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• Friday 07AM May 06/22

  ‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters discussing Canada Day rally in Ottawa, officials say

  

  Some individuals who took part in the ‘Freedom Convoy’ that took over downtown Ottawa streets for multiple weeks earlier this year are apparently in talks to hold another demonstration on Canada Day. CityNews has learned that federal and local officials are monitoring the potential rally with in-person Canada Day festivities set to return to the […]

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  © CityTV | Fri, May 6, 2022, 7:41AM

• Friday 07AM May 06/22

  Overland flooding could affect seasonal campground openings: province

  

  Manitoba’s ongoing flooding woes and the late onset of spring have prompted a heads up from the province to campers and park-goers.

  © CTV | Fri, May 6, 2022, 7:12AM

• Friday 07AM May 06/22

  Canada to Investigate Sexual Violence Against Women in Ukraine as War Crimes

  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada will help investigate sexual violence by Russian troops against women and girls in Ukraine. 

  © 2022. This article Canada to Investigate Sexual Violence Against Women in Ukraine as War Crimes appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Fri, May 6, 2022, 7:01AM

• Friday 07AM May 06/22

  Canadian defence minister was briefed on UFOs ahead of U.S. intel report

  

  Documents obtained through an access to information request show how former Canadian defence minister Harjit Sajjan received a June 2021 briefing on UFOs.

  © CTV | Fri, May 6, 2022, 7:00AM

• Friday 06AM May 06/22

  Our Money’s on Messier in Saturday’s Run for the Roses

  Yes, it’s true. There is a favourite in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby named Messier and yes, he’s named after the legendary hockey star.

  © 2022. This article Our Money’s on Messier in Saturday’s Run for the Roses appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Fri, May 6, 2022, 6:42AM

• Friday 06AM May 06/22

  Cat rescued from top of utility pole in flooded Manitoba community

  

  An organization lending a hand in Peguis First Nation’s flood response also stepped in to rescue a member of the animal kingdom.

  © CTV | Fri, May 6, 2022, 6:39AM

• Friday 06AM May 06/22

  Everything you need to know about Canada’s massive avian flu outbreak

  

  In today’s Big Story podcast, the virus driving an outbreak that’s spread to almost every province is a variant. It’s a more pathogenic bug that renders the host infectious even before it displays any symptoms. Sound like any other virus you know? The risk to humans is extremely low. So far. But what’s already happening […]

  The post Everything you need to know about Canada’s massive avian flu outbreak appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Fri, May 6, 2022, 6:10AM

• Friday 05AM May 06/22

  Letters: May 6, 2022

  Light sentence I am getting very tired of hearing and reading about gun violence in Canada. Instead of changing all of the gun laws, how about this: If you are caught with a gun and do not have the proper documentation, you are sentenced to jail for 10 years minimum. No excuses. Boom! There is […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Fri, May 6, 2022, 5:16AM

• Friday 05AM May 06/22

  Painting workshop encourages Winnipeg youngsters to create the world they want to live in

  

  After two years of COVID, one of the snowiest winters on record and with war raging in Ukraine, the members of 204 Neighbourhood Watch decided kids needed a reason to get together outside in the spirit of optimism. That's why on Thursday they hosted a painting workshop in Kinver Park where children were encouraged to paint the world they wanted to see.

  © CBC | Fri, May 6, 2022, 5:00AM

• Friday 05AM May 06/22

  Person died after being taken to closed ER, Manitoba's latest critical incident report says

  

  A person in Manitoba died after they were turned away from an emergency department that was closed, according to the latest report detailing critical incidents in Manitoba's health-care system.

  © CBC | Fri, May 6, 2022, 5:00AM

• Friday 03AM May 06/22

  Canada’s jobless rate drops to lowest level in nearly 5 decades

  

  Canada’s unemployment rate in April fell to its lowest level since at least 1976, which is as far back as comparable data goes. Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate came in at 5.2 per cent for April compared with the previous record low of 5.3 per cent set in March. According to the agency, little […]

  The post Canada’s jobless rate drops to lowest level in nearly 5 decades appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Fri, May 6, 2022, 3:00AM

• Thursday 10PM May 05/22

  Longtime city councillor Orlikow backs out of mayoral race

  

  After previously committing to run for mayor, River Heights-Fort Garry councillor John Orlikow now says he's had second thoughts.

