The piercing yellow eyes and deadly hunting skills of the snowy owl awe bird-lovers in the U.S. Midwest every winter. Now, thanks to what has been heralded as the most comprehensive summary of migration patterns ever assembled, those birders can see where those raptors migrated from: the Seal River watershed in northern Manitoba. “We didn’t…
‘Wow Factor’: Public Website Reveals Best-Yet Picture of Hundreds of Bird Migrations
‘He’s Our Best Chance’: Prairie Residents React to Poilievre’s Win
In a windy shopping mall parking lot in Saskatoon on Sept. 12, it wasn’t hard to find people who are pleased Pierre Poilievre has become the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. “I’ll vote for him for sure,” said Sean Hutchinson, looking ahead to the next federal election. “Anything to get Trudeau out.”…
Voting Wraps up in Conservative Leadership Race Ahead of Saturday Convention
Voting has ended in the Conservative party’s leadership election — but its members still need to wait until Saturday to find out who their next leader is. Ballots had to be received by a deadline of 5 p.m. on Tuesday in order to be processed, validated and counted in time for this weekend’s announcement. The…
92-Year-Old Retired Priest Charged With Assault in Manitoba Residential School Case
Manitoba RCMP say a 92-year-old retired priest has been charged after a decade-long investigation into the Fort Alexander Residential School northeast of Winnipeg. Arthur Masse was charged with one count of indecent assault on a 10-year-old girl who was a student at the school, RCMP said Friday. The alleged offence took place between 1968 and…
NASA Releases Satellite Images of Manitoba Flooding; Province Bracing for More Rain
Severe flooding that has displaced thousands of people in southern Manitoba has reached levels that are quite literally out of this world. Satellite images of flooding in the Red River Valley were NASA Earth Observatory’s images of the day on Thursday. The two false-colour images, taken on Tuesday and Wednesday, show the flooded valley on…
Winter Storm Warning Ends in Southern Manitoba, but More Snow Expected
Environment Canada has ended a winter storm warning for southern Manitoba where a weather system roared through with high winds and plenty of snow. The province says preliminary data indicates 15 centimetres to 35 centimetres of snow fell in the south and the Interlake and Parklands regions, while some other areas received between 40 and…
Winter Storm, Blizzard Warnings Remain in Effect Across Southern Manitoba
Winter storm and blizzard warnings remain in effect across southern Manitoba as a spring storm continues to dump heavy snow combined with strong winds. Environment Canada forecasted between 10 to 20 centimetres of snow to fall by Thursday morning in southern Manitoba, while earlier blizzard warnings for a section of southeastern Saskatchewan were lifted late…
Man Linked to Manitoba Border Deaths Indicted in US on Human Smuggling Charges
MINNEAPOLIS—A federal grand jury in the United States has formally indicted a man on human smuggling charges after the deaths of four Indian migrants near the Canada-U.S. border last month. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Minneapolis announced the indictment on two counts of human smuggling. Steve Shand, who is 47 and from Florida, was allegedly…
Unifying a Divided Caucus Is Job No. 1 for New Interim Tory Leader Candice Bergen
OTTAWA—Manitoba MP Candice Bergen is waking up with a new job today: unifying the Conservative caucus. The party’s former deputy leader was elected by her colleagues to serve as interim leader after a majority of MPs ousted Erin O’Toole from the top job. Bergen faces a caucus that has spent weeks divided and angry over…
Bodies of Family That Froze to Death Trying to Cross Border May Not Return to India
A relative of a family that froze to death in southern Manitoba while trying to cross the United States border says it’s expected the bodies will not be flown home to India for a funeral. Amritbhai Vakil said family members have decided it would be emotionally difficult to see the couple and their two children…
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