Winnipeg Sun - Local (19 minutes ago)
A new memorial plaza was unveiled on July 5 at Scurfield Park in south Winnipeg to honour the 176 victims of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752. The City of Winnipeg, Province of Manitoba, and the Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims led the dedication at 437 Columbia Drive. "The province is honoured to commemorate […]
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By Aaron Ibarra CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — Inside a sports arena in Sinaloa state’s capital, the crowd was sparse early on the card as young amateur boxers in puffy headgear threw punches and danced about the ring. Outside stood a bronze statue of Julio Cesar Chavez in boxing trunks, one glove raised. The event Friday […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (19 minutes ago)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP) — This year’s Fourth of July holiday was marked by multiple shootings across the U.S., including one in Indianapolis that left at least two dead and a police chief voicing public frustration over the latest acts of violence in his city. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Chief Chris Bailey told reporters early Saturday...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (19 minutes ago)
Can’t help it, sorry, but over three decades of watching the Calgary Stampede Parade I’ve not just been entertained every year, but often deeply moved. It’s so purely, utterly, sweetly, cornily Canadian. That means more than ever in the era of U.S. President Donald Trump. All of Canada was on proud display Friday — First […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (19 minutes ago)
By Neil Davidson Edmonton-born forward Tyler Duguid made his debut for fourth-ranked France in a 31-27 loss to the second-ranked All Blacks on Saturday in Dunedin, New Zealand. The 24-year-old Duguid, who represented Canada at the under-20 level, qualifies for France via residency after moving to Europe to pursue his rugby career as a teenager...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (19 minutes ago)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The alleged mastermind behind the shooting of a conservative Colombian senator and presidential candidate was taken into custody Saturday, almost a month after the attack, law enforcement authorities said. Elder Jose Arteaga Hernandez, alias “Chipi” or “Costeno,” was arrested in a neighborhood in the northwestern...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (19 minutes ago)
By Howard Fendrich LONDON (AP) — Defending Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova lost to No. 10 seed Emma Navarro 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the third round on Saturday, extending a recent run of one-and-done winners at the All England Club. Krejcikova faded in the third set, getting her blood pressure checked at the changeover after Navarro […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (19 minutes ago)
By Adrian Sainz Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the United States over the past few decades, according to the National Weather Service, and flash floods are the nation’s top storm-related killer. Here’s a look at some of the most deadly flooding nationwide in the past 25 years. […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
In the end, and not without regret, the Winnipeg Jets said goodbye to long-serving employee Nikolaj Ehlers. "We are very thankful for all the time Nikolaj put into the organization,” Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff said on Friday. "When you draft a player and they come and develop and turn into not only a great player […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to a house fire late Friday night in the 500 block of Ross Avenue. Crews arrived at 11:55 p.m. to find heavy smoke and flames coming from two homes. Firefighters used both defensive and offensive tactics and brought the fire under control by 12:46 a.m. Residents got out safely, no […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
What was once bad, appears to be on its way to becoming worse. As of July 4, there are now nearly a total of 50 wild fires burning across northwestern Ontario, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR). Only a few of the fires are listed by the province as being under control, and […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
There’s some good news on the horizon for motorists in northwestern Ontario. Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford says he is feeling “confident” that preliminary work to continue twinning Highway 17 west of Kenora will resume in the fall, followed by “more serious road construction” work in Spring 2026. The work to twin the first 6.5...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
You may be the most honest taxpayer, with a perfect record of tax compliance, diligently filing each year’s tax return, on time, for decades, and never owing the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) a cent. But all that counts for bubkes should you make “an honest error” when contributing to your registered retirement savings plan (RRSP), […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
Del Monte Foods, the California-based subsidiary of the packaged global food giant of the same name, filed for bankruptcy in New Jersey this week, a development that came as a surprise for many Canadians who grew up eating the brand’s canned fruit and vegetables. But rest easy: For now, at least, the bankruptcy is not […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
CALGARY — Canada’s new prime minister, best known as a buttoned-down banker, donned a cowboy hat and toured the stables Friday evening at the Calgary Stampede. Over an hour-long tour winding through the rodeo grounds, Mark Carney crawled into a tank, snacked at food stations and posed for dozens of selfies, marking his first visit […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
CALGARY — Canada’s new prime minister, best known as a buttoned-down banker, donned a cowboy hat and toured the stables Friday evening at the Calgary Stampede. Over an hour-long tour winding through the rodeo grounds, Mark Carney crawled into a tank, snacked at food stations and posed for dozens of selfies, marking his first visit […]
ReadCBC - Manitoba (2 hours ago)
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said he won't call a byelection in Spruce Woods until his New Democratic Party is better able to compete in the conservative southwestern Manitoba constituency — and suggested PC demands to call the byelection sooner amount to a request for political "freebies."
