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Tory MLA vows to talk for days on controversial PST hikeHe's got a pack of throat lozenges in his pocket and a list of procedural tricks up his sleeve. Tory MLA Kelvin Goertzen said Tuesday he is ready to start talking in the Manitoba legislature about why the government should not raise the PST.
Tory MP bows to Elections Canada in fight over expensesConservative MP Shelly Glover has bowed to Elections Canada in a battle over her 2011 campaign expenses, days after filing a court challenge against the agency.
Judge rules on brothers’ testimony in archbishop sex trialTwo brothers who say they were sexually abused by an Orthodox priest in Winnipeg will have their testimony considered jointly.
City eyes special officers for Winnipeg Transit busesA new report is recommending more protections for Winnipeg's bus drivers -- including officers on problem routes and fines for unruly passengers.
- Mosquito numbers not high enough to fog, city says
The city is asking Winnipeggers to do their part to get rid of nuisance mosquitoes, but officials said they have no plans to start fogging.
Manitoba math classes going back to the basicsStarting this fall, Manitoba students from Kindergarten to Grade 8 will go back to some of the old ways of learning math.
- Dustin Paxton's outstanding assault charges stayed
Two charges pending against Dustin Paxton have been stayed.
Has the lost bell of Batoche been found in Manitoba?A decades-old mystery of the whereabouts of the bell of Batoche may be solved later this week.
Construction begins on 'spectacular' new zoo entranceA ground-breaking ceremony was held Tuesday to officially mark the start of construction on a new entrance for Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo.
2 men killed in Manitoba house fire were brothersTwo men who died in a rural Manitoba house fire on the weekend were brothers, RCMP say.
Girl, 3, in critical after car hits building in West EndA little girl is in critical condition after the van she was in slammed into a building Tuesday morning.
Winnipeg thieves smash and grab from Calgary visitors' carIt wasn't a warm welcome to Winnipeg for a couple from Calgary.
Shots fired at Winnipeg homeShots were fired at a home in Winnipeg's Weston neighbourhood Monday night.
Manitoba RCMP dog killed in Saskatchewan crashA Manitoba RCMP officer has serious injuries and a service dog is dead following a crash on Highway 16 in Saskatchewan.
St. Mary's Road construction stymies traffic, businessCity crews have begun work on a section of St. Mary's Road in Winnipeg's Glenwood area -- a project anticipated to take six weeks and delay thousands of drivers.
Kraft Hockeyville 2013 to feature Jets, CapitalsThe NHL announced Monday that Stirling-Rawdon, Ont., will host a pre-season contest between the Winnipeg Jets and Washington Capitals on Saturday, Sept. 14, after last year's Kraft Hockeyville game was postponed.
Chez Sophie opens on Esplanade RielThe new restaurant on the Esplanade Riel opened Monday.
Business owners, consumers make plans for PST hikeBusiness owners and consumers are bracing themselves for a July 1 provincial sales tax hike. Some retailers feel it will send consumers across the border, while others are employing strategies to keep them here.
Doctors rally to protest cuts to refugee healthcareA number of Winnipeg physicians were among demonstraters pounding the pavement in Central Park over the noon hour as part of a national protest called "Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care."
MacGregor man facing firearms chargesA 53-year-old man from MacGregor, Man., is facing a number of firearms charges after police responded Friday to a report of a distraught male at a residence in the rural municipality of North Norfolk.
Winnipeg couple donates $500K to zooBig bucks for the big cats at Assiniboine Park Zoo. James Cohen and Linda McGarva-Cohen donated $500,000 to expand the Amur tiger exhibit Monday.
Police set up TIP line to combat ATV theft ringRCMP have set up a tip line to counter what they say is a "significant rise" in off-road vehicle thefts.
'Persistent conditions' keep aboriginal people from equalityThe Canadian Human Rights Commission says persistent barriers and systemic discrimination keep aboriginal people from equality with other Canadians in terms of education, employment, economic well-being, health and housing.
Fire forces elderly patients from Carman seniors' centreThirty-four patients at the Boyne Lodge Senior's Residence in Carman had to be evacuated after a fire broke out around 4:30 Monday morning.
Girl, 3, drowns in river on northern reservePeople on a northern Manitoba reserve are mourning the loss of a three-year-old girl who drowned Friday night.
Bullying on agenda as western premiers meetWestern Canada's premiers and territorial leaders are in Winnipeg for their annual meeting, and they'll tackle the issue of bullying and how to prevent it.
CBC's favourite Manitoba Marathon photos, tweetsTake a look at what runners and spectators had to say about the Manitoba Marathon, and look at some of CBC's favourite photos from Sunday's run.
Injured soldier conquers Manitoba MarathonA soldier recovering from a brain injury was one of 14,000 people who took part in the 35th annual Manitoba Marathon.
2 men killed in house fire near Elie, ManInvestigators are looking into a house fire in the Rural Municipality of Cartier that claimed the lives of two men Saturday afternoon.
Winnipeg's Delorme describes UFC win as "euphoric"Winnipeg's batamweight Roland Delorme speaks about his hometown win over Edwin (El Freoz) Figueroa in Saturday night's UFC fight.
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