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WINNIPEG — A judge has decided the upcoming trial of a man accused of killing four women in Winnipeg will still be heard by a jury, after the defence argued it should be heard instead by a judge alone. Lawyers…
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OTTAWA — Canada and Manitoba are partnering to launch an alert system that would inform the public when an Indigenous woman or girl goes missing, they announced Friday in Winnipeg, ahead of a national…
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Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Services says one person is in hospital following a fire at an apartment complex. WPFS says fire crews responded to a report of a fire at a four-story apartment building around…
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The classic “Hockey Night in Canada” theme song resounded through a St. John’s, N.L., church Friday where friends, family and colleagues gathered to remember Bob Cole, the legendary sportscaster who brought…
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A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians feel their right to freedom of speech is in danger. The Leger online survey found 57 per cent of respondents who said free speech in Canada is under threat. Of…
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Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks, Rick Bowness of the Winnipeg Jets, and Andrew Brunette of the Nashville Predators are the finalists for the Jack Adams Award, the NHL announced on Friday. Tocchet,…
With thousands of dogs being tested on in Canada each year, a Manitoba based charity is attempting to provide a life outside the cage for dogs in need. Kurt Black reports
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A new pilot program which will notify the public of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, two-spirit and gender-diverse people is set to be implemented in Manitoba. Morgan Modjeski has the details
The trial of alleged serial killer Jeremy Skibicki will be a jury-trial, after a judge dismissed the defence’s motion to have the jury tossed out in favour of a judge-only trial.
The initial report from the inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian elections finds it’s impossible to determine if individual ridings were affected by disinformation, but the overall election results were unaffected.
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A new city report is warning fewer equipment and firefighters could be used for overtime in order to find the $3 million in savings budget 2024 is asking the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service to achieve.
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Foreign interference by China did not affect the overall results of the 2019 and 2021 general elections won by Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, a federal commission of inquiry has found. In an interim report…
Peguis First Nation has been fighting to get flood mitigation measures and better housing for years, but some say nothing has changed, begging the question as to why First Nation communities, like Peguis,…
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A new city report is warning fewer equipment and firefighters could be used for overtime in order to find the $3 million in savings budget 2024 is asking the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service to achieve. According…
In today’s The Big Story podcast, it remains to be seen if policing in the Greater Toronto Area will really change, but a tipping point certainly seems to be at hand. First, a total exoneration for a…
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A recent incident in the 2400 block of Pembina Highway where a 16-year-old was hit by a train and taken to hospital in critical condition brought back numerous memories for one Winnipeg man and he says…
Air Canada lost $81 million in its first quarter, falling below analysts’ expectations even as revenue and capacity ramped up. Canadians’ diminishing appetite for post-pandemic travel yielded thinner…
It appears London Drugs operations are slowly coming back online, though it remains unclear when stores in western Canada will reopen.
Loblaw’s new chief executive, as well as chairman Galen Weston, pushed back on what they called “misguided criticism” of the grocer as a push to boycott the company gains steam online. President…
Hamas on Thursday was considering the latest proposal for a cease-fire with Israel that the United States and other mediators hope will avert an Israeli attack on the Gaza town of Rafah. But chances for…
In today’s The Big Story podcast, former U.S. president, Donald Trump, is facing criminal charges, a historical first. It’s been two weeks since the trial began, and the former president has been complaining…
The makers of Ozempic say their weight-loss drug Wegovy will be available to patients in Canada starting Monday. Novo Nordisk’s weekly injection is approved for weight loss among patients diagnosed with…
Artists from Universal Music Group, which include Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, will be returning to TikTok as the two parties have struck a new licensing agreement following an approximately…
Lawyers for a Winnipeg man accused of killing four women say they plan to argue that he is not criminally responsible because he is mentally ill. “This isn’t a case where we are looking at the evidence…
The Manitoba government is providing funds to create a memorial to honour five family members, including three young children, killed in a rural area southwest of Winnipeg. The province says it is providing…
Winnipeg police say 14 people have been charged in connection to a inter-provincial drug trafficking investigation. WPS says in May 2023, a large-scale investigation began after it was believed millions…
It’s been two years since the historic flood heavily damaged Peguis First Nation in Manitoba’s Interlake region and those who were forced to evacuate in 2022 are still living in hotels like the Mainstay…
Eight First Nations bordering Lake Winnipeg have united to file a $4 billion lawsuit against the Federal Crown, the Province of Manitoba, and the City of Winnipeg, over what they claim is ongoing pollution…
Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness wasn’t interested in talking about his future after his team was eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. The Jets were eliminated…
The Conservative and Liberals continued their sniping a day after heated exchanges led to Pierre Poilievre being ejected from the House.