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Stan Pierre will take over from Brian Dobie as the new head coach of the Manitoba Bisons football team.

Manitoba RCMP are looking into an armed robbery at a Dauphin business — the second such incident in two days.

A 42-year-old man is dead after his vehicle was involved in a crash with a semi-truck on Thursday evening, Winnipeg police say.

You may want to delay any travel plans, a meteorologist says, especially if those plans involve highway driving. 

It has been gratifying, John Shannon says, to see the impact hockey has made on Canadians of all backgrounds.

This winter, two children have tragically died in snowmobile accidents: a 12-year-old girl in God's Lake Narrows, and a 10-year-old boy near Carman in December.

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has referred to Canada as 'the 51st state' in numerous social media posts, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pushed back against.

According to police, a criminal network operated by a Winnipeg street gang had been trafficking cocaine and hydromorphone downtown and in the West End.

A Winnipeg realtor says he had recently sold the now-demolished Sutherland Hotel, and that the buyer's plan was to turn the historic building into housing.

The club announced Thursday that it has agreed to terms with defensive tackle Jake Thomas, who currently sits fifth in all-time longevity in blue and gold.

The project was slated to begin in October, and would revise the accumulation of snow from 10 to 15 centimetres before snow clearing takes place — only on residential streets.

Environment and Climate Change Canada says there's a winter storm watch for much of the Red River Valley, including Winnipeg.

Crews continue to battle a blaze at the Sutherland Hotel on Main Street, which has shut down the stretch of the road from Jarvis to Higgins avenues.

Winnipeg is in the midst of a shift in temperatures --  from wind chill that felt like -35C on Monday to an expected high of 2 degrees by Wednesday.

Police, who continue to investigate, said none of the children were wearing helmets at the time of the accident. 

Police said they received numerous reports between Sept. 28 and Dec. 31 of last year about the tags, which included antisemitic symbols such as swastikas.

Provincial officials said Tuesday that 300 new social housing units have been purchased and wraparound support services will be provided by local non-profit organizations. 

The charges are in connection with an incident Dec. 23 of last year, in which a pedestrian was hit by a pickup truck at the intersection of McPhillips Street and Leila Avenue. 

Briane Harris received the results from an out-of-competition doping control test in mid-February and was given a provisional suspension.

The Bombers signed receiver Dillon Mitchell a day after getting a deal done with all-star defensive end Willie Jefferson.

For four grueling hours, a Winnipeg firefighter, his partner and a friend battled the blaze and choking smoke near Pasadena — even climbing on a roof to hose down a burning house.

Jury selection began Monday for the latest court case faced by Eric Wildman, who is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing his neighbour.

A 41-year-old man, who had eluded police when they searched two houses last month, was taken into custody Sunday morning and is now facing more than 20 charges.