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BADDECK, N.S. -- Michael Ignatieff is not only winning over ordinary Canadians, but members of his own party who may have had their doubts about him as a leader, Liberal MPs said Monday as their summer caucus meetings got underway. Liberal MPs here are hailing Ignatieff's Liberal Express summer

The would-be owners of the Phoenix Coyotes are turning their attention to the minor leagues but what, if anything, that means to the potential return of the National Hockey League to Winnipeg remains to be seen. Ice Edge Holdings, the group that has been pursuing the former Winnipeg Jets since

BITTER infighting, duelling court actions and allegations of death threats at the Manitoba Islamic Association threaten to tear the organization apart during the holiest time of the Muslim year. Right in the middle of Ramadan, a time when Muslims pray, fast, and perform charitable deeds, Naseer

The Selinger goverment has agreed to co-manage sacred aboriginal sites in Whiteshell Provincial Park with the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation. A tentative deal was reached Monday between Brokenhead chief Debra Chief and council and Conservation Minister Bill Blaikie. The agreement seems to

A Winnipeg murder trial got off to a rocky start Monday with allegations someone was secretly taking photographs of the accused killer in court. Family members of the man on trial, Eric Cassan, told sheriff's officers they saw somebody using a cellphone to record images as he sat in the

The final gap in downtown Winnipeg's weather-protected walkway system is a surface parking lot on the southwest corner of St. Mary Avenue and Edmonton Street. The opening of an above-ground connection between Cityplace mall and the Winnipeg Convention Centre on Monday has brought the city 191

Homicide unit probing fatal fall HOMICIDE detectives are investigating the death of a 22-year-old woman who fell from an apartment balcony in Winnipeg on the weekend. Police haven't ruled out foul play in the death of Kylie Fay Dawn Armishaw of Winnipeg. Emergency officials were called to the

TORONTO - Home sales may be slowing, but prices in six of Canada's largest housing markets are in bubble territory for the first time in 30 years — and a U.S.-style correction is still not out of the question, according to a report from an Ottawa-based think tank. The report by the

A flood warning has been issued for the Assiniboine Valley in southwestern Manitoba. The threatened area includes the Interlake, Lake Winnipeg, Swan River, Bloodvein River and Red Deer Lake, encompassing communities such as Fisher River, Arborg, Hecla, Neepawa, Little Grand Rapids, Poplar River,

Just when you thought it was safe to get in the water... well, it's still safe, but you might be getting a little jelly on your legs. For the first time, a spreading species of freshwater jellyfish has been spotted in a Manitoba lake. On Aug. 21, two families were taking a dip in little Star

In the event of a discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail. PICK 3 Winning number Sunday was 859. Winning number Saturday was 406. EXTRA Winning number Sunday for the main prize of $250,000 was 4301489. Winning number Saturday for the main...

The skies loomed dark, but the show stayed afloat: on Sunday, the River Barge Festival closed with a cloak of cloud, a drizzle of rain and a whole lot of sunny faces. The five-day event, which kicked off on Wednesday, turned in its final round of free floating performances with a family-themed

MAYORAL candidate Judy Wasylycia-Leis says Mayor Sam Katz is protecting "a foreign company's business interests" at the expense of the Lake Winnipeg watershed because the city has not made public its consulting contract with Veolia Canada. Katz dismissed the criticism as disingenuous

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. It may sound cliché, but that's what Doug Martens is committed to doing. The 57-year-old was in the prime of life with a successful work and family life when he was struck down by Parkinson's disease at just 50 years old. But he decided that he

POLICE continued their investigation Sunday night into a stabbing earlier in the day that sent a young man to hospital in critical condition. Residents of Toronto Street, in the West End, said they were surprised to hear and see what appeared to be dozens of police, paramedics and firefighters

WINNIPEG police had not disclosed Sunday if a young woman who fell to her death from a downtown apartment building was the victim of an accident, suicide or foul play. "We're keeping everything open at this point," Const. Jason Michalyshen said. Police said emergency personnel were called to

MANITOBA MP Shelly Glover is moving over to become the parliamentary secretary for Indian Affairs. The Prime Minister's Office announced the change Sunday for the first-term Conservative MP, who is Métis. She replaces John Duncan, who a few weeks ago was elevated to become the minister of

ATV crash kills boy, 11 EXPERTS say Manitoba needs to impose tougher ATV regulations after an 11-year-old Portage la Prairie boy was killed when an off-road vehicle crashed on Friday. RCMP said two 11-year-old boys were operating a large, two-seater ATV on a farm east of Portage la Prairie

Almost two years after the city, province and Ottawa agreed to spend $20.4 million to improve Winnipeg's bike-and-pedestrian pathways, a majority of the 36 projects planned for 2010 are finally underway. The City of Winnipeg has finished three of the active-transportation projects, is in the

It's a woolly ride when you're paddling alone on a wilderness river hundreds of kilometres from help and your canoe starts getting sucked backward in swift rapids. Fortunately, Winnipeg lawyer Ivan Holloway got the boat turned around, took in some water but managed to shoot those rapids and 60