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REGINA — The opponent changes, the score changes and so do some of the minute details. But the end result painfully remains all the same for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers: another loss and another injury to starting quarterback Buck Pierce.

WINNIPEG -- The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are in discussions with Canadian running back Jesse Lumsden, team officials revealed prior to the Labour Day Classic this afternoon. Speaking on the CJOB pre-game show, Bombers assistant GM Ross Hodgkinson said the club has explored the possibility of adding

WINNIPEG- A body found floating in the Red River on Saturday may have had its legs bound, but foul play is not suspected, police said on Sunday. Boaters on the Red River discovered what looked like a jacket or a bundle of clothes floating in the river, near Henderson Highway and Valhalla Drive,

WINNIPEG - A brave bystander foiled a would-be rapist’s plans on Saturday morning, helping a young woman to escape serious harm. At about 3:45 a.m. on Saturday morning, an 18-year-old woman was walking near Sargent Avenue and Langside Street when she was approached by an unknown man. The

WINNIPEG - Amidst a hectic night of false alarms over the crack of fireworks, Winnipeg police had their hands full on Saturday night investigating a spate of shootings across Winnipeg. “What’s most concerning is three incidents involving firearms being discharged so carelessly and

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile — Former rugby players from Uruguay who survived more than two months of isolation in the snowcovered Andes met on Saturday with some of the relatives of 33 trapped miners and urged them to stay strong. “They will be out soon,” said Jose Inciarte, one of

CREWS will resume combing the woods near Hadashville this morning in search of an 86-year-old man who never returned from a hike on Thursday. Just days after a missing mushroom-picker was found safe and sound, RCMP, along with local firefighters and search-and-rescue crews launched a full-scale

An Oxford House man is under arrest today for the recent murder of a 22-year-old woman who, police say, he didn’t know. On Thursday Sept. 2, Thompson RCMP were called to a home on the city’s Brandon Crescent over concerns about an unresponsive woman. There, they discovered the

A squabble between two sisters ended with one dead from stab wounds and the other facing homicide charges, police said Saturday. The dispute began sometime before 8 p.m. Friday in a tidy, two-storey home in the Centennial neighbourhood. Police say two sisters in the home got involved in an

AFTER a summertime slow burn, all signs are finally pointing to a civic election. Campaign signs started popping up on lawns all over town Saturday, a Labour Day long weekend tradition marking the semiofficial start of the civic election campaign. Several candidates hosted open houses or

LET’S get one thing straight right from the start: When it comes to doing his job, Taz Stuart is relentless. “I don’t take summer holidays. I haven’t had a summer holiday in 18 years.” Why? Because his job is fighting bloodsuckers, and the summer is when they come

REGINA -- Jonathan Hefney's NFL dream took a hit late Saturday with his release by the Detroit Lions.

REGINA -- Buck Pierce will lead the Winnipeg Blue Bombers into action in Sunday afternoon’s annual Labour Day Classic against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. After keeping the decision secret over the last couple of days, head coach Paul LaPolice announced upon arrival at the team’s

The remains of a man’s body were found floating in the Red River Saturday morning, and police are now trying to determine the man’s identity. At about 10:15 a.m, police were dispatched to the river bank near Henderson Highway and Valhalla Drive after a someone spotted what looked

Search crews are combing the woods near Hadashville after an 86-year-old man failed to return from a planned hike Thursday. Falcon Beach RCMP, along with search and rescue crews, are trying to find Joseph Kuz, 86. Kuz was visiting family and friends in Hadashville, in the R.M. of Reynolds, when

A home and neighbouring garage were damaged this morning after fire broke out on Gallagher Avenue. The blaze was reported at around 6:20 a.m., and involved the rear of the house at 14 Gallagher Ave. and the garage at 10 Gallagher Ave., near Logan Avenue and Keewatin Street. Total damage is

Winnipeg police have charged a woman in connection to her sister's fatal stabbing Friday night on William Avenue. The incident in the 400 block of William in the city's Centennial neighbourhood was reported at around 8:15 p.m., according to Winnipeg police spokesman Const. Jason

No matter what Mayor Sam Katz may say about party politics at city hall -- he says the only party he has is on his birthday -- Winnipeg is a battleground between two factions this fall. Winnipeggers heading out to the lake this morning to enjoy the final long weekend of the summer will see a

CANDACE Sutherland is halfway to her goal of running across the country to raise money for four charitable causes that have affected her family. Sutherland, 17, reached Deacon's Corner east of the city on Friday and will put her feet up until going back there to restart her Vision 4 Hope on

A diabetic grandmother who ate wild mushrooms and drank puddle water was resting in hospital Friday after surviving nearly 48 hours lost in the bush. Authorities feared the worst Friday morning as they began Day 3 of a search for the 66-year-old Winnipeg woman in the Belair Provincial