Manitoba News

DIAMONDS are a transit rider and cyclist's best friend -- starting today. Diamond lanes, that is.

One lucky person, presumably a Manitoban, has won $50 million in the second-largest lottery prize ever awarded in Canada.

The H1N1 flu shot is being given out this week on a narrowed priority list from last week.

Peter Nakogee knows the chances are not good for aboriginals seeking transplants in Canada, but the gregarious father of four has reason to celebrate.

DICKINSON POLICE LT. DAVE WALLACE SAYS A SEARCH OF A NEARBY YOUTH FISHING AREA ALSO FOUND NO TRACE OF THE DICKINSON STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.

Canada has had a pandemic plan of some kind since the late 1980s. After SARS killed 44 Canadians in 2003, more action followed: A federal chief public health officer was appointed, the Public Health Agency of Canada was created, and federal and provincial governments agreed on an up-to-date pandemic influenza plan.

School children look on as the Olympic Flame arrives at the airport in Thompson, Man.

They've seen horrors, experienced constant threats and survived traumatic events.

MANITOBA is taking centre stage at the Vancouver Winter Olympics -- literally. Plans for CentrePlace Manitoba, the province's 2,560-square-foot pavilion situated in the middle of Canada's pavilions, were unveiled Friday in Winnipeg.

Brock Golden, seen in 2004, began serving his reduced sentence Thursday. A ruling by Manitoba's highest court Thursday to reduce the sentence of a Winnipeg man convicted of sexual crimes against minors is being met with extreme criticism by child-safety and victims' rights agencies.

Authorities say preliminary autopsy results show drowning as the cause of death for three North Dakota college softball players found dead inside a sport utility vehicle that sunk in a rural farm pond.

Those living near the shores of Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba are being advised by Manitoba Water Stewardship to prepare for possible flood conditions.

Two new books place the spotlight on 13 of Manitoba's feature filmmakers, three of whom have close ties with Gimli.

Patients experiencing septic shock who receive inappropriate therapy may have a fivefold reduction in survival, shows a new study.

Dickinson State University officials retired the numbers of three college softball players at a packed memorial Thursday, two days after the women were found dead in their sunken vehicle in a livestock pond.

Two drivers received minor injuries in a three vehicle collision after a car was struck from behind by another on the Trans Canada Highway last night.

It's the big question facing many companies: What effect will the H1N1 pandemic have on business? Companies, many held back by the strong dollar and tepid demand as the country struggles out of recession, are being urged to plan for absenteeism rates of up to a third of their work forces as the flu season plays out.

The Winnipeg police homicide unit is now leading the investigation into an arson fire that killed two men in a city bathhouse.

SEVEN Winnipeg schools are among 27 Manitoba public schools reporting higher-than-usual absence levels Tuesday -- the first time this fall that schools within the city are reporting absence problems.

A fire Tuesday forced students out of their residence at University College of the North in Thompson, Man.