitoba doctor receives nat’l recognition for work on Indigenous health care

  A Manitoba doctor who has spent years advocating for the health and wellness of First Nations people and communities has received national recognition for the work he has done and the lasting impacts his work has had on Indigenous health care. In a Feb. 4 media release, it was announced that Dr. Barry Lavallee, who […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 4:59PM

• Saturday 04PM Feb 12/22

  STELTER: Report highlights inequities in Winnipeg neighbourhoods

  A new 98-page report highlights some of the inequities well-known by Winnipeggers when it comes to the suburban-downtown divide. A Voluntary Local Review of Winnipeg was published recently and submitted to the United Nations by United Way Winnipeg and the International Institute for Sustainable Development. The report is one of the first of its kind […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 4:55PM

• Saturday 04PM Feb 12/22

  “GO HOME”: Counter-protesters gather at Manitoba Legislature to tell truckers to leave

  A group of several hundred counter-protesters gathered on the steps and in front of the Manitoba Legislature on Saturday, calling on Winnipeg Police and civic leaders to take action against the Winnipeg Freedom Convoy which has been parked for over a week on Broadway and Memorial Boulevard, a short distance away. With chants of “Go […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 4:51PM

• Saturday 04PM Feb 12/22

  Counter-protest calls on group to leave legislature

  

  Uniformed police officers formed a line to separate two groups of protesters — one of which was chanting “freedom,” while the other was shouting “go home” at the former — ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 4:07PM

• Saturday 04PM Feb 12/22

  Canada closes embassy in Ukraine, relocates diplomatic staff amid fears of war

  

  Canada has shuttered its embassy in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and relocated its diplomatic staff to a temporary office in the western part of the country amid fears of a war with Russia. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly announced the move Saturday afternoon in a statement that blamed Russia for the deteriorating security situation […]

  The post Canada closes embassy in Ukraine, relocates diplomatic staff amid fears of war appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 4:01PM

• Saturday 03PM Feb 12/22

  U of M researcher says Manitoba needs a ‘long COVID’ strategy in place.

  

  A group of Manitoba researchers are calling for a strategy to address ‘long COVID’, a condition that could impact thousands of Manitobans for years to come.

  © CTV | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 3:27PM

• Saturday 02PM Feb 12/22

  Hundreds gather for counter-protests at Manitoba Legislative Building

  

  Hundreds of people gathered for duelling protests at the Manitoba Legislative Building Saturday afternoon.

  © CTV | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 2:40PM

• Saturday 01PM Feb 12/22

  Manitoba ticket holder wins $173K in Lotto Max draw

  One lucky Manitoba ticket holder came oh, so close to cashing in big in Friday’s Lotto Max draw. Purchased somewhere in the province, the ticket matched six of the seven winning numbers plus the bonus to earn $173,320. The winning numbers were 1, 10, 12, 30, 33, 34 and 36. The bonus was 4. However, […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 1:46PM

• Saturday 01PM Feb 12/22

  Gunnlaugson loses crown at Manitoba men’s championship

  There will be a new Manitoba men’s curling champion this year Defending champ Jason Gunnlaugson and his Morris rink dropped their second straight game of the playoff round, 7-4, to Ryan Wiebe of Ft. Rouge on Saturday morning, sending the 37-year-old to the sidelines early. “Not a very good performance all week from us,” a […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 1:35PM

• Saturday 01PM Feb 12/22

  Handful of anti-mask protesters descend on Polo Park mall in Winnipeg

  

  About 20 people gathered at Winnipeg's Polo Park Shopping Centre on Saturday without masks in defiance of provincial public health orders.

  © CBC | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 1:24PM

• Saturday 01PM Feb 12/22

  Unmasked shoppers protest at Polo Park

  

  Security guards stationed themselves at every entrance of Manitoba’s largest mall Saturday in preparation for the arrival of anti-mask protesters. Shortly after noon, small groups of unmasked shoppers walked through various ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 1:11PM

• Saturday 01PM Feb 12/22

  Counter-protesters gather at Manitoba Legislature, ask Winnipeg 'Freedom Convoy' to go home

  

  Anti-vaccine mandate protesters who have been parked outside the Manitoba Legislature for more than a week are being met by counter-protesters Saturday afternoon who want to send them a clear message: it's time to leave. 

