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By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – When the first big snow dump covered Winnipeg this week, the developers of a new phone app put their technology to the test.
“You can think of it as Uber for snow removal,” said OnTheStep founder Buhle Mwanza, referring to the ride-hailing app.
It was a record-breaking weekend for University of Manitoba Bisons swimmer Kelsey Wog in Calgary.
The third-year student-athlete earned herself a gold medal in the in the 200m breaststroke at the 2018 Canada West Swimming Championships.
WINNIPEG — Gov. Gen. Julie Payette is visiting Manitoba for the first time on Monday in her role as Queen Elizabeth II’s Canadian representative.
Payette will appear at a special ceremony inside the Manitoba legislature at 10 a.m.
The University of Manitoba Bisons are staying local with their latest recruit in Sarah Dennehy to the women’s hockey team.
The 17-year-old forward is currently the captain of St. Mary’s Academy, where she’s played since 2015 on the prep team.
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Ian and Val McHale got a call from their son Gavin just hours before the Winnipeg Jets hosted the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.
The excited 31-year-old told his mom to put the phone on speaker so they could hear his news together — he was going to be the emergency backup goaltender for the defending Stanley Cup champion Capitals.
By Judy Owens, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Ben Chiarot wanted to play well against the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals.
The defenceman did just that by scoring the game-winner as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Capitals 3-1 on Wednesday.
WINNIPEG — No matter what they choose to rename it, football fans will still call the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ stadium “IG Field.”
Investors Group Field — also home to the U of M Bisons football team — will soon undergo a name change, after the company whose name adorns all venue signage, rebranded itself.
WINNIPEG — Flooding in the mechanical room of the Joyce Fromson Pool at the University of Manitoba has closed the facility indefinitely.
The U of M says repairs are commencing immediately on the pool’s operating systems, with an anticipated re-opening date of January 2019.
