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O’Shea stands by decision to keep playing Collaros after QB was hurt in Grey Cup

O’Shea stands by decision to keep playing Collaros after QB was hurt in Grey Cup

WINNIPEG — Mike O’Shea stood in front of reporters Friday and kept his cool while answering questions about the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ 41-24 Grey Cup loss to the Toronto Argonauts last weekend.
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'Immoral depravity': Two men convicted in case of frozen migrant family in Manitoba

'Immoral depravity': Two men convicted in case of frozen migrant family in Manitoba

FERGUS FALLS — A jury deliberated for less than 90 minutes Friday before convicting two men on human smuggling charges in a case where a family from India froze to death in Manitoba while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border.
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Manitoba RCMP investigate suspicious death in rural area

Manitoba RCMP investigate suspicious death in rural area

STONEWALL, MAN. — RCMP northwest of Winnipeg are investigating a suspicious death. They say officers were called Thursday morning to a report of human remains in a home in the Regional Municipality of Rockwood.
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Prosecutors say alleged smugglers at Manitoba border cared more for money than lives

Prosecutors say alleged smugglers at Manitoba border cared more for money than lives

FERGUS FALLS — A prosecutor urged a jury Thursday to find two accused human smugglers guilty, saying the men cared more about money than people's safety and their actions led to the deaths of a family of four in a prairie blizzard.
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No evidence of knife-wielding man at University of Manitoba campus: Winnipeg police

No evidence of knife-wielding man at University of Manitoba campus: Winnipeg police

WINNIPEG — Police in Winnipeg say they haven't been able to confirm reports earlier this week of a knife-wielding man at the University of Manitoba.
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Canadian basketball player Chad Posthumus dead at 33 after brain aneurysm

Canadian basketball player Chad Posthumus dead at 33 after brain aneurysm

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg and Canadian basketball communities are mourning after Chad Posthumus, a founding player of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, died Wednesday at 33.
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Manitoba government funds new investigation unit in Swan Valley region

Manitoba government funds new investigation unit in Swan Valley region

SWAN RIVER, Man. — A new police unit is to be set up in western Manitoba to investigate complex and serious crimes. The NDP government announced Thursday it would fund a portion of the pilot program in the town of Swan River.
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Manitoba RCMP looking for Ontario trucker following fatal highway crash

Manitoba RCMP looking for Ontario trucker following fatal highway crash

ALTONA, MANITOBA, CANADA — Manitoba RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for an Ontario truck driver who was allegedly involved in a crash that killed a woman and an eight-year-old girl. Brampton, Ont.
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Blue Bombers re-sign veteran kicker Sergio Castillo for 2025 season

Blue Bombers re-sign veteran kicker Sergio Castillo for 2025 season

WINNIPEG — Veteran kicker Sergio Castillo will be back with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers next season after signing a one-year deal with the CFL club Thursday. Castillo connected on 79.
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Human smuggling trial hears from migrant who survived crossing border in blizzard

Human smuggling trial hears from migrant who survived crossing border in blizzard

FERGUS FALLS — Yash Patel had only been away from his native India for a few weeks when he was dropped off on the bald Canadian prairie in the middle of a nighttime blizzard and given vague instructions to walk in a straight line into the United Stat
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