  © CBC | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 1:05PM

• Saturday 12PM Feb 12/22

  RCMP keeping an eye on various protests planned in Manitoba this weekend

  

  Anti-mandate blockages continue to bar semi-trailers, farm trucks and passenger vehicles from accessing the Canada and United States border at Emerson, Man., Saturday. 

  © Global | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 12:24PM

• Saturday 12PM Feb 12/22

  Protesters continue to blockade major Canada-U.S. border crossing in Manitoba

  

  Protesters in about 50 semi-trailer trucks, farm equipment and other vehicles are blocking all highway lanes at Manitoba's main Canada-U.S. border crossing on Saturday.

  © CBC | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 12:21PM

• Saturday 12PM Feb 12/22

  Improperly stored COVID-19 vaccine given to some residents in God’s Lake First Nation

  

  Residents in God's Lake First Nation were administered COVID-19 vaccines that weren't stored properly.

  © Global | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 12:16PM

• Saturday 12PM Feb 12/22

  Condo residents evacuated after carbon monoxide leak

  

  Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) responded to reports of a carbon monoxide alarm in a five-storey condo

  © CTV | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 12:05PM

• Saturday 11AM Feb 12/22

  HAL’S KITCHEN: Feeling peckish, Winnipeg?

  Megan McMaster is owner of Peckish Winnipeg, an Instagram company that creates custom charcuterie boxes. A global pandemic may not be the perfect time to start a business but it sure has worked out well for Megan. It began as a hobby and then a side hustle but she’s already looking to hire help as […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 11:44AM

• Saturday 11AM Feb 12/22

  ‘Should be an alarm bell’: Calls for action after fatal fires on First Nations

  Monias Fiddler says time is moving slowly for the Sandy Lake First Nation as the community feels the immense weight from the loss of three children in a house fire last month. Grant Meekis, 9; Remi Meekis, 6; and Wilfred Fiddler, 4, died when their home was engulfed in flames on the Oji-Cree First Nation […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 11:15AM

• Saturday 11AM Feb 12/22

  Police identified victim in city’s sixth homicide

  Winnipeg Police have identified the victim of the city’s sixth homicide of 2022 as 30-year-old Abdulwasi Ahmed. On Wednesday at around 3:40 a.m., Winnipeg Police responded to the 200 block of Garry Street, where two people were injured during a shooting. Police said officers located an injured adult male and provided him with emergency medical […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 11:02AM

• Saturday 10AM Feb 12/22

  RCMP hit trails this weekend

  RCMP will be hitting the snowmobile trails this weekend ensuring safe behaviour with Lac du Bonnet RCMP conducting a snowmobile patrol in the Lac du Bonnet and Pinawa areas on Saturday. “For the most part, we expect people will be out simply enjoying the trails and the frozen lakes,” said Staff Sgt. Cory Meyers, Lac Du […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 10:56AM

• Saturday 10AM Feb 12/22

  'Should be an alarm bell': Calls for action after fatal fires on First Nations

  

  Fatal fires are far too common on reserves, experts say, and could be prevented. They say dedicated funding for Indigenous-led education and prevention programs, as well as smoke detectors in every home on reserves, could make all the difference.

  © CTV | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 10:30AM

• Saturday 10AM Feb 12/22

  Winnipeg police ID man killed in downtown shooting

  

  Winnipeg police have identified a man who died in a shooting on Garry Street on Wednesday morning as 30-year-old Abdulwasi Ahmed.

  © CBC | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 10:26AM

• Saturday 10AM Feb 12/22

  Trudeau, ministers speak about Russian invasion of Ukraine after NATO pledges more troops

  

  © CBC | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 10:04AM

• Saturday 09AM Feb 12/22

  As restrictions set to lift, some Winnipeg restaurant owners happy for full dining rooms

  

  Manitoba's relaxed public health restrictions are getting a warm reception from some Winnipeggers and restaurant owners.

