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By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Melissa Stevenson was just starting her career 18 years ago when a summer position at the Indigenous Family Centre in Winnipeg connected her to a youngster named Tina Fontaine.
The social worker quickly became close with Tina and about a dozen other young kids who came to the program.
By The Canadian Press
BANFF, Alta. – Parks Canada says it has killed one of two bison bulls that wandered away from Banff National Park.
Officials said the animal was moving toward private grazing land and posed a safety risk to the public and to livestock.
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson, Editor, myWestman.ca
NEEPAWA, Man. — As a Canadian sitting in rural Manitoba, it’s hard to believe that we have been unknowingly targeted by cleverly disguised propaganda from a foreign government. But that seems to be the case.
Late last month, data from Clemson University researchers Darren Linvill, an associate professor of communication, and Patrick Warren, an associate professor of economics, was made public. The data compiled by the South Carolina professors was nearly three million tweets from accounts identified as being operated by a well-funded Russian “troll factory,” called the Internet Research Agency (IRA), which has ties to the Russian government.
By Scott Edmonds, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Ask Ottawa quarterback Trevor Harris about the accuracy of the throws that demolished the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday night and he spreads the credit around.
“Our efficiency is because of our offensive line and our receivers,” Harris said, after his Redblacks (6-3) defeated the Bombers 44-21, extending Ottawa’s lead atop the CFL’s East Division to six points.
Stony Mountain Institution north of Winnipeg is in lockdown after three inmates were assaulted on Thursday night.
The inmates were in the medium security unit at around 7:40 p.m. when the assault occurred. They were transferred to an outside hospital for treatment.
By The Canadian Press
Canada’s forestry industry is pushing back against comments by U.S. President Trump that lumber imports are partially to blame for intense forest fires in California.
Trump made the comments at a cabinet meeting Thursday where he also complained about high lumber prices for Canadian wood products.
A 19-year-old Brandon is facing nearly a dozen charges after police say he assaulted his girlfriend on Thursday
Police say the man allegedly punched her in the head, choked her and kneed her in the stomach while dragging her to her car. He then took out a gun and pointed it at the victim before firing a couple rounds out the window.
The installation of a tower crane will close northbound Fort Street from St. Mary Avenue to Portage Avenue on Saturday.
The closure is in effect from 7 a.m. until midnight on Sunday, August 19.
