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Police, fire-paramedic services line up behind mayor in directive to homeless outreach workers
Winnipeg’s police and fire-paramedic services are backing the mayor’s call for outreach workers not to interfere when emergency personnel respond to incidents or concerns at homeless encampments. Mayor Scott Gillingham […]
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Northern First Nation evacuees anxiously await news about wildfire-threatened community
Marcel Colomb First Nation residents are anxious about the state of their community as wildfires rage in northern Manitoba. “I’m worried that my house will burn; its the only house I have,” said Kathy Bigatty, who was evacuated from her home Wednesday and flew to Winnipeg from Thompson Thursday afternoon. Bigatty was among dozens of…
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Hundreds evacuated due to wildfires, smoke in Manitoba communities
Hundreds evacuated due to wildfires, smoke in Manitoba communities
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Minister says Houston trip a success as government works to address homelessness in Manitoba
Minister says Houston trip a success as government works to address homelessness in Manitoba
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19-year-old fined, licence suspended after driving 202 km/h in Winnipeg street racing incident
Winnipeg police say a 19-year-old’s licence has been suspended and they’ve been fined following a street racing incident on July 21. The post 19-year-old fined, licence suspended after driving 202 km/h in Winnipeg street racing incident appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.
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Defence seeking 6-year sentence for former fashion tycoon Peter Nygard
Former fashion tycoon Peter Nygard should receive a six-year sentence for his sexual assault convictions, his lawyer told a Toronto court Thursday, arguing a lengthier sentence would be “crushing” for a man of his age and condition. Defence lawyer Gerri Wiebe asked the court to give Nygard 1.5 days of credit for each of the…
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‘We will not let Rob’s death be in vain’
More than 100 cyclists, who wore red to celebrate the life of Rob Jenner, gathered outside the Canadian Museum for Human Rights Thursday evening to honour the man killed in […]
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‘We will not let Rob’s death be in vain’
More than 100 cyclists, who wore red to celebrate the life of Rob Jenner, gathered outside the Canadian Museum for Human Rights Thursday evening to honour the man killed in […]
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Miserable passengers headed to Winnipeg gambled, lost on WestJet leaving Las Vegas
What happens in Vegas is supposed to stay in Vegas, but passengers aboard a sweltering, stationary Winnipeg-bound WestJet plane for five hours in stifling heat last Sunday were desperate to […]
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Mark Hamill, Judy Greer, filming movie in Manitoba
Mark Hamill, Judy Greer, filming movie in Manitoba
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Accidental tourist ends up in Winnipeg after Jasper wildfire interrupts rail journey
Accidental tourist ends up in Winnipeg after Jasper wildfire interrupts rail journey
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Improv comedy legend Colin Mochrie at Winnipeg Fringe Festival
Canadian comedy star Colin Mochrie is in town this week for the Winnipeg Fringe Festival. The star of TV’s “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” and movies like “The End of Sex” – directed by Winnipeg filmmaker Sean Garrity – teamed up with Kevin Gillese for four sold-out Fringe Fest improv shows. Mochrie sat down with…
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Sentencing for convicted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki on Aug. 28
A sentencing hearing for Jeremy Skibicki has been scheduled for next month. Earlier this month, a Winnipeg judge convicted Skibicki of first-degree murder in the 2022 slayings of four Indigenous women: Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, Rebecca Contois and an unidentified woman the Indigenous grassroots community refers to as Buffalo Woman. A first-degree murder conviction carries…
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Plenty of places to test out Summer Olympics sports in Winnipeg
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Board of Revision – Boardroom A
Boardroom A510 Main StreetWinnipeg, MB Tuesday, August 27, 2024, 9am – 12pm Agenda Link: Meeting Agenda Meeting Room: Boardroom A: Watch here
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Board of Revision – Boardroom A
Boardroom A510 Main StreetWinnipeg, MB Monday, August 26, 2024, 1 – 4pm Agenda Link: Meeting Agenda Meeting Room: Boardroom A: Watch here
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Thousands of health workers advised to reject proposed contract
Thousands of support workers employed by Prairie Mountain Health and the Interlake-Eastern health authority are being urged to reject a contract offer and vote for a strike mandate. Kyle Ross, president of the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union, said the bargaining committee has recommended its 6,600 members turn down the offer. The union has…
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Child health researchers get $480K in grants
Manitoba health researchers are receiving $480,000 in grants for projects at the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba. The funds were raised in collaboration with the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba and will be distributed among eight projects that cover a variety of health areas for children in the province. Some of the projects focus…