  © CBC | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 9:15AM

• Saturday 09AM Feb 12/22

  Many faith leaders wary of religious exemptions for vaccine

  

  By the thousands, Americans have been seeking religious exemptions in order to circumvent COVID-19 vaccine mandates, but generally they are doing so without the encouragement of major denominations and prominent religious leaders. From the Vatican, Pope Francis has defended the vaccines as “the most reasonable solution to the pandemic.” The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America […]

  The post Many faith leaders wary of religious exemptions for vaccine appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 9:02AM

• Saturday 08AM Feb 12/22

  Police stand off with Ambassador Bridge protesters; protests continue across Canada

  

  Police in Windsor, Ont., moved in on convoy protesters blocking the Ambassador Bridge Saturday as protests continue in major cities across Canada.

  © CTV | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 8:51AM

• Saturday 08AM Feb 12/22

  Police move in on Ambassador Bridge protesters; Ottawa convoy remains defiant

  

  Police in Windsor, Ont., have begun to move in on the convoy protesters blocking the Ambassador Bridge. Meanwhile, Ottawa police are struggling to respond to demonstrators who have been camping out for two weeks.

  © CTV | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 8:51AM

• Saturday 08AM Feb 12/22

  Court Approves $10M Settlement in Lawsuit Over Royal Winnipeg Ballet Photographer

  WINNIPEG — The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is apologizing to students on the same day a court approved a $10-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over allegations a former teacher and photographer took intimate photos and released them without consent.

  © 2022. This article Court Approves $10M Settlement in Lawsuit Over Royal Winnipeg Ballet Photographer appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 8:11AM

• Saturday 06AM Feb 12/22

  Putin, Biden plan high stakes phone call in Ukraine crisis

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden are to hold a high-stakes telephone call on Saturday as tensions over a possibility imminent invasion of Ukraine escalated sharply and the U.S. announced plans to evacuate its embassy in the Ukrainian capital. Before talking to Biden, Putin is to have a call with French President […]

  The post Putin, Biden plan high stakes phone call in Ukraine crisis appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 6:40AM

• Saturday 06AM Feb 12/22

  Two-thirds of Canadians support military force to end Ottawa protests: poll

  

  A new poll finds more than two-thirds of Canadians would support the use of military force to help clear out Ottawa protesters, while support for the truckers has fallen to 20 per cent – both for what they are protesting and how they are going about it. The latest survey by Maru Public Opinion finds […]

  The post Two-thirds of Canadians support military force to end Ottawa protests: poll appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 6:16AM

• Saturday 06AM Feb 12/22

  Windsor police begin process of removing protesters at Ambassador Bridge

  

  Windsor police moved in to remove protesters Saturday at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing that has disrupted Canada US trade. A city bus and school bus arrived on scene Saturday morning and police moved in formation toward them. One of the protesters used a megaphone to alert others that police were coming for the demonstrators, […]

  The post Windsor police begin process of removing protesters at Ambassador Bridge appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 6:12AM

• Saturday 06AM Feb 12/22

  What laws may have been broken by anti-restrictions protesters in Winnipeg?

  

  Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman says a protest in front of the Manitoba Legislature has broken "numerous laws." If so, which ones — and how likely are police to enforce them?

