Last Updated: Thursday, August 19, 2010 | 5:34 PM ET
- Mom who fears sex-offender granted protection
- A Winnipeg mother has been granted a protection order against a convicted sexual sadist who police say poses a high risk to all females now that he's out of jail and back living in the city. more »
- Missing woman's ex charged
- The former boyfriend of a woman who's been missing for months has been charged with violating a court protection order she had against him. more »
- Airport terminal's opening possibly delayed
- The opening of a multi-million dollar terminal at Winnipeg's airport may be delayed after leaking wastewater pipes were found beneath the basement of the building. more »
- Winnipeg man sues municipality
- A Lockport man is suing the RM of St.Clements after he says they burst onto his property without the proper court orders. more »
- Motivated Als host last-place Bombers
- Looking to recover from their special teams meltdown five days ago, the Montreal Alouettes welcome the lowly Winnipeg Blue Bombers Thursday night (7:30 p.m. ET) at Molson Stadium. more »
- Winnipeg E. coli warning too late: victim's mother
- The mother of a man who got E. coli poisoning at Folklorama's Russian Pavilion says news of the outbreak should have come sooner. more »
- Winnipeg support centre gets boost
- A facility for immigrant and refugee women who face homelessness is expanding with the help of money from all three levels of government. more »
- 3 charged in Winnipeg stabbing
- Three people have been arrested in connection with an assault and stabbing on Winnipeg Avenue Wednesday morning. more »
- Winnipeg lounge loses liquor licence
- Winnipeg restaurant Earls on Main Street will not be allowed to serve alcohol for one day this Saturday after inspectors discovered liquor-related infractions. more »
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- Fires force B.C. forestry workers out of woods
- Up to 300 forestry workers in Northern B.C. have been pulled off the job due to extreme forest fire risk, as fires in the area burn across 20,000 hectares of forests.
- Harper pledges 550 new jobs in Miramichi, N.B.
- Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the federal government will create 550 jobs by establishing a payroll centre in Miramichi, N.B.
- Gun program head will follow MPs' direction
- The new director of the Canadian Firearms Program says he believes the current program "has contributed to officer and public safety," but he will "respect and follow any future direction" provided by Parliament.
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- Last U.S. combat brigade leaves Iraq
- The final brigade of U.S. combat troops has pulled out of Iraq, signalling a new chapter in the country's future.
- U.S. boosts Pakistan flood aid to $150M
- The United States will increase its contribution to flood relief efforts in Pakistan to $150 million, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.
- VIDEO: Arcade Fire singer criticizes Wyclef's presidential bid
- Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean is campaigning for president of Haiti and he's drawing criticism from some unlikely quarters, including from Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler, whose wife, Régine Chassagne, is of Haitian origin and who has questioned Jean's French language fluency.
Health »
- Butt out smoking on silver screen: MDs
- Efforts to prevent children from smoking are being undermined by federal and provincial subsidies to Hollywood studios, a doctors' group says.
- B.C. smoke triggers Alta. health warning
- Health officials issued a warning Thursday that smoke drifting into Alberta from the forest fires in British Columbia poses a potential health risk.
- Existing drugs could also combat kids' cancer
- Children with neuroblastoma may be able to use existing medications to fight their cancer under a new approach to drug screening proposed by Canadian researchers.
Arts & Entertainment »
- VIDEO: Arcade Fire singer criticizes Wyclef's presidential bid
- Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean is campaigning for president of Haiti and he's drawing criticism from some unlikely quarters, including from Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler, whose wife, Régine Chassagne, is of Haitian origin and who has questioned Jean's French language fluency.
- Ottawa film festival to focus on local scene
- The organizers behind the first Ottawa International Film Festival opening this weekend are hoping to draw the eyes of the world on what they say is a thriving local film scene.
- 3-D is exploding - but where's the next Avatar?
- Eight months after the premiere of Avatar, Hollywood is still using 3-D technology mostly for cheap thrills.
Technology & Science »
- Radiation could pinpoint black hole merger
- Astronomers may be able to get an early warning about where to look for merging black holes and study gravitational waves thanks a new model created by Canadian and U.S. astrophysicists.
- BP oil plume a long-lasting threat: study
- A 35-kilometre-long invisible mist of oil is meandering far below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, where it will probably loiter for months or more, scientists reported Thursday in the first conclusive evidence of an underwater plume from the BP spill.
- Moon shrinking with age
- The moon may be shrinking. Not to worry though, lovers and crooners, it won't be disappearing any time soon.
Money »
- Markets close lower on U.S. jobless data
- North American stocks lost ground Thursday on lower employment data in the U.S., and despite a big takeover bid in the high-tech industry.
- The foreign ownership debate renewed
- The possibility that Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan could fall into foreign hands is renewing the debate over the potential loss of resource industries in Canada.
- U.S. workplace deaths drop with recession
- The number of Americans who died on the job fell to the lowest level since 1992 last year, dropping 17 per cent to 4,340 across the country in 2009.
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- Nannies, foreign workers face new rules
- The federal government is tightening the regulations affecting live-in caregivers and temporary foreign workers, as well as the people who hire them.
- Anti-oilsands postcards target Alberta tourism
- The anti-oilsands groups behind the Rethink Alberta billboards have opened a third front in their campaign to get potential tourists to reconsider visiting the province.
- Cameron Diaz most dangerous net search
- Putting the name of Hollywood star Cameron Diaz into a search engine can be downright dangerous according to security company McAfee.
Sports »
- Ex-pitcher Clemens charged with perjury
- A U.S. federal grand jury indicts seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens for allegedly lying to Congress about using steroids.
- Lopes-Schliep dominates in Zurich win
- Canadian Priscilla Lopes-Schliep has served notice in Switzerland, beating LoLo Jones and the rest of the field in convincing fashion in the 100-metre hurdles.
- CBC, AHL strike broadcast deal
- CBC Sports and the American Hockey League announced a one-year broadcast agreement on Thursday.
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