Lawyers for convicted murderer Frank Ostrowski were in a Winnipeg court Monday arguing that a key witness at his trial more than two decades ago got a sweetheart deal that shaped his testimony.

Opposition Conservatives in Manitoba are calling for a full-scale investigation after a man who underwent brain surgery was discharged from a Winnipeg hospital and suffered a stroke two hours later.

A Manitoba firm that sold vacation time-shares has been fined $170,000 by the Competition Bureau for running misleading promotional contests.

The city's 12 swine flu vaccination clinics are again fully operational after more than 90,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine arrived from federal heath officials on Monday, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority said Monday.

A 15-month-old Winnipeg-born boy died Sunday night after wriggling out of his mother's arms and falling about 15 metres at Toronto's Pearson International Airport.

Police have charged two men with second-degree murder for the death of a man in St. Theresa Point on Sunday.

The family of Nolan Norman, 19, who was beaten and stabbed to death on the weekend in Transcona is calling for calm after its loved one was killed.

A family formerly from Winnipeg is "devastated" after their 15-month-old toddler died from a nearly 20 metre fall at Toronto's Pearson International Airport, says a friend.

About 300 homeless people who suffer from mental illness in Winnipeg will get a furnished place to live as part of a $110 million federal study. The goal is to determine if giving people housing before medical treatment helps them.

The province is planning to expand its homelessness outreach efforts with a $357,000 investment. It is also partnering with the Canadian Mental Health Association and the Resource Assistance for Youth organizations to deliver new programs.

Two people have been arrested and RCMP hope to make a couple more following a crime spree in Landmark, Manitoba Saturday night. A number of cars were broken into and property stolen.

The Mental Health Commission of Canada is officially launching its first project today to help people with mental-health issues who are homeless. The program will assist 23-hundred people in Winnipeg, Moncton, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.

Two people from Roseau River First Nation have been charged with second degree murder in the death of 36 year old Sheldon George Atkinson. Police found his body in a home early Friday morning.

RCMP are looking for whomever's responsible for setting grass and bale fires in the Elm Creek area. Police say at least 9 fires have been reported in the past couple of weeks in dead grass along roads and bales on private property.

The City of Winnipeg is starting to sell naming rights to civic properties and assets. Parks, pools, community clubs, parking meters, the much-touted police helicopter and 1300 encrypted memory sticks for police cruisers.

The long wait is finally over for the Portage Collegiate Institute Trojans boys' hockey team. The Trojans broke through with their first win of the season on Monday night, making victims of the Mennonite Collegiate Institute Blues by a 9-3 count at Gretna Arena.[...]

Death and dying are not the easiest subjects to get the conversation going in any situation, but when the future of the farm is at stake it is important to discuss the inevitable.[...]

The Southport board of directors hopes to have a new CEO in place by January 2010, the board's chair said. "We have employed a recruiting firm to assist us to find a new CEO," chair Hayden Henwood noted.[...]

Over 3,600 people have received their H1N1 vaccination in the City and Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie and more clinics are on the way as demand for the vaccine winds down, a local health official said.[...]

Portage Emergency Services were called to two kitchen fires on Sunday night in Portage la Prairie. The first call came at 6:30 p.m.,to a house on Sixth Street N.W. at Lorne Avenue. A pot was reportedly left on the stove element in the kitchen.[...]

Bullying is not simply a “normal” part of growing up. It’s a serious issue, made more complex by technology that allows bullies to pursue their victims at school, around town, and into their homes.

WINNERS OF THE DRYDEN TOURNAMENT — the Wildcats posed for a team portrait. Back row, from left: Trent Thornborough, coach; Mike Fedak, Trevor Dickson, Dylan Thornbobough, Dorian Black, Daylon Creasy, Brett Vrooman, Travis Cullen, Mitch Thornborough, Corey Forbes, coach.

Each fall Carberry potato growers advertise for harvest help. Rick and Jackie Davison "hit the jackpot" when a young Japanese lady, Masako Yamazoe, applied. Masako (26), a nurse from Veda (pop 120,000) near Yokahama, was on a world adventure and had never been on a farm.

End of an Era? Each year, as part of our annual cattle operation, we have held a cattle drive. Although it is a lot of work, there is something to be said for “doing things the traditional way.” It looks as if that tradition may no longer be viable for us or other Manitoba cattle producers.

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Death and dying are not the easiest subjects to get the conversation going in any situation, but when the future of the farm is at stake it is important to discuss the inevitable.

The Southport board of directors hopes to have a new CEO in place by January 2010, the board's chair said.

Over 3,600 people have received their H1N1 vaccination in the City and Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie and more clinics are on the way as demand for the vaccine winds down, a local health official said.

Operation Red Nose kicked off Friday with high praise for the program's volunteers.

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Provincial opposition and PC leader Hugh McFadyen was in Altona for an early morning meeting on Nov. 16, launching a series of similar visits to locations in several southern Manitoba constituencies.

It's a Saturday morning, and while many may herald in the weekend by sleeping in, Brad Braun and Carey Kehler have their work gloves on and are gutting the inside of a century old barn in Neubergthal.