Manitoba News

WINNIPEG — David Rittich was glad he delivered a shutout for his new Winnipeg Jets team, but any kind of victory would have felt good.

Winnipeg police announced charges against five more people Wednesday, a day after dismantling a protest camp on the north lawn of the Manitoba legislature near the main entrance to the building.

WINNIPEG — An inexperienced semi-truck driver from Ontario has been sentenced to pay a $3,000 fine for a collision that killed two people in eastern Manitoba. Mark Lugli, who was 54, and his son 17-year-old Jacob Lugli, from Dryden, Ont.

Winnipeg police and conservation officers evicteda protest camp on the north lawn of the Manitoba legislature Tuesday, arresting several people, removing teepees and hauling away equipment including a propane barbecue.

WINNIPEG — A backbench member of Manitoba's governing Progressive Conservatives is proposing new limits on protests outside hospitals, clinics and schools.

WINNIPEG — Former Manitoba cabinet minister Ralph Eichler says he is preparing to leave politics. Eichler, who is 72, says he will serve out his term until the next provincial election, which is scheduled for Oct. 3 of next year.

WINNIPEG — Alden Darby Jr. is back with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Bombers acquired Darby from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Tuesday for defensive end Cedric Wilcots II. This marks the second time in as many years Winnipeg has traded for Darby.

Winnipeg police stopped an attempt by protesters Monday to enlarge an encampment that has been on the front lawn of the legislature for months, while the provincial government confirmed that some people attached to the camp have been recently arreste

Winnipeg police are investigating the death of a First Nations woman as a homicide after she was hospitalized for severe burns. Melissa Cook, 41, was admitted to hospital in early July and died on Aug. 20.

WINNIPEG — Edmonton Oilers netminder Stuart Skinner simply stoned the Jets in their own barn.