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The Winnipeg Jets have a new head coach

The Winnipeg Jets have hired Rick Bowness as their new head coach.

Zelenskyy praises IOC for supporting bans on Russian sport

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the IOC for supporting a ban on Russian teams and athletes competing in most Olympics sports, ahead of a court hearing Tuesday to challenge the ruling in international soccer.

Olga Fatkulina and Vadim Shipachyov, of the Russian Olympic Committee, carry a flag into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas fined after fiery Wimbledon match

Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas have both been fined following their fiery third-round match at Wimbledon on Saturday.

Australia's Nick Kyrgios complains to the umpire about a line call after losing a point to Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas during a third round men's singles match on day six of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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Man dead in Sunday morning shooting: Winnipeg police

Winnipeg police say a 59-year-old man is dead after an early morning shooting in the south end of the city on Sunday.

Bullet holes are visible in the window of a home in 200 block of Houde Drive on July 4, 2022. Winnipeg police said a 59-year-old man was killed following a shooting at the home on July 3. (CTV News Winnipeg Photo)

Two 14-year-old girls missing since Wednesday: RCMP

Manitoba RCMP are looking for two 14-year-old girls who have been missing since June 29.

Heavenly Rae Fontaine (left) and Avontai Hartleib (right) have both been missing since June 29 from the RM of De Salaberry. (Source: Manitoba RCMP)

Police find person of interest in deadly shooting at Chicago-area parade

Highland Park's police chief said the 22-year-old man identified as a person of interest in the shooting that killed at least six people, wounded at least 30 and sent hundreds of people fleeing from an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday has been taken into custody.

Law enforcement search after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in downtown Highland Park, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Winnipeg man stole and crashed a car, bit officer during arrest: police

Winnipeg police have charged a man after investigators say he stole a car, crashed it and bit an officer while being arrested.

'I would have done the same thing:' Bowness OK with being Jets' second choice

Rick Bowness doesn't mind being the second choice. The new Winnipeg Jets head coach took part in his first press conference Monday, a little more than a week after first target Barry Trotz declined the team's offer because the veteran wanted to spend more time with his family.

City workers could staff former Canada Post office tower

City employees could one day fill the office tower connected to the downtown police station.

'Somebody has to do something': Efforts made to keep the doors open at long-time Brandon senior centre

An employee at a long-time Brandon seniors’ centre is doing whatever she can to try to keep the centre from closing its doors this month.

West Kildonan Library nominated for historical status

The West Kildonan Library has officially been nominated for historical status.

Crews battle fire at vacant Stella Ave. home

Fire crews now have a blaze under control after it broke out Monday afternoon.

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'They couldn't breathe': Survivor shares details inside migrant trailer

Simple advice from a friend to stay near the door may have saved Yenifer Yulisa Cardona Tomás from the deadly fate that befell 53 other migrants when they were abandoned trapped in a sweltering semi-trailer last week on the edge of San Antonio. The 20-year-old from Guatemala's capital said it was already hot on June 27 when she stepped out of the warehouse on the Texas side of the Mexico border where she had been waiting and climbed into the back of the trailer.