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By Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – The lawyer for a former TV journalist accused in several bank robberies says he plans to speak to the Crown about arranging for psychiatric tests to determine his client’s mental state.
Stephen Vogelsang is charged with robbing two banks in Medicine Hat, Alta., three in Regina and one in Saskatoon last year.
By Jordan Press, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA – Your beer is about to undergo a government makeover.
Federal officials are proposing changes to national beer standards that would widen the number of ingredients permitted in a pint and force brewers to list every ingredient on a can or bottle.
Winnipeg Police say they continue to encourage anyone who wishes to safely get rid of a firearm to contact them to do so.
The 2018 Gun Amnesty allows people to voluntarily turn in all types of weapons, including pellet guns and ammunition.
Councillor Jeff Browaty wants to see the question of opening Portage and Main put on this October’s civic election ballot.
The North Kildonan city councillor introduced a motion at city hall Thursday to consider a resolution to place the following question on the Oct. 24, 2018 ballot: “Do you support the opening of Portage & Main to pedestrian crossings? YES/NO.”
Canada’s new Diversity Gardens at Assiniboine Park have received another generous donation.
The Bert & Lee Friesen Foundation announced a $250,000 donation to the Conservancy’s Imagine a Place Campaign Wednesday night.
ShekonNeechie.ca is now live.
The new platform, designed to help Indigenous historians gather, was founded and directed by seven Indigenous historians and launched on National Indigenous Peoples Day.
Portage la Prairie RCMP say a man has died after he was assaulted in his home.
Police say the man, 56, was assaulted by “unidentified suspects” at his home on Royal Road North on May 23. He suffered severe, life-threatening injuries, said RCMP, and was taken to hospital. He died on June 17.
WINNIPEG — A new private hockey training facility in the city will be home to future professional athletes to help them develop their on-ice careers.
The Rink, which began training hockey players in 2009, is expanding to construct a $20 million facility, complete with a 95,000-square-foot complex with an NHL sized rink.
By The Canadian Press
VANCOUVER – A partially clothed fan who was hit by a B.C. Lions player has retained the services of a law firm.
In a statement released Wednesday, Preszler Law Firm said the fan “suffered serious injuries, including a mild traumatic brain injury, as a result of being violently struck by BC Lions player Marcell Young.”
Two people from out-of-province have been charged after RCMP seized 190 grams of cocaine earlier this month.
Mounties conducted a traffic stop on the afternoon of June 5 in Dauphin, where they also located a large sum of Canadian currency and various drug paraphernalia.
