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By The Canadian Press
BRANDON, Man. – Jordin Tootoo, the first Inuk player in the history of the NHL, has announced his retirement from the league after 13 seasons.
Tootoo made history when he was selected by Nashville in the fourth round, 98th overall, of the 2001 NHL draft.
WINNIPEG — A small area of Westview Park, better known as Garbage Hill, is being closed next week because of waste exposure.
The city says the steep hill on the south side of the park is frequently used by people for exercising and has worn down over time, exposing some previous garbage.
Advance voter turnout is setting records in Winnipeg’s municipal election, thanks in part to an easier voting process.
Numbers released Friday by the City of Winnipeg report an estimated 39,500 people have taken part in advance polls to elect mayor, council and school board trustees.
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – An Indigenous teen who struggled with addiction and died in 2016 did not get the help he needed from social workers, school officials and others, Manitoba’s advocate for children and youth said Friday.
The 17-year-old, who is not identified in Daphne Penrose’s 104-page report, was repeatedly let down in efforts to curb his drinking and drug use, and was left in unsafe homes by social workers who should have known better, she said.
Two Winnipeg police officers suffered minor injuries Thursday while trying to stop a man driving a stolen vehicle.
The K9 unit spotted the vehicle at around 12:45 a.m. in the area of Burrows Avenue and McGregor Street. Other officers arrived and were able to contain the suspect on the Arlington Street Bridge.
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba man has been sentenced to eight years for the death of his 21-month-old daughter after failing to report abuse the judge called horrific and noticeable.
A jury found Daniel Williams, 37, guilty of manslaughter in February in the 2014 death of Kierra Elektra Starr Williams from the Peguis First Nation.
By The Canadian Press
MONTREAL – New research is being presented at a conference in Montreal today linking recreational cannabis use with an increased risk of stroke.
The study, being outlined at the World Stroke Congress, looked at five years of hospital statistics from the United States.
By The Canadian Press
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – The managers of two pot shops on Vancouver Island where police seized thousands of dollars worth of marijuana say the British Columbia government failed them by only approving one store in the province before legalization as raids were reported on both ends of the country.
The RCMP say they entered the Port Alberni Cannabis Club at around 11 a.m. Wednesday, before visiting Leaf Compassion Cannabis Dispensary around 2 p.m., and found both stores were open without provincial licences.
