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North Norfolk Man threatens people, cops with gun  Share Comments 
Updated 4 hours ago
On Dec. 31, around 10 p.m., Portage la Prairie RCMP responded to a firearm complaint at a residence located approximately 12 km south of MacGregor. [more]
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Saints sneak past TerriersShare 
Posted 1 day ago
The Winnipeg Saints had the last two goals of the night to beat the Portage Terriers 6-5 in a wild affair at Centennial Arena. The [more]
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Manitoba experiencing Siberian weather, literallyShare 
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Old Man Winter just can’t keep a good Portager down, it seems. Although the city, along with the rest of the Prairies, has been experiencing [more]
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Quilts on paradeShare 
Posted 2 hours ago
here is something exceptionally comforting about a warm blanket, yet, when that same blanket has a rod stuck through it and is hung on the [more]
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MTS will have higher high definition televisionShare 
Posted 2 hours ago
High definition television not high def enough? No worries, Manitoba Telephone Service is releasing a brand new HDTV system and Portage la Prairie will be [more]
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Fire fund to help affected familiesShare Comments 
Posted 7 hours ago
Between the Portage la Prairie Scotiabank and the Portage Evangelical Church, community members have places to drop off donations to help victims of a fire [more]
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New Year's arrival  Share  
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Fire and ice a tough mix for blaze battlersShare Comments  
Posted 11 hours ago
Fighting fires at any time is a difficult task, but trying to do it while also fending off the frozen grip of winter makes it [more]
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Fighting ban not the answer to player's death: localsShare Comments  
Posted 11 hours ago
The death of an Ontario senior men's hockey player after hitting his head on the ice at the end of a fight is a tragedy, [more]
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High-profile Portagers differ on resolution themeShare Comments  
Posted 11 hours ago
For some, it's the chance to start the year with goals to accomplish and personal mountains to overcome. For others, it's a quaint concept, but [more]
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Saints edge Terriers in close battleShare  
Posted 2 hours ago
If Sunday’s game between the Portage Terriers and Winnipeg Saints was in fact an MJHL Championship preview, it’s going to be a dandy of a [more]
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Oakville man dies in snowmobile accidentShare 
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An Oakville man died Friday night while out on his snowmobile in south-central Manitoba. The 25-year-old Central Plains resident lost control of his machine and [more]
■ Sports / Portage la Prairie Sports
Two and out for Hyde at MCT finalsShare 
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Ryan Hyde’s Portage la Prairie rink made an early exit from the Manitoba Curling Tour Championships over the weekend despite taking early leads in two [more]
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Capitals earn weekend split at homeShare  
Posted 2 hours ago
The Central Plains Capitals split their first two games of the new year, losing Friday at Centennial Arena, but rebounding with a win at home [more]
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Junior Caps downed by WarriorsShare 
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The Central Plains Junior Capitals were short on the bench and short on the scoreboard Sunday, as they lost 7-3 to the Winnipeg Warriors on [more]
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Record cold wind chills recorded in Sask.Share Comments 
Posted 4 hours ago
A fierce blast of snow and cold was making its way east into Manitoba on Sunday after triggering record low wind chills of -50 C [more]
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Flaherty meets with banks over credit conditionsShare Comments 
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TORONTO — Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is meeting again with Canada’s big banks this morning to continue discussions over the condition of Canada’s credit markets. [more]
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Canada’s economy not sporting a rosy glow in 2009Share Comments 
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OTTAWA — It’s not a pretty picture for Canada’s economy going into a new year. As bad as it’s been over the past few months, [more]
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Hundreds gather to remember hockey playerShare Comments 
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PORT PERRY, Ont. — Young people in hockey jerseys are among the hundreds of mourners remembering an Ontario hockey player who died after hitting his [more]
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Young aboriginals want yeast ban to curtail ‘super juice’ problemShare Comments 
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WINNIPEG — Trouble is fermenting in Manitoba between young aboriginal leaders and human rights advocates over a call to prohibit the sale of homebrew ingredients [more]
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Run on groceries in remote Man. townShare Comments 
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CHURCHILL — Fear over a possible disruption of rail service to a remote northern Manitoba town has led to panicked hoarding of groceries, despite assurances [more]
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New roads not enoughShare Comments 
Posted 4 hours ago
Governments on all sides of the political spectrum, and in all corners of the Earth, have come to the realization our economies require stimulation. Washington, [more]
■ News / Commentary
No choice but to strike HamasShare Comments 
Posted 4 hours ago
What’s unfortunate about the world-wide condemnation of Israel for invading Gaza is that there was so little condemnation of Hamas during its years of firing [more]
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Not-so-swift on the parodic uptakeShare Comments 
Posted 4 hours ago
In his 1729 “A Modest Proposal,” master satirist Jonathan Swift (no relation to Jon Stewart who is likely still alive and will return to late [more]
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How the gov’t stole ChristmasShare Comments 
Posted 4 hours ago
Christmas is now behind us, along with another seasonal wave of feel-good stories featuring voluntary charity. We’ve all read the stories: One community raised money [more]
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Hundreds in Kandahar city protest against Israeli attacks on GazaShare Comments 
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Hundreds of people shouted ‘‘Death to America’’ and ‘‘Death to Israel’’ as the embers of an Israeli flag smouldered on the streets [more]
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Thousands attend avalanche memorialShare Comments 
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SPARWOOD, B.C. — ‘‘Here’s to the boys.’’ Two-thousand mourners shouted out that phrase in unison Sunday in a vocal tribute to eight snowmobilers who were [more]
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‘Being Erica’ all about being humanShare 
Posted 4 hours ago
Time-travel stories can be hokey. Fun, but hokey. Thus, the challenge for the new CBC “dramedy” series Being Erica, which debuts tonight, is to walk [more]
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Travolta ‘heartbroken’ over son’s deathShare Comments 
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FREEPORT, Bahamas — John Travolta’s 16-year-old son was ‘‘spectacularly supervised’’ before he was found collapsed at the family’s vacation home on Grand Bahama, a lawyer [more]
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All about MarleyShare 
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LOS ANGELES — Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson and their little dog have not lost their box-office bite. The family tale ‘‘Marley & Me,’’ starring Aniston [more]
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Richardson withdraws Cabinet bidShare 
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WASHINGTON — New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson is withdrawing his nomination to be President-elect Barack Obama’s commerce secretary. He’s doing that amid a grand jury [more]
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Winnipeg-born woman believes cold-weather roots will helpShare 
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WINNIPEG — None of Debbie Dias’ three teammates have visited the Arctic before, but Dias thinks she’ll have a leg up on their upcoming race [more]
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Almost 15 per cent of people with dementia under 65Share Comments 
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TORONTO — Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia are typically seen as afflicting the elderly, but new data suggest an increasing number of baby boomers [more]
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Wiring school busesShare Comments 
Posted 4 hours ago
EDMONTON — Surveillance cameras are gradually making their way onto school buses with education and transport officials defending the equipment as a good deterrent to [more]
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New Year plagued by violence in CalgaryShare 
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CALGARY — The first few days of the New Year have been plagued by violence in Calgary. On Sunday evening, a man was rushed to [more]
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Stem-cell research takes step forward, studyShare Comments 
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TORONTO — One of the big worries about one day using stem cells to grow new organs and other tissues for curing disease is that [more]
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Bogus banknotes on riseShare 
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OTTAWA — As if the Bank of Canada doesn’t have enough to worry about, a new report says there’s been a surge of counterfeit banknotes [more]