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OTTAWA – The memberships have been sold, entry fees have been paid and now the NDP leadership candidates are preparing for their second and final party-organized debate in B.C. on Feb. 19.
NDP leadership candidates look to break out from the pack as final debate approaches
OTTAWA – The memberships have been sold, entry fees have been paid and now the NDP leadership candidates are preparing for their second and final party-organized debate in B.C. on Feb. 19.
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February 18, 2026 at 2:09 PM
OTTAWA – The memberships have been sold, entry fees have been paid and now the NDP leadership candidates are preparing for their second and final party-organized debate in B.C. on Feb. 19.
Winter is taking another icy cold stab at the country’s heartland.
Arctic winds push south through the Prairies, bringing snow and frigid temperatures
Winter is taking another icy cold stab at the country’s heartland.
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February 18, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Winter is taking another icy cold stab at the country’s heartland.
It’s Day 12 of competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics, where Canadians are competing in medal events in slopestyle, aerials, speed skating and more.
Here's the latest on Day 12 of the Milan Cortina Olympics
It’s Day 12 of competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics, where Canadians are competing in medal events in slopestyle, aerials, speed skating and more.
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February 18, 2026 at 1:10 PM
It’s Day 12 of competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics, where Canadians are competing in medal events in slopestyle, aerials, speed skating and more.
PARIS (AP) — For the Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, it is “statistically inevitable” that fraud would come up at some point, the museum’s No. 2 said in the wake of a decade-long, 10 million euro ($11.8 million) suspected ticket-fraud scheme revealed last week.
Louvre official says fraud ‘inevitable’ at large museums as France probes multimillion euro scheme
PARIS (AP) — For the Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, it is “statistically inevitable” that fraud would come up at some point, the museum’s No. 2 said in the wake of a decade-long, 10 million euro ($11.8 million) suspected ticket-fraud scheme revealed last week.
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February 18, 2026 at 1:07 PM
PARIS (AP) — For the Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, it is “statistically inevitable” that fraud would come up at some point, the museum’s No. 2 said in the wake of a decade-long, 10 million euro ($11.8 million) suspected ticket-fraud scheme revealed last week.
A Tyndall Park resident says an illegal food truck operating in her back lane has turned the alley into a drive-thru.
Pick a lane — just not a back lane
Residential food truck brought crowds, garbage to Tyndall Park for months, neighbour says
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February 18, 2026 at 8:01 AM
A Tyndall Park resident says an illegal food truck operating in her back lane has turned the alley into a drive-thru.
A disabled man has filed a lawsuit against a Winnipeg dental office claiming he had four teeth pulled without his consent while he was only partially under anesthesia.
Man had teeth pulled without consent, lawsuit claims
A disabled man has filed a lawsuit against a Winnipeg dental office claiming he had four teeth pulled without his consent while he was only partially under anesthesia.
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February 18, 2026 at 8:01 AM
A disabled man has filed a lawsuit against a Winnipeg dental office claiming he had four teeth pulled without his consent while he was only partially under anesthesia.
STEINBACH — The mother of an 11-year-old Indigenous boy says he was the victim of a racially motivated beating by two boys from his class at Stonybrook Middle School in Steinbach.
Mother says son, 11, bullied, beaten for being Indigenous
STEINBACH — The mother of an 11-year-old Indigenous boy says he was the victim of a racially motivated beating by two boys from his class at Stonybrook Middle School in Steinbach.
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February 18, 2026 at 2:32 AM
STEINBACH — The mother of an 11-year-old Indigenous boy says he was the victim of a racially motivated beating by two boys from his class at Stonybrook Middle School in Steinbach.
A father is seeking answers while Winnipeg police investigate the death of his 18-year-old daughter, who was in Child and Family Services care.
‘My daughter was supposed to bury me’: father devastated after slaying
A father is seeking answers while Winnipeg police investigate the death of his 18-year-old daughter, who was in Child and Family Services care.
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February 18, 2026 at 1:22 AM
A father is seeking answers while Winnipeg police investigate the death of his 18-year-old daughter, who was in Child and Family Services care.
MILAN — It’s fair to say Winnipeggers Chris Walby and Harold Kreis took drastically different athletic paths after spending two seasons playing junior hockey together with the Kildonan North Stars.
