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Winnipeg Jets acquire centre Namestnikov from Sharks in deadline-day deal

Winnipeg Jets acquire centre Namestnikov from Sharks in deadline-day deal

WINNIPEG — Kevin Cheveldayoff says the additions of veteran forwards Vladislav Namestnikov and Nino Niederreiter should help a struggling Winnipeg Jets team he believes can push for the playoffs.
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Manitoba to have average $10-a-day child care in April, three years ahead of schedule

Manitoba to have average $10-a-day child care in April, three years ahead of schedule

WINNIPEG — Manitoba is to achieve $10-a-day child care by April 2, three years ahead of schedule for the federal Liberal government's national plan.
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Manitoba to ban TikTok app on government-issued devices over security concerns

Manitoba to ban TikTok app on government-issued devices over security concerns

WINNIPEG — Manitoba has joined other provinces in the move to ban the use of the TikTok social media app on government-owned devices. The province says the ban will take effect on March 6.
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Manitoba RCMP say 2 teenage girls died after being found in the cold on First Nation

Manitoba RCMP say 2 teenage girls died after being found in the cold on First Nation

ST. THERESA POINT, Man. — RCMP say two teenage girls died in the cold outside a home on a remote First Nation in Manitoba. Mounties were called after the 14-year-old girls were found Wednesday in St.
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Four-year-old shoots older child in Manitoba, officers seize weapons from home: RCMP

PEGUIS, Man. — RCMP say a six-year-old boy is in hospital after being shot by a four-year-old in Manitoba. Mounties say the children were at a home on Peguis First Nation, north of Winnipeg, and were able to get access to a gun on Monday night.
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Manitoba making changes to health cards as population grows

Manitoba making changes to health cards as population grows

WINNIPEG — Manitoba is making changes to health cards as its population grows. Manitoba Health says one character of the six-character family registration code on new cards will be a letter instead of a number.
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Kopitar nets 4, Kempe adds SO score, Kings beat Jets 6-5

Kopitar nets 4, Kempe adds SO score, Kings beat Jets 6-5

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Anze Kopitar scored four goals in regulation and Adrian Kempe had the only score in the shootout as the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-5 on Tuesday night.
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Kopitar scores four as Kings ground Jets in shootout

Kopitar scores four as Kings ground Jets in shootout

WINNIPEG — Anze Kopitar scored four goals in the Los Angeles Kings’ 6-5 come-from-behind shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, but head coach Todd McLellan thought his captain may have been shortchanged. “He had the hot hand.
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Manitoba sets out plan to tackle homelessness that adds hundreds of housing units

Manitoba sets out plan to tackle homelessness that adds hundreds of housing units

WINNIPEG — Manitoba has set out a plan to tackle homelessness that includes creating hundreds of new social housing units and implementing more services to deal with the complex issue that worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Niederreiter arrives as Jets struggle to stay in the playoff picture

Niederreiter arrives as Jets struggle to stay in the playoff picture

WINNIPEG — Nino Niederreiter was heading back to a hotel after a practice with the Nashville Predators on Saturday when he got called to the front of the team bus. The veteran forward was given the news he’d been traded to the Winnipeg Jets.
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