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A concert by right-wing singer Marko Perkovic, notorious for his perceived sympathy for Croatia’s World War II pro-Nazi puppet regime, has drawn tens of thousands of his fans to Zagreb on Saturday. Some 450,000 are expected to be in attendance at the Hippodrome later in the evening, the biggest concert in […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
Hundreds of people gathered at Island Park Thursday, July 3 for the third annual Kelly Human Memorial Concert, a heartfelt tribute to a beloved Métis woman whose legacy continues to inspire community connection and giving. The event, hosted by Kelly’s children and close friends drew an estimated 300 people for an evening of music, dancing, […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
If we’re serious about fixing health care in Manitoba, we need to stop thinking in terms of temporary solutions and start acting with long-term purpose. That means investing in infrastructure where it will make a difference not just for a city, but for the entire province. Portage la Prairie is one of those places. It […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
Keep it Local is The Graphic Leader’s weekly highlight of Portage la Prairie and area entrepreneurs. If you have a business or suggestion of who to learn about, reach out to us! The city is full of small business owners that keep our local economy thriving and unique. Our goal for each story is to […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
By Stephen Wade When it comes to weight-resistance exercise, you can choose free weights such as dumbbells or barbells. Or weight machines, which are often driven by cables or levers. You can use resistance bands or tubes to build strength. Or try pushups and pullups — old standbys that create muscle overload by using your […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
By Seung Min Kim WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama had the Affordable Care Act. Joe Biden had the Inflation Reduction Act. President Donald Trump will have the tax cuts. All were hailed in the moment and became ripe political targets in campaigns that followed. In Trump’s case, the tax cuts may almost become lost in […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (5 hours ago)
On a recent episode of Manitoba Pork Chop Talk, hog producers Sheldon Dyck and Andrea Elias joined the show to share their experiences using social media to highlight their farming operations. The discussion explored both the opportunities and challenges that come with being visible online, including how to handle criticism, create engaging...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (5 hours ago)
WINNIPEG'S SAFETY PROBLEM I love Winnipeg! However, we have a serious safety problem in our city. A series of sexual assaults in and around the Health Sciences Centre on Wednesday evening is just the latest example of how dangerous things can be. I recently wrote about my close call at a coffee shop. But wherever […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (5 hours ago)
Where we live Why are there so many so-called Canadians living outside our country? Don't they like living here. Why do we have to go and rescue them when it's their decision to live there? If they were tourists I can see we have to help get them home, but other than that it was […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (5 hours ago)
School's out and so, apparently, are buyers! In June alone, 1,671 properties changed hands in the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region, ringing up $707.6 million in volume and pushing the average sale price to $423,453. With sales gobbling up 70.8 percent of the active inventory and only 2.22 months of supply on the shelves, June tilted solidly […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (5 hours ago)
There's just something about homemade pie that feels like summer. It's nostalgic, a little messy, and always worth it. I still remember the first time I attempted a pie crust — shortly after my now-husband and I got engaged about seven years ago. I wasn't fully confident in the baking department yet, but I wanted […]
ReadCBC - Manitoba (6 hours ago)
Ambulance response times to life-threatening emergencies in Winnipeg have improved under a new system for dispatching crews, according to the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, but paramedics are concerned the five-priority system is leading to delayed responses to lower-priority calls.
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
I've had enough of watching this country fall apart while our leaders pretend everything is fine. According to the federal government's own plan, Canada will welcome 395,000 new permanent residents in 2025. That's on top of an expected 673,650 new work and study permit holders. That works out to be over 12,000 people a week. […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
In the future, we will look back on the numerous policy failures of Justin Trudeau's Liberal government and wonder how we allowed them to happen. Out-of-control spending has saddled future generations with debt. Federal–provincial relationships that are well and truly broken. An underfunded military. An out-of-control housing crisis that will...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey sent two firefighting aircraft Saturday to help battle wildfires in neighboring Syria as Turkish firefighters battled a blaze on their side of the border and one person was reported dead in the country’s west. Eleven fire trucks and water support vehicles were also dispatched to help beat back flames in Syria’s […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
By Andrew Wilks ISTANBUL (AP) — The mayors of three major cities in southern Turkey were arrested Saturday, state-run media reported, joining a growing list of opposition figures detained since the mayor of Istanbul was imprisoned in March. Abdurrahman Tutdere, the mayor of Adiyaman, and Zeydan Karalar, who heads Adana municipality, were detained...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
When Rob Ranson stood before NATO's personal protection panel in Amsterdam this past May, he wasn't just presenting a product — he was offering a new vision for inclusive public safety on the global stage. Out of 20 international contenders, the Canadian government awarded Ranson’s Winnipeg-based startup, Win-Shield Devices, a contract to...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
By Nicole Winfield ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV signaled commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse by appointing France’s Bishop Thibault Verny to head the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission on Saturday. Verny, 59, replaces American Cardinal Sean O’Malley, the retired archbishop of Boston. O’Malley was the...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (7 hours ago)
