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Veteran quarterback Collaros resumes practising with Blue Bombers

Veteran quarterback Collaros resumes practising with Blue Bombers

WINNIPEG — Veteran quarterback Zach Collaros is back practising with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
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Jets sign defenceman Logan Stanley to one-year contract

Jets sign defenceman Logan Stanley to one-year contract

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Logan Stanley to a one-year contract. The deal is worth US$1 million. Stanley, 25, had three points (one goal, two assists) in 19 games for the Jets during the 2022-23 season.
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Manitobans deserve subsidy for electric vehicles, Opposition New Democrats say

Manitobans deserve subsidy for electric vehicles, Opposition New Democrats say

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Opposition New Democrats are promising rebates for people who purchase electric vehicles. NDP Leader Wab Kinew says if his party wins the election set for Oct.
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Highrise fire in Winnipeg sends two to hospital, including firefighter

WINNIPEG — Two people, including a firefighter, have been sent to hospital following a fire at a Winnipeg highrise. Emergency crews were called to 221 Stradbrook Ave. at about 7 p.m. for reports of a fire at an 18-storey apartment building.
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NFI Group reports US$48.1M Q2 loss, ramping up production in second half of the year

NFI Group reports US$48.1M Q2 loss, ramping up production in second half of the year

WINNIPEG — NFI Group Inc. reported a loss of US$48.1 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of US$56.0 million in the same quarter last year as it looks to ramp up production in the second half of the year.
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Manitoba minister attacks NDP and union in video about liquor stores strike

Manitoba minister attacks NDP and union in video about liquor stores strike

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's minister responsible for the province's liquor and lotteries corporation says people who are upset they can't buy alcohol due to a strike by staff at Crown-owned liquor stores should blame "the NDP and their union friends.
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Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros misses practice Monday following injury

Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros misses practice Monday following injury

WINNIPEG — Quarterback Zach Collaros didn't practise Monday with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Collaros, 34, suffered an upper-body injury in the first half of Winnipeg's 38-29 comeback road win over the Edmonton Elks on Thursday night.
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Journalist group changes its name to the Indigenous Journalists Association to be more inclusive

WINNIPEG, Canada (AP) — The Native American Journalists Association announced Friday it is changing its name to the Indigenous Journalists Association in an effort to become more inclusive and strengthen ties with Indigenous journalists worldwide.
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Ontario man arrested in Manitoba after woman allegedly held against her will

Ontario man arrested in Manitoba after woman allegedly held against her will

BRANDON, Man. — Manitoba Mounties say officers used a spike belt to stop a vehicle on the highway after receiving information from police in Ontario that a passenger may have been held against her will.
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Manitoba NDP promises to search landfill for First Nations women if elected

Manitoba NDP promises to search landfill for First Nations women if elected

WINNIPEG — The leader of Manitoba's Opposition NDP is promising to move forward on a search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two First Nations women if the party forms government after the provincial election in the fall.
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