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• Friday 07PM Apr 22/22

  NDP delays Manitoba government from lifting pesticide ban

  

  Jesse Oberman, a Winnipeg cider-maker, strives as much as he can to make products free of pesticides, which is why he supports the NDP's decision to delay government legislation that would have lifted a ban on some of these products. 

  © CBC | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 7:49PM

• Friday 07PM Apr 22/22

  Monument built on exploitation to be rebuilt on reconciliation

  

  On May 2, 1670, King Charles II of England signed a royal charter, granting a monopoly over all land in the Hudson Bay drainage basin to be governed by his ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 7:12PM

• Friday 07PM Apr 22/22

  A pilot project in reconciliation

  

  Indigenous youth in Manitoba, who once might have thought they’d like to become a commercial airplane pilot but never imagined they’d have the chance, are now going to be able ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 7:12PM

• Friday 07PM Apr 22/22

  'Heart' complications

  

  KRAKOW, Poland — When I first arrived in Poland a little more than three weeks ago, I began taking pictures of anything I saw on the streets that pledged solidarity ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 7:12PM

• Friday 07PM Apr 22/22

  Bay redevelopment 'exciting shift'

  

  Wehwehneh Bahgahkinahgogn — “it is visible” — is living up to its name by drawing applause from groups set on putting life back into downtown. The Southern Chiefs’ Organization plans to ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 7:03PM

• Friday 06PM Apr 22/22

  Skywalk construction raises barriers for street-level business

  

  His downtown Winnipeg bagel shop opened during a global pandemic and endured further disruptions from a lengthy protest/occupation nearby and “terrible” recent weather. Now, Phil Klein fears construction barriers could pose ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 6:47PM

• Friday 06PM Apr 22/22

  Premier signals closer relations in meeting with PM

  

  Premier Heather Stefanson had her first in-person meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when he paid a visit to the legislature Friday. In a statement, the premier said “It was opportunity to ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 6:42PM

• Friday 06PM Apr 22/22

  Indigenous pilot training program taking off in Northern Manitoba

  

  Manitoba could be experiencing a pilot shortage in the coming years – but a new million-dollar idea could help.

  © CTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 6:41PM

• Friday 06PM Apr 22/22

  'Go for it': Manitoban powering home and car with solar energy

  

  A Manitoban who has made the switch to green energy is now encouraging others to follow in his footsteps, but one climate expert believes it shouldn't be left up to individual efforts.

  © CTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 6:25PM

• Friday 06PM Apr 22/22

  Canadians encouraged to return to pre-pandemic recycling habits

  

  Electronics that would have once been recycled without a thought actually remained in Canadian households at a greater rate because they found new life during lockdown. That’s according to the Electronic Products Recycling Association (ERPA), a non-profit organization that regulates recycling programs across Canada. “With two kids going to school from home, we used everything […]

  The post Canadians encouraged to return to pre-pandemic recycling habits appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 6:23PM

• Friday 06PM Apr 22/22

  Some past participants in tourism rebate program still waiting for cash

  

  Some Manitobans treated themselves to a more costly staycation last year than anticipated. An announcement Friday by the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce on the second round of its tourism rebate incentive ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 6:22PM

• Friday 05PM Apr 22/22

  Music legend Paul Shaffer to perform with Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

  

  Canada’s own Paul Shaffer will be teaming up with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra this weekend.

  © CTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 5:59PM

• Friday 05PM Apr 22/22

  NDP to delay bill that ends pesticide ban

  

  A ban on cosmetic weed killers will not be lifted in time for summer after the NDP decided to hold up amendments to the province’s Environment Act. NDP Leader Wab Kinew ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 5:57PM

• Friday 05PM Apr 22/22

  Winnipeg Indigenous-led service provider gets $1.8M in federal funding toward expansion

  

  Ka Ni Kanichihk, an Indigenous-led community service organization in Winnipeg's inner-city, will begin a building expansion later this year thanks to a $1.8 million contribution from the federal government.

