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Three’s a Crowd: Experts Say Adding WHL Team to Winnipeg Would Be a Challenge

December 10, 2018 04:38 PM in The Canadian Press • 0 Comments

By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press

Bell MTS Place - Winnipeg Jets — The opening face-off between the Winnipeg Jets’ and Anaheim Ducks is shown during the first period of game three NHL playoff hockey action in Winnipeg, Monday, April 20, 2015. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Trevor Hagan)

Moving a Canadian Hockey League team to a crowded market like Winnipeg that already boasts NHL and AHL clubs would present several challenges, sports business industry professionals said.

According to a sourced report in the Winnipeg Free Press last week, the owners of the Western Hockey League’s Kootenay Ice were preparing to announce Monday that the franchise would be moving to the Manitoba capital next season. However, in a subsequent report, the team’s majority owner told the outlet there were no plans for an announcement and nothing was pending.

Canada Post Backlog, Greyhound Exit Creating Headaches Ahead of the Holidays

December 10, 2018 12:25 PM in The Canadian Press • 0 Comments

By Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press

Maddy Purves-Smith - Shipping — Custom Woollen Mills manager Maddy Purves-Smith, who is struggling with shipping options during the company’s busiest time of year, packages an order at the facility near Carstairs, Alta., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)

Jennifer Critch hopes to spend Christmas morning watching her two young daughters play with a brand new train table.

But the southwestern Ontario mom is getting anxious the toy won’t be delivered in time by Canada Post, which says it is trying to clear an unprecedented backlog following a weeks-long labour disruption.

Boy Who Was ISIL Captive Behind Movement to Bring Bicycles to Refugee Children

December 10, 2018 07:01 AM in The Canadian Press • 0 Comments

By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press

Emad Tamo, the Yazidi boy whose photo went viral after he was freed from ISIS and eventually reunited with his mother in Winnipeg, Manitoba is photographed with his new bike outside his home at Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba (IRCOM) Wednesday, December 5, 2018. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods)

WINNIPEG – Emad Mishko Tamo looks excitedly at his bright-green mountain bike and talks about how he’s looking forward to summer cycling adventures with other Yazidi refugee children in his community.

For the 14-year-old boy, the bicycle stands for freedom, something that only a few years ago was snatched away from him and his family when they were taken by Iraqi militants and held captive for three years.

Sports Highlights

Josh Morrissey Helps Winnipeg Jets Rout Philadelphia Flyers 7-1

December 9, 2018 05:26 PM in The Canadian Press • 0 Comments

By Darrin Bauming, The Canadian Press

WINNIPEG – Josh Morrissey didn’t allow a two-game absence affect his play on Sunday.

Morrissey returned from a lower-body injury to score the early winner and added two assists as the Winnipeg Jets routed the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 7-1.

Pick Your Poison: Winnipeg’s Katona Earns UFC Decision and Maybe a Submission

December 9, 2018 09:32 AM in The Canadian Press • 0 Comments

By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press

Brad Katona — Brad (Superman) Katona (JEFF BOTTARI / GETTY IMAGES)

TORONTO – Winnipeg bantamweight Brad (Superman) Katona won a unanimous decision — and perhaps a submission as well — over Matthew Lopez on the undercard of UFC 231 on Saturday night.

Katona (9-0-0) had Lopez in a choke on the ground as the fight ended and the American, his arm going limp, appeared to have lost consciousness as the referee broke them up. Still it went to the judges’ scorecards. Lopez (10-5-0) had trouble getting off the canvas as Katona walked around the cage with his arms in the air waiting for the decision.

Shoppers Drug Mart Granted Licence to Sell Medical Marijuana Online

December 9, 2018 08:55 AM in The Canadian Press • 0 Comments

By The Canadian Press

TORONTO – Shoppers Drug Mart has been granted a licence to sell medical marijuana online.

Health Canada’s list of authorized cannabis sellers and producers has been updated to reflect that the pharmacy can sell dried and fresh cannabis, as well as plants, seeds and oil.