  © CBC | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 6:00AM

• Saturday 06AM Feb 12/22

  Truckers wanted — no vaccination required: Manitoba Trucking Association

  

  The Manitoba Trucking Association, which represents 60 to 75 per cent of trucks on the road in the province, says drivers can still make a living even if they are not vaxxed, despite claims by some protesters that being unvaxxed has cost them their livelihood

  © CBC | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 6:00AM

• Saturday 05AM Feb 12/22

  Letters: February 12, 2022

  Slippery slope So, Jim “Papa” Feakes wants the unvaccinated to pay for their own bills out of pocket for refusing a free vaccine if they end up in the hospital with COVID, because they didn’t want to follow health advice. If we go down that road, should smokers pay for their own lung cancer medical […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 5:54AM

• Saturday 03AM Feb 12/22

  Meet the Indigenous artists blending traditional art forms with pop culture, modern medical images

  

  What do you get when you blend Betty White with Woodlands painting or beadwork with a brain scan? Work by Indigenous artists like Blake Angeconeb and Ruth Cuthand, who take traditional art forms and combine them with modern elements and themes to create new takes on the Indigenous experience.

  © CBC | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 3:00AM

• Saturday 03AM Feb 12/22

  COVID-19 vaccine mandates have worked in Canada — but they're harder to justify than ever

  

  COVID-19 vaccine mandates have worked extraordinarily well at getting more Canadians vaccinated, but they are increasingly hard to justify — not because of protests or political pressure — but because they’re a victim of their own success.

  © CBC | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 3:00AM

• Saturday 02AM Feb 12/22

  Convoy protesters embrace U.S. revolutionary symbols

  The symbols that are part of an anti-vaccine mandate protest in front of the legislature are most often signs touting “freedom” and Canadian and American flags. On Friday, the day ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 2:23AM

• Saturday 02AM Feb 12/22

  Charges tossed after video 'lost'

  Charges against a semi-truck driver accused of drunk driving have been tossed out of court after a judge ruled “misrepresentations” by police and a failure by the Crown to provide ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 2:23AM

• Friday 11PM Feb 11/22

  Stars outlast Jets in OT

  Too many times the Winnipeg Jets have fought the good fight, only to watch their hard work slip away from them in the third period. Friday night at American Airlines Center in Dallas changed the narrative slightly, as the Jets battled back from a one-goal deficit in the final frame to force overtime. The end […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 11:01PM

• Friday 11PM Feb 11/22

  Improperly stored COVID-19 vaccines given to God's Lake First Nation citizens

  

  COVID-19 vaccines that were improperly stored, and believed to have been unviable, were given to 26 citizens of God's Lake First Nation.

  © CBC | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 11:01PM

• Friday 10PM Feb 11/22

  Winnipeg Jets earn point but fall to Stars in Dallas

  

  A late goal from Mark Schiefele and the Winnipeg Jets sent the game to overtime, but Jason Robertson scored the game-winner for the Dallas Stars in a 4-3 victory Friday night.

  © Global | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 10:57PM

• Friday 10PM Feb 11/22

  Winnipeg's Jennifer Jones suffers 2nd Olympic loss as Canada falls 7-6 to Sweden in women's curling

  

  Jennifer Jones and her Canadian team dropped their second straight game in women's Olympic curling, falling 7-6 on a measurement to defending champions Anna Hasselborg and Sweden on Saturday morning at the Beijing Games.

  © CBC | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 10:48PM

• Friday 10PM Feb 11/22

  Residents safe after carbon monoxide scare at Tuxedo condo building

  

  More than 30 residents were forced from their homes Friday afternoon after a carbon monoxide scare at a Tuxedo condo building.

  © Global | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 10:36PM

• Friday 10PM Feb 11/22

  Robertson scores OT winner as Stars down Jets

  

  Jason Robertson scored at 3:10 of overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night.

  © CBC | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 10:34PM

• Friday 09PM Feb 11/22

  Manitoba's roadmap to ending COVID-19 restrictions full of holes, physicians say

  

  The province's move toward ending all pandemic-related restrictions and mandates was expected, but not so quickly and not without a plan should COVID-19 re-emerge as a threat, critics say.

  © CBC | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 9:58PM

• Friday 09PM Feb 11/22

  Canada's Grondin and O'Dine win bronze medal in mixed snowboard cross

  

  Canada's Eliot Grondin and Meryeta O'Dine have won the bronze medal in mixed team snowboard cross at the Beijing Olympics.

