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Mistrial declared in Frank Stronach’s sexual assault conviction: defence lawyer
55+ min ago (183+ words) Winnipeg 24° C, Cloudy with wind TORONTO – A lawyer for billionaire businessman Frank Stronach says a judge has declared a mistrial on his sexual assault conviction in a surprise ruling ahead of his scheduled September sentencing hearing. Stronach was convicted last…...
Fringe reviews #5: Power up!
17+ min ago (1762+ words) Winnipeg 24° C, Cloudy with wind CCFM — Salle Pauline-Boutal (Venue 4), to July 24 Picture a family dinner where the kids stage a play they invented moments earlier that no one else understands. That’s the experience of watching this show. This ensemble “comedy…...
The US plans to auction off sections of water around American Samoa in a push for deep-sea mining
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (1122+ words) Winnipeg 24° C, Cloudy with wind More than 43 countries have called for a moratorium or ban on deep sea mining, which scientists have warned could unleash noise, light and suffocating dust storms and affect fragile marine life. But the U.S....
Smoke levels up in the air as Winnipeg at mercy of Ontario wildfires
54+ min ago (483+ words) Smoke from wildfires raging in northwestern Ontario blanketed southern Manitoba Thursday night and Friday morning, and while winds are pushing the smoke eastward, a meteorologist warned it could return. “There are a ton of very large out-of-control fires in northern…...
Tanker boarded by armed group off Yemen, says British military
9+ hour, 7+ min ago (325+ words) Winnipeg 22° C, Cloudy with wind The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center (UKMTO,) said military authorities had reported that the vessel was boarded by “unauthorized personnel” south of al-Mukalla province in Yemen. Ambrey, a British maritime security firm, said Somali…...
Mexican foreign minister says trilateral trade talks will happen when ‘appropriate’
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (737+ words) Winnipeg 22° C, Cloudy with wind OTTAWA - Mexico's foreign affairs minister said Friday his government will engage in trilateral talks with the U.S. and Canada on the continental trade pact when "it's appropriate." OTTAWA – Mexico’s foreign affairs minister said Friday…...
Foodborne illnesses at restaurant chains are rare but can sicken customers – Winnipeg Free Press
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (1172+ words) Federal health officials identified iceberg lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations in five states as a source of widespread infections from the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora. A U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation identified a single supplier as the source…...
Dauphin hospital could be closed 9-12 months
5+ hour, 20+ min ago (1045+ words) BRANDON — A 78-year-old woman who has stage 4 lung cancer says she’s “frustrated and scared” knowing the hospital in Dauphin may not reopen for up to a year and that would require her to travel for treatment. “I know it’s affected…...
Leeds signs Bosnian defender Muharemović fouled by US forward Balogun at World Cup
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (200+ words) U.S.-owned Leeds said it signed center back Tarik Muharemović on a five-year deal from Sassuolo in Italy. The transfer fee was reportedly 40 million euros ($46 million). The 23-year-old Muharemović was sent off in Bosnia-Herzegovina’s second group game at the World Cup,…...
A Putin critic is convicted on charges that will keep him from campaigning for Russia's parliament
8+ hour, 24+ min ago (574+ words) Winnipeg 22° C, Cloudy with wind The verdict underlined the determination by authorities to stamp out any remaining sign of dissent ahead of September’s vote as the fuel crisis caused by Ukrainian strikes on oil facilities across Russia threatened to erode…...