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Woman Age 73 Killed, Man Arrested in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - RCMP say they’re investigating the death of a 73-year-old woman as a homicide after her body was found in a house in rural Manitoba. Mounties say officers from their St-Pierre-Jolys detachment found the victim at a home in the RM of Hanover on Wednesday afternoon just after 12:30. A man was quickly identified…
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Murder Suspect Wanted by Winnipeg Police
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Police Service is asking for help from the public in locating a suspect after a shooting outside a North End convenience store. Just over one month ago, police responded to a report that a man had been shot near a 7-Eleven near the corner of Salter St. and Flora Ave. Officers…
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Winnipeg Hospital Worker Seriously Assaulted
WINNIPEG - Seven Oaks Hospital says they’ve suspended visitation following a serious assault on a staff member yesterday. The Winnipeg Police Service says officers responded to a report of the assault on Wednesday afternoon at around 2:30. The hospital worker was reportedly assaulted in the Leila Ave. atrium area, and police say the victim was…
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Manitoba Needs More MPs In Cabinet
WINNIPEG - A University of Manitoba political scientist says the Trudeau government has diminished prairie representation in the new federal Cabinet. Royce Koop says with Jim Carr out and Dan Vandal and Randy Boissonnault with relatively minor portfolios, western provinces have very little representation in prime minister Justin Trudeau's inner circle. Until this week, Carr,…
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Lawsuit: Manitoba Misused Indigenous Funds
WINNIPEG - Hearings are underway into a lawsuit that claims Manitoba misappropriated money meant for Indigenous children in care. First Nations child welfare agencies say more than $250 million was been misused. They believe the province began clawing back funds from the federal Children's Special Allowance Act in 2006 and did not stop doing so…
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Manitoba Cop Charged With Assault
WINNIPEG - A Winkler Police officer has been charged with assault, as the province's law enforcement watchdog wraps up its investigation of an incident last month. The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba started probing what happened after it was learned an off-duty cop was involved in the September 11th matter at a home in Ditch…
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Lotto 6/49 Winning Numbers
WINNIPEG - Here are the Lotto 6/49 winning numbers from Wednesday, October 27th. Good luck! The $6 million jackpot was not won so Saturday's draw will rise to $8 million. In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the WCLC, the latter shall prevail.
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Manitoba Minister Speaks at Protests After Jail Time
WINNIPEG - Just days after being released on bail following an arrest for allegedly violating public health orders, a leader for a southern Manitoba group that lost a court challenge to those orders was seen speaking at multiple protests. Last Wednesday, Tobias Tissen, minister for the Church of God Restoration, ten minutes south of Steinbach,…
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3 Deaths, 130 Cases In Manitoba
WINNIPEG - The province is reporting three new deaths today from COVID-19. There are also 130 new cases of the virus, 85 of them not fully vaccinated. 1,121 cases are active, 60,783 people have recovered, for a total of 63,099 cases so far. 83 people are in hospital, including 22 in intensive care. The five…
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Biggest Natural Gas Price Hike in Manitoba in Years
WINNIPEG - High prices at the pump are about to translate into high prices on the utility bill next week, costing nearly $125 a year. Manitoba’s Public Utilities Board has approved an application submitted by Centra Gas to increase the primary rate by 17.1 per cent. That means the average Manitoban who buys residential natural…