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Thursday Jul 24

Winnipeg mother questions use of Taser on teenage son 4:13 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
A spokesman for the family of a Winnipeg teen who died after police zapped him with a stun gun are questioning whether officers used excessive force and if the boy was a victim of racial profiling.

Wednesday Jul 23

Officer saw Harvey-Zenk with beer: inquiry 1:59 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
New details emerged Wednesday at the Taman Inquiry suggesting Derek Harvey-Zenk had at least "a sip" of beer before he was involved in a fatal crash in February 2005.
Millions of fish flies coat southern Manitoba 10:59 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Bug-beleaguered southern Manitoba are enduring yet another insect invasion - this time one of the worst infestations of fish flies seen in years.
3 held by police after North End standoff 6:58 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Three people were taken into police custody after a standoff Tuesday evening in Winnipeg's North End neighbourhood.
Teen who died after Taser blast had knife: police 3:28 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
A 17-year-old who died after Winnipeg police officers fired a stun gun at him Tuesday was a suspect in a theft who refused to put down a knife when ordered, police said Wednesday.

Tuesday Jul 22

Solar cars glide to finish line 5:43 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Hundreds of Calgarians lined city streets on Tuesday to watch 15 solar-powered cars complete a 3,862-kilometre odyssey from Texas to Alberta.
Man dead after being stunned by Taser in Winnipeg 5:14 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
A man is dead after being shot with a Taser stun gun by police in Winnipeg early Tuesday afternoon.
Flood warning issued for Winnipeg River system 1:28 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The Manitoba government is warning people with property on the Winnipeg River system to secure their docks and protect boats and boathouses against flooding.
Retired teachers fight proposed pension changes 11:43 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Retired teachers are speaking out at the Manitoba legislature this week against a bill that affects the cost-of-living adjustments to their pensions.
Police must hand over documents related to ex-cop in crash: inquiry 11:13 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The commissioner of the Taman Inquiry has ordered Winnipeg's police force to hand over internal documents related to a former officer who was involved in a crash that killed a Winnipeg woman in 2005.
Manitoba teen missing since camping trip 10:13 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Mounties in Manitoba are asking for the public's help in finding a teenager from Gretna missing since a weekend camping trip.
Favourite summer hotspot remains closed, 5 months after flood 9:43 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
It's been more than five months since a break in a water main flooded Basil's Restaurant, but its owner still has no idea when - or if - the Winnipeg institution will be able to reopen.

Monday Jul 21

Season over for Bombers' Barrin Simpson 9:44 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The winless Winnipeg Blue Bombers learned Monday that import linebacker Barrin Simpson will miss the remainder of the season because of a torn right pectoral muscle.
Blue Bombers turn to Dinwiddie 9:43 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The winless Winnipeg Blue Bombers have handed the ball to quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie in the hopes of turning their fortunes around early in the 2008 CFL season.
Harvey-Zenk appeared tired, not drunk, at party before crash, inquiry hears 1:43 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
A Winnipeg police officer who hosted a party in the hours before Crystal Taman was killed insisted at an inquiry Monday he had no concerns colleague Derek Harvey-Zenk was drunk.
Maddin's My Winnipeg to inspire scores of imitators 10:43 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Canadian director Guy Maddin's My Winnipeg is the inspiration for a new film contest in Britain.
Solar cars cruise through Prairies 9:14 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Drivers passing through the Prairies on the Trans-Canada Highway will be sharing the road with some futuristic-looking vehicles on Monday, as contestants in a solar car race head into the stretch run.
Slain soldier 'an adventurer' who 'always made you laugh' 7:29 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The family of Cpl. James Arnal is still trying to come to grips with the death of the Manitoba-based soldier, who was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Friday.
Man found dead in Thompson jail cell 7:28 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
RCMP are investigating the death of a man in police custody in Thompson, Man., over the weekend.

Sunday Jul 20

Body of Canadian soldier on its way home 2:43 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The body of a Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan is on its way back to Canada.

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