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U.S. Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum Could Be Gone in Weeks, Ambassador Says

February 22, 2019 07:08 AM in The Canadian Press • 0 Comments

By James McCarten, The Canadian Press

Steel Mills — The steel mills in the Hamilton waterfront harbour are shown in Hamilton, Ont., on Tuesday, October 23, 2018. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)

WASHINGTON — A long-awaited end to Canada’s steel-and-aluminum tariff nightmare could be just weeks away, says Ottawa’s ambassador to the United States — but David MacNaughton is playing coy about the source of his newfound optimism.

Along with Transport Minister Marc Garneau, MacNaughton was taking part in a panel discussion Thursday about the prospects of the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement when he abruptly declared that an end to U.S. tariffs on metals imported from Canada, which have been in place for nearly nine months, could soon be at hand.

Boy Isolated 400 Days: Manitoba Urged to End Long Solitary Confinement for Youth

February 21, 2019 05:15 PM in The Canadian Press • 0 Comments

By James Turner, The Canadian Press

WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s children’s advocate is urging the province to stop lengthy solitary confinement of youth in custody after a review that found one boy was isolated for 400 straight days in a cell no bigger than a parking stall.

Daphne Penrose and provincial ombudsman Marc Cormier jointly investigated the use of solitary confinement, segregation and pepper spray in Manitoba’s youth jails.

Canadian Running Back Kienan LaFrance Rejoins Saskatchewan Roughriders

February 21, 2019 04:20 PM in The Canadian Press • 0 Comments

By The Canadian Press

Chris Streveler - Kienan LaFrance — Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Chris Streveler (17) hands off to Kienan LaFrance (27) during the second half of CFL action against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Winnipeg Saturday, October 13, 2018. (John Woods/CP)

REGINA — Kienan LaFrance is back with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

The Canadian running back signed a one-year deal with Saskatchewan on Thursday. Lafrance spent the 2017 season with the Riders before joining the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

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Bisons Seek to Repeat as Defending Women’s Hockey Champs

February 21, 2019 04:04 PM in Sports • 0 Comments

Karissa Kirkup - Manitoba Bisons — Bisons’ forward Karissa Kirkup (GOBISONS.CA)

WINNIPEG — If it’s up to the Manitoba Bisons, the women’s hockey team would repeat their Canada West championship win to end the 2018-19 season.

Before that happens, of course, the Herd needs to make their way through the semi-finals.

RCMP Cruiser Struck by Semi After Officer Stops at Crash Scene

February 21, 2019 02:13 PM in News • 0 Comments

RCMP Headingley Crash — An RCMP cruiser was hit by a passing semi while stopped to check on a crash along Highway 1 near Headingley on Thursday, February 21, 2019. (RCMP / TWITTER)

Manitoba RCMP are asking motorists to slow down and move over when approaching emergency vehicles after one of their cruisers was hit on Thursday.

Police were stopped behind a semi-trailer that had been in a collision on Highway 1 near Headingley at around 7:30 a.m.

Baby Boom for Endangered Right Whales Offer Researchers a Glimmer of Hope

February 21, 2019 12:01 PM in The Canadian Press • 0 Comments

By Kevin Bissett, The Canadian Press

After years of increasingly bad news, there’s a glimmer of hope for the beleaguered North Atlantic right whale.

There are estimated to be fewer than 420 of the endangered mammals left, and their ranks have been decimated as deaths far outpaced live births — there were no births at all during last winter’s calving season.

RCMP Name Manitoba’s New Commanding Officer

February 21, 2019 09:13 AM in News • 0 Comments

WINNIPEG — Manitoba RCMP has named Assistant Commissioner Jane MacLatchy as the new commanding officer of the RCMP in the province.

MacLatchy is a Nova Scotia native with an extensive policing career dating back to 1988.

Families Want First World War Letter Shared with Public: Antique Store Owner

February 21, 2019 07:04 AM in The Canadian Press • 0 Comments

By The Canadian Press

First World War Letter — An old letter is seen in this undated handout photo. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Amanda Kehler)

WINNIPEG — A Manitoba antique store owner who found a letter written by a First World War soldier to the sister of a man who saved his life on a battlefield has contacted some of the relatives.

In the letter written in 1917, a soldier named Earl Sorel tells his friend’s sister about her brother’s death at the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

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