Manitoba News

WINNIPEG — They call him ‘Vezina-Buyck’ in Winnipeg.

ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO — Saskatchewan's Jason Ackerman dropped his first game of the Canadian mixed curling championship Thursday, but remained among the frontrunners for a semifinal berth.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Gabriel Vilardi scored and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 35 shots for his third shutout this season as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 1-0 on Thursday night.

WINNIPEG — Bills to ban employers from using replacement workers, enact tax changes, and set new rules around the sale of machetes were among those passed into law Thursday as the yearlong session of the Manitoba legislature wrapped up.

WINNIPEG — Three Winnipeg police officers are facing breach of trust and other charges following a lengthy internal investigation. It's alleged Const.

THE PAS, Man. — A judge is urging the Manitoba government to look at establishing a safe sobering centre in a northern community to prevent in-custody deaths of people detained due to intoxication.

TORONTO — Country-folk singer William Prince will receive a top award from Canada's Walk of Fame. The musician from Peguis First Nation, north of Winnipeg, has been named the recipient of the Allan Slaight Music Impact Honour.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is looking at strengthening a law that protects people whose intimate photos or videos are shared without their consent.

WINNIPEG — Great-West Lifeco Inc. says it earned $859 million in the third quarter, down from $905 million a year earlier. The insurer says base earnings, or adjusted earnings, for the quarter totalled $1.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he will continue to push the benefits of trade with the United States now that the election south of the border is over.