The year Winnipeg became a city, it was marked by a handful of clapboard buildings and wood-plank sidewalks that flanked mud roads. When soaked by prairie rains, the roads morphed into a thick sludge that ravaged cart wheels and footwear. Persistent rains carved gullies that drained into the Red and Assiniboine rivers, but also severalContinue Reading
Manitoba Gabe Vilardi scored a hat trick to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday. The win on home ice clinched a playoff berth for Winnipeg and eliminated Calgary from the wild-card race. Road loss eliminates Flames from wild-card race Jim Bender ·Continue Reading
Manitoba A private foster home operator that gave cannabis to kids in Child and Family Services care is blasting the province’s decision to break ties with the company, arguing the real issue is the lack of support for vulnerable teens who face addiction. In a memo sent to staff Wednesday, SpiritContinue Reading
Manitoba Defensive lineman Craig Roh, who won a Grey Cup with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2019, has died. He was 33. Roh played for Winnipeg 2 seasons, including with Grey Cup-winning Bombers team in 2019CBC News · Posted: Feb 28, 2024 2:05 PM EST | Last Updated: February 28Continue Reading
The Manitoba government is cutting ties with a private foster home operator and has asked police to investigate after learning the home was giving underage teens unauthorized cannabis as a form of harm reduction. Spirit Rising House, a Winnipeg-based for-profit company, runs nine foster homes and two specialized group homesContinue Reading
Manitoba The man who granted Winnipeg a National Hockey League franchise 13 years ago said at a pre-game news conference Tuesday that he believes the Jets will overcome their struggles to keep fans in the seats. ‘Get over your anxiety and come to games,’ Gary Bettman urges Jets fans OztenContinue Reading
Manitoba Winnipeg Jets chairman Mark Chipman says the NHL team’s future could be in jeopardy if attendance doesn’t improve. Mark Chipman says he’s personally called former season ticket holders to returnThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 23, 2024 1:27 PM EST | Last Updated: 12 hours ago The Jets areContinue Reading
Manitoba A 36-year-old woman has been charged after she allegedly stole thousands of dollars from her southwestern Manitoba town’s curling club and paid it back using public funds, RCMP say. Woman accused of using rural municipality funds to pay back curling club, RCMP sayCBC News · Posted: Feb 22, 2024Continue Reading
Manitoba The provincial and federal governments are committing $60 million to enhance the railway to northern Manitoba and the only rail-accessible deepwater port on Arctic waters. Railway, port expected to move zinc concentrate, twice-weekly freight shipments in 2024 Ian Froese · CBC News · Posted: Feb 22, 2024 6:00 AM ESTContinue Reading
One of the only signs anyone was paying attention to Joshua Nepinak during his teenage years was the black book a group of strangers filled with notes about him as they watched him come and go from a nondescript Winnipeg home. Ate breakfast: 10 a.m. Left for school: 11 a.m.Continue Reading