  © CBC | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 5:53PM

• Friday 05PM Apr 22/22

  Overland flooding threat lingers in wet weekend weather

  

  Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a rainfall warning for Winnipeg, with 30 to 50 millimetres expected by Sunday and the heaviest to fall Saturday. New warnings may also come ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 5:42PM

• Friday 05PM Apr 22/22

  Winnipeg police say wanted man found with sawed-off shotgun in taxi

  

  The taxi was pulled over near Main Street and Broadway describe as a high-risk traffic stop.

  © Global | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 5:13PM

• Friday 05PM Apr 22/22

  Paddlewheel reboot sparks excitement, memories

  

  Manitobans are taking a trip down memory lane after learning a rebooted Paddlewheel Restaurant is part of an Indigenous group’s plan to revamp the former Bay building in downtown Winnipeg. The ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 5:12PM

• Friday 05PM Apr 22/22

  Performing with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra a 'full-circle' moment, says Paul Shaffer

  

  Canadian musician Paul Shaffer, best known as the music director for Late Night with David Letterman, is in town performing with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra this weekend, which he says is a "full circle moment" for him.

  © CBC | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 5:07PM

• Friday 04PM Apr 22/22

  Manitoba NDP to delay bill allowing cosmetic pesticides

  Manitoba’s Official Opposition has revealed the first piece of legislation they would like to delay in this spring session. On Friday, the NDP announced they would delay Bill 22, which would lift a ban on cosmetic pesticides. The NDP says this bill would put the health of families and the future of sustainable businesses at […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 4:53PM

• Friday 04PM Apr 22/22

  STELTER: Hudson’s Bay revitalization should be welcomed by all Winnipeggers

  There’s not a single person in Winnipeg who should be upset about a recent announcement to revitalize the Hudson’s Bay store downtown to be used for an Indigenous-led housing initiative, among others. The gifting of one of the Hudson’s Bay Company’s flagship stores in downtown Winnipeg to the Southern Chiefs’ Organization is what Prime Minister […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 4:43PM

• Friday 04PM Apr 22/22

  Hudson’s Bay Company calls donation of Winnipeg building an act of reconciliation

  North America’s oldest company with fur-trading roots is transferring what was one of its flagship stores to a First Nations group in what is being praised as an example of reconciliation in action. Animal pelts, blankets and other items were exchanged in a lengthy ceremony Friday marking the handover of the Hudson’s Bay Co. building […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 4:26PM

• Friday 04PM Apr 22/22

  Man charged in sex assaults of children in unlicensed daycare

  Winnipeg police have charged a man accused of sexually assaulting two children under the age of 10 in an unlicensed family daycare in the North End — and for allegedly ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 4:25PM

• Friday 04PM Apr 22/22

  Stefanson meets with Trudeau for first time as premier

  

  For the first time as premier, Heather Stefanson was able to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau face-to-face on Friday.

  © CTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 4:24PM

• Friday 04PM Apr 22/22

  Bank of Canada rate hike not expected to impact credit card interest rates, expert says

  

  With Canada’s annual inflation reaching its highest point in more than 30 years, interest rates could rise faster and higher, making mortgages and bank loans more costly. Credit cards, however, are generally not expected to be impacted by rate hikes.

  © CTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 4:14PM

• Friday 04PM Apr 22/22

  Woman found dead outside home in northern First Nation

  

  A 58-year-old woman appears to have died from exposure in Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (Nelson House) in northern Manitoba last week, RCMP say. 

  © CBC | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 4:09PM

• Friday 03PM Apr 22/22

  Hudson’s Bay Co. Calls Donation of Winnipeg Building an Act of Reconciliation

  WINNIPEG — North America's oldest company with fur-trading roots is transferring what was one of its flagship stores to a First Nations group in what is being praised as an example of reconciliation in action.

  © 2022. This article Hudson’s Bay Co. Calls Donation of Winnipeg Building an Act of Reconciliation appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 3:56PM

• Friday 03PM Apr 22/22

  Woman Dies Due to Exposure in Nelson House: RCMP

  Manitoba RCMP say a 58-year-old woman has died after being exposed to the elements in Nelson House.

