An RCMP officer has been cleared of possible perjury charges by the province’s police watchdog. The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) said Thursday it had concluded its investigation into the officer, who was accused of misrepresenting herself in a 2018 Thompson…
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Manitoba men honoured as heros for helping bus passenger in danger
When Jonathan Meikle and Matthew Shorting saw a transit passenger being threatened with a knife in November, 2018, they couldn’t just sit back and watch. After confronting the knife wielding man on a bus, Meikle was stabbed. Help us improve Globalnews.ca Story…
Fighters, scientists, protectors: Meet 5 notable black Manitobans you may never have heard of
Keith Sandiford remembers being the only black person on the bus in Winnipeg — and among the faculty at the University of Manitoba. Black people were scarce in Winnipeg when the Barbadian took a chance on the city, coming here in the 1960s as a…
Creating safe spaces starts with talking — and listening — to each other, says Lara Rae
Recently, I’ve been thinking about safe spaces — as a woman, as a trans person, and as someone temporarily hobbled by an icy slip. There, my lack of safety came from unsalted sidewalks, but other definitions of safe versus unsafe spaces can be…
What’s open and closed on Louis Riel Day in Winnipeg
February 18 marks Louis Riel Day across Manitoba, which means some businesses will be operating on different hours. Here is a breakdown of what’s open and closed Monday. Errands: All City of Winnipeg civic offices are closed. Provincial and federal…
Extreme weather could impact invasive insect species, says Winnipeg forester
Winnipeggers love to complain about the harsh winters, but prolonged periods of extreme conditions might have an unexpected effect on certain pests. City forester Martha Barwinsky told 680 CJOB Monday that researchers are looking into the cold hardiness of invasive…
Sparks fly as 50th annual Festival du Voyageur gets underway
Winnipeg’s 50th annual winter celebration of fur-trapping and Franco-Manitoban culture got started with a bang. Festival du Voyageur opened Friday night with fireworks that filled the night sky over the St. Boniface festival grounds. George Forest founded the festival in 1969, coinciding with…
HIGHLIGHTS: AHL Wolves vs Moose – Feb. 15
February 15 2019 11:23pm Highlights from the American Hockey League as the Manitoba Moose won their eighth straight game on home ice, 3-2 over the Chicago Wolves on Friday at Bell MTS Place. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id…
Premier expresses frustration, calls for calm in barbed tweet to Winnipeg mayor
Tense relations between the City of Winnipeg and provincial government continue to take the form of tweets, this time from Manitoba’s premier. On Twitter Friday, Premier Brian Pallister called for calm in the ongoing back-and-forth between Mayor Brian Bowman’s office and…
Kerri Einarson falls short in Scotties wild card game
Casey Scheidegger scored a single point in the 10th end for a 7-6 win over Kerri Einarson in the wild-card game Friday night at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Scheidegger drew the four-foot ring with her final throw for the…