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 Weather postpones spraying for gypsy moths in St. Vital
Insect control officials have postpone spraying for gypsy moths in St. Vital today for the second time this week.
Provincial and city officials want to control a population of gypsy moths in select parts of St. Vital, including St. Vital Park, but were forced to cancel spraying this morning due
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 Manitoba to introduce law requiring kids to wear helmets while cycling
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is to introduce its long-awaited bicycle helmet law.
The proposed law would require anyone under 18 to wear a helmet while cycling -- adults would not be covered.
The legislation mirrors existing laws in Ontario and other provinces, but stops short of laws in
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 Cyclist dead after crash on Higgins
A female cyclist has been struck and killed by a vehicle on Higgins Avenue just west of Main Street.
The collision occurred about 11:10 a.m. A witness said the woman was cycling westbound through the intersection at Main Street when she found herself trapped between a van and a semi-trailer,
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 Man handed one-year sentence after fatal hit-and-run
A Winnipeg man is heading to jail for a deadly hit-and-run that occurred while he was out on bail and banned from driving.
Roop Singh Dhaliwal, 36, was sentenced Wednesday to one year behind bars after his bid for a conditional sentence was rejected. Dhaliwal pleaded guilty earlier this year to...
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 Man charged after Weston-area raid
A 29-year-old Winnipeg man is facing numerous weapons and drug charges after Winnipeg police raided a home in the 2200 block of Gallagher Avenue Tuesday afternoon.
Sheldon Lee West was arrested after police seized two modified shotguns, a modified rifle, numerous rounds of ammunition and
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 Super Sonic soars to win Canada Sings choir slot
As it turns out, Super Sonic has some super singers. And dancers, too.
The 13 members of the locally based Royal Canadian Air Force Band who appeared in Tuesday’s instalment of Canada Sings were victorious in the Global TV reality series’ show-choir competition.
Performing as Super
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 Tempers flare on CP picket line on McPhillips Street
Tempers flared on the Canadian Pacific Railway picket line on McPhillips Street this morning after two vehicles allegedly pushed their way through a throng of strikers.
There are 286 union members on strike in Winnipeg. The CP diesel shop is located on McPhillips Street and Jarvis Avenue,
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 Police release image of suspect in March sexual assault
A 22-year-old Winnipeg woman sexually assaulted on March 20, police said today.
The woman was approached by a stranger around Main Street and Bannatyne Avenue area shortly after midnight. The pair chatted, and got on a bus headed to Fort Rouge. When they got off the bus near Osborne Street and
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 Man handed one-year sentence after fatal hit-and-run
A Winnipeg man is heading to jail for a deadly hit-and-run that occurred while he was out on bail and banned from driving.
Roop Singh Dhaliwal, 36, was sentenced Wednesday to one year behind bars after his bid for a conditional sentence was rejected. Dhaliwal pleaded guilty earlier this year to
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 Cyclist dead after crash on Higgins
A female cyclist has been struck and killed by a vehicle on Higgins Avenue just west of Main Street.
The collision occurred about 11:10 a.m. A witness said the woman was cycling westbound through the intersection at Main Street when she found herself trapped between a van and a semi-trailer,...
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 Pearl Jam, Skrillex, D'Angelo, others to perform at Philly music festival curated by Jay-Z
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Pearl Jam, Skrillex and D'Angelo are among the performers scheduled to take the stage at the Made In America music festival Jay-Z is curating in Philadelphia in September.
Jay-Z will also perform, as will Janelle Monae, Passion Pit, Odd Future, Santigold, Afrojack, Calvin Harris...
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 Caving to half-baked birther clowns shames Arizona
If 0.002 per cent of Arizonans demanded that Ken Bennett, the state's Republican secretary of state, go to work in the nude, would he comply? Not likely. After all, Mr. Bennett, the former Republican president of the Arizona Senate, is planning to run for governor in two years. It wouldn't pay to
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