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By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Canada’s new $10 bill officially went into circulation Monday, breaking new ground in more ways than one.
The banknote is the first vertically oriented bill in Canada and the first regularly circulating banknote to feature a Canadian woman, civil rights advocate Viola Desmond, on the front.
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Adam Bighill says he will put his family first when deciding his football future.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ most outstanding player and top defensive player is one of a number of the team’s upcoming free agents.
The University of Manitoba Bisons are staying local with their latest recruit in Sarah Dennehy to the women’s hockey team.
The 17-year-old forward is currently the captain of St. Mary’s Academy, where she’s played since 2015 on the prep team.
By The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea isn’t losing any sleep after seemingly being the target of some controversial comments from Calgary Stampedes counterpart Dave Dickenson.
In Sunday’s CFL West final, television cameras caught an emotional Dickens on hollering at the officials about some calls, questioning why they were taking place in front of O’Shea and then saying “(expletive) Canadian.”
The Winnipeg Goldeyes have acquired left-handed pitcher Kylin Turnbull and infielder Kevin Lachance.
Turnbull was 4-4 with a 4.62 ERA in 13 starts last season for the expansion Chicago Dogs. The Seattle, Washington native struck out 40, while walking only eight in 64.1 innings pitched.
A 62-year-old Swan River woman was killed Sunday in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 5 when her vehicle crossed the centre line.
RCMP say it happened at around 5:50 p.m. on Highway 5 about 10 kilometres west of Dauphin just east of the Provincial Road 274 junction.
Winnipeg police took three men into custody Sunday after an armed home invasion in the 400 block of Stella Avenue.
The suspects arrived armed and wearing disguises as they demanded a 14-year-old girl give them access to a neighbouring suite.
WINNIPEG — Canada’s newest $10 banknote officially went into circulation Monday, featuring late Nova Scotia civil rights pioneer and businesswoman Viola Desmond.
During a ceremony at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, which is prominently featured on the reverse side of the bill, Desmond’s sister, Wanda Robson, was joined by Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz and CMHR president and CEO John Young to make the first purchase with the banknote.