  © CTV | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 9:32PM

• Friday 09PM Feb 11/22

  Canada’s Grondin, O’Dine win bronze medal in mixed team snowboard cross

  

  Meryeta O’Dine didn’t expect her second Olympic medal would come down to a crawling contest. O’Dine was third in the mixed team snowboard cross big final at the Beijing Olympics Saturday when she was knocked down by Italy’s Caterina Carpano, who took a jump too high and landed on the Canadian’s back. Gold and silver […]

  The post Canada’s Grondin, O’Dine win bronze medal in mixed team snowboard cross appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 9:31PM

• Friday 09PM Feb 11/22

  Fab four make final eight at Manitoba men’s curling showdown

  The top seeds are where they are supposed to be at the Manitoba men’s curling championship — in the playoff round. Top seed Mike McEwen, No. 3 Colton Lott and fourth-ranked Braden Calvert got there untouched, taking advantage of a first-draw bye and winning back-to-back games to reach the eight-team playoff. Defending champion and No. […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 9:20PM

• Friday 08PM Feb 11/22

  'A one red rose man': Brandon retirement residents reminisce on decades-old love stories

  

  A Valentine's Day project at a retirement home in Brandon is bringing back memories for residents – memories of decades-old love stories, Friday night dances in small towns, and a long-distance courtship defined by a single rose.

  © CTV | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 8:53PM

• Friday 08PM Feb 11/22

  Excitement to cautious concern: Manitoba's plan to lift restrictions gets mixed reactions

  

  Manitoba's plan to lift restrictions by mid-March is drawing mixed reactions – with some industries calling it a monumental move, while others are calling for a cautious reopening.

  © CTV | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 8:50PM

• Friday 08PM Feb 11/22

  Court approves $10M settlement in lawsuit over Royal Winnipeg Ballet photographer

  

  A lawsuit is moving forward as a class proceeding in the Ontario Superior Court against the Royal Winnipeg Ballet over photos taken by Bruce Monk.

  © Global | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 8:03PM

• Friday 07PM Feb 11/22

  'Very good day': business reaction to capacity limit elimination positive

  

  Winnipeg small-business owner Paul Taylor welcomes Friday’s announcement by the provincial government to drop capacity limits, as part of sweeping COVID-19 public health order changes coming into effect Tuesday. “This ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 7:51PM

• Friday 07PM Feb 11/22

  Protesters in Downtown Winnipeg plan to stay put despite provincial plan to end mandates

  

  Despite plans from the province to lift all restrictions by mid-March, organizers of the protest in Downtown Winnipeg say they are sticking around for the long haul.

  © CTV | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 7:38PM

• Friday 07PM Feb 11/22

  Stefanson's call for 'balance' wobbly politics, critics charge

  

  Premier Heather Stefanson was accused of taking a page from former U.S. president Donald Trump’s playbook Friday after she refused to tell protesters at the legislature to go home and ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 7:26PM

• Friday 07PM Feb 11/22

  The difference with these protests

  

  Almost exactly two years ago, premier Brian Pallister wrote a fundraising email to Progressive Conservative supporters decrying what he called “two-tier justice” in Manitoba. About a dozen Indigenous activists occupied a ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 7:12PM

• Friday 07PM Feb 11/22

  Weekend of protest looms

  

  Protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions are expected to ramp up in Manitoba this weekend, in defiance of calls for demonstrations and a U.S. border blockade to end. Events are ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 7:12PM

• Friday 07PM Feb 11/22

  Stefanson rejects science, picks politics

  

  There are two takeaways from Premier Heather Stefanson’s unexpected announcement Friday that all pandemic restrictions, including mask use, will be lifted over the next month. First, under her leadership, data and ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 7:12PM

• Friday 07PM Feb 11/22

  Winnipeg convoy plans to stay put despite province's roadmap to ending COVID restrictions

  

  Members of the self-proclaimed "Winnipeg Freedom Convoy" are overjoyed at the news that the receding Omicron wave is allowing the province to fast forward the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions. But they don't plan on ending their protest anytime soon.

