City rolls out 'complete overhaul' of transit system | Blaze leaves decades-old Logan Avenue business in ruins | Pharmacist convicted, suspended for stealing drugs due to addiction
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City rolls out 'complete overhaul' of transit system; City officials including Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham and Coun\. Janice Lukes were up early on Sunday to ride the very first bus as part of the city's new route system\.

City rolls out 'complete overhaul' of transit system

June 29 , 2025 at 09:55:25 a.m. CST • :

The city rolled out its brand new transit network on Sunday, a change the mayor calls the largest in more than a century for Winnipeg Transit.

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Blaze leaves decades-old Logan Avenue business in ruins; A fire ripped through Westrock Battery & Auto Supply Ltd\. at 601 Logan Ave in Winnipeg on Sunday morning\.

Blaze leaves decades-old Logan Avenue business in ruins

June 29 , 2025 at 01:19:59 p.m. CST • :

A business owner and his family have been left devastated and wondering what it will take to rebuild after a fire ripped through a Winnipeg business that has been in the family for more than 70 years. 

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Pharmacist convicted, suspended for stealing drugs due to addiction; In its latest newsletter, the College of Pharmacists of Manitoba says it has disciplined three pharmacists for issues ranging from fraud to fentanyl\.

Pharmacist convicted, suspended for stealing drugs due to addiction

June 29 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. CST • :

A Winnipeg pharmacist has been convicted of fraud and reprimanded by his profession's regulatory body after years of taking drugs from his pharmacy to feed his addiction.

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Giving staff Monday plus Canada Day off a 'no-brainer,' some employers say; Some employers say they're calling Monday a wash and giving staff a paid day off in order to ensure a long weekend for Canada Day, which falls on a Tuesday this year\.

Giving staff Monday plus Canada Day off a 'no-brainer,' some employers say

June 28 , 2025 at 12:29:05 p.m. CST • :

The statutory holiday falls on a Tuesday this year, forcing many to work an odd Monday squeezed between days off, unless they use a vacation day to eliminate the wonky schedule.

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Winnipeg housing co-op residents scared, angry after 5-year-old attacked by dogs; Judy Cymbalisty, left, says her daughter Brooklynn, right, was attacked on June 6 by two dogs while outside in the West Kildonan housing co-op where they live\.

Winnipeg housing co-op residents scared, angry after 5-year-old attacked by dogs

June 27 , 2025 at 05:23:30 p.m. CST • :

Fear and anger are growing in a northwest Winnipeg housing complex, after a mother says her young daughter was attacked by two dogs that she says have a history of aggressive behaviour.

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2SLGBTQ+ Winnipeggers embrace vintage and thrift fashion for self-expression; What to wear: Anything goes in queer fashion  

June 29 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. CST • :

2SLGBTQ+ Winnipeggers embrace vintage and thrift fashion for self-expression

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Winger from West St. Paul chosen 13th overall by Detroit Red Wings in NHL draft; Carter Bear dons a Detroit Red Wings jersey while standing next to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman after being taken with the 13th overall pick in the 2025 NHL draft Friday night\.  

June 27 , 2025 at 08:28:51 p.m. CST • :

Winger from West St. Paul chosen 13th overall by Detroit Red Wings in NHL draft

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Former police chief, CAO among Winnipeg's top paid city employees last year; Danny Smyth remained among the City of Winnipeg's top-paid civil servants the year of his retirement, according to a yearly compensation disclosure\.  

June 27 , 2025 at 07:25:01 p.m. CST • :

Former police chief, CAO among Winnipeg's top paid city employees last year

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How long does it take to cross Winnipeg's Portage and Main?; Pedestrians walking across Portage and Main  

June 27 , 2025 at 03:44:13 p.m. CST • :

How long does it take to cross Winnipeg's Portage and Main?

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Community groups push restorative justice for racialized Winnipeggers; The Social Planning Council of Winnipeg \(SPCW\) and other community groups held an event on Saturday, June 28, 2025, to discuss the release of a new report and manual that highlights the lived experiences of Indigenous, Black and racialized newcomer communities of policing and justice in Winnipeg\.     

June 28 , 2025 at 05:21:43 p.m. CST • :

Community groups push restorative justice for racialized Winnipeggers

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June 28 , 2025 at 10:41:46 a.m. CST • :

Flames sign defenceman Kevin Bahl to 6-year, $32.1M US contract

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June 29 , 2025 at 10:35:58 a.m. CST • :

Teen arrested for random machete attack in Winnipeg

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June 28 , 2025 at 10:44:13 a.m. CST • :

Manitoba healing village offers land-based programs for women

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June 28 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Suspended lawyer banned from filing appeals in Manitoba after 'multitude of meritless' motions: decision

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June 27 , 2025 at 10:02:15 a.m. CST • :

Trio charged after machete attack on 15-year-old in Thompson, RCMP say

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