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City facing $20. 4-M budget shortfall but finance chairman "not pressing the panic button yet
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (401+ words) Winnipeg 17" C, Clear The City of Winnipeg expects to end the year with a $20. 4-million operating shortfall. However, council's finance chairman said the budget gap is "not insurmountable." "Obviously, a deficit is not desirable but" we typically do (improve) through…...
Survivors share experiences and lessons from Congo's 2018 Ebola outbreak
16+ min ago (566+ words) Winnipeg 17" C, Clear He remembers the pain and fear in his community in the eastern Congo city of Beni during the 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak, history's second-biggest with more than 3, 400 reported cases and over 2, 200 deaths. It was stopped with the aid of…...
US appeals court raises concerns about Alabama's use of nitrogen gas for executions
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (518+ words) Winnipeg 17" C, Clear The state first used nitrogen for capital punishment in 2024, and the ruling could upend Alabama's next scheduled execution on Thursday. The method involves strapping a respirator to the person's face and replacing breathable air with pure nitrogen,…...
Sweden set to ban mobile phones in schools, joining trend of shelving screens for students
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (816+ words) Winnipeg 17" C, Clear Lawmaker Joar Forsell, chairperson of the Swedish parliament's education committee, said officials have seen a decline in the general ability to read and write in Sweden, especially among younger students. "We're rolling the screens back because we…...
Takeaways from Scott Pelley's emotional interview about his '60 Minutes' demise
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (495+ words) Winnipeg 17" C, Clear The last thing from his mind? That he himself was about to be fired, after a meeting that he says lasted about 10 minutes. "I just didn't connect the dots," he said. In a raw and emotional interview…...
Caitlin Clark answers critics with some "noise" of her own: a last-second 3-pointer for the win
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (569+ words) Winnipeg 20" C, Clear As frustrating as this season has been at times for her and the Indiana Fever, this was Clark's comfort zone " and the shot hit nothing but net. Clark's 3-pointer with 1. 2 seconds remaining gave Indiana a 78-76 victory over…...
Workers at Fairmont Empress in Victoria ratify contract
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (120+ words) Winnipeg 20" C, Clear VICTORIA " A union representing more than 600 workers at a renowned hotel in Victoria says they have ratified a new collective agreement. Unifor Local 4276 says the deal includes a 17. 75 per cent wage hike and gains in vacation, sick…...
Mariners place shortstop J. P. Crawford on injured list with right hand contusion
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (187+ words) Winnipeg 21" C, Clear Detroit starter Framber Valdez hit Crawford in the third inning of Friday's game, and the 31-year-old missed the final two games of the series against the Tigers. The IL move is retroactive to Saturday. Crawford is hitting....
Josh Naylor's grand slam powers Mariners past Orioles, 6-3 " Winnipeg Free Press
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (310+ words) Winnipeg 22" C, Sunny Randy Arozarena had three hits for the AL West-leading Mariners, who have won 10 of their last 13 games. Baltimore, which was 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position, has lost three in a row for the first time since…...
Campers, canoes or loons: vote on provincial park licence plate
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (320+ words) Winnipeg 22" C, Sunny Manitobans are invited to vote on the design for a new licence plate promoting Manitoba's provincial parks. The new licence plates featuring the chosen design will be made available next year. The provincial park-themed plate was promised…...