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By The Canadian Press
OPASKWAYAK CREE NATION, Canada — Two Manitoba women arrested over online comments that threatened violence against Indigenous people were asked to read what was written out loud to elders this week as part of a process to resolve the case.
The two are taking part in a mediation circle instead of the court system.
Southern Manitoba is being plunged into a deep freeze as temperatures drop into the -30s overnight.
An extreme cold warning was issued Thursday afternoon for Winnipeg and much of the province as bitterly cold wind chill values will make it feel like -40 to -45 into Friday.
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter, The Canadian Press
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A Newfoundland man says it’s a miracle his wife is alive after his runaway snowmobile crashed through the window of their home, smashing furniture and pinning her underneath.
The throttle of Bruce Porter’s snowmobile stuck and he watched from beside it as the machine started up and launched over a snowbank, straight through the window of his Porterville, N.L., home on Tuesday.
Manitoba RCMP are investigating two instances of firearms being stolen from two locations in the province.
Mounties say a resident reported 12 handguns were stolen from a locked gun safe in a garage in the RM of Springfield on Monday morning. Officers couldn’t locate any suspects in the break and enter.
By The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-signed offensive lineman Stanley Bryant to a one-year contract extension Thursday.
Bryant was named the CFL’s top lineman for a second straight season in November.
An overdue pilot was rescued Monday after his plane experienced mechanical issues and left him stranded on a Manitoba lake.
The 71-year-old Ashern man departed Sunday morning to a camp at Sisib Lake, south of Grand Rapids, but never made it to his destination.
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG — Defence lawyers for two men charged in the killing of a Winnipeg woman whose family has suffered repeated tragedies have told a jury the Crown has failed to prove its case.
Closing arguments ended Wednesday in the manslaughter trial of Christopher Brass and Jason Meilleur, who are accused in the March 2017 death of Jeanenne Fontaine.
WINNIPEG — This is one canoe race that doesn’t require water or paddles. Let us explain.
The Wild Winter Canoe Race returns for another season on February 16 at a new location. The unique winter event challenges people to race a canoe on the snow and will find itself in the spacious Shaw Park.