  © CBC | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 7:04PM

• Friday 07PM Feb 11/22

  Uncertainty after the unthinkable

  

  Not long before the smoke, Joe Kornelsen arrived at the Kirkwood Block wearing his winter boots and winter coat, his neck wrapped in a handmade, two-metre-long scarf, the colour of ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 7:02PM

• Friday 06PM Feb 11/22

  Winnipeg police bolster resources to deal with series of protests this weekend

  

  Police in Winnipeg are bolstering the number of officers this weekend in response to a number of protests planned in the city.

  © CTV | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 6:57PM

• Friday 06PM Feb 11/22

  Doctors concerned decision to lift restrictions could backfire

  

  The Manitoba government will lift all COVID-19 restrictions by the middle of March as it prepares for a “new normal,” even as experts warned the pandemic is not over yet. A ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 6:55PM

• Friday 06PM Feb 11/22

  Jets’ Dubois kickstarts heart while in COVID protocol

  A few days away in the Big Apple during the NHL’s All-Star break wasn’t supposed to come with an education in Motley Crue. “It was fun to start and then, a weird situation,” Pierre-Luc Dubois told reporters after rejoining the club on Friday, fresh off his five-day stint in COVID protocol. “I watched The Dirt […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 6:49PM

• Friday 06PM Feb 11/22

  Steinbach protest second in two days

  

  STEINBACH — HORNS blared for hours in downtown Steinbach as a crowd of protesters, in vehicles and on foot, denounced Manitoba’s vaccine mandates and public health restrictions Friday. A variety of ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 6:41PM

• Friday 06PM Feb 11/22

  Frustration, fear in wake of Steinbach school protest

  

  One student at Steinbach Regional Secondary School says he felt immense fear, panic and frustration after he witnessed hundreds of his peers crowd the halls and take off their masks ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 6:36PM

• Friday 06PM Feb 11/22

  COVID-19 testing company improves its system after Winnipeg man receives test results without being tested

  

  A COVID-19 testing company has taken steps to improve its system after a Winnipeg man received a negative test result even though he was never tested.

  © CTV | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 6:31PM

• Friday 06PM Feb 11/22

  Province announces 16-person group to lead talks on Manitoba K-12 education funding overhaul

  

  The province has announced the members of a group that will lead consultations on an overhaul of the funding model for kindergarten to Grade 12 education in Manitoba.

  © CBC | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 6:00PM

• Friday 05PM Feb 11/22

  City applauded for affordable housing plan

  

  NEW grants to entice the creation of affordable housing units could soon be available in Winnipeg. A proposed tax increment financing policy aims to support the construction of 1,500 affordable housing ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 5:56PM

• Friday 05PM Feb 11/22

  City convoy tries to recruit religious community

  

  Organizers of the Winnipeg anti-mandate convoy at the legislature have reached out to religious leaders to seek their support. “While we understand that many of the restrictions imposed over the past ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 5:46PM

• Friday 05PM Feb 11/22

  Outdated vaccines given on reserve

  OTTAWA — The federal government says nurses inadvertently administered outdated COVID-19 vaccines to residents of a remote northern Manitoba reserve because a shipment of doses was mislabelled. The mistake, which affected ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 5:42PM

• Friday 05PM Feb 11/22

  Freedom Convoy plan ‘family fun day’ as province promises end to restrictions

  The Winnipeg Freedom Convoy protest remained active at the Manitoba Legislative Building on Friday with considerable infrastructure, including a portable office building, generators, and around 75 trucks, vehicles, farm machines, and RVs. More activity is planned for the weekend. Meanwhile, the province has announced an end to most pandemic health measures in the coming weeks. […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 5:28PM

• Friday 05PM Feb 11/22

  Paying couriers to travel for COVID tests about equity, health minister says

  

  OTTAWA — The federal government has no qualms about paying $1,000 to pick up a single COVID-19 PCR test swab in rural Manitoba, arguing it’s a matter of equitable service. “Everyone ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 5:26PM

• Friday 05PM Feb 11/22

  Union raises alarm over lack of rural paramedics

  

  Even more ambulances are sitting idle in rural Manitoba due to a lack of staff, according to fresh data obtained by the union for most paramedics outside Winnipeg. “The paramedics who ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 5:21PM

• Friday 05PM Feb 11/22

  Court approves $10M settlement in lawsuit over Royal Winnipeg Ballet photographer

  

  The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is apologizing to students on the same day a court approved a $10-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over allegations a former teacher and photographer took intimate photos and released them without consent.

