50-year-old man charged in L vis kidnapping case
A Quebec City man accused of kidnapping an eight-year old boy will return to court Friday seeking bail.
Winnipeg rejects Christian school’s expansion plans
Westgate Mennonite Collegiate will not be able to renovate its grounds in Winnipeg after a city committee heard complaints from residents and denied the school permission.
Quebec to open artist studio space in London
The Quebec government is opening a British studio for artists and writers seeking an overseas pied- -terre.
Police eye swastika in Winnipeg apartment window
Winnipeg police are investigating a swastika displayed in the window of a West End apartment with words that could refer to the city’s Jewish mayor.
Premiers reach agreement on labour mobility
Premiers are hoping that Canadian workers will have an easier time finding jobs across the country after signing a deal for full labour mobility next year.
Police seize 1,000 pot plants at Winnipeg house
Winnipeg police say they’ve seized marijuana plants potentially worth more than a million dollars from a house in the city’s Royalwood neighbourhood.
Que. Algonquin community opens own school over language fears
Parents and elders in the last Algonquin-speaking community in Canada have pulled most of their reserve’s children from an official government-run elementary school over what some in the community say is a continuing attempt to erase their language and culture.
Free admission this weekend at provincial parks
Admission to provincial parks will be free this weekend in commemoration of Canada’s Parks Day, Manitoba Conservation Minister Stan Struthers announced Friday.
Cop tells Taman inquiry he was too busy to notice colleagues’ drinking
A Winnipeg police sergeant who hosted an after-party for his off-duty colleagues in the hours before one of them caused a fatal car accident testified that he didn’t notice how much anyone was drinking because he was too busy making popcorn.
Conrad Black seeks another appeal
Conrad Black has asked a U.S. federal appeals court to revisit his 2007 convictions for fraud and obstruction of justice, after a three-judge panel upheld them last month.
