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Standing on a field of green turf at a sporting facility in Winnipeg’s south end, Solape Obasa keeps her eye on the football, waiting for the moment she can catch it and run. But before the 17-year-old at Winnipeg’s Elmwood High School got the chance to wait, she had to …
Read More »Winnipeg fire crews battle blaze at trucking company, most of building saved – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Winnipeg Fire Department battled a heavy blaze early Friday morning at a trucking company on Keewatin Street and succeeded in saving most of the building. Crews were called to Fast Freight around 6:15 a.m., where they found heavy smoke coming from …
Read More »‘It’s bittersweet’: Video rental store to shut its doors after 40 years in business – Winnipeg
Glen Fuhl is quick to say he’s not passionate about movies. But, when an acquaintance approached him with an opportunity to become the owner of Video King, a flourishing independent rental store in a then-rising industry, Fuhl took a chance. His father had owned his own business and Fuhl knew …
Read More »Winnipeg police charge more people in second week of holiday checkstop program – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police handed out 18 tickets and executed an outstanding warrant during the second week of its holiday checkstop program. Officers say they stopped 727 vehicles. Out of those, seven were immediate licence prohibitions and five people were charged with impaired operation. …
Read More »‘The goal is to get our emissions to zero’: Winnipeg family part of Canada-wide climate challenge – Winnipeg
Brigette DePape and her husband Kari Rodriguez made New Year’s resolutions to reduce their household emissions. They decided to focus on transportation, home efficiency and composting. “We wanted to do something together as a family,” DePape said. DePape, a longtime climate activist, then came across the Live Net Zero Challenge. …
Read More »Artificial intelligence making its mark in classrooms – Winnipeg
From predictive text to editing software to image generators, artificial intelligence is becoming a part of everyday life. This fall, its capabilities won’t be able to be ignored in the classroom. “We’ve always had tools in education that have been deemed dangerous or risky, but we’ve always had teachers there …
Read More »Serious injuries in multi-vehicle collision at intersection of fatal Carberry bus crash – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP are responding to a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of highways 1 and 5. This is the same intersection where a tragic crash in June between a minibus and a semi-trailer led to the death of 17 seniors. Blue Hills RCMP …
Read More »Sami Jo Small’s annual girls’ hockey camp draws huge turnout – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size More than 100 young hockey players got the chance to see and be inspired by an Olympian and one of the sport’s more iconic trophies. 130 female athletes are attending the Sami Jo Small girls hockey school this week, which has been …
Read More »Winnipeg couple disappointed after ‘dismissive’ police response to attempted break-in – Winnipeg
Racheal Blair and her husband say they feel let down by the people they called for help on what was a very scary night at their home in St. James. Blair, her husband and two young children were sleeping at 3 a.m. on Saturday, June 24 night when she woke …
Read More »‘The sky is the limit’: Teen girl hockey goalie thrives playing with the boys – Winnipeg
When Céleste Pelletier helped her team win city and provincial championships last hockey season, it left her wanting more. “I thought a new challenge would be to go play boys and see how good I could do,” Céleste said. So last fall, the 14-year-old goalie tried out for Bruins AAA …
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