  © Global | Thu, May 5, 2022, 10:06PM

• Thursday 09PM May 05/22

  Close to 10,000 seeking driver's licence wait up to three months for road test at gridlocked MPI

  

  Nearly 10,000 Manitobans hoping to get a driver’s licence are stuck in a massive traffic jam that’s being blamed on the pandemic and seasonal delays. Road-test appointment waits are stretching into ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, May 5, 2022, 9:55PM

• Thursday 09PM May 05/22

  Manitoba child-care subsidies slow to flow under weight of 'administrative burdens'

  

  Child care advocates are blaming bureaucratic bungling for failing to get daycare subsidies to Manitoba families in need. In February, an estimated 12,000 more daycare spaces qualified under the expanded Manitoba ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, May 5, 2022, 9:55PM

• Thursday 09PM May 05/22

  Manitobans gather to honour, take action for MMIWG on Red Dress Day

  

  Communities across Canada held events and ceremonies on Thursday to honour the spirits of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and gender-diverse people.

  © CBC | Thu, May 5, 2022, 9:44PM

• Thursday 09PM May 05/22

  'We need to do it together': Gillingham begins mayoral campaign

  

  Coun. Scott Gillingham kicked off his drive for the Winnipeg mayor’s chair with a call for unity, and side orders of economy and green space. “As a city, we have a ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, May 5, 2022, 9:05PM

• Thursday 08PM May 05/22

  Glass products still in short supply as industry tries to bounce back from pandemic

  

  The supply of glass products became strained during the pandemic and in some cases it still is.

  © CTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 8:36PM

• Thursday 08PM May 05/22

  Family, police still seeking information on Eduardo Balaquit's whereabouts after guilty verdict

  

  The Winnipeg Police Service renewed calls for information on the whereabouts of Eduardo Balaquit in the wake of Wednesday night’s guilty verdict for a man now convicted of manslaughter in his disappearance and death.

  © CTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 8:18PM

• Thursday 08PM May 05/22

  Care facilities' outbreaks symptom of community transmission: advocate

  

  Another wave of outbreaks in long-term care homes is pointing to widespread community transmission, even as recent provincial data indicates a decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths. Manitoba continues to report ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, May 5, 2022, 8:05PM

• Thursday 07PM May 05/22

  'Our hearts break': How a Brandon charity is helping to bring refugees to Manitoba

  

  Multiple local organizations are joining forces to help bring more Ukrainian refugees to Manitoba and they’re doing it with the help of a few Ukrainian staples – perogies and cabbage rolls.

  © CTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 7:32PM

• Thursday 07PM May 05/22

  Medical call puts spotlight on lack of local access to Perimeter

  

  With his wife struggling to breathe Saturday, Russ Mohr watched as the ambulance he called went whipping by on the north Perimeter Highway looking for a place to access Sturgeon ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, May 5, 2022, 7:25PM

• Thursday 07PM May 05/22

  Stefanson doesn't have a minimum-wage choice

  

  It’s only a matter of time before Premier Heather Stefanson falls in line with other Conservative governments in Canada and boosts the minimum wage by more than the marginal increase ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, May 5, 2022, 7:25PM

• Thursday 07PM May 05/22

  Judge rejected bid from Balaquit killer's lawyer to take case away from jury

  

  A week before a jury convicted him of manslaughter in the death of Eduardo Balaquit, lawyers for Kyle Pietz were urging a judge to rule there was no evidence to ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, May 5, 2022, 7:25PM

• Thursday 07PM May 05/22

  Winnipeg Jets defenceman Nate Schmidt headed to World Championship

  

  Nate Schmidt was named to the United States' 24-man roster for the upcoming World Championship in Finland.