  © 2022. This article Woman Dies Due to Exposure in Nelson House: RCMP appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 3:53PM

• Friday 03PM Apr 22/22

  RCMP say woman found dead in northern Manitoba likely died of exposure

  

  A 58-year-old woman has died, apparently due to exposure, outside a Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation home, Manitoba RCMP said.

  © Global | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 3:15PM

• Friday 03PM Apr 22/22

  Elgin Avenue suspicious death not a homicide, police now say

  

  Police had previously deemed the death of a man on Elgin Avenue on April 17 to be suspicious and said homicide detectives were investigating.

  © Global | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 3:03PM

• Friday 02PM Apr 22/22

  Manitoba sending body armour to Ukraine

  Manitoba plans to send nearly 300 body-armour vests to Ukraine to assist with their defence against the Russian invasion, the province announced on Friday. The surplus body armour vests offer National Institute of Justice Level II protection, which will provide Ukrainian fighters with increased protection against bullet penetration, stabbing and impact injuries while still being […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 2:26PM

• Friday 01PM Apr 22/22

  Man living at North End at-home daycare charged with sexual assault, possession of child pornography

  

  Winnipeg police have arrested and charged a man, who was previously charged with sexual assault and sexual interference last fall, in connection with child pornography found online. Police say the 36-year-old man lived at a North End residence that doubled as an at-home unlicensed daycare. The man was not employed at the home daycare. Winnipeg […]

  The post Man living at North End at-home daycare charged with sexual assault, possession of child pornography appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 1:58PM

• Friday 01PM Apr 22/22

  ANALYSIS: Stastny showing he’s more than just a strong voice for Jets

  

  Go ahead and call it an example of turning back the clock for Paul Stastny.

  © Global | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 1:54PM

• Friday 01PM Apr 22/22

  Most customers have power restored in southern Manitoba after outage

  

  Manitoba Hydro says most customers have had their power restored after an outage southwest of Winnipeg early Friday. The utility determined about 13,000 customers were affected by around 10:30 a.m. Manitoba Hydro says the outage was due to a subtransmission line that tripped shortly before 10 a.m. Crews located a burnt pole in Sanford. Power […]

  The post Most customers have power restored in southern Manitoba after outage appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 1:51PM

• Friday 01PM Apr 22/22

  Hudson's Bay Company calls donation of Winnipeg building an act of reconciliation

  

  Hudson's Bay Co., North America's oldest company with fur trading roots entwined with Canada's Indigenous Peoples, is calling the donation of its landmark Winnipeg building to a First Nations group an act of reconciliation

  © CTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 1:35PM

• Friday 01PM Apr 22/22

  Hudson’s Bay Company calls donation of Winnipeg building an act of reconciliation

  

  Grand Chief Jerry Daniels called the donation a 'historic and monumental' step toward reconciliation in Canada.

  © Global | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 1:09PM

• Friday 12PM Apr 22/22

  Man charged with child sex abuse at home daycare

  A man is facing charges related to child sexual assault and child pornography after a Winnipeg Police Service Child Abuse Unit investigation, police announced on Friday. Some of the charges stem from an investigation into the sexual assault of a child that occurred between July and August 2021 by a known adult. Police say the […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 12:53PM

• Friday 12PM Apr 22/22

  Downtown Bay building will become housing, museum under SCO direction

  One of the landmark stores formerly run by the Hudson’s Bay Co. is about to undergo a major transformation in the name of reconciliation with Indigenous people. The company’s six-storey, 655,000-square-foot building in downtown Winnipeg is being given to the Southern Chiefs Organization, which represents 34 First Nations communities in Manitoba. The site will be […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 12:49PM

• Friday 12PM Apr 22/22

  Winnipeg man charged after kids sexually assaulted at unlicensed daycare: police

  

  Police say the man lived at the North End Winnipeg home where the daycare was being run but didn't work there.

