Category: Local News
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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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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…
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Here are the Manitobans receiving the province’s highest honour
Here are the Manitobans receiving the province’s highest honour
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Rain reduces wildfire activity, aids firefighters: Jasper park officials
Rain reduces wildfire activity, aids firefighters: Jasper park officials
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Manitoba RCMP officer charged with assault following investigation: police watchdog
A Manitoba RCMP officer has been charged after a woman complained she was assaulted during a domestic call last year. Police were called to a home in The Pas in September after receiving reports of a dispute between two women. The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba said at the time the officers took one of…
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Sea Bears clinch playoff spot with win over Surge
The Winnipeg Sea Bears are heading to the playoffs. The team managed to battle from behind in Tuesday night’s game against Calgary, and take the game 111-104. The win snapped the Surge’s four-game winning streak, and helped the Sea Bears lock the only remaining Western Conference playoff spot. READ MORE: Sea Bears looking to clinch…
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Re-elected grand chief vows to rebuild relationship with province
BRANDON — Cathy Merrick, the first female grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, received a second mandate Wednesday as she won re-election for a full three-year term on […]
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Asagwara optimistic about recruiting MDs despite Tory plan’s complete failure
A recruitment agency hired by the previous Manitoba government has failed to attract a single doctor, but the NDP government is confident in its own plan to bring 100 new […]
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Defence seeking 6-year sentence for former fashion tycoon Peter Nygard
Defence seeking 6-year sentence for former fashion tycoon Peter Nygard
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Jets owner, The Brothers Landreth save dwindling Winnipeg church, give it added purpose
Jets owner, The Brothers Landreth save dwindling Winnipeg church, give it added purpose
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Businesses thinking about climate change
Jeff Herlick the president of Bonafide Construction Solutions is showing how his business tracks the idle time of work vehicles. It’s one way where the business can track their CO2 emissions and aim to bring them down. “We actually have the greenest driver of the month incentive. We give our employees a gift card, whoever…
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Sea Bears looking to clinch playoff spot versus Calgary Surge
In only their second season, the Sea Bears remain a fan favourite in Winnipeg with multiple sellout games. Tuesday night they are looking to break attendance records once again during their season-ender against the Calgary Surge, who currently holds the record of over 12,000 fans, as the Canada Life Centre’s upper bowl has been opened…
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Winnipeg mayor asks outreach groups to stand aside for emergency crews at homeless camps
Winnipeg’s mayor has raised the hackles of some organizations that help the homeless population after sending them a letter asking them to not get in the way of emergency responders at encampments.