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Manitoba's police watchdog investigating after officer kills dog on First Nation

Manitoba's police watchdog investigating after officer kills dog on First Nation

WINNIPEG — The agency tasked with investigating Manitoba's police says it's looking into the shooting death of a dog on a First Nation.
Saskatchewan government set to raise minimum wage by 35 cents this October

Saskatchewan government set to raise minimum wage by 35 cents this October

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government says minimum wage workers are set to get a slight raise this fall. Officials say minimum wage will increase to $15.35 per hour starting on Oct. 1, up from the current $15 per hour.
Top two teams in CFL West look to continue hot stars when Riders host Stampeders

Top two teams in CFL West look to continue hot stars when Riders host Stampeders

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Calgary Stampeders are off to great starts, but it’s too early in the season to frame Friday’s game as an epic first-place battle.
Manitoba to rework plan to change intersection where deadly bus crash happened

Manitoba to rework plan to change intersection where deadly bus crash happened

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government backed away Wednesday from a proposed change to a highway intersection where 17 people were killed in a fiery bus crash.
Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., Stampeders face another unbeaten challenge

Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., Stampeders face another unbeaten challenge

Vernon Adams Jr. and the Calgary Stampeders face another undefeated challenge. Calgary (3-1) visits the Saskatchewan Roughriders (4-0) -- the CFL's lone remaining unbeaten squad -- on Friday night. Last week, Adams and Co.
One of two student pilots killed in Manitoba crash was from India: consulate office

One of two student pilots killed in Manitoba crash was from India: consulate office

WINNIPEG — One of two student pilots killed in a mid-air crash south of Steinbach, Man., has been identified as a man from India. The consulate general of India in Toronto, in a social media post, identifies the man as Sreehari Sukesh.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers to add colourful Tyrone Jones to Ring of Honour

Winnipeg Blue Bombers to add colourful Tyrone Jones to Ring of Honour

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will add Tyrone Jones to their Ring of Honour posthumously. Jones, of St. Mary’s, Ga. played a combined eight seasons over two tenures with Winnipeg, helping the franchise win Grey Cups in 1984 and 1990.
Two dead in mid-air collision were students at Manitoba flight school

Two dead in mid-air collision were students at Manitoba flight school

STEINBACH — Two student pilots died Tuesday morning after their single-engine planes collided mid-air during practice exercises, the head of a pilot training school said.
Meyers, Riders return from bye week as CFL's only remaining unbeaten team

Meyers, Riders return from bye week as CFL's only remaining unbeaten team

And then there was one. Receiver Dohnte Meyers and the Saskatchewan Roughriders returned from their bye week Monday as the CFL's lone undefeated team.
Northern Manitoba city declares state of local emergency due to wildfire

Northern Manitoba city declares state of local emergency due to wildfire

LEAF RAPIDS — Wildfires that had receded in northern Manitoba have begun to roar back, forcing a wave of new evacuations and a major hub for people living in the north to declare a state of emergency.
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