  © Global | Thu, May 5, 2022, 7:23PM

• Thursday 07PM May 05/22

  Canada’s Mattea Roach wins ‘Jeopardy!’ thriller on final question, keeps streak alive at 23

  

  Canadian Mattea Roach was able to hang on in what turned out to be a nail-biting Final Jeopardy! for her 23rd-straight victory on the game show. The Nova Scotian entered the final round with $13,000, while her opponent, Sarah Snyder, was in a comfortable lead at $22,600. The Final Jeopardy! question was, “A black & […]

  The post Canada’s Mattea Roach wins ‘Jeopardy!’ thriller on final question, keeps streak alive at 23 appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 7:23PM

• Thursday 07PM May 05/22

  Warm, sunny weather brings optimism, downgraded river peaks to flood picture

  

  More rain headed for flood-hit Manitoba this weekend is not expected to impact water levels, as Interlake communities continue their fight and the Red River nears its peak. As levels stabilize ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, May 5, 2022, 7:02PM

• Thursday 06PM May 05/22

  David Chartrand calls Métis National Council allegations in lawsuit 'baseless'

  

  The Manitoba Métis Federation has filed its statement of defence in a multi-million dollar lawsuit brought against it by the Métis National Council, alleging the MMF caused the MNC serious financial harm.

  © CBC | Thu, May 5, 2022, 6:45PM

• Thursday 06PM May 05/22

  Scott Gillingham kicks off campaign for Winnipeg mayor's chair

  

  St. James Coun. Scott Gillingham kicked off his mayoral campaign Thursday evening.

  © CBC | Thu, May 5, 2022, 6:16PM

• Thursday 06PM May 05/22

  Portage la Prairie police probe pizza pilfering

  

  Manitoba RCMP are investigating three similar robberies in two weeks in which delivery drivers were threatened with a weapon and robbed of their pizzas.

  © Global | Thu, May 5, 2022, 6:10PM

• Thursday 06PM May 05/22

  CBC Winnipeg News May 05, 2022

  

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

  © CBC | Thu, May 5, 2022, 6:00PM

• Thursday 05PM May 05/22

  WPS shows support at MMIWG event

  Winnipeg Police officers showed up at an event on Thursday held to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and one officer said she believes it is important that police take part in those kinds of events, as they look to strengthen their relationship with Indigenous people and communities. Members of the […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, May 5, 2022, 5:55PM

• Thursday 05PM May 05/22

  Winnipeg adds two cases to escalated homicide pace

  

  Winnipeg police are investigating two separate killings that occurred less than 24 hours apart this week — the city’s 17th and 18th homicides, respectively, of 2022. The city had recorded six ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, May 5, 2022, 5:45PM

• Thursday 05PM May 05/22

  More rain expected as Southern Manitoba remains under water

  

  More rain is headed towards Manitoba this weekend, but the province’s flood forecasters say the added precipitation isn’t expected to impact current flood conditions. Much of Southern Manitoba and the Interlake region remain underwater after three Colorado lows whipped through the province last month. Dozens of rural communities remain under states of emergency, as overland […]

  The post More rain expected as Southern Manitoba remains under water appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 5:45PM

• Thursday 05PM May 05/22

  COVID outbreak behind it, Valour FC ready for some home football

  Around this time last week, Matthew Catavolo and his Valour FC teammates were getting ready for a special day. The 19-year-old rookie midfielder was about to play the home opener with his new team, his parents flying in from Montreal to cheer him on. That’s when he and a handful of teammates, even a coach, […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, May 5, 2022, 5:23PM

• Thursday 04PM May 05/22

  Officials visit Peguis First Nation to get aerial view of historic flooding

  

  Government officials were in Peguis First Nation Thursday to see just how bad the flooding is this year. 

  © CBC | Thu, May 5, 2022, 4:56PM

• Thursday 04PM May 05/22

  Red Dresses: Families and survivors gather for missing and murdered Indigenous women awareness day

  

  Red dresses hang as a powerful symbol and visual reminder of the tragic issues surrounding missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and LGBTQ2S+ peoples in Canada Outside Winnipeg City Hall, red dresses hung from the trees as a ceremony took place to mark this year’s National Day of Awareness. A day for families, survivors, and […]

  The post Red Dresses: Families and survivors gather for missing and murdered Indigenous women awareness day appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 4:53PM

• Thursday 04PM May 05/22

  Weather delaying activity at Narcisse Snake Dens

  

  A popular site for Manitobans around this time of year may be slightly delayed due to the weather.

  © CTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 4:47PM

• Thursday 04PM May 05/22

  Wet weather sparks 'extensive' mosquito control program

  

  Winnipeggers already exhausted from a lengthy pandemic and an extended winter don’t have to worry about a sudden influx of mosquitoes — just yet. David Wade, city superintendent of insect control, ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, May 5, 2022, 4:45PM

• Thursday 04PM May 05/22

  ‘An extensive larviciding program is anticipated’: Winnipeg starts up mosquito clearing operations

  

  Winnipeg's mosquito clearing operation is underway, targeting insects before they reach maturity. Above normal winter precipitation points to an extensive larvicide program.

  © Global | Thu, May 5, 2022, 4:45PM

• Thursday 04PM May 05/22

  More warm, dry weather helps flood fight in Manitoba: government forecaster

  Days of warm, dry weather appear to be helping the fight against flooding in Manitoba. The Fisher River, which has spilled its banks and forced some 1,400 people from the Peguis First Nation to leave their homes, is at or near its peak and will gradually drop to within its banks next week, the province’s […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, May 5, 2022, 4:30PM

• Thursday 04PM May 05/22

  Manitoba government gives $400,000 to help get Folklorama back up and running

  

  The Manitoba government has announced it's providing $400,000 for Folklorama to help offset some costs after the festival's two-year hiatus amid the COVID pandemic.

  © Global | Thu, May 5, 2022, 4:05PM

• Thursday 04PM May 05/22

  Manitoba RCMP charge 36-year-old in child pornography case

  

  Child porn charges have been laid against a man in Manitoba. This is the second case in roughly a week that RCMP’s Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) received notice from the National Child Exploitation Crime Centre of an individual in the province being in possession of child pornography. RELATED: Manitoba man charged in child pornography […]

  The post Manitoba RCMP charge 36-year-old in child pornography case appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 4:02PM

• Thursday 04PM May 05/22

  Women call on government to act on 213 Calls for Justice for MMIWG

  Gerri Pangman and Kim McPherson have been taking part in events and gatherings that honour and remember missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls for many years because they both believe it is important to continue raising the issue, and because they both know what it is like to lose a loved one to violence. […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, May 5, 2022, 4:01PM

• Thursday 03PM May 05/22

  Decrease in COVID-19 activity reported in Manitoba’s weekly update

  The province is reporting a decrease in COVID-19 cases for the week ending April 30, while its wastewater monitoring shows “ongoing activity of COVID-19, with a generalized stabilization in activity.” Public health stats posted to the provincial dashboard showed there were 1,042 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases reported, which is a decrease from 1,436 in the previous […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, May 5, 2022, 3:56PM

• Thursday 03PM May 05/22

  Folklorama gets $400,000 boost from Manitoba

  In a bid to ensure the city’s annual celebration of cultural diversity remains strong, vibrant and accessible the province has earmarked $400,000 to support Folklorama’s operation, Advanced Education, Skills and Immigration Minister Jon Reyes announced Thursday. The funds will be split with $300,000 in support of pavilions participating this year and those from 2019 which […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, May 5, 2022, 3:56PM

• Thursday 03PM May 05/22

  Three charged after drug trafficking investigation

  Three adults are facing charges after an investigation led to arrests on Tuesday in Winnipeg’s core area. Police say they seized 27 grams of crack cocaine (estimated street value of $2,000), drug packing materials and approximately $10,000 in Canadian currency. Members of the Guns & Gangs Unit, with the assistance of the Tactical Support Team, […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, May 5, 2022, 3:55PM

• Thursday 03PM May 05/22

  Walmart photo centre free prints

  Walmart photo centre has an offer right now for 2 free 5×7 next day prints. Online only and free in-store pickup.

  The post Walmart photo centre free prints appeared first on Save Money in Winnipeg.

  © Save Money in Winnipeg | Thu, May 5, 2022, 3:35PM

• Thursday 03PM May 05/22

  More Warm, Dry Weather Helps Flood Fight in Manitoba

  WINNIPEG — Days of warm, dry weather appear to be helping the fight against flooding in Manitoba.

  © 2022. This article More Warm, Dry Weather Helps Flood Fight in Manitoba appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Thu, May 5, 2022, 3:33PM

• Thursday 03PM May 05/22

  Fisher River will recede within its banks by Monday, Manitoba flood forecasters say

  

  The swollen Fisher River should recede within its banks by Monday at Peguis First Nation and late next week further downstream, Manitoba's chief flood forecaster said on Thursday.

