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Jarda Harreveld with a photo of her murdered son Mark Albert Harreveld.
Woman charged in year-old homicide case
WINNIPEG - A 30-year-old woman has been jailed after she was charged on Thursday in connection with the slaying 11 months ago of a man who was beaten to death in Manitoba Housing complex.
ONLINE | 20/11/2009 1:34 PM |
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Police need better laws to protect at-risk teens
WINNIPEG — Two detectives who pursue the city's most at-risk kids said they want to see federal lawmakers step up legislation about adults harbouring those youths.
ONLINE | 20/11/2009 1:30 PM | 2 -
300 homes evacuated, schools closed after heavy rain, high tide flood Duncan, BC
DUNCAN, B.C. - Flooding caused by heavy rain and high tides has forced the evacuation of 300 homes in the southern Vancouver Island city of Duncan and surrounding areas.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 5:18 PM | 0 -
Studio estimates 'New Moon' sets record for midnight screenings with $26.3M
NEW YORK - "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has set a box-office record for midnight screenings.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 2:49 PM | 2 -
Inquest called into man's death in police custody
WINNIPEG - An inquest has been called by Manitoba’s chief medical examiner into the Sept. 2, 2007 death of 19-year-old man in a city police holding room at the downtown Public Safety Building.
ONLINE | 20/11/2009 2:26 PM | 2 -
FIFA rules out replay of France-Ireland qualifier; Henry embarrassed
LONDON - FIFA rejected Ireland's request to replay its World Cup qualifier against France on Friday, while Thierry Henry said a rematch would be "the fairest solution" to resolve the furor over his extra-time hand ball that set up the deciding goal.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 2:51 PM | 0 -
Resort island Saipan reeling after gunman opens fire; 2 children among dead
The Pacific resort island of Saipan was reeling Saturday from one of the most violent attacks in its history, when a gunman killed five people, including two small children and himself, in a rampage that ended at a World War II historical site.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 5:08 PM | 0 -
Police: Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns in Va.; star wasn't aboard
DINWIDDIE, Va. - The driver of a Miley Cyrus tour bus was killed Friday when the bus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star wasn't on board, Virginia State Police said.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 3:40 PM | 1 -
Flu clinics to remain open tomorrow
WINNIPEG — Two flu clinics will be open in Winnipeg tomorrow as planned.
ONLINE | 20/11/2009 12:24 PM | 2 -
Police investigating death at Roseau River
RCMP are investigating a homicide on Roseau River First Nation. The Dakota Ojibway Police Service was called to the home shortly before 5 a.m. this morning and found a man dead.
ONLINE | 20/11/2009 1:43 PM | 0 -
Vatican researcher says faint writing on Shroud of Turin proves its authenticity
ROME - A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 4:32 PM | 0 -
Less than 2 years left for 'Oprah' show: Let's hurry up and start missing Oprah!
NEW YORK - Is it too soon to begin missing Oprah?
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 2:16 PM | 6 -
Sod turned at IKEA site today
WINNIPEG - The newest IKEA project begins this morning with a shovel, not an Allen wrench.
PRINT | 20/11/2009 1:00 AM | 28 -
Child grabbed, police looking for suspect
WINNIPEG — Police are looking for a man who had a disturbing encounter with an 11-year-old boy yesterday.
ONLINE | 20/11/2009 12:51 PM | 1 -
Southern chiefs blast Hydro
WINNIPEG — The Southern Chiefs Organization is demanding a full environmental audit of Manitoba Hydro.
ONLINE | 20/11/2009 12:00 PM | 24 -
Replay: Court of Public Opinion with Mike McIntyre
WINNIPEG - Court reporter Mike McIntyre took part in a live chat today from his office at the Law Courts building in Winnipeg.
ONLINE | 20/11/2009 2:17 PM | 0 -
New centre expected to produce for Moose
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Moose will have both a fresh face in their lineup and will renew acquaintances with an old friend in the opposition's lineup when the Moose take on the Hamilton Bulldogs at MTS Centre tonight.
ONLINE | 20/11/2009 12:45 PM | 0 -
Transit buses switching to winter schedule
WINNIPEG — Twelve bus routes will change on Sunday as Winnipeg Transit introduces its winter schedule.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 11:30 AM | 5 -
Oil edges down toward US$76 amid economic uncertainty, rising U.S. dollar
NEW YORK - Oil prices fell below US$77 a barrel on Friday on a stronger U.S. dollar and amid concern about the strength of the global economic recovery.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 4:20 PM | 14 -
Addicts out in cold: workers
It's bad enough a funding shortfall is forcing provincial drug-treatment centres to close over Christmas, but staff say that's just one grim symptom of chronic underfunding at the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba.
