Manitoba man dies after RCMP use pepper spray
An autopsy will be conducted Monday on a man from The Pas, Man., who died Saturday afternoon after being pepper sprayed by RCMP officers.

Man facing charges in home blaze
A fire that severely damaged a Wolseley home belonging to former Manitoba premier and governor general of Canada Ed Schreyer was deliberately set, Winnipeg police said yesterday.

Pro-coalition rally attracts hundreds
Hundreds of Manitobans took part in a rally Thursday night in downtown Winnipeg to show their support for a Liberal - NDP coalition government..

"We are not going to stand still": Doer
In his annual state-of-the-province speech Thursday, Manitoba Premier Gary Doer says despite the turmoil in Ottawa, the provincial government's plans for tax cuts and infrastructure spending are going ahead.

New Greyhound security insufficient, says stepmom of stabbing victim
New security measures to protect Greyhound bus passengers don't go far enough says the stepmother of a Manitoba man killed on a bus last summer.

Supreme Court denies appeal for 2006 murder
David Cote, the man convicted of second degree murder for killing a Winnipeg grocery store clerk, has had his appeal dismissed by the Supreme Court of Canada.

Manitoba/National News
WINNIPEG ? Canada?s farm population has fallen to an historic low as farmers age and immigrants shun rural life. Statistics Canada says one in 46 Canadians lived on a farm in 2006 compared to one in three Canadians in 1931.

Student's Facebook group opposing coalition gathers 90,000 members
More than 90,000 people have joined a Facebook group set up by a Grade 11 student in Manitoba to oppose the Liberal-NDP coalition that wants to form a federal government.

Brier profit is OK
Once proud to promote itself as the 'Curling Capital of the World,' Manitoba can only take solace in a seventh-place finish in terms of attendance at the 2008 Brier.

Belfast baby in Manitoba for experimental drug treatment
A baby from Belfast in Northern Ireland is in Winnipeg for drug trial treatment for a sometimes fatal bone disorder, hypophosphatasia.

City Hall to offer a little more security
The City of Winnipeg is taking the safety of its elected officials a little more seriously and will spend $300 thousand to ensure City Hall is not as easy to access as it's been in the past.

Portage la Prairie News
The provincial government has doubled its commitment to rejuvenate Manitoba Housing in the second year of the Building Foundations strategy.

Manitoba/National News
WINNIPEG ? When Jenn Dobson moved to Winnipeg from Ontario a few weeks ago, she didn?t realize she?d be living in a region without Flarke bookcases, Poang armchairs and $1 breakfasts.

Manitoba/National News
WINNIPEG ? A 43-year-old man has died a day after he was pepper-sprayed by RCMP in The Pas. An autopsy will be conducted today to determine the cause of death.

No 5 Manitoba's defence the difference in win over No. 2 Pandas
WINNIPEG - For the second time in two nights of volleyball, the fifth-ranked University of Manitoba Bison women hosted the University of Alberta Pandas on Nov. 29. This time the Bisons came away with a 3-0 win (25-18, 25-12, 25-21), giving them an 8-4 record while the number two-ranked Pandas fell to 10-2, but remain the top team in the Canada West conference.

Juvenile receives cash after Manitoba Youth Centre incident
A youth who alleged guards at the Manitoba Youth Centre broke his arm in two places and threatened to blind him has won a rare civil court case against the Province of Manitoba.

Manitoban's Facebook site ripping coalition draws thousands
A Grade 11 student in Killarney in southwestern Manitoba is drawing an Internet crowd across Canada as close to 50,000 people have signed up as members of his "Canadians Against a Liberal/NDP Coalition Government" Facebook group.

Province makes hydro deal
Manitoba Hydro has signed a $2-billion deal with Wisconsin to sell hydro electric power to the U.S. state starting in 2018, Premier Gary Doer said today.

Surplus of pork going to province's less fortunate
The provincial government is providing $500,000 so hogs that need to be slaughtered can wind up on the tables of Manitoba's less fortunate.

MP Fletcher 'An Unsung Hero,' Says Author
Linda McIntosh first met Steven Fletcher about a year and a half after the car accident that changed his life forever. She was Manitoba?s education minister and he came to ask her to fix some government policies and legislations affecting people disabled by catastrophic injury.