  © CBC | Thu, May 5, 2022, 3:33PM

• Thursday 03PM May 05/22

  Golf courses hoping lack of COVID restrictions counteract late start to season

  

  Golfers may have not been able to hit the tees as early as usual because of a pair of storms that swept across southern and central Manitoba but that will soon change.

  © CTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 3:20PM

• Thursday 03PM May 05/22

  Winnipeg goalkeeper who fought in Ukraine returns to Guelph, Ont. semi-pro soccer club

  

  Goalkeeper Svyatik Artemenko has returned to Canada after fighting in his birth country of Ukraine to play with Guelph United F.C.

  © Global | Thu, May 5, 2022, 3:18PM

• Thursday 03PM May 05/22

  Manitoba man faces luring, child porn charges after RCMP bust

  

  A man from Arden, Man. is in custody facing a number of child pornography-related charges, RCMP said.

  © Global | Thu, May 5, 2022, 3:09PM

• Thursday 02PM May 05/22

  Manitoba reports 185 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, 14 more deaths

  

  The province says 16 outbreaks were recorded between April 24-30, including 11 at long-term care homes.

  © Global | Thu, May 5, 2022, 2:55PM

• Thursday 02PM May 05/22

  Winnipeg begins mosquito control program

  

  Winnipeg’s mosquito control program has begun. The City will be targetting specific areas with an environmentally-friendly mosquito larviciding program. “Above normal winter precipitation has resulted in standing water in ditches and low-lying areas in fields and forests. As the spring mosquitoes have begun to hatch in the standing water, an extensive larviciding program is anticipated,” […]

  The post Winnipeg begins mosquito control program appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 2:44PM

• Thursday 02PM May 05/22

  Man arrested on child porn charges after home in Manitoba village searched

  

  A 36-year-old man is facing a number of child pornography-related charges after a home in a small Manitoba village was searched.

  © CTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 2:36PM

• Thursday 02PM May 05/22

  Winnipeg Blue Bomber, Edmonton Elk team up to rescue dogs from flooded Peguis First Nation

  

  A Winnipeg Blue Bomber teamed up with a player from a rival CFL team to rescue three dogs from Peguis First Nation, Man.

  © CTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 2:17PM

• Thursday 02PM May 05/22

  Winnipeg police looking for potential witnesses to fatal April car crash

  

  he incident took place April 9 on Selkirk Avenue, when a driver crashed his car into a building after fleeing a police traffic stop.

  © Global | Thu, May 5, 2022, 2:05PM

• Thursday 01PM May 05/22

  Water levels stabilizing in Manitoba; parts of Red River could peak this weekend

  

  Water levels in Manitoba's rivers are starting to stabilize according to the Hydrologic Forecast Centre, but officials are ready if levels increase.

  © CTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 1:38PM

• Thursday 01PM May 05/22

  Winnipeg police urge pin safety after series of bank card thefts

  

  Police are advising Winnipeggers to take extra caution with bank card pins as the city is seeing a string of robberies, that lead to unathorized bank withdrawals It is believed the suspect(s) use a technique police call “shoulder surfing” to obtain the victim’s bank card pin, while they are at a retail store or ATM. […]

  The post Winnipeg police urge pin safety after series of bank card thefts appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 1:36PM

• Thursday 01PM May 05/22

  Man found dead near Young Street property

  

  Police found a dead man on Young Street Wednesday evening after they were called about a disturbance and a serious assault.

  © CBC | Thu, May 5, 2022, 1:24PM

• Thursday 01PM May 05/22

  Winnipeg police investigating two homicides nearly a day apart

  

  The Winnipeg Police Service is investigating two homicides that occurred nearly 24 hours apart in the city.

  © CTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 1:17PM

• Thursday 01PM May 05/22

  'Perfect storm' of pandemic, supply chain disruptions dooms Winnipeg's DeFehr Furniture

  

  The owner of DeFehr Furniture is putting the final nails in the coffin of his once-thriving Winnipeg business.

  © CBC | Thu, May 5, 2022, 1:02PM

• Thursday 12PM May 05/22

  Winnipeg Police Investigating Two Homicides Within 24 Hours

  Winnipeg police are investigating two separate homicides that occurred within a day of each other.