  © CTV | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 5:12PM

• Friday 05PM Feb 11/22

  CBC Winnipeg News Feb. 11, 2022

  

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

  © CBC | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 5:00PM

• Friday 04PM Feb 11/22

  Cold comeback in the cards for Bombers’ Alexander

  He first felt something in his knee during the second quarter of the Grey Cup game. By the final play in overtime – the tip-scoop-interception that sealed Winnipeg’s second straight championship – Blue Bombers safety Brandon Alexander had a torn ACL that would need surgery. Regrets? Not a one. “I knew there was something wrong,” […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 4:59PM

• Friday 04PM Feb 11/22

  Students, parents raise concerns after province pivots on school rules

  

  One month after stricter public-health protocols were introduced in kindergarten to Grade-12 buildings to address the rampant spread of COVID-19’s Omicron variant, the province is loosening them. As of Tuesday, classrooms ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 4:56PM

• Friday 04PM Feb 11/22

  Stefanson says state of emergency not yet needed for protests at border, legislature

  Manitoba’s premier says calling a state of emergency is not needed yet due to protests at Emerson’s international border crossing and outside of the legislature grounds in downtown Winnipeg. Premier Heather Stefanson said during a news conference Friday that the province is continuing to monitor both situations. “If we have to take action, we will, […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 4:54PM

• Friday 04PM Feb 11/22

  Weekend mall protest will only hurt biz, says city councillor

  Winnipeg City Councillor Scott Gillingham (St. James) is speaking out against a planned anti-COVID mandate protest at CF Polo Park mall on Saturday, saying the infiltration will negatively affect workers and businesses. Protesters plan to enter the mall in the ward of St. James and then remove their masks in defiance of public health orders. […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 4:53PM

• Friday 04PM Feb 11/22

  Vaccine cards, mask mandates will soon be a thing of the past in Manitoba

  By next month, Manitobans will no longer need to flash their vaccine card to get into restaurants or wear a mask at the grocery store as the province revealed its plans to lift restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The province announced Friday that effective March 1 the use of vaccine cards will be eliminated and […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 4:47PM

• Friday 04PM Feb 11/22

  Black excellence: Artist uses African, Indigenous techniques to make pots, robot sculptures and more

  

  Originally from Thompson, Man., P.J. Anderson is of both Indigenous and African descent. When she's creating, she incorporates techniques from both cultures in her work.

  © Global | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 4:46PM

• Friday 04PM Feb 11/22

  Winnipeg’s Festival du Voyageur to feature live outdoor music

  

  For the first time in the francophone event's history, live bands will perform outside for everyone to enjoy.

  © Global | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 4:44PM

• Friday 04PM Feb 11/22

  Loaded rifle seized during police raid, 44-year-old charged

  A 44-year-old faces numerous firearms charges after a loaded rifle was seized during a police raid. Members of the Guns and Gangs Unit, with the assistance of the Tactical Support Team, executed a search warrant at a residence in the 100 block of Gables Court in Transcona on Thursday as part of a firearms investigation. […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 4:39PM

• Friday 04PM Feb 11/22

  Steinbach school goes to remote learning after going into lockdown due to protests

  One day after a southeastern Manitoba high school went into lockdown because of protests at the school, officials decided it would be safer to do a day of remote learning, rather than bring students back to class on Friday. On Thursday evening, the Steinbach-based Hanover School Division (HSD) said in a letter sent out to […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 4:37PM