  © Global | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 12:38PM

• Friday 12PM Apr 22/22

  In 215, Duncan Mercredi uses poetry to mourn the lives lost and forever changed by residential schools

  

  The Cree-Métis writer and storyteller spoke with Shelagh Rogers about how his latest collection of poetry reflects on the legacy of Canada's residential schools.

  © CBC | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 12:37PM

• Friday 12PM Apr 22/22

  Hudson’s Bay Co. calls donation of Winnipeg building an act of reconciliation

  

  Hudson’s Bay Co., North America’s oldest company with fur trading roots entwined with Canada’s Indigenous Peoples, is calling the donation of its landmark Winnipeg building to a First Nations group an act of reconciliation. The retailer announced the gift of the nearly century-old sprawling limestone building to the Southern Chiefs’ Organization on Friday. “We’re very […]

  The post Hudson’s Bay Co. calls donation of Winnipeg building an act of reconciliation appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 12:34PM

• Friday 12PM Apr 22/22

  Manitoba government ups green economy grant fund

  

  The province says the Conservation and Climate Fund is getting an increase to $1.5 million to support local green projects.

  © Global | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 12:33PM

• Friday 12PM Apr 22/22

  Man found dead in Winnipeg apartment not victim of homicide, police say

  

  Police say a man found dead in an apartment in Winnipeg's Centennial neighbourhood earlier this week was not the victim of a homicide.

  © CBC | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 12:08PM

• Friday 12PM Apr 22/22

  'Historic and monumental' step taken as Winnipeg's Bay building handed to First Nations group

  

  Winnipeg's nearly century-old downtown Hudson's Bay building began a rebirth on Friday, as the company rooted in a fur trading past with Indigenous people transferred the property to a First Nations group.

  © CBC | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 12:02PM

• Friday 11AM Apr 22/22

  Hockey world, politicians react to passing of Guy Lafleur

  

  Canadiens player Brendan Gallagher Getting the chance to be in the city for 10 years, and talking to the impact he had on every single Montreal Canadiens fan, how much he meant to so many people growing up, the joy he brought people. He was a special person and he meant a lot to a […]

  The post Hockey world, politicians react to passing of Guy Lafleur appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 11:54AM

• Friday 11AM Apr 22/22

  Canadian tutor Mattea Roach on her 'Jeopardy!' streak and 15 minutes of fame

  

  Canadian 'Jeopardy!' champion Mattea Roach has found herself at the centre of an ownership dispute. The 23-year-old Torontonian -- or is that Haligonian? -- is now tied for the eighth longest streak in the TV game show's history and her fellow Canadians are taking note.

  © CTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 11:49AM

• Friday 11AM Apr 22/22

  Death at home in Centennial neighbourhood not a homicide: Winnipeg police

  

  Officers with the Winnipeg Police Service confirmed that a death at a home in the city’s Centennial neighbourhood was not a homicide.

  © CTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 11:41AM

• Friday 11AM Apr 22/22

  ZWAAGSTRA: We should not put too much emphasis on technology in schools

  Technology has had a huge impact on public education. Classrooms of today look quite different from those of a generation ago. It shows just how quickly technology changes and the extent to which it dominates our children’s lives. However, while it makes sense to ensure that students and teachers have reasonable access to computers, technology […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 11:35AM

• Friday 11AM Apr 22/22

  Heavy snowfall and rain rolling into southern Manitoba over the weekend

  

  Southern Manitoba is gonna be hit with patches of heavy rainfall and snow over the weekend. Weather conditions are expected to vary depending on the region.

  © Global | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 11:32AM

• Friday 11AM Apr 22/22

  Winnipeg Man Charged with Child Pornography, Sexual Assault Offences

  A Winnipeg daycare operator has been charged following a police investigation into sexual assaults and child pornography.

  © 2022. This article Winnipeg Man Charged with Child Pornography, Sexual Assault Offences appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 11:27AM

• Friday 11AM Apr 22/22

  Power outage hits thousands in St. Vital, communities south of Winnipeg

  

  A power outage is affecting about 13,000 customers in parts of Winnipeg and communities south of the city Friday morning.

