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By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Defenceman Josh Morrissey scored 41 seconds into overtime to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.
Morrissey took a pass from Mark Scheifele and fired a high shot past goalie Cam Talbot for his fourth goal of the season.
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA – Sharing a computer with someone does not mean giving up privacy rights over the material stored on the machine, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.
In a 9-0 decision Thursday, the high court restored the acquittal of Thomas Reeves of Sudbury, Ont., on child-pornography charges — even though his common-law spouse had consented to police seizure of a jointly used computer from their home.
Winnipeg police and Manitoba RCMP say a number of bomb threats have been made via email to various local businesses in the city and province.
Police officers are attending each location and necessary precautions are being taken.
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s advocate for children and youth says a girl who suffered repeated sexual abuse and died of a drug overdose was failed over and over again by the province’s child welfare system.
The girl — identified only as Angel — was born to a mother with addiction issues and was apprehended by social workers 14 times by the time she was 12, says a 118-page report from Daphne Penrose released Thursday.
WINNIPEG — One woman was shot and several others were injured after being held hostage, beaten and robbed in a Winnipeg housing complex on Wednesday.
The ordeal began with the report of an armed man at a multi-suite residence in the 200 block of Austin Street.
RCMP have laid charges in a double homicide of two men in St. Georges, Manitoba after nearly two years.
The victims, aged 35 and 43, were found deceased at a home on February 28, 2017.
Men (and women) can now register for Festival du Voyageur‘s 37th annual Beard Growing Contest.
Four categories are in play for 2019: clean shaven, open, Voyageur beard and novelty. For women, a participant can show their originality and make their own beard. The contestant with the most creative beard will take home the grand prize.
By The Canadian Press
VANCOUVER – A pizza delivery to the Vancouver home of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou turned into an offer of lunch on Wednesday for members of the media camped outside.
When six pizzas were delivered to Meng’s house the delivery driver was instructed to take four of them to reporters and photographers who were stationed on the sidewalk.
