Winnipeg Sun - Local (39 minutes ago)
The Pas RCMP are investigating three separate incidents involving possible gunfire on the evening of March 7, 2025. At about 9:10 p.m., officers responded to a report of possible shots fired outside a home on Settee Avenue. When the police arrived, they found no damage to the house, no witnesses, and no confirmation that a […]
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BERLIN (AP) — Flight cancellations at Hamburg Airport after a surprise strike by workers affected more than 40,000 passengers on Sunday, a day before a planned wider protest across Germany amid new contract negotiations. Only 10 of more than 280 scheduled flights went as planned early Sunday, the airport said. Many service desks sat empty […]
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By Qassim Abdul-zahra And Abby Sewell BAGHDAD (AP) — The United States has declined to renew a waiver that had allowed Iraq to buy electricity from Iran without running afoul of sanctions, a U.S. official said Sunday. The previous waiver expired Saturday and the U.S. Department of State did not renew it, the U.S. embassy […]
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By Amanda Seitz WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid under the auspices of the Health and Human Services Department were emailed an offer to leave their job for as much as a $25,000 payment as part of President Donald Trump’s government...
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ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s interior minister on Sunday pledged to fully apply a law to remove millions of stray dogs from the streets in the wake of the death of a 2-year-old girl. The legislation — labeled the “massacre law” by animal welfare groups — was passed by parliament last summer but has been only […]
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By Geoff Mulvihill And David A. Lieb As President Donald Trump floats grand ideas like reacquiring the Panama Canal and taking over Greenland, some rural residents of Illinois and Oregon are promoting geopolitical change of their own: They want to break away from their states, and perhaps unite with Indiana and Idaho. Proponents say they […]
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Advocates for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and gender-diverse people are praising the strength and determination of the families of two First Nations women who fought for a search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for their loved ones' remains.
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By Binaj Gurubacharya KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Thousands of supporters greeted Nepal’s former king in capital Kathmandu on Sunday and demanded his abolished monarchy be reinstated and Hinduism brought back as a state religion. An estimated 10,000 supporters of Gyanendra Shah blocked the main entrance to Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International...
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By Huizhong Wu, Jintamas Saksornchai And Martha Mendoza MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — A dramatic and highly publicized operation by the Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities has led to the release of more than 7,000 people from online scam compounds in Myanmar. But what they thought was an end to their ordeal was the beginning […]
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HONG KONG (AP) — An unannounced trip by former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to Hong Kong set off speculations on Sunday that he may be trying to evade a possible arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court over his bloody crackdown on drugs while in power. Duterte and his daughter and incumbent vice president were […]
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By Aamer Madhani WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump, the real estate developer turned commander in chief, is laying bare his style of diplomacy in the early weeks of his new term: It’s a whole lot like a high-stakes business deal, and his No. 1 goal is to come out of the transaction on top. The […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
For more than 350 years it’s been Canada's oldest corporate entity and one of the country's most recognizable retail brands. Now the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Hudson's Bay Company is preparing to file for bankruptcy within days, citing anonymous sources. If so, the move would mark a dramatic downfall for a company […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
Donating effectively and tax-efficiently can amplify the impact of your generosity. Many associate structured charitable giving with private foundations, which, although powerful, often come with substantial administrative burdens and high operational costs suitable primarily for the ultra-wealthy. Thankfully, donor-advised funds (DAFs) offer an...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
At a time when the weaponization of government has become all too common, Churchill’s Wally Daudrich of Lazy Bear Expeditions who is also in the running to lead Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives (PC) said his company was unfairly targeted by Wab Kinew's New Democrat Party (NDP). Daudrich's candidacy for the PC leadership race aside, the...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
Renee Lilley It was a night full of laughter and heart as the City of Portage la Prairie celebrated the 10th anniversary of it's International Women's Day event, Women Rising: A Ten Year Journey. Over 200 women from the community came together to celebrate the evening at Prairie Fusion Arts and Entertainment. Keynote guest speaker […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
After years of trying to build his tourism business in Churchill with very little access to the land adjacent to the Wildlife Management area on the Tundra, Wally Daudrich and Lazy Bear Expeditions received a permit for two vehicles in 2018. On Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, his permits were pulled without warning or any consultation. […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
Winnipeg Crime Stoppers ask for the public's help to locate three suspects that may have information concerning a robbery on McPhillips Street and Jefferson Avenue. To help generate tips, Crime Stoppers has released photos. + + + + + On Jan. 24, 2025, a man committed theft at retail store on McPhillips Street. When staff […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
Landlocked Manitobans are loving chef Aaron Crawford’s new seafood concept. Raw Oyster Bar Co. is popping up all over Winnipeg and outside the perimeter, serving a variety of fish at a number of restaurants and private parties. Aaron says it began as a side project a couple years ago but the idea first came to […]
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By Huizhong Wu, Jintamas Saksornchai And Martha Mendoza MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world squat in rows, packed shoulder to shoulder, surgical masks covering their mouths and eyes. Their nightmare was supposed to be over. Last month, a dramatic and […]
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Families not being able to be at their loved ones' side as they died was common during parts of the COVID-19 pandemic — and a policy choice one advocate says "really broke people emotionally” and that may have been approached differently in hindsight.
