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By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Adam Bighill didn’t like that he looked different than most kids, but he used that to push himself into becoming an elite football player.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers welcomed his talent and dedication to the fold Thursday as the newly signed 2015 CFL most outstanding defensive player joined them for his first day of training camp.
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – The weather co-operated Thursday with efforts to evacuate more than 1,000 people from two First Nations communities threatened by forest fires in northern Manitoba.
With thick smoke no longer causing trouble at the airport in Little Grand Rapids, planes and helicopters were moving people out of the community as well as neighbouring Pauingassi, about 260 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg.
By Sarah Klein
Winnipeg police have created a dedicated unit to tackle the rampant problem of methamphetamine and opioids on city streets.
The Drug Enforcement Unit builds on an existing police relationship with Addictions Foundation of Manitoba and will focus on detection, disruption, and dismantling of individuals and or groups who traffic illicit drugs.
Not much has changed in a year when it comes to what Winnipeggers prefer listening to on the radio.
The latest spring radio ratings book, released on Thursday, dials in talk radio, country and classic rock as the top three local choices among listeners.
WINNIPEG — A new emergency department at Grace Hospital will begin accepting patients on Tuesday following a $43.8 million upgrade.
The 38,000-square-foot space is now five times larger than its old unit. It includes a larger ambulance bay equipped to handle the major incident response vehicle (MIRV), if required. It will also act to reduce patient off-load times, and allow for additional assessment and treatment rooms and spaces, as well as a physical connection to the ACCESS Winnipeg West walk-in clinic.
The remains of one person were recovered from a house fire in the northern Manitoba community of Pukatawagan on Tuesday afternoon.
Emergency crews responded to the residential fire on Amisk Drive at around 4:20 p.m. and were told one of six occupants may still be inside.
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – The federal government said it is stepping up efforts to evacuate two Manitoba First Nations that are threatened by a raging wildfire.
Public Safety Canada said about 600 people were expected to be evacuated from the Little Grand Rapids and Pauingassi First Nations by the end of the day Wednesday with more to follow.
By Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press
MONTREAL – Canadian National Railway is preparing to purchase hundreds of new grain hopper cars to get shipments moving after a bill that encourages railways to make investments to avert service disruptions became law Wednesday.
CN Rail expects to buy new grain cars to replace some 200 to 300 that are replaced annually, its chief financial officer told an investor conference Wednesday morning, before the bill that imposes financial penalties on railway companies received royal assent.
WINNIPEG — A 15-year-old boy has been charged after allegedly groping two women in downtown skywalks within the past week.
A woman in her 30s was grabbed in the skywalk near Bell MTS Place and Cityplace on May 18. The following day, a woman in her late teens was grabbed in the walkway between the YMCA and Portage Place.
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Hundreds of people from a Manitoba First Nation are sitting in the local school as a raging forest fire encroaches on the community.
Evacuations from Little Grand Rapids — a fly-in community about 260 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg — began on Tuesday but heavy smoke made it impossible for planes to land.
