Winnipeg Sun - Local (26 minutes ago)
By Brieanna Charlebois VANCOUVER — The union president for workers of a fast ferry service that shuttles foot passengers between Nanaimo and downtown Vancouver says its members are voting on a potential strike after talks with the company broke down. Eric McNeely with the B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers’ Union says 86 Hullo Ferries workers […]
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REGINA – He had a big hand in ending Winnipeg’s 28-year Grey Cup drought and producing back-to-back CFL championships in 2019 and ’21. On Sunday, Andrew Harris will try to help the first-place Saskatchewan Roughriders (8-2) run over the third-place Blue Bombers (6-4) like he used to run over Winnipeg’s opponents. In his first season […]
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By John Chidley-Hill TORONTO — Jeff Hoffman stood on the mound at Rogers Centre, shaking his head as Christian Yelich rounded the bases. It was the second consecutive home run that Hoffman, the Blue Jays closer, had given up in the ninth inning on Saturday, costing Toronto a 4-1 decision to the Milwaukee Brewers. Hoffman […]
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By Howard Fendrich NEW YORK (AP) — There’s been a lot of talk about the unwritten rules of tennis during Week 1 of this U.S. Open, whether it’s the necessity of a ” sorry, not sorry ” raised hand after a let cord or the proper way to warm up with an opponent or the […]
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VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Wildfire Service says the number of active blazes in the province has nearly doubled since mid-week as hot and dry conditions persist alongside the potential for more lightning starts. It says about 130 wildfires are burning across the province as of Saturday, climbing from just 68 on Wednesday. The wildfire […]
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REGINA – Jermarcus Hardrick admits it’s been hard not to think differently about the team he’s squaring off with on Sunday. The former Blue Bombers O-lineman has been trying to take the names and the faces away as he faces his old team for the first time since he signed with Saskatchewan a year and […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
These are powerful and affirming words coming from the man with the most power within the organization. "The Sea Bears would not exist without Mike Taylor,” Sea Bears owner David Asper said. "In January of 2023 we had nothing. We had no players, we had no general manager and no coach and one employee, besides […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
By John Chidley-Hill TORONTO — Jackson Chourio and Christian Yelich had back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Saturday afternoon. Isaac Collins added a third run with an RBI double four batters later as Milwaukee (85-52) won its second consecutive game in Toronto. Sal […]
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NEW YORK — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov was ousted from the U.S. Open following a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 third-round loss to top-ranked Jannik Sinner of Italy on Saturday. The Richmond Hill, Ont., native leapt out to a 5-2 lead until Sinner stormed back to knot things up at 5-5 before the 27th-seeded Shapovalov took the […]
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By John Chidley-Hill TORONTO — Jackson Chourio and Christian Yelich had back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Saturday afternoon. Isaac Collins added a third run with an RBI double four batters later as Milwaukee (85-52) won its second consecutive game in Toronto. Sal […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
By Margery A. Beck The mayor of Chicago pushed back Saturday against what he called the “out-of-control” Trump administration’s plan to surge federal officers into the nation’s third-largest city, which could take place within days. The Chicago Police Department will be barred from helping federal authorities with civil immigration...
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By Associated Press Australia and Nauru signed an agreement on Friday to allow the Australian government to deport formerly detained people without valid visas to the tiny island nation, the Australian Associated Press reported. Under the memorandum of understanding, Australia will pay Nauru 408 million Australian dollars ($267 million) up front...
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By Michelle Gumede JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Tens of thousands of South African comic book fans and cosplayers flocked to Johannesburg on Saturday to celebrate the sixth edition of Comic-Con Africa, the continent’s biggest celebration of pop culture and gaming. The four-day festival, which began Thursday, celebrated anime, gaming, comics and cosplay...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
By Dave Collins Lying in an intensive care unit hospital bed, 11-year-old Genevieve Bisek is comforted by the many handmade cards she has received from fellow classmates after Wednesday’s shooting at a Minneapolis church. Some are decorated with beads, some with sparkling stars. All of them are taped to the walls of her room at […]
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By Neil Davidson TORONTO — Gianni Cimini watched with pride when Malik Henry, newly promoted to the first team, came off the bench Aug. 9 to set up Deandre Kerr’s stoppage-time goal as Toronto FC rallied for a 1-1 draw at the high-flying Philadelphia Union in MLS play. “That’s really what the goal is for […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a large aerial attack on southern Ukraine, officials said Saturday, two days after a rare airstrike on central Kyiv killed 23 and damaged European Union diplomatic offices as U.S.-led efforts to end the three-year war staggered. Among other locations hit, the assault overnight into Saturday struck a five-story...