  © 2022. This article Winnipeg Police Investigating Two Homicides Within 24 Hours appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Thu, May 5, 2022, 12:50PM

• Thursday 12PM May 05/22

  Canadians’ trips to liquor stores, pharmacies tracked via phones during pandemic

  

  Canadians’ movements, including trips to the liquor store and pharmacy, were closely tracked via their mobile phones without their knowledge during the COVID-19 pandemic, a report sent to a parliamentary committee shows. Outbreak intelligence analysts BlueDot prepared reports using anonymized data for the Public Health Agency of Canada to help it understand travel patterns during […]

  The post Canadians’ trips to liquor stores, pharmacies tracked via phones during pandemic appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

  © CityTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 12:47PM

• Thursday 12PM May 05/22

  Winnipeg launches ‘extensive larviciding program’ during soggy spring

  

  After a snowy winter and water-logged spring, the City of Winnipeg has started its insect control season, targeting mosquito larvae before they hatch.

  © CTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 12:41PM

• Thursday 12PM May 05/22

  Fire-ravaged building on Portage Avenue to be demolished

  

  Three months after a fire ravaged the Kirkwood Block building, the City of Winnipeg confirmed demolition is expected to begin soon.

  © CTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 12:34PM

• Thursday 12PM May 05/22

  Man dies after assault at The Forks parkade

  

  A 27-year-old man is dead after he was assaulted at The Forks parkade in Winnipeg, police say.

  © CBC | Thu, May 5, 2022, 12:22PM

• Thursday 12PM May 05/22

  Winnipeg police investigate fatal assault in Forks parkade

  

  Winnipeg police said they were called to the scene just after 10 p.m., following up on a report of an assault.

  © Global | Thu, May 5, 2022, 12:19PM

• Thursday 12PM May 05/22

  Mosquito larviciding starts in Winnipeg

  

  The City of Winnipeg is launching an extensive mosquito control program this spring.

  © CBC | Thu, May 5, 2022, 12:15PM

• Thursday 12PM May 05/22

  RCMP Search for Portage la Prairie Pizza Pilfer

  RCMP in Portage la Prairie are on the hunt for a hungry suspect or suspects who robbed pizza delivery drivers of their precious cargo in three separate incidents.

  © 2022. This article RCMP Search for Portage la Prairie Pizza Pilfer appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Thu, May 5, 2022, 12:08PM

• Thursday 12PM May 05/22

  DeFehr Furniture closing Winnipeg plant, hundreds of layoffs expected

  

  In a notice posted to its website this week, DeFehr said it will end casegoods manufacturing at its Winnipeg facility at 125 Furniture Park this summer.

  © Global | Thu, May 5, 2022, 12:03PM

• Thursday 11AM May 05/22

  Winnipeg Begins Mosquito Larviciding Program

  WINNIPEG -- The battle against those pesky seasonal skeeters is officially on as the City of Winnipeg begins its mosquito larviciding program.

  © 2022. This article Winnipeg Begins Mosquito Larviciding Program appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Thu, May 5, 2022, 11:56AM

• Thursday 11AM May 05/22

  Kane Brown’s ‘Drunk or Dreaming Tour’ Coming to Winnipeg

  Country singer-songwriter Kane Brown and his "Drunk or Dreaming Tour" will come to Winnipeg next fall.

  © 2022. This article Kane Brown’s ‘Drunk or Dreaming Tour’ Coming to Winnipeg appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Thu, May 5, 2022, 11:45AM

• Thursday 11AM May 05/22

  COVID-19 hospitalizations down in Manitoba, more than a dozen outbreaks reported last week

  

  While COVID-19 hospitalizations are down, Manitoba has reported more than a dozen COVID-19 outbreaks.

  © CTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 11:43AM

• Thursday 11AM May 05/22

  THEY’RE BACK? City mosquito larviciding program underway

  The city’s snowplows have barely been put away and already we’re moving on to the next pest. Mosquito larviciding has started, the city announced on Thursday. “Above normal winter precipitation has resulted in standing water in ditches and low-lying areas in fields and forests. As the spring mosquitoes have begun to hatch in the standing […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, May 5, 2022, 11:31AM

• Thursday 11AM May 05/22

  Winnipeg teacher raffles off custom-painted boards to provide skateboarding gear, lessons to kids

  

  Matt Cline, a Winnipeg grade 7/8 school teacher, started Inclined Kids two years ago to help buy skateboard gear and teach skateboarding to at-risk or underprivileged youth.

