Winnipeg police under the microscope
Winnipeg police hope an accreditation review will help build public trust in their operations. Police have come under attack recently by groups like the Southern Chiefs Association and the Manitoba Métis Federation.

Unnamed Manitoba doctor's licence revoked due to psychiatric illness
Questions are being raised about a Winnipeg doctor whose licence was revoked due to a psychiatric problem - but whose name is being kept secret, even from the doctor's former patients.

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WINNIPEG ? Winnipeg police detectives are using a new computer program to sort more quickly through child porn collections ? including one allegedly belonging to a 22-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting his two stepsisters ? without having to view most of the offensive material.

9-year jail sentence considered for teen in Winnipeg beating death
An unusual sentencing hearing is underway in Winnipeg Tuesday that could result in a 16-year-old boy serving nine years in an adult jail on a manslaughter charge.

Bite by rare hobo spider suspected of killing flesh on Manitoba woman's leg
Doctor in Manitoba treating gaping wound in a woman's leg, thinks hobo spider bit her

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WINNIPEG ? Schools in Manitoba will still be allowed to drive athletes to school sports in private vehicles this year, according to an aide to the education minister.

Maple Leaf takes blame for food poison outbreak
TORONTO/WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The head of Canada's biggest meat processor said on Wednesday his company was fully accountable for a nationwide outbreak of listeriosis food poisoning, which has been linked to deaths of 15 people.

Manitoba watching for dangerous convicts who escaped
City police and Manitoba Mounties are on alert to assist in the search to locate five prisoners on the lam from a Saskatchewan jail for more than three days. Canada-wide warrants have been issued for Ryan John Agecoutay, 25, Preston Clarence Buffalocalf, 22, Cody Dillon Keenatch, 19, James Joseph Pewean, 25, and Daniel Richard Wolfe, 32.

Manitoba's first and only gay camp offers safe haven for youth
Camp Aurora is Manitoba's first and only summer camp for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and two-spirited youth, offering a safe haven where young people can focus on building and nurturing leadership abilities and resiliency.

Winnipeg man faces sex assault, child porn charges
A Winnipeg man has been slapped with a long list of charges after an investigation on the importation and distribution of child abuse images.

Ottawa Watch
Corruption allegations related to the 2006 election on a northern Manitoba reserve made their way to a Federal Court hearing in Winnipeg Aug. 21.

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WINNIPEG ? Tributes are piling up for a 22-year-old Winnipeg man who drowned when a boat carrying 11 people capsized during a storm on West Hawk Lake early Saturday.

T-Bones fall to Railcats, open series with Joliet
The Kansas City T-Bones were unable to overcome a six-run Winnipeg fourth inning as they dropped the rubber match of a three-game set, 9-6, to the Goldeyes Sunday at Canwest Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Winnipeg police eye GPS bracelets for abusive spouses
Winnipeg police would like the option of slapping GPS-monitoring bracelets on offenders who consistently violate no-contact orders in domestic violence cases.

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RM of SPRINGFIELD ? Gypsum rosettes are a rock hound?s best friend. At least it seems that way for the Winnipeg Rock and Mineral Club, who are working like dogs to excavate the gems ? also known as selenite crystals ? on the site of the Red River Floodway expansion, just east of the city.

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WINNIPEG ? A locally renowned Winnipeg wrestler has fought his final battle.

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WINNIPEG ? A Winnipeg father says he was shocked to learn a veteran Winnipeg cop has been accused of molesting two 11-year-old boys, considering his own son once slept at the officer?s house.

Maple Leaf's future seen at risk amid food recall
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Maple Leaf Foods Inc stock took another beating on Tuesday and some observers said the very survival of the company may be at risk as more products were pulled from store shelves amid a deadly food poisoning outbreak.

Rhoads Stellar in Win over Winnipeg
A four-run sixth inning proved to be enough for the Kansas City T-Bones tonight thanks to a stellar outing from Chris Rhoads as they defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes, 4-1, at Canwest Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Manitoba woman's scar could be mark of uncommon hobo spider
A summertime walk through a Winnipeg field left a woman with a gaping flesh wound - possibly caused after she suffered a rare bite by a vagabond poisonous spider.