http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews Latest local news from winnipegfreepress.com en-gb Wed, 22 May 2013 05:25:53 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/liberal-senate-leader-to-argue-harpers-office-in-contempt-of-parliament-208372711.html OTTAWA - Conservative senators have sent Mike Duffy's controversial improper expenses back to the same closed-door committee that initially reviewed them, rejecting a Liberal bid to have the matter referred directly to the police. Liberal Senate Leader James Cowan argued late Tuesday night that... Tue, 21 May 2013 22:02:08 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/combination-of-factors-create-oklahoma-killer-tornado-with-power-of-many-hiroshima-bombs-208356271.html WASHINGTON - Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create Monday's massive killer tornado in Oklahoma. The awesome amount of energy released dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that levelled Hiroshima. On Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service gave the tornado the Tue, 21 May 2013 23:09:31 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/speculation-in-ontario-murder-case-unfair-to-accused-says-lawyer-208339601.html HAMILTON - "Speculation" surrounding the accused in the case of a Hamilton, Ont., father found dead after taking two men on a test drive is unfairly poisoning the suspect's image, his lawyer said Tuesday. Deepak Paradkar said some media reports and police statements are turning public opinion Tue, 21 May 2013 19:06:04 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/report-garcia-apologizes-for-saying-hed-serve-woods-fried-chicken-208426661.html Sergio Garcia apologized for saying he would "serve fried chicken" while making a joke about having Tiger Woods over for dinner. The British newspaper The Guardian reported Garcia was asked in jest while on stage at the European Tour's awards dinner Tuesday night if he would invite Woods to Wed, 22 May 2013 00:24:22 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Firefighters-pull-man-from-submerged-vehicle-208291321.html An 18-year-old man who drove into a Fort Richmond retention pond early this morning has died from his injuries. Rescue divers pulled a man from a vehicle partially submerged in a retention pond near Pembina Highway and Dalhousie Drive just after 6:30 a.m. The young man, the lone occupant of Tue, 21 May 2013 19:07:35 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/jodi-arias-to-address-jurors-in-penalty-phase-of-murder-trial-as-panel-considers-life-or-death-208265061.html PHOENIX - A jury has been sent to begin deliberating Jodi Arias' fate, deciding whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or execution. Arias spoke to jurors Tuesday in the penalty phase of her murder trial, asking them to spare her life. She says she'd use her time in prison to bring Tue, 21 May 2013 18:37:03 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/canadian-press-newsalert-37-killed-in-oklahoma-tornado-toll-expected-to-rise-208236301.html MOORE, Okla. - Rescue workers neared the end of the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children. Scientists concluded the storm was a Tue, 21 May 2013 23:08:56 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/poll-says-teens-sharing-more-on-social-media-sites-trending-more-to-twitter-208334431.html WASHINGTON - Twitter is booming as a social media destination for U.S. teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study about online behaviour. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect Tue, 21 May 2013 23:51:56 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/sharks-score-twice-early-and-hang-on-for-2-1-win-over-kings-to-tie-series-at-2-games-208439511.html SAN JOSE, Calif. - Joe Thornton set the tone for the San Jose Sharks with a dominant first period. After that, the Sharks did their best to hang on and tie up their playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings. Thornton set up Brent Burns' first-period goal and Logan Couture added a power-play Wed, 22 May 2013 00:58:05 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/zendaya-finishes-first-on-dancing-with-the-stars-pickler-in-second-coming-into-final-show-208300491.html LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Kellie Pickler came into the final "Dancing With the Stars" episode in second place but finished in first. The 26-year-old country singer won the TV dancing competition show's mirror ball trophy Tuesday. "This is amazing!" she beamed to her professional partner, Derek Tue, 21 May 2013 23:19:07 CDT