By Tom Nouvian PARIS (AP) — Cries of “It is warm!” rang out across the Seine on Saturday morning as Parisians jumped into the river _ legally — for the first time in more than 100 years. Public swimming was allowed in designated areas of the Seine, including two newly built wooden decks near the […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (9 hours ago)
By Shonal Ganguly And Sheikh Saaliq DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said that he hopes to live until he is over 130 years old, days after he laid out a succession plan by saying he plans to reincarnate after his death. The Dalai Lama, who is celebrating his 90th birthday […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (9 hours ago)
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said it struck a Russian airbase on Saturday, while Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones overnight as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the more than 3-year-old war. Ukraine’s military General Staff said Saturday that […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (10 hours ago)
By Evelyne Musambi And Rodney Muhumuza NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyans disaffected with President William Ruto hold placards proclaiming “WANTAM,” a sensational slogan distilling their efforts to disgrace him as a “one-term” leader. They stick their index fingers in the air, saying Ruto must vacate the presidency when his term expires in...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 hours ago)
By Nicole Winfield VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in the Catholic Church must “make oneself small,” so that only Christ remains. In word and deed since, Leo has seemed intent on almost disappearing into the […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 hours ago)
By Hannah Fingerhut And Jim Vertuno KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — At least 24 people were killed and a frantic search continued overnight for many others missing in the Texas Hill Country, including more than 20 from a girls camp, after a storm unleashed nearly a foot of rain and sent floodwaters spilling out of the […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 hours ago)
By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON (AP) — Hurricane season can be stressful for millions of Americans living in coastal areas, as powerful winds and heavy rain can cause widespread damage, cut power for days or weeks and otherwise upend people’s lives. Forecasters are expecting another unusually busy season for the Atlantic, with predictions calling for...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 hours ago)
By Dan Ralph TORONTO — Bo Levi Mitchell and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats continue their mastery of the Toronto Argonauts. Mitchell threw five touchdown passes as Hamilton defeated Toronto 51-38 on Friday night. The win was the Ticats’ fourth straight against the Argos and Mitchell improved to 16-2 all-time versus the defending Grey Cup champions....
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 hours ago)
Friday’s Scoreboard CFL Hamilton 51 Toronto 38 — MLB American League Toronto 4 L.A. Angels 3 (10 innings) Detroit 2 Cleveland 1 Minnesota 4 Tampa Bay 3 National League Chicago Cubs 11 St. Louis 3 Cincinnati 9 Philadelphia 6 Milwaukee 6 Miami 5 Interleague Houston 18 L.A. Dodgers 1 Boston 11 Washington 2 Athletics 11 […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (13 hours ago)
SANTIAGO — Canada and the United States will square off in Saturday’s semifinal at the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup tournament. Canada punched its ticket to the final four for a ninth consecutive time in the event with a 73-49 win over Colombia in Friday’s quarterfinals. The U.S. squashed the Dominican Republic 110-44. Brazil and Argentina will...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (13 hours ago)
By Tim Wharnsby TORONTO — After an emotional four-game sweep of the visiting New York Yankees, the Toronto Blue Jays could have easily experienced the old hangover effect. But instead of a letdown, the Blue Jays (50-38) pulled out a thrilling 4-3 win in 10 innings against the Los Angeles Angels (43-44) to extend their […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
By Tim Wharnsby TORONTO — A throwing error that travelled down the first-base line from Los Angeles Angels reliever Sam Bachman on an Ernie Clement bunt gave the Toronto Blue Jays a 4-3 walk-off win on Friday. With runners on first and second and none out, Clement bunted to the third-base side of the mound […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
By Dan Ralph TORONTO — Bo Levi Mitchell threw five touchdown passes to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats past the Toronto Argonauts 51-38 on Friday night. Mitchell cemented the win with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Kiondre Smith at 4:29 of the fourth quarter that put Hamilton ahead 44-26. It came after Toronto had pulled to […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
By Martin Silva Rey And Fabiola Sanchez MEXICO CITY (AP) — A protest by hundreds against gentrification and mass tourism that began peacefully Friday in Mexico City neighborhoods popular with tourists turned violent when a small number of people began smashing storefronts and harassing foreigners. Masked protesters smashed through the windows and...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (15 hours ago)
By Bill Graveland CALGARY — Country music superstar Shania Twain, in a white hat and white fringed jacket, sat on top of a white horse that clip clopped to cheers through the downtown Friday as she kicked off the Calgary Stampede and its signature parade. “It’s exhilarating. I just have to stay calm for my […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (16 hours ago)
By Hannah Schoenbaum And Jim Vertuno KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas parents frantically posted photos of their young daughters on social media with pleas for information as more than 20 campers from an all-girls summer camp were unaccounted for Friday after floods tore through the state’s south-central region overnight. At least 13 people were...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (16 hours ago)
Canada’s Penny Oleksiak has withdrawn from the upcoming world aquatics championships due to a whereabouts issue under anti-doping rules, she announced on social media Friday. The 25-year-old Toronto native, Canada’s most decorated female Olympian, said the matter “does not involve any banned substance” and added, “I am and always have...
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