Manitobans travel near and far to watch partial solar eclipse | New health-care worker hires on the rise, but Manitoba NDP says it's not ready to share numbers | Former female gym teacher, 41, charged with sexual assault of Winnipeg student
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Manitobans travel near and far to watch partial solar eclipse; Maria Guerrero tries on her solar eclipse glasses at Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg on Monday\.

Manitobans travel near and far to watch partial solar eclipse

April 8 , 2024 at 02:33:53 p.m. CST • :

Manitobans stared up at the sky in awe on Monday as they watched the moon slowly pass in front of the sun during a rare celestial event that won't happen again in North America for two decades.

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New health-care worker hires on the rise, but Manitoba NDP says it's not ready to share numbers; Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara went to bat on Monday for their government's efforts to attract new health-care workers to the province since taking office just six months ago, but Asagwara said they're not ready to share specifics yet\.

New health-care worker hires on the rise, but Manitoba NDP says it's not ready to share numbers

April 8 , 2024 at 05:36:38 p.m. CST • :

After six months of elbow grease to add workers to the province's health-care system, Manitoba's NDP government says it's not ready to share how successful those efforts have been.

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Former female gym teacher, 41, charged with sexual assault of Winnipeg student; Officials at Collège Béliveau say they are taking all necessary steps to identify who is responsible for creating and sharing the images\.

Former female gym teacher, 41, charged with sexual assault of Winnipeg student

April 8 , 2024 at 11:05:20 a.m. CST • :

A former Winnipeg gym teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting a former student, Winnipeg police say.

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Man in unstable condition after collision in northwest Winnipeg; A car and a toppled motorcycle could be seen behind yellow tape in the area as of Sunday afternoon\.

Man in unstable condition after collision in northwest Winnipeg

April 7 , 2024 at 05:08:42 p.m. CST • :

The collision happened on the corner of Templeton Avenue and Drimes Place. City police said they received a call around 11 a.m. on Sunday.

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Total solar eclipse sends parts of Canada into darkness; Skywatchers react to viewing the totality phase of a total solar eclipse in Fredericton on April 8, 2024\.

Total solar eclipse sends parts of Canada into darkness

April 8 , 2024 at 02:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Millions of people across North America fell into chilly midday darkness on Monday as a total solar eclipse slid across the continent for the first time in seven years, leaving crowds to experience a phenomenon they won't see in Canada again for decades. 

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WestJet adds daily flights from Winnipeg to Montreal, seasonal direct flights to Nashville; WestJet has started to cancel flights as talks with the pilots' union remained at a "critical impasse," the company said in Calgary, Alta\., Thursday, May 18, 2023\.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh  

April 8 , 2024 at 09:48:19 a.m. CST • :

WestJet adds daily flights from Winnipeg to Montreal, seasonal direct flights to Nashville

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No hospital, not enough nurses: Island Lake First Nations struggle to meet health-care needs; An aerial shot of Wasagamack First Nation and its nursing station in October 2024\.  

April 8 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

No hospital, not enough nurses: Island Lake First Nations struggle to meet health-care needs

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Late Winnipeg lawyer treated teen as sex slave, lawsuit against estate alleges; A building says "Law Courts" above the door\. An outdoor sculpture can be seen to the left and behind the building\.  

April 6 , 2024 at 05:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Late Winnipeg lawyer treated teen as sex slave, lawsuit against estate alleges

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People are fed up with Loblaw stores' rising prices. Would a boycott accomplish anything?; A customer browses an aisle at a grocery store In Toronto on Friday, Feb\. 2, 2024\.  

April 6 , 2024 at 02:00:00 a.m. CST • :

People are fed up with Loblaw stores' rising prices. Would a boycott accomplish anything?

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Winnipeg then and now: See how city's appearance has changed over 150 years; Main Street looking south from around Bannatyne, 1874\. Photo was taken from the top of a courthouse that once stood between William and Bannatyne avenues\. Today, it is Bijou Park, a cobblestone plaza linking Main to Old Market Square\.  

April 7 , 2024 at 05:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Winnipeg then and now: See how city's appearance has changed over 150 years

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April 8 , 2024 at 07:08:15 a.m. CST • :

Community demands answers after teen Tasered by RCMP in Norway House, Man.

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April 5 , 2024 at 12:48:22 p.m. CST • :

35-year-old in hospital after shooting himself while kidnapping another man, RCMP say

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April 8 , 2024 at 06:48:41 p.m. CST • :

Winnipeg police seek missing 48-year-old last seen in February

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April 8 , 2024 at 12:48:16 p.m. CST • :

Manitoba adding 50 beds to Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, plus more pediatric ICU beds

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April 7 , 2024 at 02:00:00 a.m. CST • :

The Canadian Dental Care Plan starts next month — but many dentists are reluctant to participate

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