  © CBC | Thu, May 5, 2022, 11:17AM

• Thursday 10AM May 05/22

  Thousands of pigs die after April storm knocked out power to hog farm

  

  Manitoba-based hog production company HyLife says 2,000 hogs died when backup generators and phone notification systems failed during a storm in April.

  © CBC | Thu, May 5, 2022, 10:51AM

• Thursday 10AM May 05/22

  Manitoba reports 16 new coronavirus outbreaks, including 11 in long-term care facilities

  

  There were 16 new COVID-19 outbreaks reported last week, while a wave of hospitalizations appears to have crested, the most recent weekly data release from the Manitoba government says.

  © CBC | Thu, May 5, 2022, 10:45AM

• Thursday 10AM May 05/22

  Manitoba to provide flood update Thursday

  

  Johanu Botha, head of the province's emergency management organization, will be joined by Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk and flood forecaster Fisaha Unduche.

  © Global | Thu, May 5, 2022, 10:37AM

• Thursday 10AM May 05/22

  Love letter, ID card point to Russian units that terrorized Bucha

  

  When Russian troops retreated from Bucha, a leafy suburb near Ukraine's capital, they left reminders of their deadly occupation for all the world to see. Now, as Ukrainian and international prosecutors begin the work of identifying those responsible for the alleged atrocities, Reuters has found vital clues to the identities of individual Russian soldiers and military units present during the bloody occupation.

  © CTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 10:37AM

• Thursday 10AM May 05/22

  ‘What have you got to lose?’: Balaquit family calls for closure after guilty verdict

  

  Balaquit's son Edward said the verdict gave the family some relief, although they're still looking for closure, as his father's body has never been found.

  © Global | Thu, May 5, 2022, 10:21AM

• Thursday 10AM May 05/22

  Province spending $400K to help Folklorama's first in-person festival since 2019

  

  The province is giving Folkorama $400,000 to help support the cultural festival’s return to in-person events.

  © CBC | Thu, May 5, 2022, 10:19AM

• Thursday 10AM May 05/22

  Province announces funding to bolster Folklorama pavilions, lower some admission costs

  

  The Manitoba government is spending $400,000 to support Folklorama pavilions and offset some admission prices at this summer’s festival.

  © CTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 10:03AM

• Thursday 09AM May 05/22

  Canadians’ Trips to Liquor Stores, Pharmacies Tracked via Phones During Pandemic

  OTTAWA — A report sent to the House of Commons ethics committee shows that Canadians' movements, including trips to the liquor store and pharmacy, were closely tracked via their mobile phones without their knowledge during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  © 2022. This article Canadians’ Trips to Liquor Stores, Pharmacies Tracked via Phones During Pandemic appeared first on ChrisD.ca - Winnipeg News.

  © ChrisD | Thu, May 5, 2022, 9:38AM

• Thursday 09AM May 05/22

  Folklorama Receives $400K to Strengthen Festival

  Manitoba's largest multicultural festival is getting a funding boost from the province to strengthen its viability and accessibility.

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  © ChrisD | Thu, May 5, 2022, 9:37AM

• Thursday 09AM May 05/22

  City of Winnipeg issues permit to demolish historic building ravaged by fire in early 2022

  

  The City of Winnipeg says it has issued a demolition permit for the historic Kirkwood Block, which burned down in early February, and that work should begin soon. The building, which ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, May 5, 2022, 9:05AM

• Thursday 08AM May 05/22

  Human remains found in Toronto dumpster belong to little girl: police

  

  Human remains found in a construction dumpster outside a vacant Rosedale home earlier this week have been confirmed as belonging to a little girl as young as four years old, police say.

  © CTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 8:44AM

• Thursday 08AM May 05/22

  'I don't want to be forgotten': Students march Thursday to mark Red Dress Day

  

  Thursday marks the National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, also known as Red Dress Day.

  © CTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 8:06AM

• Thursday 08AM May 05/22

  Nearly 15M deaths associated with COVID, more than double official death toll

  

  The World Health Organization is estimating that nearly 15 million people died either by the coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems in the past two years, more than double the official death toll of six million. Most of the fatalities were in Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas. In a report released […]

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  © CityTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 8:00AM

• Thursday 07AM May 05/22

  Family of Eduardo Balaquit reacts to manslaughter verdict; hopes to find his body

  A sense of justice washed over the family of Eduardo Balaquit Wednesday after a jury found a man guilty of manslaughter in his disappearance and death. Kyle Pietz had pleaded not guilty to the charge. Balaquit was last seen on June 4, 2018, when he left his Winnipeg home to go to his job as […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, May 5, 2022, 7:54AM

• Thursday 07AM May 05/22

  Commission asked to push boundaries as it redraws map

  

  OTTAWA — Twelve of Manitoba’s political players have weighed in on a federal commission that’s examining whether to redraw electoral boundaries, as parties wrangle over how to carve out Winnipeg ...

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, May 5, 2022, 7:44AM

• Thursday 07AM May 05/22

  Assiniboine Park Zoo to Host Day of Solidarity with Ukraine

  The Assiniboine Park Conservancy is planning to hold a day of solidarity with Ukraine this Saturday.

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  © ChrisD | Thu, May 5, 2022, 7:02AM

• Thursday 06AM May 05/22

  Trudeau accused of dropping ‘F-bomb’ during question period in House of Commons

  

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been accused of dropping an “F-bomb” in the House of Commons. Opposition house leader John Brassard claims the profanity left the prime minister’s mouth during a heated exchange in question period on Wednesday. “What is the nature of your thoughts, gentlemen, when you say you move your lips in a […]

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  © CityTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 6:21AM

• Thursday 06AM May 05/22

  If Roe v. Wade falls, what happens next in America?

  

  In today’s Big Story podcast, the news leaked Monday night and it was shocking, but not all that surprising. A woman’s right to choose has been under attack for a long time in America, and states have spent the past five years chipping away at access, first with knives and then with axes. But the […]

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  © CityTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 6:12AM

• Thursday 06AM May 05/22

  Applying for a passport in Canada? What you need to know

  

  As summer grows closer, Canadians are becoming more and more interested in travelling again — but with reported delays in acquiring or renewing a passport unlikely to end any time soon, here's a refresher on the process of getting a new or renewed passport.

  © CTV | Thu, May 5, 2022, 6:00AM

• Thursday 05AM May 05/22

  Letters: May 5, 2022

  Rising costs Inflation has hit those at the lowest end of the economic scale the hardest. Those who are employed in low-income jobs and retirees suffer the most as inflation rises. Add Trudeau’s brutal and punishing taxation, and it makes life more difficult and will lead to shattered, broken lives, unstable households, and broken hopes […]

  © Winnipeg Sun | Thu, May 5, 2022, 5:57AM

• Thursday 05AM May 05/22

  Sagkeeng gets $600K for search of former residential school

  

  Sagkeeng First Nation has received $610,093 from the federal government to search for burial sites near the former Fort Alexander residential school. A private company has been conducting scans with drones ......

  © Winnipeg Free Press | Thu, May 5, 2022, 5:55AM

• Thursday 05AM May 05/22

  ‘It’s taking a toll’: Manitoba evacuees concerned about flood impact on children

  

  Families evacuated from Peguis First Nation say not knowing how long they will be displaced by the flood and being away from family and friends is especially hard on kids.

  © Global | Thu, May 5, 2022, 5:00AM

• Thursday 05AM May 05/22

  Province pooh-poohs Winnipeg request for more time to complete $2B worth of sewage-treatment upgrades

  

  The provincial government is refusing City of Winnipeg requests for more time to complete nearly $2 billion worth of sewage-treatment upgrades while the city is struggling with construction deficiencies at one plant and doesn't have most of the money lined up to improve another.

  © CBC | Thu, May 5, 2022, 5:00AM

• Thursday 05AM May 05/22

  With school closed and evacuations forced by flood, Peguis parents make the most of life in limbo

  

  With their kids out of home and school amid flooding on Peguis First Nation, and no sense of when they will be able to return, parents are focused on trying to keep the youngsters busy.  

  © CBC | Thu, May 5, 2022, 5:00AM