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Two men in hospital after West Broadway shooting

Two men were injured in a shooting in Winnipeg's West Broadway neighbourhood on Thursday.

Canada Post ramping up for holiday season amid COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain issues

Getting shopping done early and having back-up gift ideas are key to navigating the ongoing supply chain issues this holiday season, David Soberman, a professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, says.

A Canada Post worker wearing a face mask to curb the spread of COVID-19 and a Santa hat, carries packages from The Bay and MEC while making deliveries in Vancouver, B.C., Dec. 24, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

Kerri Einerson wins first of two tiebreaker games in Canada's Olympic curling trials

Manitoba's Kerri Einarson knocked out Casey Scheidegger from Canada's Olympic curling trials in a tight tiebreaker game Saturday morning.

Team Einarson skip Kerri Einarson reacts to a shot against Team Rocque during Draw 17 of the 2021 Canadian Olympic curling trials in Saskatoon, Friday, November 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards

'Only a matter of time' before Omicron COVID-19 variant reaches Canada, expert says

It’s 'only a matter of time' before cases of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant are detected in Canada, according to the medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.

City council committee to discuss new zoning bylaws for cannabis stores

A city council committee will soon discuss new zoning bylaws for retail cannabis stores.

Two-year-old boy dies following fall from tractor: Pembina Valley RCMP

A two-year-old boy has died following an accident on a Manitoba farm Thursday afternoon.

Community deer hunt in Manitoba planned to control chronic wasting disease

The province is planning a community deer hunting opportunity as part of its emergency response to the discovery of chronic wasting disease in Manitoba in October.

'A very important step forward': Manitoba proposes new legislation to update legal definition of a parent

Proposed changes in Manitoba to update the legal definition of a parent are being praised as a long-needed modernization, but one lawyer says there is a glaring exception.

Fire departments fear changes to training will deter volunteer medical responders

Emergency medical responders help treat patients in areas where ambulances have to drive longer distances to get to a call. But proposed changes to the training required to volunteer have some municipalities concerned about the future of the service.

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Britain tightens COVID-19 rules as world on alert over Omicron

The U.K. tightened up rules Saturday on mask-wearing and on testing of international arrivals after finding two cases of the new potentially more contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus that was identified just a few days ago in South Africa.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference in London, Saturday Nov. 27, 2021, after cases of the new COVID-19 variant were confirmed in the UK. (Hollie Adams/Pool via AP)

Quebec COVID-19 cases soar with 1,171 new infections on Saturday, most since April

Quebec reported Saturday that 1,171 more people have tested positive for COVID-19, with 726 of those not fully vaccinated. It is the highest daily increase in cases since April 30 when the Quebec Institute of Public Health reported the same number of new cases.

Canada Post ramping up for holiday season amid COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain issues

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DEVELOPING | Storm-related closures on B.C. highways beginning at 2 p.m.

B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says planned closures of highways between the Lower Mainland and the Interior due to the ongoing storm will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Rainfall warnings issued for Lower Mainland as B.C. communities brace for floods

Parts of the Lower Mainland could be drenched with up to 120 millimetres of rainfall by Sunday afternoon, according to new weather warnings from Environment and Climate Change Canada.