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A number of road accidents in Winnipeg on the weekend resulted in two deaths and kept emergency officials busy.

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.

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A new strain of flu virus diagnosed in at least two Saskatchewan hog farm workers will likely disappear with those cases, but public health authorities need to keep a wary eye on it in case it spreads, a leading Canadian infectious disease expert warns.

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 ...

A new, never before seen flu virus has been found in Saskatchewan, but health officials were quick point out Tuesday that it's not connected to the current H1N1 pandemic.

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.

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.

A teenager has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the stabbing of a man in Winnipeg.

Local politicians and peace advocates are chagrined that Manitoba is selling guns to Saudi Arabia, one of the most authoritarian countries in the world."I think a Canadian company exporting small arms to the Middle East is a disgrace," said Winnipeg Centre NDP MP Pat Martin.

A 17-year-old boy has been charged in connection with a Canada Day stabbing in Garden Grove.

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.

C. Herald Campbell, 57-year resident of Lake Oswego, died on June 26, 2009. He was 98.

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When it comes to fighting for the creation of a U.S. government-insurance plan to remedy America's health-care crisis, President Barack Obama has almost three-quarters of the American public in his corner.

Canadian recipients of unemployment insurance benefits are poor cousins compared to their counterparts in most OECD countries, says a new study.

An Alberta man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Winnipeg on the weekend. The 25-year-old man, from Edmonton, was rushed to hospital in critical condition after the collision at about 2 p.m. on Sunday.

The fact Liberal MP Anita Neville is Jewish just didn't seem to hold as much sway with her Winnipeg community last election.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper called the spread of swine flu among aboriginal Canadians a major concern on Thursday while the countrya TMs chief public health officer said he understands the complaints expressed this week by First Nations leaders and that his agency is working to address them.

A car thief who killed a young mother of three while drunk driving has been sentenced to six years in prison.