  © CBC | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 11:24AM

• Friday 11AM Apr 22/22

  Winnipeg man charged with sexual assault, child abuse imagery crimes against 2 children at home daycare

  

  A Winnipeg man who lives in a home where a daycare operates has been charged with multiple counts related to the abuse of two children.

  © CBC | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 11:22AM

• Friday 11AM Apr 22/22

  Winnipeg man charged after two children under 10 sexually assaulted at unlicensed home daycare

  

  Disturbing allegations have come to light surrounding an unlicensed home daycare where the Winnipeg Police Service said two children under 10 were sexually assaulted.

  © CTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 11:18AM

• Friday 11AM Apr 22/22

  Police arrest man for sexual assault of a child and possessing child pornography

  

  Winnipeg police officers have arrested and charged a man in connection with a sexual assault on a child that dated back to last year.

  © CTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 11:18AM

• Friday 11AM Apr 22/22

  HAL’S HEADLINES: Another Colorado low delays spring again

  A new Colorado Low is hitting southern Manitoba this weekend, just a week after the last one. So spring has been delayed yet again. But don’t worry, the new season will arrive soon enough. And when it does finally get here, all the extra precipitation should give farmers a better chance at success after a […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 11:13AM

• Friday 10AM Apr 22/22

  Manitoba power outage affecting 13,000 customers

  

  Manitoba Hydro is reporting a power outage on Friday morning that is affecting 13,000 customers.

  © CTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 10:53AM

• Friday 10AM Apr 22/22

  Fire victim identified, police investing city’s 15th homicide

  The Winnipeg police announced that the body of man found in a Flora Street house after a fire is now being investigated as a homicide. The victim has been identified as Steven Andrew Mingo, a 30-year-old Winnipeg man. Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service found the victim after responding to the North End fire in the two-storey […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 10:46AM

• Friday 10AM Apr 22/22

  COVID test no longer needed for unvaccinated kids under 12 to enter Canada

  

  Unvaccinated children aged five to 11 travelling with a fully vaccinated adult will no longer need a COVID-19 test to enter Canada as of Monday. Pre-entry tests will still be needed for partially vaccinated or unvaccinated travellers over the age of 12 who are eligible to travel to Canada. Children under five years of age […]

  The post COVID test no longer needed for unvaccinated kids under 12 to enter Canada appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 10:35AM

• Friday 10AM Apr 22/22

  COVID-19 travel rules easing Monday for children and the fully vaccinated

  

  Starting Monday, some of Canada's pandemic border restrictions are being eased for those who are fully vaccinated and for children regardless of their vaccination status.

  © CTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 10:29AM

• Friday 10AM Apr 22/22

  Canada easing some COVID-19 border rules for children and those fully vaccinated

  

  Starting Monday, some of Canada's pandemic border restrictions are being eased for those who are fully vaccinated and for children regardless of their vaccination status.

  © CTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 10:29AM

• Friday 10AM Apr 22/22

  Former RBC bank manager, three others accused in alleged $10-million Ont. bank loan scheme

  

  Four people have been charged following a year-long investigation into a multi-million-dollar fraudulent loan scheme in the Greater Toronto Area.

  © CTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 10:29AM

• Friday 09AM Apr 22/22

  Freeland says Russia should be booted from G20, but no movement yet

  

  Russia should be booted from an international forum to manage global economic concerns over its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the destabilizing effects it has had, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says. Removing Russia from the G20 was a key topic of discussion during meetings this week of finance ministers and central bankers from the group […]

  The post Freeland says Russia should be booted from G20, but no movement yet appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 9:40AM

• Friday 09AM Apr 22/22

  Overland flood warning issued for southern Manitoba

  

  An overland flood warning has been issued for a vast swath of southern Manitoba as the province braces for another storm, which is expected to bring strong winds, heavy snow and rain from Friday through to Monday.