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By Sammy Hudes At a housing construction site in Gananoque, Ont., Val spends nearly two months laying concrete, used to build 26 stacked townhouse units. Val’s task is a simple, but crucial part of the project by developer Horizon Legacy, which is slated to open this fall. Among those on site, the company says Val’s […]
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By John Chidley-Hill TORONTO — Kyshawn George danced and bobbed as he moved around the visitors locker-room at Scotiabank Arena as Sexyy Red’s “Get It Sexyy” blasted from a nearby portable speaker. He may have had just five points, six rebounds and three assists on Saturday night, but his Wizards had fended off the Toronto […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (7 hours ago)
By Sylvie Corbet PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is back at the center of global diplomacy, seeking to ease relations with President Donald Trump, championing a Ukraine peace plan alongside his British counterpart, and seeing his longstanding desire to boost European defense turning into reality. Six months ago, Macron seemed weaker...
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By Nicole Winfield ROME (AP) _ Pope Francis continued his recovery from double pneumonia Sunday after doctors reported some positive news: After more than three weeks in the hospital, the 88-year-old pope is responding well to treatment and has shown a “gradual, slight improvement” in recent days. In the early Sunday update, the Vatican said...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (8 hours ago)
By Gemma Karstens-Smith VANCOUVER — An all-Canadian clash on Saturday showcased the different trajectories two of the country’s Major League Soccer clubs are on early in the season. The surging Vancouver Whitecaps cruised to a historic 2-0 victory over struggling CF Montreal, winning their third straight league game of the season. It’s the...
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By Gregory Strong KELOWNA, B.C. — When veteran skip Brad Jacobs joined his new teammates last spring, one of their main goals was to make it to the last day of the Montana’s Brier. Mission accomplished for the Alberta foursome. Now it’s just a matter of getting to the top step of the podium. Jacobs […]
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By Shane Jones EDMONTON — There were some early signs that the Edmonton Oilers many predicted to be among the Stanley Cup favourites were back in business on Saturday night, even if they had to hang on for dear life to record their second straight win. Facing the surging Dallas Stars, a team on a […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (9 hours ago)
By Didi Tang WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of both Canada and Mexico got on the phone with President Donald Trump this past week to seek solutions after he slapped tariffs on their countries, but China’s president appears unlikely to make a similar call soon. Beijing, which unlike America’s close partners and neighbors has been […]
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By Kim Chandler And Safiyah Riddle SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965. The marchers were protesting white officials’ refusal to allow Black Alabamians to register to vote, as well […]
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By Gregory Strong KELOWNA, B.C. — When veteran skip Brad Jacobs joined his new teammates last spring, one of their main goals was to make it to the last day of the Montana’s Brier. Mission accomplished for the Alberta foursome. Now it’s just a matter of getting to the top step of the podium. Jacobs […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (9 hours ago)
By Rodney Muhumuza And Chinedu Asadu KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Malaria season begins this month in a large part of Africa. No disease is deadlier on the continent, especially for children. But the Trump administration’s decision to terminate 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts has local health officials warning of catastrophe in some of the...
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By Shane Jones EDMONTON — Zach Hyman had a pair of goals and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers won their second straight game, hanging on to defeat the Dallas Stars 5-4 on Saturday. Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist and Viktor Arvidsson and Connor Brown also scored for the Oilers (37-22-4) who […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (9 hours ago)
BEIJING (AP) — Consumer prices fell in China in February for the first time in 13 months, as persistent weak demand was compounded by the early timing of the Lunar New Year holiday. The National Bureau of Statistics said Sunday that the consumer price index dropped 0.7% in February compared to a year ago. On […]
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By Marlon Gonzalez TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Voters in Honduras will select candidates from the three main parties Sunday to compete in November’s general election for the presidency in a country that remains deeply polarized, but skeptical of leaders from the left and right who have failed to deliver on improving security and the economy....
