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- Wave of gang violence 'imminent,' police say
- Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:56:22 EST - A recent police crackdown on a puppet club of the Manitoba Hells Angels has created a street-level power vacuum that another rival outlaw motorcycle gang is trying to fill - prompting police to warn of "imminent" violence between the two groups.
- Man killed by police didn't lunge: girlfriend
- Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:40:29 EST - The girlfriend of a machete-wielding man who watched from metres away as he was shot and killed by Winnipeg police says he didn't lunge at officers before they opened fire.
- 'Untreated' sex offender at large: RCMP
- Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:54:03 EST - A Manitoba sex offender that RCMP say is a high-risk to violently re-offend has walked away from his halfway house and is currently unlawfully at large, police said on Tuesday.
- Man rescues family from house fire
- Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:29:37 EST - A Winnipeg man is being praised by firefighters for getting his family out of a burning home Tuesday morning.
- Ice-cutting effort moves north of Selkirk
- Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:32:04 EST - The province has deployed its arsenal of ice-cutting equipment to the Red River north of Selkirk to tackle potential ice jams from forming as Manitoba's flood season quickly approaches.
- Moist air plays havoc with Hydro
- Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:25:07 EST - Damp, foggy weather is causing problems for Manitoba Hydro.
- Man., Sask. governments go on power play
- Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:23:45 EST - The Manitoba and Saskatchewan governments have agreed to more than double the capacity of the power grid that connects the two provinces.
- Inuit art promoter Ryan honoured
- Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:10:41 EST - Terry Ryan, who managed the Cape Dorset artists' co-op in Nunavut and is now director of Dorset Fine Arts in Toronto, has been honoured for his 50 years of work in promoting Inuit art.
- Religious rehab sparks alcoholic's complaint
- Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:53:29 EST - A Winnipeg man who has struggled with alcoholism for decades says he has filed a complaint with the Manitoba Human Rights Commission over the lack of a treatment program that's free of religious or spiritual elements.
- Brother of man shot by police offers forgiveness
- Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:24:00 EST - The brother of a man shot and killed by Winnipeg police on the weekend believes officers were just doing their job.
- Donations sought for fire victims
- Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:19:44 EST - Neighbours on Bannerman Avenue in Winnipeg are banding together to help a family whose house was gutted by fire on the weekend.
- Stay off rivers, Winnipeg police warn
- Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:54:02 EST - Concerns about thawing river ice have Winnipeg police warning the public to stay off of the city's skating trails.
- Southern chiefs group wants Hydro audit
- Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:07:06 EST - An Aboriginal group is calling for an environmental audit of Manitoba Hydro.
- Man. wins latest U.S. court battle over water
- Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:47:17 EST - A United States District Court judge has ordered the U.S. government to take a "hard look" at risks associated with the proposed Northwest Area Water Supply Project, which the Manitoba government says raises issues with the provincial water supply.
- Woman charged in failed taxi theft
- Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:48:22 EST - A 24-year-old woman has been charged after attempting to steal a taxicab in Winnipeg.
