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Underwater football in jeopardy after being denied recognition by Sport Manitoba

The made-in-Manitoba sport of underwater football is in jeopardy after it was denied recognition by Sport Manitoba.

Pickleball Slam: Roddick, Agassi, McEnroe, Chang take swings

Some of the biggest names in mens' tennis are participating in the Pickleball Slam -- the latest in a series of attempts to draw eyeballs to a sport taking over courts in neighbourhoods all over while still finding its footing on television.

John McEnroe, right, during the Laver Cup in Prague, Czech Republic, on Sept. 22, 2017. (Petr David Josek / AP)

Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius, who shot girlfriend, eligible for parole

Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has applied for parole and is expected to attend a hearing on Friday that will decide if he can be released from prison 10 years after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by shooting her multiple times through a toilet door in his home.

South Africa's Oscar Pistorius runs in one of the men's 400-meter semifinal races during the athletics competition in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Aug. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

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Siloam Mission changing entry rules, removing sobriety requirement

A Winnipeg homeless shelter is making changes to its entry policy and removing its sobriety requirement.

4 teens dead after crash involving semi-truck near Gilbert Plains: Manitoba RCMP

Four teenagers are dead, and another is in hospital with serious injuries after a crash near Gilbert Plains, Man. Wednesday night.

Four teenagers have died following a crash near Gilbert Plains on March 29, 2023.

'I don't feel right paying that money': Winnipeg man fighting phone bill exceeding $3,000

A Winnipeg parent is fighting to have his child's phone bill lowered after it was 10 times higher than normal.

Rob Belanger looking at a more than $3,000 phone bill he is trying to fight. (March 30, 2023. Source: Danton Unger/CTV News)

'It's a major project': SCO takes possession of The Bay in downtown Winnipeg

Plans to transform the vacant Hudson's Bay building in downtown Winnipeg are one step closer to reality.

Police investigating arson at Winnipeg home

The Winnipeg Police Service is investigating an arson at a home in the city.

Police find 6 bodies, including 1 child, in St. Lawrence River

The bodies of six people, including one child, were found in the St. Lawrence River Thursday afternoon after an air search involving the Canadian Coast Guard, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police said.

Pediatric surgeries may be postponed amid surge in patients at children's ICU: Shared Health

A surge in patient numbers at the HSC Children’s pediatric ICU may cause some surgical postponements, according to Shared Health.

Syphilis cases in babies skyrocket in Canada amid health-care failures

The numbers of babies born with syphilis in Canada are rising at a far faster rate than recorded in the United States or Europe, an increase public health experts said is driven by increased methamphetamine use and lack of access to the public health system for Indigenous people.

Donald Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime

Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, prosecutors and defense lawyers said Thursday, making him the first former U.S. president to face a criminal charge and jolting his bid to retake the White House next year.

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Deceased found in St. Lawrence River were trying to cross U.S. border: police

The six people whose bodies were recovered from the St. Lawrence River Thursday consisted of two families of Romanian and Indian origins who were likely trying to enter the U.S. illegally, police said Friday.

Dividing the United States from Canada, a portion of the frozen St. Lawrence River, flows by the Canadian side of the Akwesane reservation Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Ottawa gives final approval for Rogers $26B purchase of Shaw

Rogers Communications Inc's $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. cleared the last regulatory hurdle Friday, more than two years after the deal was first announced.

Trump to be arraigned Tuesday to face New York indictment

Former U.S. President Donald Trump will be arraigned Tuesday after his indictment in New York City, court officials said Friday, his formal surrender and arrest presenting the historic, shocking scene of a former U.S. commander in chief forced to stand before a judge.

These are the conditions -- and penalties if violated -- of the Rogers-Shaw deal

Canadian Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne has approved Rogers Communications Inc.'s $26-billion takeover of rival telecom Shaw Communications Inc., but there are conditions attached and penalties of up to $1 billion if the companies violate them.

Syphilis cases in babies skyrocket in Canada amid health-care failures

Oscar Pistorius denied parole as Reeva Steenkamp's parents oppose his early release

Disgraced South African Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius has been denied parole, the lawyer for Reeva Steenkamp's parents said after the parole hearing.

Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole not seeking re-election, leaving this spring

Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole says he will not seek re-election and plans to resign his seat this spring. The Ontario MP led the Conservatives and served as official Opposition leader from August 2020 until February 2022, when a majority of his caucus voted to remove him from the post.

Trump's indictment in New York: Here's what to know

The vote of a Manhattan grand jury to indict the Republican former president on charges related to hush money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign catapults the now-candidate Donald Trump into a new era of legal risk and complicates his attempts to return to the White House.

Online-streaming bill closer to passing after House OKs most Senate amendments

A Liberal government bill that would require online streaming services to contribute to Canadian content is one step closer to passing after the House of Commons approved most of the Senate's amendments to the proposed legislation.