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KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Ty Halaburda scored twice and added an assist as the visiting Vancouver Giants beat the Kamloops Blazers 5-1 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday at the Sandman Centre. Jaden Lipinski, Connor Levis and Cameron Schmidt also scored for the Giants (30-24-8-0), who outshot the hosts 38-34. Ryan Lin and Schmidt each […]
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Saturday’s Scoreboard NHL Edmonton 5 Dallas 4 Ottawa 4 N.Y. Rangers 3 (OT) Calgary 1 Montreal 0 Colorado 7 Toronto 4 Seattle 4 Philadelphia 1 Boston 4 Tampa Bay 0 Florida 4 Buffalo 0 Nashville 3 Chicago 2 (OT) Los Angeles 2 St. Louis 1 (OT) N.Y. Islanders 4 San Jose 2 — PWHL Montreal […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (10 hours ago)
CINCINNATI — Robin Fraser is still waiting for his first win as Toronto FC coach. But he sees positives despite a tough start to the Major League Soccer season, with Saturday’s 2-0 loss at FC Cincinnati leaving TFC with just one point from three games. A rash of injuries to the backline, limited reinforcements and […]
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By John Chidley-Hill TORONTO — Kyshawn George danced and bobbed as he moved around the visitors locker-room at Scotiabank Arena as Sexyy Red’s “Get It Sexyy” blasted from a nearby portable speaker. He may have had just five points, six rebounds and three assists on Saturday night, but his Wizards had fended off the Toronto […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (10 hours ago)
By Gemma Karstens-Smith VANCOUVER — Tate Johnson scored in his Major League Soccer debut and the Vancouver Whitecaps posted a historic 2-0 victory over CF Montreal on Saturday. Mathias Laborda also had a goal for the ‘Caps (3-0-0), who now have three straight MLS wins to start the season for the first time in team […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (10 hours ago)
By Darren Haynes CALGARY — The Calgary Flames are the NHL’s lowest scoring team, yet with six weeks to go they’re in a playoff spot thanks largely to rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf. The 23-year-old was stellar once again on Saturday, stopping 26 shots as the Flames hung on for a 1-0 victory over the red-hot […]
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By By Megan Janetsky, Alma Solis And Matias Delacroix PANAMA CITY (AP) — After weeks of lawsuits and human rights criticism, Panama on Saturday released dozens of migrants who were held for weeks in a remote camp after being deported from the United States, telling them they have 30 days to leave the Central American […]
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By Kyle Duggan OTTAWA — Canadian farmers could take a big hit from China’s sudden retaliatory tariffs that take aim at canola, pork and other food commodities. Chris Davison, president of the Canola Council of Canada, said the tariffs are prohibitively high and the fallout will be felt across his industry. He said China is […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (11 hours ago)
INDIAN WELLS — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov advanced to the third of the Indian Wells tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Australia’s Adam Walton on Saturday. The Richmond Hill, Ont., native went 5-for-6 on his break point opportunities and won 67 per cent of his first-serve points. Shapovalov held Walton to just two break […]
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OTTAWA — Caden Taylor scored the only goal of a three-round shootout to lift the visiting Peterborough Petes to a 4-3 Ontario Hockey League victory over the Ottawa 67’s on Saturday at TD Place. Brennan Faulkner, Brady Stonehouse and Quinton Page scored in regulation time for the Petes (18-36-3-5), who were outshot 37-25. Petes netminder […]
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CINCINNATI — Robin Fraser is still waiting for his first win as Toronto FC coach. But he sees positives despite a tough start to the Major League Soccer season, with Saturday’s 2-0 loss at FC Cincinnati leaving TFC with just one point from three games. A rash of injuries to the backline, limited reinforcements and […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 hours ago)
By Audrey Mcavoy KANEOHE, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii’s American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin with lye. Many people believed Polynesian voyagers had simply lucked into finding the islands by drifting on logs. But a canoe launched half a century ago helped turn Hawaiian...
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CINCINNATI — Second-half goals by Kevin Denkey and Yuya Kubo lifted FC Cincinnati to a 2-0 win over Toronto FC in Major League Soccer play Saturday. Opening the season with three straight games on the road, Toronto (0-2-1) has conceded eight goals with new coach Robin Fraser yet to celebrate a win. Cincinnati (2-1-0) led […]
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By Darren Haynes CALGARY — Joel Farabee scored the only goal and Dustin Wolf made 26 saves as the Calgary Flames moved back into a playoff spot with a 1-0 NHL victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. The win moves the Flames — who have points in their last four games (2-0-2) — into […]
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By John Chidley-Hill TORONTO — Jordan Poole led all scorers with 34 points to lead the Washington Wizards past the Toronto Raptors 118-117 on Saturday in a game between two teams hoping for a high pick in this summer’s NBA Draft. Bilal Coulibaly and rookie Alex Sarr each had a double-double as Washington (13-49) won […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (13 hours ago)
QUEBEC — Captain Jordan Tourigny had a goal and assist, Julien Lanthier and Louis-Philippe Fontaine each had two assists, and the visiting Shawinigan Cataractes defeated the Quebec Remparts 5-1 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Saturday at Centre Videotron. Isaac Menard, Antoine Pilotte, Matvei Gridin and Cole Chandler also...
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