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Season ends

Winnipeg Blue Bombers player Ryan Donnelly sits dejected on the bench after the team lost 39-17 to Hamilton, ending their season.

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers player Ryan Donnelly sits dejected on the bench after the team lost 39-17 to Hamilton, ending their season.

Sagkeeng couple $50 million winners

SAGKEENG FIRST NATION - A couple from Sagkeeng First Nation are $50 million richer today. Winnipeg Free PressONLINE | 8/11/2009 3:42 PM | 12

  1. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ryan Donnelly sits dejected on the bench after the team lost 39-17 to Hamilton, ending the season.

    Season over: Ticats take Bombers 39-17

    Memo to Blue Bombers fans: It's officially 19 years and counting without a Grey Cup. Winnipeg Free PressONLINE | 8/11/2009 3:16 PM | 38

  2. Mould, slime found at Listeria-stricken meat plant weeks after heavy cleaning: reports

    OTTAWA - A top-to-bottom scrubbing after a deadly listeriosis outbreak apparently didn't fully cleanse a Maple Leaf Foods plant of mould, slime and meat debris, newly released documents show. The Canadian PressCP ONLINE | 8/11/2009 5:44 PM | 1

  3. Aboriginal veterans honoured today

    Today, Manitoba recognizes aboriginal men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Winnipeg Free PressONLINE | 8/11/2009 2:34 PM | 0

  4. Jim Carrey's 'Christmas Carol' tops the box office with $31 million

    LOS ANGELES - Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie. The Canadian PressCP ONLINE | 8/11/2009 5:46 PM | 0

Clayton Baethge gets stuck on Ricky Bobby during the seventh round of the Professional Bull Riders Finals at the Thomas & Mack Center, Sunday in Las Vegas.

Get tough-actin' Tenactin

Clayton Baethge gets stuck on Ricky Bobby during the seventh round of the Professional Bull Riders Finals at the Thomas & Mack Center, Sunday in Las Vegas.

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  1. Brawl in Windsor Park leaves one man in hospital, another in custody

    One man is in hospital and another faces assault charges after a brawl early Sunday morning. Winnipeg Free PressONLINE | 8/11/2009 1:51 PM | 4

  2. Man stabbed and robbed on Westminster

    A man is recovering in hospital after being stabbed and robbed on Westminster Avenue early Sunday morning. Winnipeg Free PressONLINE | 8/11/2009 11:12 AM | 2

  3. Experts say don't fall for swine flu 'cures' or myths, stick with flu shot

    TORONTO - Pop a vitamin, ban doctors' neckties, vacuum away swine flu germs and smoke an e-cigarette to ward off H1N1. The Canadian PressCP ONLINE | 8/11/2009 11:16 AM | 3

  4. Teen with pellet gun arrested at Polo Park

    Police have arrested a teenaged boy who brandished a gun at Polo Park Saturday afternoon. Winnipeg Free PressONLINE | 8/11/2009 11:09 AM | 8

  5. Walter Gerry Chlan

    Missing man needs medical attention: police

    Police are searching for an elderly man with a serious medical condition who went missing Saturday evening. Winnipeg Free PressONLINE | 8/11/2009 10:53 AM | 0

  6. Explosions and fire tear through battery recycling plant in Trail, B.C.

    TRAIL, B.C. - Investigators will be looking into what caused an explosion and fire in a building storing lithium batteries waiting to be recycled at a plant in Trail, B.C. The Canadian PressCP ONLINE | 8/11/2009 4:00 PM | 0

  7. Army chaplain: Pray for Fort Hood shooting suspect, but also pray for meaning in massacre

    FORT HOOD, Texas - Mourners were asked to pray for the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood and his family, and an Army chaplain exhorted his congregation on Sunday to draw together even if the gunman's motives may never be fully known. The Canadian PressCP ONLINE | 8/11/2009 3:18 PM | 0

  8. President Karzai pledges corrupt officials will have no place in his new Afghan government

    KABUL, Afghanistan - The embattled Afghan president pledged Sunday that there would be no place for corrupt officials in his new administration - a demand made by Washington and its international partners as they ponder sending more troops to confront the Taliban and shore up his government. The Canadian PressCP ONLINE | 8/11/2009 5:00 PM | 1

  9. Shots fired in Weston area

    Police are asking for the public's help investigating a drive-by shooting this morning. Winnipeg Free PressONLINE | 8/11/2009 10:47 AM | 2

  10. Dalai Lama returns to town near Tibet first visited while fleeing Chinese; trip angers Beijing

    TAWANG, India - Joyous Buddhist pilgrims welcomed the Dalai Lama back Sunday to the Himalayan town he first set foot in five decades ago while fleeing Chinese rule in his native Tibet - a rare trip close to his homeland that has angered Beijing. The Canadian PressCP ONLINE | 8/11/2009 11:22 AM | 0

  11. With concerts and memorials, Germany celebrates the day the Berlin Wall came crashing down

    BERLIN - Twenty years ago Monday, they danced atop the Berlin Wall, feet thudding on the cold concrete, arms raised in victory, hands clasped in friendship and giddy hope. The Canadian PressCP ONLINE | 8/11/2009 10:30 AM | 1

  12. Suicide bombing in crowded Pakistani market kills anti-Taliban mayor, 11 others

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in a market in northwest Pakistan crowded with shoppers ahead of a Muslim holiday, killing 12 people, including a mayor who once supported but had turned against the Taliban, officials said. The Canadian PressCP ONLINE | 8/11/2009 12:30 PM | 0

  13. Hundreds brainstorm on making economy green at Toronto conference

    TORONTO - How to stimulate Ontario's economy while protecting the environment at the same time was the focus of the Good Green Jobs for All conference in Toronto on Saturday. The Canadian PressCP ONLINE | 8/11/2009 9:39 AM | 3

  14. Random acts of kindness

    Forever grateful to two strangers

    Winnipeg Free PressPRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 5

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