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@ReporterGabe: Police said they have a man and woman in custody for homicide 15. Charges pending. 5:24 pm on May 17

@JohnKWhite: RT @SportsnetSpec: Oilers announce Renney will not be renewed. Search for a new head coach begins 4:25 pm on May 17

@JohnKWhite: MT @CNBC: News Alert: Nasdaq to host 2-hour call to keep market informed on Facebook IPO; call to begin at 10:15am ET Friday 4:19 pm on May 17

@mikeoncrime: The Review Board has just released their 3-page written decision on Vince Li, being posted online at http://www.winnipegfreepress.com 4:09 pm on May 17

@JohnKWhite: RT @BreakingNews: ABC News reports autopsy found Trayvon Martin had the drug THC in his system http://wfp.to/uQI 4:08 pm on May 17

@mikeoncrime: The Review Board has just released their 3-page written decision on Vince Li, being posted online at http://www.winnipegfreepress.com 4:08 pm on May 17

@mikeoncrime: From th Vince Li decision: "The review board has taken into consideration the need to protect the public from dangerous persons." 3:56 pm on May 17

@mikeoncrime: From the Vince Li decision: "Treatment team of the opinion his condition is stable..would be appropriate and safe to leave locked ward." 3:55 pm on May 17

@mikeoncrime: From the Vince Li decision: Li can be granted up to an entire day in the community fo Selkirk over the next year. 3:53 pm on May 17

@mikeoncrime: Just spoke with Li's lawyer, Alan Libman: "The residents of Selkirk are not endangered by Mr. Li." 3:25 pm on May 17

@mikeoncrime: Review board not releasing their decision publicy yet, but I've obtained copy. They endorse all recommendations from treatment team. 3:25 pm on May 17

@mikeoncrime: BREAKING - Greyhound Bus killer Vince Li will receive day passes to venture into city of Selkirk, Manitoba Review Board has just ruled. 3:24 pm on May 17

@ReporterGabe: Aunt of homicide victim Clarence Ross says family "heartbroken" by his death. Said police haven't told them why Ross killed. 3:22 pm on May 17

@ReporterGabe: Homicide victim is Clarence Ross, sources say. Police have not released name. 2:53 pm on May 17

@JohnKWhite: RT @BreakingNews: New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma files lawsuit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell http://bit.ly/JTqDyj 2:42 pm on May 17

@fpbowen: MB gov't tables Bill 33 today - moves next election to spring of 2016 and creates new position to decide allowance to political parties. 1:54 pm on May 17

@lrkusch: Sagkeeng's Finest receive loud standing O from MLAs in legislature. The teens are watching from the Speaker's Gallery. 1:53 pm on May 17

@lrkusch: Sagkeeng's Finest receive loud standing O from MLAs in Manitoba Legislature. The teens are looking on from the Spealer's gallery. 1:48 pm on May 17

@lrkusch: Manitoba's fixed election date will be moved to spring from fall under new bill introduced today. Move avoids conflict with fed vote. 1:42 pm on May 17

@mikeoncrime: Crown drops rare bigamy charge against Winnipeg man accused of multiple marriages, says "no reasonable likelihood of conviction." 1:21 pm on May 17

@mikeoncrime: Winnipeg man just plead guilty to manslaughter for May 2011 beating, stabbing in Point Douglas. Joint-rec for 8 years prison. 1:19 pm on May 17

@mikeoncrime: Closing arguments ongoing in perjury case against former East St. Paul police Chief Harry Bakema. Judge expected to reserve verdict. 1:18 pm on May 17

@fpbowen: Work continues to fix damage to parks due to 2011 flooding, MB gov't says: http://goo.gl/Tl0fS 1:16 pm on May 17

@fpbowen: WPG photo enforcement report http://goo.gl/y6Khk Speeding and revenue down in 2011. 1:12 pm on May 17

@lrkusch: Premier Greg Selinger inducts Sagkeeng's Finest into Manitoba's Order of the Buffalo Hunt at ceremony today at Legis Bldg. 12:55 pm on May 17

@ReporterGabe: Police interviewing witnesses in homicide 15. Not saying if man who died in violent Sargent Ave. attack was shot, if gang-related. 11:34 am on May 17

@KevinRollason: Gypsey moths population found I St. Vital. A plane will start dropping organic biological product soon in Minnetonka and Pulberry areas. 11:29 am on May 17

@KevinRollason: Tree spraying for cankerworms starting Monday night in area 50 including Kildonan Park. Homeowners can now take tree bands off. 11:26 am on May 17

@KevinRollason: City says found one skeeter in trap on Wednesday. Forecast warm temps mean quick bug development but low numbers coming out so far. 11:25 am on May 17

@JohnKWhite: RT @AP: BREAKING: Medical examiner says Mary Richardson Kennedy died of asphyxiation due to hanging 11:03 am on May 17

@JohnKWhite: RT @TMZ: Donna Summer -- Disco Legend Dead at 63 http://wfp.to/u1C #Breaking 10:55 am on May 17

@lindorreynolds: What's next? Proof that working out 15 minutes three times a day isn't enough? Who do I sue? http://bit.ly/J9vmOm 10:26 am on May 17

@fpbowen: CDN Taxpayers Federation's Colin Craig outside the MB Ledge today on CTF's 14th annual gas tax holiday.
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@NickMartin14: RT MB Teachers' Society@mbteachers Today is International Day Against Homophobia http://www.homophobiaday.org/ 10:06 am on May 17

@ReporterGabe: Forensics officer photographing large blood stains in alley behind Sargent Safeway. Officers inv.ing homicide 15. 10:03 am on May 17

@lrkusch: Manitoba's new online organ donor registration program SignUpForLife.ca has 5,000 sign-ups in its first three weeks. 9:54 am on May 17

@AlanDSmall: Teen killed in dirt-bike crash near Virden. http://bit.ly/J2r2gv 9:49 am on May 17

@NickMartin14: RT @MBSchoolBoards BC school trustees put their jobs on the line by passing an illegal deficit budget. http://goo.gl/Z2TFA 9:44 am on May 17

@NickMartin14: RT U of Manitoba@umanitoba Thirty minutes of work for a possible $1.7 million reward http://bit.ly/JNAOnv 9:27 am on May 17

@lrkusch: Sagkeeng's Finest to perform on South Plaza of Legislative Bldg grounds at 12:30 p.m. Premier will then make presentation to the group. 9:14 am on May 17

@ReporterGabe: Police investigating homicide 15 on Sargent Ave. WPS spokeswoman P/S Monica Stothers won't say if attack happened on street or inside. 9:05 am on May 17

@lindseywiebe: 14-year-old boy has died after dirt bike collided with another vehicle west of Virden, RCMP say. Rider wasn't wearing helmet. 8:49 am on May 17

@AlanDSmall: Overnight violence in Winnipeg: Man in critical after West End attack; man unstable after St. B stabbing http://bit.ly/JRNutU 8:32 am on May 17

@AlanDSmall: Two women flee Victor Street apartment fire; firefighters save pets http://bit.ly/J0pOB5 8:27 am on May 17
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“Thank you so much, firefighters, for saving these people's pets. It's so devastating to have to deal with all your possessions being lost in a fire while trying to recover from smoke inhalation. Knowing that your companions have been rescued makes it less stressful.”
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Article: Two women escape blaze, firefighters save four pets