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Sea Bears win debut as professional basketball returns to Winnipeg

Winnipeg's new professional basketball team is off to a winning start as fans flocked downtown Saturday to welcome the sport's return to our city.

A pre-party took place at True North Square, with hundreds getting together for music, food trucks, games, and to share their excitement about the return of basketball. (Source: Gary Robson, CTV News)

Hockey Canada chair on post-scandal response: 'We did a lot of listening'

To help Hockey Canada out of a dismal period that began 12 months ago Friday, when it was revealed a woman alleged she had been sexually assaulted by members of the 2018 world junior team in London, Ont., four years earlier, Fraser this week reflected on the first five months of a leadership term nearing its midway point.

Hugh Fraser, Hockey Canada Board Chair, prepares the gold medals during the medal ceremony of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship gold medal game in Halifax on Thursday, January 5, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese)

Joe Pavelski scores on OT power play, Stars beat Golden Knights 3-2 to avoid West sweep

Joe Pavelski admits that he probably appreciates the big playoff goals more the later he gets in his career. But they all still feel just as good, and his latest kept the season alive for the Dallas Stars.

Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin (91) and left wing Jason Robertson (21) celebrate Joe Pavelski's overtime goal against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference finals Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

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'We couldn't do anything': The search continues for 12-year-old boy presumed drowned in Whiteshell Provincial Park

The search for a 12-year-old Winnipeg boy presumed drowned continued Sunday in Whiteshell Provincial Park, one day after he fell into the water.

The Mounties' underwater recovery team scoured the area all day Saturday until sundown. (Source: Daniel Halmarson, CTV News)

'We are not filling a dumpster in 24 hours': The illegal dumping problem in Point Douglas

Residents in Point Douglas say their area has become a dumping ground for the rest of the city's unwanted garbage, and want more done to get rid of the piles of trash accumulating in the central-Winnipeg neighbourhood.

Flynn has caught people trying to dump unwanted garbage in her neighbourhood, saying it's almost a weekly occurrence. "People coming in with truckloads of trash bags, truckloads of entire apartments, construction debris, dirty diapers." (Source: CTV News)

Woman dead after rollover in Sandy Hook

A 23-year-old Winnipeg woman is dead after a highway rollover the community of Sandy Hook Sunday.

Canadian companies adopt 'stay interviews' as workers rethink careers, needs

The discussions, which some companies call 'stay interviews,' are designed to collect feedback from employees and are aimed at learning what the company can do to retain valued team members and keep them happy.

Fog bringing near-zero visibility to parts of Manitoba

Fog has blanketed parts of northern Manitoba on Monday morning, bringing poor visibility to the area.

Sea Bears win debut as professional basketball returns to Winnipeg

Winnipeg's new professional basketball team is off to a winning start as fans flocked downtown Saturday to welcome the sport's return to our city.

Provinces must seek anti-smoking measures in Big Tobacco settlement: health groups

Three national health organizations want Canada's premiers to push for initiatives to reduce smoking during settlement negotiations with major tobacco companies, years after provinces sued to recoup health-care costs.

RCMP looking for missing Chemawawin 17-year-old

RCMP in Chemawawin First Nation are searching for a missing teenager from the area.

Volunteers clean up garbage at Assiniboine Park

Volunteers were out in full force in Assiniboine Park Sunday cleaning up unwanted litter, with a focus on the river shoreline.

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Evacuation centre, comfort centres open for residents fleeing Halifax-area wildfire

An evacuation centre opened overnight in Halifax for residents fleeing a wildfire that began in the Upper Tantallon, N.S., area Sunday afternoon.

Thick plumes of heavy smoke fill the Halifax sky as an out-of-control fire in a suburban community quickly spread, engulfing multiple homes and forcing the evacuation of local residents on Sunday May 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark

Provinces must seek anti-smoking measures in Big Tobacco settlement: health groups

Election day: Alberta voters go to the polls, expected nail-biter between UCP, NDP

It’s election day in Alberta in what polls suggest could be a nail-biter finish between the province's two dominant parties.

Canadian companies adopt 'stay interviews' as workers rethink careers, needs

Nova Scotia's modern 'gold rush' poses huge risk to climate, expert warns

Nova Scotia is embarking on what many are calling its fourth gold rush — but instead of panhandling for chunks of gold, mining operations in the province today consist of massive tailings ponds, enormous open pits extracting small traces of gold and a climate toll that one expert says we’re not properly tracking.