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By The Canadian Press
WASKESIU, Sask. – Paramedic Deanndra King was on a day off, getting ready for a weekend curling bonspiel, when she got the call from her boss about an accident involving a bus.
“I didn’t register the magnitude of it,” the first responder from Nipawin, Sask., recalled this week.
WINNIPEG — John Sawchuk doesn’t celebrate his 70th birthday like the average person his age.
The Winnipegger is swimming, cycling and running to draw attention to both the health and fitness of people, and the health and fitness of Lake Winnipeg.
Kickflip your way into summer with free skateboard lessons at The Forks.
From now until August 26, lessons are being offered at the Plaza Skatepark with pros from Sk8 Skate and the Winnipeg Skateboarding Outreach Organization.
By The Canadian Press
Health Canada says a brand of frozen mixed berries is being recalled because of possible salmonella contamination.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says Hain Celestial Canada, ULC is recalling Europe’s Best brand Field Berry Mixes.
WINNIPEG — Two new cricket fields with concrete pitches are being constructed in La Barrière Park south of the Perimeter Highway.
The city says the project is part of a larger plan to see improvements to the park’s amenities.
By David Friend, The Canadian Press
Health Canada said Friday it’s prepared to crack down on licensed medical marijuana producers who are sponsoring music festivals and other events.
The federal department said it’s “concerned” about some companies that have engaged in corporate sponsorships and other promotional activities that go against the Cannabis Act.
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson, Neepawa Banner & Press
We all know the importance of small businesses to our economy, but what about the smallest of small? In the season of farmers markets and pop up shops, all of a sudden, we see the talent hiding in plain sight.
The sewing, baking, crafting, painting, pottery, woodworking and anything you can imagine, are all on display. Locally made and locally sold, it’s the epitome of shopping local.
Damage caused by a dump truck on Thursday has resulted in a lane closure over the Red River Floodway along Highway 59.
A single northbound lane remains open, but the province has closed the other lane as a result of the crash on Oasis Road underneath the bridge.
Prison officials at Stony Mountain Institution have seized contraband worth $12,580 from inmates.
The Correctional Service of Canada says vigilant staff members found a package on July 3 in the prison’s medium security unit.
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA – A Twitter account billing itself as a parody of Liberal MP Iqra Khalid has been closed after she complained about references to her Muslim heritage and claims she supports Sharia law and the Islamic State militant group.
Khalid, who was targeted with hate mail and death threats last year over her controversial motion to condemn Islamophobia and systemic racism, had asked Twitter to investigate the account.
