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Manitoba Bisons hoops team hoping for long run at Canada West Championships – Winnipeg

The Manitoba Bisons and Winnipeg Wesmen men’s hoops teams are just three wins away from glory. All of the best university men’s basketball teams in Western Canada have gathered in Winnipeg this week with the University of Manitoba hosting this year’s Canada West Championships. The single elimination tournament tipped off …

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5 charged with first-degree murder of Quinte West teen found dead at Trenton motel

Descrease article font size Increase article font size  Five people have been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a death of a teenager in Trenton, Ont., earlier this month. Quinte West OPP say around 11 a.m. on Jan. 7, officers found the body of 17-year-old Kiean Stoddard of Quinte …

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Man rescued from dumpster fire in Toronto’s West End – Toronto

Toronto police and fire crews say a man was located and rescued from a dumpster fire Sunday morning. According to responding officers, reports of a garbage bin on fire near a former CIBC building in the area of King Street West and Dufferin Street came in around 9 a.m. Once …

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Toronto police investigating Queen West area homicide – Toronto

Toronto police say a man is dead after a community member discovered him late Saturday night suffering from stab wounds. According to police, officers responded to reports of an injured man in the area of Queen Street West and Callender Street just before midnight. EMS responders located the victim and …

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Eglinton West Extension LRT moves forward with new contract – Toronto

The Ford government has awarded a contract to build a portion of its Eglinton Crosstown West Extension as the wait for an opening date for the original line continues. On Friday, the province announced it had settled on a company to build an elevated section of the extension, which will …

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West Kelowna residents voice concerns over proposed housing development – Okanagan

More than a dozen West Kelowna residents spoke out against a large housing development during a public hearing on Monday night. Surrey-based developer Landvision Group has proposed a multi-building apartment complex on a 12.4-acre lot on Auburn Road. The proposal includes five, four-storey buildings totalling 401 units that, if approved, …

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Family of 10 loses everything in West St. Paul, Man. arson – Winnipeg

When Michael Bingham and his family moved to West St. Paul, Man., they were looking to escape city life. “You don’t have to worry about listening to sirens, and people running through your yard and stuff like that, you know?” he said. On Sept. 1, 2023, Bingham and nine other …

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West Island food bank holds drive to fill empty shelves, prepare for holiday season – Montreal

Descrease article font size Increase article font size One home at a time, dozens of volunteers and staff from the West Island Mission went door to door in Pointe-Claire on Sunday morning. They were collecting food from people’s porches to bring back to the food bank’s pantry. Usually, the West …

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Bombers prepare for fourth consecutive appearance in CFL’s West Final – Winnipeg

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers take on the B.C. Lions this Saturday at IG Field for the Canadian Football League’s West Final, and while it’s familiar ground for the Bombers — their fourth consecutive appearance in the conference championship — the team says it isn’t taking anything for granted. Veteran defensive …

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Man dead after being hit by truck west of Brandon, Man. – Winnipeg

By Daisy Woelk Global News Posted November 3, 2023 1:47 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size An unidentified man is dead after being hit by a semi in the RM of Whitehead, Man. Thursday evening, RCMP learned that a man was walking in the middle of a …

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