Walby’s old buddy Kreis ready to take on the Slovaks
Former Bomber’s pal leads Team Germany into quarterfinal clash
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February 18, 2026 at 1:14 AM
MILAN — It’s fair to say Winnipeggers Chris Walby and Harold Kreis took drastically different athletic paths after spending two seasons playing junior hockey together with the Kildonan North Stars.
Jonathan Toews knows exactly what it’s like to be on this massive world stage.
Jets thrilled to see teammates on world stage
Club hits the ice for the first time since the start of the Olympic break
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February 18, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Jonathan Toews knows exactly what it’s like to be on this massive world stage.
The family of a woman who died following an 11-hour wait in a Winnipeg emergency room last month has added its voice to demands for a public inquiry.
Family of woman who died after 11-hour wait in ER calls for inquiry
The family of a woman who died following an 11-hour wait in a Winnipeg emergency room last month has added its voice to demands for a public inquiry.
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February 18, 2026 at 12:17 AM
The family of a woman who died following an 11-hour wait in a Winnipeg emergency room last month has added its voice to demands for a public inquiry.
MILAN — Josh Morrissey is raring to go. Which is perfectly understandable given the way recent international hockey events have played out for the Winnipeg Jets defenceman.
Getting the Team Canada band back together
Morrissey, Marchand poised to return from injury for quarterfinal rumble
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February 18, 2026 at 12:01 AM
MILAN — Josh Morrissey is raring to go. Which is perfectly understandable given the way recent international hockey events have played out for the Winnipeg Jets defenceman.
Manitoba has become the third jurisdiction in Canada to implement universal newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus, which can lead to complications as a child grows up, including hearing loss, vision problems and developmental disabilities.
Manitoba to screen infants for defect that causes sight, hearing problems
Manitoba has become the third jurisdiction in Canada to implement universal newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus, which can lead to complications as a child grows up, including hearing loss, vision problems and developmental disabilities.
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February 17, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Manitoba has become the third jurisdiction in Canada to implement universal newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus, which can lead to complications as a child grows up, including hearing loss, vision problems and developmental disabilities.
MILAN — The disappointment was written all over Nikolaj Ehlers’ face.
‘I think we’ve shown that we can play with the big teams’
Danes fall short of potential worlds repeat in Milan
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February 17, 2026 at 11:52 PM
MILAN — The disappointment was written all over Nikolaj Ehlers’ face.
Jamie Randy Felix spent days smoking crack and drinking in a Langside Street drug den, but when he mowed down five people in an hail of gunfire, he knew exactly what he was doing, prosecutors alleged Tuesday.
Man on trial for gunning down five people in drug den ‘knew it was wrong’: Crown
Jamie Randy Felix spent days smoking crack and drinking in a Langside Street drug den, but when he mowed down five people in an hail of gunfire, he knew exactly what he was doing, prosecutors alleged Tuesday.
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February 17, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Jamie Randy Felix spent days smoking crack and drinking in a Langside Street drug den, but when he mowed down five people in an hail of gunfire, he knew exactly what he was doing, prosecutors alleged Tuesday.
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada says it has ordered restaurant tip manager XTM Inc. to stop performing any retail payment activities.
Bank of Canada orders restaurant tip manager XTM to halt payment activities
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada says it has ordered restaurant tip manager XTM Inc. to stop performing any retail payment activities.
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February 17, 2026 at 11:23 PM
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada says it has ordered restaurant tip manager XTM Inc. to stop performing any retail payment activities.
Repairs are continuing after a weekend flood inside the Winnipeg police headquarters, as all five commercial tenants in the building expected to reopen Tuesday.
Businesses inside police HQ reopen after flood
Repairs are continuing after a weekend flood inside the Winnipeg police headquarters, as all five commercial tenants in the building expected to reopen Tuesday.
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February 17, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Repairs are continuing after a weekend flood inside the Winnipeg police headquarters, as all five commercial tenants in the building expected to reopen Tuesday.
At one of the Oakwood Cafe’s last lunch rushes, one might guess the restaurant packed full of diners was influenced by the announcement a day earlier the decades-old South Osborne neighbourhood institution would be closing its doors for good.
