For the first time in years, Winnipeg police experienced a moment where no calls for service were stuck in their dispatch system, the city's top cop said Wednesday. Chief Keith McCaskill said police celebrated the milestone event Wednesday morning, when, for a brief time, there were no calls in the queue for police response.

Three more Manitobans have tested positive for West Nile virus, bringing the total number of cases this year to nine. So far, no one has tested positive for West Nile neurological syndrome, the most severe form of the infection, which involves a sometimes fatal swelling of the brain and spinal cord.

Murder hearing begins David Tavares paid a heavy price for what his family calls a "camping weekend gone bad" -- a drunk driving conviction that landed him a federal prison sentence.

Today and every day for the next two weeks, we offer readers a sneak peek at the life stories of 12 of the Top 30 Greatest Manitobans ever, as chosen by Winnipeg Free Press readers in a collaborative process that lasted all summer. We’ve chosen seven profiles at random for you to enjoy, but the last five are that long-awaited countdown to the No. 1 greatest Manitoban ever. Watch for our book The ...

University of Manitoba scientists may be a step closer to unlocking the mystery of why some women are immune to the virus that causes AIDS. The discovery could lead to vaccines or treatment for people who aren't so lucky in their genetic makeup.

Want to live in a brand-new Exchange District apartment and only pay $492 a month? It could be possible next year in a heritage building near Red River College's downtown campus. A Winnipeg marketing firm plans to spend $5 million to convert the four-storey Frost & Wood Warehouse -- a 102-year-old heritage property that's sat vacant for seven years -- into a five-storey, mixed-use building at ...

On the cusp of a federal election call, the Tories have been sprinkling money -- much of it old money -- all over the province this week, totally nearly $50 million. The cash is earmarked for everything from a French-language theatre to fighter jets. The Tories also used an announcement about a deadline extension to retout their $1 million in Lake Winnipeg research grants announced last year.

The hard work began Wednesday for eight new board members appointed to run Winnipeg's Canadian Museum For Human Rights. The group was named by Ottawa last week and met for the first time this week to learn what has been done to date to turn the late Israel Asper's dream into a world-class museum.

WHEN a man was attacked in broad day­light by a group of drunks, members of the Point Douglas Residents Committee knew they had to do something. Fearing that bars were serving booze to already-intoxicated customers, they con­vinced the Manitoba Liquor Control Com­mission to set up an all-hours voice mail­box for people to report liquor violations.

THE family of murder victim Tim McLean has filed a sweeping lawsuit in which they condemn the actions of the federal govern­ment, RCMP and Greyhound following the killing of their son earlier this summer. VIDEO: Victim's family launches suit

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The federal and provincial governments are expected to put aside a long-standing disagreement and sign a $280-million infrastructure funding agreement this week -- just days before a federal election is called. Federal sources said Infrastructure Minister Lawrence Cannon will visit Winnipeg this week to confirm the final terms of a Building Canada Fund agreement with the province. Similar ...

Winnipeg police charged five men in connection with an altercation at a children's back-to-school party Saturday. The men, aged 17 to 28, allegedly confronted the organizers of the event, which was geared toward kids aged 3 to 11, when police were called to the Floodgates Worship Centre on the 200 block of Stella Walk.

The following is a list of volunteer opportunities advertised in the Winnipeg area. For more information about these listings, please contact the person/organization directly; you may call Volunteer Manitoba at 477-5180, ext. 225, e-mail vmreferral@mts.net or www.volunteermanitoba.ca.

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Parents are about to be nickel and dimed and loonie and toonied when school starts. Locker fees, school yearbooks, field trips, art supplies, materials for shop class, uniform deposits, caps and gowns for grad -- parents will send cash or cheques to school, sometimes seemingly day after day.

The province is warning residents in the southern Interlake of potential flooding over the next 48 hours. Heavy rain has prompted the province to issue a flood watch for parts of the Interlake until Wednesday.

People have always been a bit shy to say what really happened with the famous Z-dike in the 1997 Flood of the Century. Hundreds of contract workers and Canadian Forces came together and worked around the clock to build the Z-dike. (The military named it, to describe how it zigzagged across roads and farmers' fields from Domain to Brunkild.)

The lawyer for a Winnipeg man serving a life sentence in a Greek prison for drug smuggling is encouraged by a Federal Court ruling. Michael Mercury said he hopes the recent ruling of Justice Michael Kelen will force the Harper government to reconsider its opposition to international prison transfers.

WINNIPEG -- Support for the Liberals' Green Shift carbon tax proposal fell over the summer, signalling leader Stéphane Dion faces "a big problem" with the centerpiece of his election campaign platform, says Darrell Bricker, president of the Ipsos-Reid polling firm. An Ipsos-Reid poll of 1,003 adults completed Aug. 26-28 found 51 per cent support for the Green Shift in July has flipped to 52 per ...