PRINT | 20/11/2009 1:00 AM | 13 -
Jury finds man guilty in execution-style slaying
A Winnipeg man was found guilty of first-degree murder late Thursday - - only to accuse jurors of making him the latest victim of a wrongful conviction.
PRINT | 20/11/2009 1:00 AM | 10 -
Manitoba man killed in crash in Nebraska
A Manitoba trucker was killed in a crash in southern Nebraska early Thursday morning, the state's highway patrol reported.
PRINT | 20/11/2009 1:00 AM | 1 -
Students silent in solidarity
WINNIPEG - Some Winnipeg students have zipped their lips today, keeping silent to show solidarity with the millions of children worldwide who still lack basic human rights on the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
ONLINE | 20/11/2009 7:46 AM | 2 -
Norway House youth arrested for gun theft
Police in Norway House have arrested three people after two break-ins and the theft of three guns and a boat.
ONLINE | 20/11/2009 7:01 AM | 0 -
Province takes aim at stubble fires
THE Selinger government clamped down on stubble burning late Thursday following several days of thick smoke blanketing pockets of southern Manitoba.
PRINT | 20/11/2009 1:00 AM | 13 -
Activists protest delay over Kapyong housing
The vacant houses at Kapyong barracks sparked a war of words Thursday, and today they'll prompt a protest in front of Treasury Board president Vic Toews' office.
PRINT | 20/11/2009 1:00 AM | 17 -
Selinger pleads for flood cash
Premier Greg Selinger appealed to the federal government to split the cost of flood-protection projects north of Winnipeg.
PRINT | 20/11/2009 1:00 AM | 2 -
British man found not guilty of strangling his wife of 40 years during nightmare over intruder
LONDON - A British man who said he strangled his wife during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder has been found innocent in her death.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 10:16 AM | 1 -
Alaska volunteers strive to save Santa letter service after Postal Service puts program on ice
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A group of volunteer Santa Claus "elves" in Alaska's frigid interior is determined to save a popular holiday letter service featuring the North Pole's most beloved icon.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 5:18 PM | 0 -
Horror at the movies? That's the snack booth
When was the last time you scarfed down three quarter-pounder cheeseburgers slathered in 12 pats of butter?
PRINT | 20/11/2009 1:00 AM | 14 -
Oprah Winfrey says prayer, careful thought influenced decision to end her show
CHICAGO - Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 3:42 PM | 4 -
New mom Heidi Klum returns to the runway at Victoria's Secret show
NEW YORK - Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 7:20 AM | 0 -
Players union says doctor on NFL's concussion committee is not fit for job
NEW YORK - The NFL Players Association wants the league to remove the co-chairman of the league's committee on concussions because the union believes he is biased.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 11:46 AM | 0 -
Health Canada warns vets and pet owners about drug used to treat diabetes
OTTAWA - Health Canada is warning veterinarians and pet owners about possible problems with Caninsulin, a drug used to treat diabetes in dogs and cats.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 4:42 PM | 0 -
N.L. wildlife officials say Innu hunting for caribou in closed area
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Wildlife officials in Labrador are trying to determine what caribou herds Innu hunters have been targeting this week.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 5:48 AM | 0 -
Mass animal sacrifice festival to go ahead in southern Nepal despite protests
KATMANDU, Nepal - A Hindu festival in which hundreds of thousands of animals are expected to be sacrificed will go ahead as scheduled in southern Nepal despite protests, organizers said Friday.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 1:08 AM | 1 -
RCMP, Border Services join international effort to eradicate fake drug trade
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Steer clear of counterfeit swine flu vaccine and look out for fake Tamiflu, say RCMP.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 4:42 PM | 0 -
UN children's convention at 20: Indian boy embodies the plight of millions of downtrodden kids
NEW DELHI - Arun Kumar was born to disabled parents, beaten by his grandparents, ran away from home, got a job in a garment factory and had all his savings stolen by the police.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 7:18 AM | 0 -
Formerly conjoined twins to need years of special care after separation surgery in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia - Formerly conjoined Bangladeshi twins separated this week in a marathon surgery will remain in the care of a humanitarian group for at least two years, the organization's CEO said Friday.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 2:20 AM | 0 -
Floods batter UK's Lake District, policeman dies, hundreds rescued; Ireland also hard hit
Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 4:24 PM | 0 -
Rainy weather in Toronto doesn't deter Twilight fans at Canadian red carpet premiere
TORONTO - Throngs of fans braved rainy weather for the Canadian red carpet premiere of "Twilight: New Moon," the highly anticipated second instalment in the blockbuster vampire romance franchise.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 1:26 AM | 0 -
Thursday's NHL roundup
The Toronto Maple Leafs have 30th place in the NHL all to themselves.
CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 7:21 AM | 1 -
Police looking for missing girls
WINNIPEG — Police are asking the public to help them locate two teen girls who are missing and at risk.
ONLINE | 20/11/2009 10:22 AM | 6
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