Manitoba News

Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness tests positive for COVID-19

WINNIPEG — Head coach Rick Bowness will have to wait a little longer to make his regular-season debut with the Winnipeg Jets.

Oct 14, 2022 3:52 PM Read more >

RCMP investigating possible grave site at former residential school in Manitoba

WINNIPEG — RCMP are working with a First Nation in western Manitoba to investigate potential graves.

Oct 14, 2022 1:06 PM Read more >

Manitoba not doing enough to protect information systems: auditor general

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government needs to better protect its information systems from internal misuse and outside attacks, the provincial auditor general said Thursday.

Oct 13, 2022 4:18 PM Read more >

Jets sign first-round pick Brad Lambert to three-year, entry-level contract

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Brad Lambert to a three-year entry-level contract. The team announced Wednesday that Lambert's deal carries an average annual value of US$1.2 million at the NHL level.

Oct 12, 2022 8:40 PM Read more >

Manitoba premier says Ottawa needs to have leeway on carbon pricing

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says she is not planning legislation to push back against the federal government over areas of jurisdiction, as Alberta and Saskatchewan are planning.

Oct 12, 2022 4:17 PM Read more >

Winnipeg wants to host Grey Cup championship, Manitoba offers $5.5M to help bid

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are bidding to host the Canadian Football League Grey Cup championship in either 2024 or 2025, and the Manitoba government is offering up to $5.5 million to help the bid.

Oct 11, 2022 7:00 PM Read more >

Manitoba plans crackdown after some drivers ignore warnings about flooded roads

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government plans to impose stiffer penalties on motorists who ignore warning signs and drive on closed roads.

Oct 11, 2022 3:08 PM Read more >

New coach Bowness brings fresh approach to Winnipeg Jets this season

WINNIPEG — A big smile crossed Nate Schmidt's face as he described the fresh approach and one fun surprise during a practice at Winnipeg Jets training camp.

Oct 11, 2022 9:41 AM Read more >

Blue Bombers wrap up first by blitzing Elks 48-11

WINNIPEG — If anyone had told Winnipeg Blue Bombers rookie Dalton Schoen he'd be leading the CFL in receiving yards and touchdowns this season, he wouldn't have believed them.

Oct 8, 2022 10:02 PM Read more >

Winnipeg police say man charged in string of thefts of elderly women's purses

WINNIPEG — A suspect has been arrested and charged in three purse snatchings in Winnipeg where police say the victims were elderly, and the thefts were violent. Police say the first of the thefts was on Sept.

Oct 8, 2022 7:27 PM Read more >