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By Howard Fendrich NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka set up a high-profile showdown between two past title winners in the U.S. Open’s fourth round with victories Saturday. Their meeting on Monday, with a quarterfinal berth at stake, is a rematch from 2019, when Gauff was a 15-year-old making her main-draw debut […]
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By Jeff DeDekker REGINA — Discipline will be a key point of focus for the Saskatchewan Roughriders when they face the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday. The 6-4 Bombers enter the contest with the CFL’s top rushing offence, at 119.1 yards per game, while the 8-2 Riders boast the league’s top rushing defence, at 76.3 […]
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By Lindsey Bahr VENICE, Italy (AP) — Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi arrived at the Venice Film Festival Saturday for the world premiere of Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” the kickoff to what’s expected to be the film’s major awards season push. The audience gave it a 13-minute standing ovation, one of the most enthusastic of […]
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By Matthew Brown BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A man suspected of killing four people at a Montana bar and evading capture for a week while hundreds of law enforcement officers searched for him in the nearby mountains faces four counts of murder, according to court records. Defendant Michael Paul Brown lived next door to The […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (8 hours ago)
Winnipeg police arrested a woman on Friday after an unprovoked assault on Hargrave Street. Police said a 50-year-old woman was standing on the sidewalk in the 200 block of Hargrave at about 4:30 p.m. when she was confronted by another woman she did not know. The confrontation escalated when the suspect used a portable butane […]
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By Byron Tau And Lindsay Whitehurst WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a scene that has played out on the streets of Washington and Los Angeles since President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital and ramped up deportations nationwide: Federal agents, some in masks, grabbing someone off the street, bundling the person into...
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By Joe Reedy COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Just as it was the first time, Lee Corso’s final headgear pick was Brutus Buckeye. Corso selected the third-ranked Buckeyes to beat top-ranked Texas on his final appearance on ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Saturday. Corso made the prediction on the 50-yard line at Ohio Stadium 16 minutes before […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (10 hours ago)
Owner Henry Witt Jr. and trainer Jerry Gourneau just finished a dream week at Assiniboia Downs. It's not often that an owner-trainer combination wins six races — including two stakes races — in a single 3-day stretch. But when Gourneau returned to Assiniboia Downs with a truckload of Witt Jr.'s horses back in mid-June, it […]
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By Byron Tau And Lindsay Whitehurst WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a scene that has played out on the streets of Washington and Los Angeles since President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital and ramped up deportations nationwide: Federal agents, some in masks, grabbing someone off the street, bundling the person into...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 hours ago)
York Regional Police in Ontario say a driver was stopped after allegedly travelling nearly twice the posted speed limit in a white Ferrari, an incident captured on video and shared on social media. The video, released by York Regional Police on their official Facebook page, shows the Ferrari pulled over at the roadside. An officer […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 hours ago)
New Zealand is making a public push to host the wedding of Taylor Swift and NFL player Travis Kelce. Tourism New Zealand posted an appeal on Instagram this week, promoting the country as the ideal setting for the high-profile event. The message called the engagement "Pop's next Royal Wedding” and highlighted several locations as potential […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 hours ago)
Winnipeg police are asking for the public's help to find a missing man. Russell Weenus, 56, was last seen Friday, Aug. 29, at about 1:05 p.m. in the area of Talbot Avenue and Keenleyside Street. Weenus is described as Indigenous, 5-foot-5, with a thin build, short greying black hair, and brown eyes. He was last […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 hours ago)
Portage la Prairie RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for a Winnipeg man following a fatal collision on Highway 16 earlier this week. Police say 48-year-old Kevin Maytwayashing has been charged in connection with the Nov. 25 crash that killed a 50-year-old woman from Winnipeg. Charges include operation while impaired over 80 mg%, operation while...
