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By The Canadian Press
VANCOUVER – The Public Health Agency of Canada says an investigation is underway into an outbreak of salmonella infections involving five provinces, mostly in western Canada.
The agency says on its website that the source of the outbreak has not been identified yet, although many of the people who became sick reported eating cucumbers.
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Jacob Trouba was glad to see some different names on the scoresheet Saturday.
Tyler Myers, Josh Morrissey and Mathieu Perreault each recorded their first goals of the season as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Arizona Coyotes 5-3. Adam Lowry put in his fourth of the season and Blake Wheeler added an empty-netter.
Once again this week, no winning ticket was sold for the $60 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. But that doesn’t mean Manitobans didn’t strike it lucky.
Of the 53 Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each, two Winnipeggers both had winning tickets among the 23 that were won. Those prizes will be shared among 39 winning ticket holders across the country, including one more Winnipegger and another ticket purchased somewhere in Manitoba.
By Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA – Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is the target of a test legal case that could prompt politicians all across the country to reconsider their use of social media.
Three city residents are seeking a court order declaring that Watson infringed their constitutional right to freedom of expression by blocking them from his Twitter feed.
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.
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.
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.
