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Winnipeg city council votes 11-3 to reopen landmark Portage and Main to pedestrians

Winnipeg city council votes 11-3 to reopen landmark Portage and Main to pedestrians

Winnipeg's landmark intersection at Portage Avenue and Main Street will be reopening to pedestrian traffic after more than 40 years. Councillors voted 11-3 Thursday to reopen the intersection to pedestrians by the summer of 2025.
'We are sorry': Manitoba premier apologizes to two men switched at birth decades ago

'We are sorry': Manitoba premier apologizes to two men switched at birth decades ago

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew formally apologized at the provincial legislature Thursday to two men who were switched at birth in a hospital almost 70 years ago and only late in life discovered their true identities.
U.S.-born CFL prospects Bauman, Dublanko embrace Canadian designation and connections

U.S.-born CFL prospects Bauman, Dublanko embrace Canadian designation and connections

WINNIPEG — Casey Bauman and Joel Dublanko don’t need their new-found dual citizenships to make them feel at home in Canada.
Manitoba Tories say bill to ban anti-abortion protests should be expanded

Manitoba Tories say bill to ban anti-abortion protests should be expanded

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservatives say a government plan to ban anti-abortion protests near some health-care facilities should be expanded to cover more areas and all protests, including picket lines.
Crown wants 25 years for Manitoba football coach who sexually assaulted students

Crown wants 25 years for Manitoba football coach who sexually assaulted students

WINNIPEG — A disgraced former high school football coach apologized during a sentencing hearing for the "grief and shame" he caused to the nine students he sexually assaulted.
Parents charged in drug death of three-month-old Winnipeg girl

Parents charged in drug death of three-month-old Winnipeg girl

WINNIPEG — Police in Winnipeg have charged a man and a woman in the death of their three-month-old daughter from street drugs. In February 2022, police and paramedics were called to a home and found the infant unresponsive.
Manitoba premier to apologize to two men switched at birth in 1955

Manitoba premier to apologize to two men switched at birth in 1955

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is set to apologize on behalf of the government to two men who were switched at birth in 1955 in a hospital north of Winnipeg.
Finding Canadian talent at national combine is crucial for success in CFL

Finding Canadian talent at national combine is crucial for success in CFL

WINNIPEG — Mike O’Shea and his CFL colleagues don't need convincing about the value of Canadian players. Their actions back up their words.
Boyd Group Services reports Q4 profit and sales up from year earlier

Boyd Group Services reports Q4 profit and sales up from year earlier

WINNIPEG — Boyd Group Services Inc. reported a fourth-quarter profit of US$19.1 million, up from US$14.2 million a year earlier, as its sales rose 16 per cent. The autobody repair company, which keeps its books in U.S.
Manitoba premier says he's considering extending tax holiday on fuel

Manitoba premier says he's considering extending tax holiday on fuel

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Tuesday he is considering extending his government's fuel-tax holiday, which is set to expire at the end of June.
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