http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews Latest local news from winnipegfreepress.com en-gb Wed, 22 May 2013 09:06:43 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/fbi-man-fatally-shot-after-becoming-violent-under-questioning-in-boston-bombing-probe-208477821.html WASHINGTON - The FBI says a man being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation. The shooting incident early Wednesday took place in Orlando, Florida, where an FBI agent along with other law enforcement personnel were... Wed, 22 May 2013 08:57:23 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/links-plan-loses-on-scorecard-208450571.html Deputy mayor Russ Wyatt's drive to sell one Winnipeg golf course and lease four others has already landed out of bounds, as opponents appear to have enough votes to kill the proposal at city council next week. On May 29, council will consider a plan to sell the city-owned John Blumberg golf Wed, 22 May 2013 07:39:36 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Firefighters-put-out-blaze-in-North-End-home-208465701.html Fire crews are in cleanup mode after a blaze ripped through a Manitoba Avenue home early this morning. The two-storey structure near the corner of Manitoba and Powers Street appeared heavily damaged by flames, smoke and water, and windows and doors were smashed out by firefighters battling the Wed, 22 May 2013 07:19:30 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/vertical-village-to-be-a-big-one-208450781.html It's big, it's bold, and if its out-of-province developers have their way, it will be a project that transforms Winnipeg's skyline and takes downtown revitalization to a whole new level. Two Toronto-area developers -- Fortress Real Developments Inc. and the Mady Development Corporation -- will Wed, 22 May 2013 07:10:36 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/senate-returns-to-business-as-usual-despite-spending-scandal-208449231.html OTTAWA - "Colleagues, there can be no business as usual. Enough is enough." The clarion call from James Cowan, the Liberal leader in the Senate, came late Tuesday evening as Parliament's chamber of sober second thought returned from a 10-day break to assess the damage. Since the 105-seat Wed, 22 May 2013 07:06:35 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/core-grocer-a-challenge-expert-208450301.html IF you're considering moving downtown as soon as a major grocery store opens in that area, you might want to buy some really, really, really green bananas. Peter Kaufmann, a real estate broker at CBRE and the author of a soon-to-be-released report on the feasibility of a downtown grocer, said Wed, 22 May 2013 06:27:15 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Highway-near-Gretna-closed-due-to-flooding-208473921.html Manitoba Highways has closed Highway 30 south of Gretna at the U.S. border because of water flooding over the road. The North Dakota state Transportation Department says state Highway 18 is closed at Neche due to water on the roadway. Neche is just across the border from Gretna. U.S. Customs Wed, 22 May 2013 08:33:16 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/cue-up-some-taste-208449941.html TORONTO -- Chef Ted Reader wants Canadians to experience the thrill of the grill. "Bring the world of food into your backyard. Fire up the grill and cook something tasty," the barbecue guru said in his own backyard in Toronto. And this culinary consultant and author of more than a dozen Wed, 22 May 2013 07:03:03 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/canada-lifts-lifetime-ban-on-gay-men-giving-blood-but-some-restrictions-remain-208478281.html TORONTO - Canada is lifting the lifetime ban on blood donation by gay men, though serious restrictions will remain in place. Canadian Blood Services says men who have not had sex with other men within the last five years will be allowed to donate blood when the new policy comes into effect this Wed, 22 May 2013 09:06:31 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/bs-bring-their-a-game-208450791.html NEW YORK -- It took 40 years for Original Six rivals Boston and New York to face off again in the playoffs. Beantown's Bruins seem intent on wrapping up the long-awaited get-together in a hurry. Daniel Paille scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:31 left in the third period -- after defenceman Wed, 22 May 2013 08:56:43 CDT