  © CBC | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 9:38AM

• Friday 09AM Apr 22/22

  New federal legislation deemed benefit to aid groups, developing world partners

  INTERNATIONAL relief and development organizations based in Winnipeg are celebrating a proposed change to the Income Tax Act in the recent federal budget. Announced April 7 by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 9:27AM

• Friday 09AM Apr 22/22

  Manitoba Sending Surplus Body Armour Vests to Ukraine

  The Manitoba government is sending nearly 300 surplus soft body armour vests to Ukraine to assist with the ongoing war with Russia.

  © 2022. This article Manitoba Sending Surplus Body Armour Vests to Ukraine appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 9:22AM

• Friday 09AM Apr 22/22

  Downtown landmark to get new life as Winnipeg Hudson’s Bay building transferred to Southern Chiefs

  

  News broke Thursday that the building is being transferred to the Southern Chiefs' Organization, and most of its 655,000-square-foot footprint will be used for affordable housing.

  © Global | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 9:08AM

• Friday 08AM Apr 22/22

  Sabrina Maddeaux: I made Putin’s farcical naughty list, which shows how desperate he’s become

  The news couldn’t have landed in a more appropriate fashion. In the middle of a Caribbean holiday — my first since the pandemic began — I received a note from my editor informing me I’ve been sanctioned by Russia. At first, it seemed so outrageous it couldn’t possibly be true. My fiancé thought maybe it […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 8:39AM

• Friday 08AM Apr 22/22

  Chris Selley: Roxham Road is back in business, and Canada is already out of ideas

  It hasn’t gotten much attention outside Quebec, but Roxham Road seems to be well and truly back in business. RCMP patrolling the border in Quebec recorded more than 4,500 “asylum claims and interceptions” in the first two months of this year, CBC Montreal reported recently, which is more more than in any previously recorded two […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 8:38AM

• Friday 08AM Apr 22/22

  Pandemic, violent crimes and overdoses drive up demand for autopsies in Manitoba

  

  Demand for autopsies in Manitoba has risen 20 per cent over the past two years as a combined result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a spike in violent crime and rising ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 8:12AM

• Friday 08AM Apr 22/22

  Man found dead in Winnipeg house after fire is city's 15th homicide victim, police say

  

  A man found dead following an early morning house fire in Winnipeg's North End this week has been identified by police as Steven Andrew Mingo.

  © CBC | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 8:05AM

• Friday 07AM Apr 22/22

  'Shell-shocked' leaders ignoring ER chaos, weary doctor says

  

  Despite miserable, once-unimaginably long wait times in Winnipeg’s emergency rooms, frustrated doctors are advising people to seek treatment if they believe they need it.

  © CBC | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 7:55AM

• Friday 07AM Apr 22/22

  Habs legend Guy Lafleur has died at age 70

  

  Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur has died at the age of 70. The Quebecer was a bonafide Habs icon, winning five Stanley Cups and remaining, to this day, the team's all-time scoring leader.

  © CTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 7:15AM

• Friday 07AM Apr 22/22

  Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur dies at 70

  

  Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur has died at the age of 70. His sister, Lise Lafleur, confirmed his death in a Facebook post on Friday morning. “Guy I love you, you are done suffering we will miss you greatly,” she wrote. The exact cause of death was not immediately known, however, Lafleur had been battling […]

  The post Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur dies at 70 appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 7:07AM

• Friday 07AM Apr 22/22

  More than 800K contraband cigarettes seized from Winnipeg stores

  

  The Manitoba government announced on Thursday that its Taxation Special Investigations Unit (TSIU) seized 836,354 contraband cigarettes from a number of stores across Winnipeg.

  © CTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 7:07AM

• Friday 07AM Apr 22/22

  Former The Bay Store in Downtown Winnipeg to Be Given to Indigenous Group

  WINNIPEG — One of the landmark stores formerly run by the Hudson's Bay Co. is about to undergo a major transformation in the name of reconciliation with Indigenous people.

