Netflix phases out ‘basic’ streaming plan from its subscription options in Canada

New twist in Hellebuyck saga, suspension ends Friday

Connor Hellebuyck has played the reverse Uno card. What we don’t know is if he has any intention of coming back to friendly Manitoba or if this is simply the latest attempt to put the Winnipeg Jets' feet to the flames in an effort to move him to an American market.

Accused used fuel-filled bottle to set blaze that killed two, court hears

Alex Courchene failed once to set a North End church ablaze, then returned a day later and tried again, starting a fire that killed two people living in an upstairs apartment suite, a jury was told Monday.

Rematch one year in the making in Elmwood-East Kildonan

Elmwood-East Kildonan voters may get a sense of deja vu at the ballot box next week.

Almost a year ago, incumbent Coun. Emma Durand-Wood won a byelection triggered by the death of former councillor Jason Schreyer with 31 per cent of the vote. She defeated six other candidates.

Two of those candidates have returned for a rematch: project manager Abel Gutierrez, who came in second last October, and Chris Sweryda, the former executive assistant for Schreyer, who finished fourth.

A pair of new faces have also entered the race: plumber Adam Dudek and cosmetics business owner Jessica Wiebe.

Officials say catastrophic base fire was known ahead of time, allowed to burn

Canada's military says a grass fire that killed four soldiers and sent scores more to hospital with bad burns was known well beforehand but not considered a threat.

Maj.-Gen. Wade Rutland, commander of 1st Canadian Division, says the grass fire was a kilometre away and considered sufficiently under control that training exercises were allowed to continue Saturday afternoon at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in central Alberta.

However, he said conditions — including a violent, sudden windstorm — sent those flames racing over the Prairie landscape at lightning speed, landing right on top of the soldiers.

"This was a very uncommon occurrence," Rutland told a news conference Sunday.

Contractor overcharged city more than $40M during police HQ construction: report

The final public inquiry report into construction of Winnipeg Police Service headquarters concludes there was misconduct and inflated costs and calls on the city to make changes to prevent the project’s shortcomings from being repeated.

Problems related to the headquarters at 245 Smith St. have plagued the city for more than a decade. First expected to cost $135 million, the price soared to $214 million, and included expenses related to flood damage and security upgrades.

An external audit found the project was severely mismanaged. RCMP completed a lengthy investigation into fraud and forgery allegations but no criminal charges were laid.

During the inquiry, a forensic accountant estimated $45 million to $50 million in excess claims were filed. Armik Babakhanians, owner of main headquarters contractor Caspian Projects, strongly denied allegations that his company overcharged the city.

Netflix to drop basic streaming plan in Canada

TORONTO - Netflix Canada is done with being basic.

The streaming giant says it's phasing out the $9.99 "basic" option from its price plans, taking away the cheapest subscription without ads.

That means new Netflix subscribers will have to decide whether they're ready to sit through commercial breaks or fork out a bit more money for an ad-free experience.

Netflix's ad tier costs $5.99 and allows viewing on up to two screens at once with commercial interruptions.