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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

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 around 3:30 p.m. Friday when...

The benefits of living downtown outweigh any concerns that Kaley Maksymyk and Katharina Smutny might have had about their safety when they moved into Exchange District condo units this summer. The 20-something best friends live one floor apart in the same building and work only a few minutes'

When Mayor Sam Katz put the boots to a refugee kid last week during what was supposed to be a feel-good photo-op, even his allies had a little chuckle. Inappropriate? Hardly, because there's no sane human being who believes Katz intended to kick a child during a civic election campaign. Unless

WINNIPEG -- City fogging crews were set to return to Winnipeg streets Saturday night -- if the weather co-operated -- due to an increase in mosquito activity. Until further notice, crews will fog with Malathion on a daily basis between 9:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m., officials said. Locations will be

Red River Barge Festival It's the fifth and final day to catch live performances on the river at the first ever Red River Barge Festival at The Forks. Today's Family Day is hosted by Al Simmons and will feature popular children's performer Fred Penner, who takes to the barge at 4 p.m. For more

At 1085 Winnipeg St, there's a hidden treasure that is one of the most important places in Manitoba. I'm talking about Winnipeg Harvest, the heart and soul of food banks and food-assistance programs in all of Manitoba and home to some of the greatest volunteers and staff this side of the

TWO men were arrested in connection to the armed robbery of a Watt Street Domo gas station after police surrounded an Elmwood home Saturday evening. Police blocked traffic on residential streets in Elmwood after information led them to two separate residences in search of the robbers, Staff Sgt.

Should the city approve plans for a patio in the historic garage in the Exchange? Yes 62% No 38% TOTAL VOTES: 3,625 Previous polls: Fidel Castro claims al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is a U.S. agent. Is he right? Yes 30% No 51% I think Castro is a CIA agent. 17% Will you visit the

WHITBY, Ont. -- A motorcycle passenger who fell off the vehicle as police attempted to stop it was run over by one or more passing vehicles, police said. Neither the driver of the motorcycle, who sped off, nor drivers in the other vehicles stopped to assist the victim, media reports said. The

They have endured all summer -- and done so almost without complaint -- what has been perhaps the most maddening edition of the Winnipeg Goldeyes ever. It takes quite a bit, in other words, to get the genteel folk that are Goldeyes fans to actually boo. But they booed Rick Mercer at Canwest