  © 2022. This article Former The Bay Store in Downtown Winnipeg to Be Given to Indigenous Group appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 7:01AM

• Friday 06AM Apr 22/22

  Possible mass graves near Mariupol as Russia attacks in east

  

  Satellite photos of what appeared to be rows upon rows of freshly dug mass graves on the outskirts of Mariupol brought the horrors of the war increasingly into focus, as Russia pounded away Friday at Ukrainian holdouts in the city’s steel mill and other targets in a drive to seize the country’s industrial east. “Every […]

  The post Possible mass graves near Mariupol as Russia attacks in east appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 6:25AM

• Friday 06AM Apr 22/22

  A fourth COVID-19 shot? Really?! And other vaccine FAQs

  

  When Canadians were asked to get first two COVID vaccines, they were told that doing so would get them back to normal. Now some of them are booking and receiving their fourth shots. And more than that, we originally called two shots “fully vaccinated” — when clearly time and the virus has proven that wrong. […]

  The post A fourth COVID-19 shot? Really?! And other vaccine FAQs appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 6:19AM

• Friday 06AM Apr 22/22

  'Shower in a bag' for northern hospital patients

  A patient who’s been in the Thompson General Hospital since Dec. 28 says it has been without consistent hot water since he was admitted. “How do you operate a facility like ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 6:08AM

• Friday 05AM Apr 22/22

  Letters: April 22, 2022

  Stay home I see Prince Charlie and partner Camilla will visit Canada during May. I don’t mind if they visit, but let this be the last as representing this antiquated monarchy that should be properly shelved by this nation when the Queen leaves. The last thing we need is King Charles with his incessant lecturing […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 5:19AM

• Friday 05AM Apr 22/22

  Uber drops mask mandate in most of Canada today

  

  Passengers and drivers across most of Canada are no longer required to wear a mask in an Uber. As of Friday, Uber Canada’s mask mandate has been lifted in nearly all provinces — mask rules for customers and drivers will remain in effect in the province of Quebec — though the company says it still […]

  The post Uber drops mask mandate in most of Canada today appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 5:08AM

• Friday 05AM Apr 22/22

  Pedal-powered plastic shredder helps Winnipeg's ArtsJunktion get creative for Earth Week

  

  A Winnipeg-based community group is using pedal power to transform plastic - not accepted in the city’s recycling program - into useful new things.

  © CBC | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 5:00AM

• Friday 05AM Apr 22/22

  Child died while trapped in hospital bed supplied by home care program, report says

  

  One of the deaths disclosed in Manitoba’s most recent report on critical incidents in the province's health-care system was a child.

  © CBC | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 5:00AM

• Friday 05AM Apr 22/22

  Pandemic, violent crimes and overdoses drive up demand for autopsies in Manitoba

  

  Demand for autopsies in Manitoba has risen 20 per cent over the past two years as a combined result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a spike in violent crime and rising numbers of fatal overdoses.

  © CBC | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 5:00AM

• Friday 03AM Apr 22/22

  Indigenous parents push for birth registries to allow their languages' special characters, accents

  

  A growing chorus of Indigenous parents want provincial and territorial authorities to allow them to register Indigenous names for their children — with all the special characters, syllabics, accents, numeric or other non-English or French symbols used by some Indigenous languages.

  © CBC | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 3:00AM

• Friday 02AM Apr 22/22

  City reckons with cost of frost

  

  The City of Winnipeg looks set to nearly double its 2022 snow-clearing budget, after heavy blankets wrapped the capital during the first three months of the year. On Thursday, council’s ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 2:17AM

• Thursday 10PM Apr 21/22

  New life for old Bay

  

  In a major change for downtown Winnipeg, Hudson’s Bay Co. has gifted its former flagship store to First Nations leaders who will transform it into affordable housing, a daycare, museum ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 10:37PM

• Thursday 10PM Apr 21/22

  Manitoba COVID hospital admissions increasing

  

  COVID-19 hospitalizations are still on the rise in Manitoba. For the third consecutive week, Manitoba recorded an increase in the number of hospitalizations caused by severe infections of the virus, even ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 10:32PM

• Thursday 10PM Apr 21/22

  Comrie puts on heroic performance in Jets loss

  Eric Comrie deserved a better fate on Thursday night as the Winnipeg Jets wrapped up their four-game road trip. Under siege from the outset of the game, a 4-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, Comrie produced a magnificent performance between the pipes with Connor Hellebuyck out with an illness. But turning aside 42 of the […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 10:17PM

• Thursday 10PM Apr 21/22

  Southern Chiefs plan $130M redevelopment of The Bay as symbol of reconciliation

  

  The Hudson's Bay Co., which facilitated the colonization of Western Canada 352 years ago, is about to transfer its former flagship department store in downtown Winnipeg to Indigenous ownership.

