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Canada may already be 'plugged-in' for electric cars
Vancouver council considers a mandate to force developers to install electric car-charging stations in at least 10% of all new condo parking lots.
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Manitoba teen in coma after vicious beating
The parents of a 16-year-old Manitoba girl who has been in a coma for 12 days after she was badly beaten are praying their child wakes up soon.
Three teens charged after theft of semi
Police have arrested three 19-year-old males in connection with the theft of a semi-truck trailer and about $32,000 worth of damages that ensued after the alleged theft.
Beaten Manitoba toddler left to die, court told
SWAN RIVER, Man. a ' A young Manitoba mother admits she ignored horrific injuries on her three-year-old daughter and refused to get medical care for the girl, who died only months after being returned to the mother from foster care.
Ottawa promises cash to fight wheat fungus
The federal government said on Thursday it will spend $13-million to support a worldwide scientific effort to stop a destructive fungus that threatens to wipe out 80% of the world's wheat crop.
Brandon jail capacity to rise to 244 inmates
BRANDON Correctional Centre will expand by 80 beds, provincial officials said Wednesday.
New flu virus found at Canadian hog farm
A "novel" influenza type A virus was confirmed in two hog farm workers in the central Canadian province of Saskatchewan, according to health authorities who stressed the virus was "non-pandemic." "A novel non-pandemic influenza A virus has been confirmed in two hog farm workers in Saskatchewan and a third case is under investigation," the ...
Man arrested in Portage la Prairie murder investigation
A 40-year-old man has been arrested in Portage la Prairie in the murder investigation of a young woman who hasn't been seen since leaving a southern Manitoba bar last fall.
Teen charged with attempted murder in Winnipeg stabbing
A teenager has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the stabbing of a man in Winnipeg.
Manitoba chicken barn fire destroys 25,000 birds; causes $900K damage
About 25,000 chickens have been destroyed in a barn fire in a southeastern Manitoba.
New non-pandemic influenza virus found in Saskatchewan hog workers
Bronze sculptor Leo Mol dies at 94, remembered for his passion for art, Winnipeg
Renowned sculptor Leo Mol, whose bronze statues have earned a distinguished place on Parliament Hill, in Vatican museums and in his beloved home of Winnipeg, has died.
More swine-flu deaths in Alberta, Manitoba, Sask.
EDMONTON a ' A second Albertan, a fifth Manitoban and a child from Saskatchewan have died after contracting the H1N1 flu virus, also known as swine flu.
Winnipeg sculptor Leo Mol dead at age 94
Leo Mol in 1994. Mol was well known for sculpting animals such as bears, graceful female nudes, Ukrainian subjects, and busts or full-length likenesses of prominent personalities.
Manitoba: Flood damage will cost province more than $40M...
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Amin Dhillon is Miss India Worldwide Canada 2010, the first Manitoban to be bestowed with the title.
Amin Dhillon was visiting relatives in the Indian state of Punjab two years ago when she happened to catch the Miss India beauty pageant on the television.
25th Gov.-Gen. remembered as 'great gentleman of Acadia' by ex-PM Jean Chretien
Romeo LeBlanc was remembered Friday as the "the great gentleman of Acadia" by the prime minister who appointed him Canada's 25th governor general.
Manitoba sends $1.2M in munitions to Saudi Arabia
Manitoba exported a cache of guns worth $1.2-million to Saudi Arabia last year, but the federal government won't say who sold them, who bought them, or what they were used for.