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The government's refusal to force Manitoba cyclists to wear bicycle helmets is irresponsible, says the author of a new study that shows mandatory helmet laws do not make people park their bikes. The joint University of Manitoba and University of Ottawa study says helmet use is highest in

OTTAWA -- After nearly five weeks on the road, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff says he is sensing a "tipping point" coming in Canadian politics. Ignatieff and the Liberal Express tour will roll into Manitoba Friday, having just passed the half-way point in the nine-week trek. The...

DON'T expect to see dredging machines deepening the Red River any time soon, a Manitoba Conservative MP said Tuesday. Selkirk-Interlake MP James Bezan said despite calls to dredge the river to aid boat navigation and speed up the breakup of spring ice, digging out the bottom of the river in

WHO IS THAT MAN? Eduardo Rodriguez from Cirque du Soleil fame is the hot malambo performer at the Argentina Tango pavilion who's got Winnipeg women's hearts aflutter. The man looks like Jake Gyllenhaal in Prince of Persia as he duels with Christian Galeano. Plus, Rodriguez dances a scandalously

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Lake Winnipeg researchers are warning the giant mass of blue-green algae washing up on beaches on the east side of Lake Winnipeg is producing poison. Research biologist Hedy Kling, an algae specialist, said water samples taken offshore from Grand Beach by scientists on the MV Namao research ship

CD maker's Q-2 loss $14M TORONTO -- CD and DVD maker Cinram International Income Fund (TSX:CRW.UN) says it dramatically widened its second-quarter net loss on a big one-time debt charge. The Toronto-based company, which reports in U.S. dollars, said Tuesday it lost US$14.0 million or 26 cents

SENIOR citizens and people with heart conditions should wear layers in the winter and adequately heat their homes, as researchers say in a new study the measures could save lives. A drop of 1 C in temperature leads to 200 extra heart attacks on a single day, suggests lead researcher Krishnan

The Manitoba Nurses Union is gearing up for a battle over an alleged attempt at union-busting by a Winnipeg care home. This fall, the union will take the Kildonan Personal Care Centre to the province's labour board, after concerns the company fired an entire cadre of recently unionized workers,

Group home operator New Directions is considering a legal challenge in its bid to open a new facility in the RM of Springfield. Jennifer Frain, New Directions executive director, said the agency is weighing its options following Monday night's decision by the Springfield council to reject their

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The weather is so hot that even seeking refuge in cottage country isn't allowing Manitobans to beat the heat. As well, the heat on Monday toppled two heat records, sort of broke another in Winnipeg, and left one part of our city the hottest place to be in the country. Dale Marciski, a

A Winnipeg taxi driver stabbed for a $5 fare Tuesday is the latest in a line of cabbies hurt for money this summer, but officials say changes are coming to help protect them. The driver picked up a woman at about 4:30 a.m. near Selkirk Avenue and Parr Street and then took her to the 800 block of

I don't mind admitting this -- I'm afraid to fly. It's not that I don't like airplanes; I love airplanes, even though I know in my heart that, aerodynamically speaking, there's no way they should be able to get off the ground, given that they're made of metal and weighed down by husky passengers