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By Molly Quell TILBURG, Netherlands (AP) — The southern Dutch city of Tilburg is seeing more color than usual this weekend, as thousands of redheads from all over the world gather in the Netherlands for a once-a-year festival to celebrate their flaming locks. The 2025 edition of the Redhead Days festival includes music, food trucks […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 hours ago)
By Howard Fendrich NEW YORK (AP) — There’s been a lot of talk about the unwritten rules of tennis during Week 1 of this U.S. Open, whether it’s the necessity of a ” sorry, not sorry ” raised hand after a let cord or the proper way to warm up with an opponent or the […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 hours ago)
By Fakiha Baig EDMONTON — A disc jockey playing alt-rock tunes on Edmonton’s airwaves on a late Sunday night introduces herself and jokes about being regularly asked about firmware updates. Her sarcasm, she says, also gets auto-corrected. When she first began hosting, she says songs on her show would buffer during transitions. “Now, it...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 hours ago)
Since the onset of trade disputes between Canada and the United States, many residents have been impacted by the shifting trade policies. The ongoing tariffs and changes in cross-border relations have led some Canadians to rethink travel plans and business dealings with our southern neighbour.
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 hours ago)
The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) was called to two separate house fires on Pritchard Avenue on Friday afternoon. The first fire broke out at 2:40 p.m. in a single-family bungalow in the 200 block. When crews arrived, the house was already heavily engulfed in flames and smoke. Firefighters attempted an interior attack but were […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
By James Ellingworth ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (AP) — It’s the Formula 1 race where cars are banned, at least for spectators. Organizers of the Dutch Grand Prix pride themselves on requiring almost all of the 110,000 fans expected each day of this race weekend to arrive by public transport or bicycle. Where other F1 races devote […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
"We live in a bubble in Agriculture. Very few consumers or those in government understand our industry. No wonder there's confusion about what we do and who we are. So we can sit back and do nothing, or we can tell our story.” Those words from central Alberta farmer John Kowalchuk hit home. He's right. […]
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By Patrick Whittle And Mingson Lau OGUNQUIT, Maine (AP) — Thousands of Americans will head to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day weekend, but taking a dip might be out of the question: Many of the beaches will caution against swimming because of unsafe levels of fecal contamination. Beaches from Crystal River, […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
By Calvin Woodward WASHINGTON (AP) — In an afternoon’s walk through ground zero of Americana — the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History _ objects around every corner invite one question: What could possibly be more American than this? What could be more American than that enormous Star-Spangled Banner in all its timeworn glory?...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
A new poll tells us what we all knew. We generally think Winnipeg is a good place to live and raise a family but we're not pleased with the way in which either the city or the province are run. Most Winnipeggers sense that things at City Hall could be better managed but the level […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
When Winnipeg entrepreneur Ben Myers co-founded Nonsuch Brewing Co., he never imagined his next big venture would involve artificial intelligence. However, during the pandemic, as he experimented with no-code tools to help the brewery connect with customers, Myers stumbled upon an idea that evolved into Robin — a Winnipeg-built AI tool that...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
Every September, Winnipeggers rally around one of the most mouthwatering traditions of the year: Le Burger Week. For one week only, running from Sept. 1st to 7th, restaurants across the city roll out their most creative, over-the-top burger creations, and we, the lucky eaters, get to taste them all. It's more than just a food […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
A reader, Pam, sent me an email with photos that captured a story most Winnipeggers can relate to. On August 13, the City of Winnipeg was fixing potholes on Portage Avenue near Grace Hospital. Just six days later, on August 19, crews were back again, this time tearing off the top layer of the same […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
In May 2021, the Kamloops First Nation announced the discovery of 215 burial sites near a former residential school — a claim that sparked global headlines about "mass graves” and left Ottawa's flag at half mast for 5 months. We now know this was a mistake. A group of researchers, including myself, published “Grave Error,” laying […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
Divorce is one of the most difficult life changes a person can experience, and dealing with the family home often makes it even more complicated. For most couples in Manitoba, the house is one of their largest financial assets, and understanding how it is handled during divorce is an important step in moving forward. When […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
The results are in for the Spruce Woods by-election. Tory Colleen Robbins took the long-time Conservative seat, though with a much narrower margin of victory than she might have liked. What led to the Conservative victory? Every election result is a product of a bunch of factors that inform people's vote. It's rare that a […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (16 hours ago)
By Niniek Karmini And Andi Jatmiko JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An angry mob set fire to a local parliament building in an Indonesian provincial capital, leaving at least three people dead and five others hospitalized, officials said. The blaze in Makassar, the capital city of South Sulawesi province, began late Friday. Television reports showed the...
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