  © CBC | Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 10:14PM

• Thursday 09PM Apr 21/22

  Pothole claims skyrocket in Manitoba

  

  MPI says the number of motorists making pothole claims in Manitoba is unlike anything we've seen in the last few year.

  © Global | Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 9:28PM

• Thursday 09PM Apr 21/22

  Jets lose grasp of 2-goal lead, allow 4 unanswered as Hurricanes rally to victory

  

  Seth Jarvis scored on a contact-filled rebound at 8:21 of the third period to help the Carolina Hurricanes overcome a two-goal deficit and beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-2 on Thursday night.

  © CBC | Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 9:14PM

• Thursday 08PM Apr 21/22

  Comrie’s stellar performance not enough as Jets blow two-goal lead in 4-2 loss to Carolina

  

  Eric Comrie turned aside 42 shots while Kyle Connor scored his 44th of the season but the Jets lost in regulation for the first time this season when leading after two periods.

  © Global | Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 8:51PM

• Thursday 08PM Apr 21/22

  'Shell-shocked' leaders ignoring ER chaos, weary doctor says

  

  Despite miserable, once-unimaginably long wait times in Winnipeg’s emergency rooms, frustrated doctors are advising people to seek treatment if they believe they need it. “We see a lot of chronically ill ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 8:37PM

• Thursday 08PM Apr 21/22

  Manitoba has paid $1M in e-licensing fees to U.S. company contracted to sell park passes online

  

  Manitobans have been able to go online for the past two years to buy a provincial park pass, but that convenience also resulted in an American company pocketing $1 million.

  © CBC | Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 8:29PM

• Thursday 08PM Apr 21/22

  Manitoba government hasn't fulfilled reconciliation commitments: auditor

  

  Manitoba's auditor general says the province has failed to develop a plan to advance reconciliation efforts despite committing to do so in legislation passed six years ago.

  © CTV | Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 8:23PM

• Thursday 08PM Apr 21/22

  Teacher at Pointe-des-Chênes school arrested: school division

  

  According to a letter to parents from the Franco-Manitoban School Division, which was obtained by CTV News, a teacher from Pointe-des-Chênes school was arrested.

  © CTV | Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 8:19PM

• Thursday 08PM Apr 21/22

  Portuguese prosecutors say man named formal suspect in McCann case

  

  Portuguese prosecutors said on Thursday a man had been formally identified as a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann 15 years ago.

  © CTV | Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 8:13PM

• Thursday 08PM Apr 21/22

  No strategy, little effort lands Manitoba failing grade in reconciliation

  

  It’s report card time for Manitoba. I remember getting my first F (in physics). I went to class but I didn’t try. I knew what I had to do but — ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 8:12PM

• Thursday 07PM Apr 21/22

  Indigenous education featured in Manitoba reforms

  

  In a nod to the treaties and traditional lands on which K-12 classrooms in Manitoba operate, the new provincial education plan states there is “an urgency” to prioritize Indigenous education, ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 7:32PM

• Thursday 07PM Apr 21/22

  Pope Francis asks for forgiveness during meeting with Manitoba Métis delegation

  

  Pope Francis asked for forgiveness from a Métis delegation from Manitoba Thursday, for the harms caused by residential schools.

  © CTV | Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 7:26PM

• Thursday 07PM Apr 21/22

  Expect inflation fight to be bruising… once Ottawa rings in

  

  If February’s soaring inflation rate didn’t catch the attention of the federal government when it unveiled its budget earlier this month, maybe the latest figures will. Canada’s inflation rate hit an ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 7:07PM