‘Neighbourhood staple’ Oakwood Cafe to shutter
Post-pandemic financial struggles lead to ‘really, really terrible’ decision to close March 8: owner
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February 17, 2026 at 10:41 PM
At one of the Oakwood Cafe’s last lunch rushes, one might guess the restaurant packed full of diners was influenced by the announcement a day earlier the decades-old South Osborne neighbourhood institution would be closing its doors for good.
MILAN – Canada’s speedskaters won their second straight gold medal in the women’s team pursuit on Tuesday, successfully defending their 2022 Beijing Olympic title with a come-from-behind victory at the Milan Cortina Games.
Canada strikes gold again in women’s team pursuit, climbs to 12 medals at Olympics
MILAN – Canada’s speedskaters won their second straight gold medal in the women’s team pursuit on Tuesday, successfully defending their 2022 Beijing Olympic title with a come-from-behind victory at the Milan Cortina Games.
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February 17, 2026 at 10:14 PM
MILAN – Canada’s speedskaters won their second straight gold medal in the women’s team pursuit on Tuesday, successfully defending their 2022 Beijing Olympic title with a come-from-behind victory at the Milan Cortina Games.
A man charged with manslaughter and arson in relation to a fatal fire in West Broadway has a history of schizophrenia and methamphetamine abuse.
Accused in fatal fire has history of meth use, mental illness
Forty-year-old charged with death of senior in Young Street arson
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February 17, 2026 at 9:30 PM
A man charged with manslaughter and arson in relation to a fatal fire in West Broadway has a history of schizophrenia and methamphetamine abuse.
GENEVA (AP) — Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv met in Geneva on Tuesday for another round of U.S.-brokered peace talks, a week before the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
Russian and Ukrainian officials meet in Geneva for US-brokered talks after almost 4 years of war
GENEVA (AP) — Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv met in Geneva on Tuesday for another round of U.S.-brokered peace talks, a week before the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
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February 17, 2026 at 8:11 PM
GENEVA (AP) — Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv met in Geneva on Tuesday for another round of U.S.-brokered peace talks, a week before the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
OTTAWA – Public Services and Procurement Canada will not answer repeated questions about whether there will be enough office space to accommodate the federal government’s new policy on in-office work.
Availability of desk space unclear as feds boost in-office time for public servants
OTTAWA – Public Services and Procurement Canada will not answer repeated questions about whether there will be enough office space to accommodate the federal government’s new policy on in-office work.
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February 17, 2026 at 7:53 PM
OTTAWA – Public Services and Procurement Canada will not answer repeated questions about whether there will be enough office space to accommodate the federal government’s new policy on in-office work.
OTTAWA – A new report from the national spy watchdog says the federal government kept some people on Canada’s no-fly list without proper justification.
Ottawa kept people on Canada's no-fly list without 'necessary grounds': spy watchdog
OTTAWA – A new report from the national spy watchdog says the federal government kept some people on Canada’s no-fly list without proper justification.
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February 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
OTTAWA – A new report from the national spy watchdog says the federal government kept some people on Canada’s no-fly list without proper justification.
SURREY – British Columbia’s police watchdog is taking steps to determine whether its mandate is met to investigate the mass shooting in the small northeastern community of Tumbler Ridge last week.
B.C. police watchdog to determine whether to investigate Tumbler Ridge shooting
SURREY – British Columbia’s police watchdog is taking steps to determine whether its mandate is met to investigate the mass shooting in the small northeastern community of Tumbler Ridge last week.
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February 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
SURREY – British Columbia’s police watchdog is taking steps to determine whether its mandate is met to investigate the mass shooting in the small northeastern community of Tumbler Ridge last week.
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing mounting calls to speak out against the United States for widening its restrictions on fuel reaching Cuba, or to send aid to the country.
Ottawa faces calls to send essential fuel to Cuba as U.S. widens oil blockade
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing mounting calls to speak out against the United States for widening its restrictions on fuel reaching Cuba, or to send aid to the country.
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February 17, 2026 at 5:22 PM
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing mounting calls to speak out against the United States for widening its restrictions on fuel reaching Cuba, or to send aid to the country.