Manitoba News

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed American all-star defensive back Deatrick Nichols to a two-year extension, the CFL team announced Thursday. Nichols was scheduled to become a free agent in February.

Winnipeg forward Gabriel Vilardi has settled in nicely since returning to the lineup after a six-week absence due to a knee injury.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is set to receive a major boost in federal equalization payments next year. New figures from the federal government show Manitoba is expected to receive $4.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is suspending many new health-care capital projects, including some personal care homes that have already been announced, while it reviews the province's finances and health-care needs.

WINNIPEG — Police have charged a teen boy in the stabbing death of a 14-year-old Indigenous girl last week. A 17-year-old boy is facing second-degree murder charges and is in custody, they said in a news release Tuesday.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Justin Barron scored a power-play goal 1:09 into overtime to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night.

WINNIPEG — Justin Barron couldn’t have picked a better audience to see him score an overtime power-play goal that lifted the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba drivers will pay lower auto insurance premiums next year, under a new ruling by the provincial regulator.

THE PAS, Man. — A paper mill in northern Manitoba is facing one of the largest environmental fines in the province's history.

WINNIPEG — Police are searching for a male suspect in the fatal stabbing of a teenage girl in Winnipeg near a busy corner of the city's downtown. Police identified the victim as an Indigenous 14-year-old girl who was living in the city.