Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hoping to apply the same spirit of solidarity that saw Canadians pull together during recent disasters to get things done in a minority Parliament. Parliament returns next week for its first extended sitting since the fall federal election reduced the Liberals to a minority, forcing them to rely on support […]
The Regina Pats were unable to tie things up in the third period during Saturday night’s road game versus the Winnipeg Ice, losing 5-4 at the Wayne Fleming Arena. It was a back and forth affair between the two East Division clubs. After falling behind 2-1 at the end of the first period, the Pats […]
The farm that has been in Jamal Abas’ family for four generations was without power for a sixth straight day Tuesday — one of thousands of homes and businesses across Manitoba still suffering after a massive snowstorm that brought down trees, transmission lines and large utility towers. “No tree was spared in our yard,” Abas […]
Electricity is returning for many Winnipeg customers affected by an intense winter storm, but Manitoba Hydro says it can’t even estimate how long it will be before power is restored to thousands of people as the weather system moves north and west. By late Saturday morning, the utility said nearly 53,000 customers, including 7,000 in […]
He has been a paramedic for 22 years. He was the first designated critical care paramedic in the province, which is the highest of the four levels of training in the field. He worked as an advanced care paramedic at Royal University Hospital for 11 years and he served on the code/outreach team at Saskatoon […]
It won’t be campaigning as usual for Justin Trudeau Thursday as a third instance of the Liberal leader wearing skin-darkening makeup has emerged. A video of Trudeau in blackface, first reported by Global News, came to light just hours after the prime minister apologized profusely for having indulged in what he acknowledged was a […]
RCMP say two children have died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a residence in a recreational community near Prince Albert. Just after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, police were called to the scene where local Fire and EMS had already pronounced a 12-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl dead. RCMP say no one else at the […]
Sergiy Bolshakov was watching TV in his Winnipeg hotel room when a firefighter knocked on the door and told him the building was being evacuated because of an emergency. The Toronto man quickly realized he wasn’t feeling well. “I felt very dizzy and had a headache,” said Bolshakov. He was among 46 people taken to […]
