After years of rumoured speculation, IKEA announced on Tuesday plans to open a store in Winnipeg, Manitoba between late 2011 and early 2013. The company issued a press release highlighting the location of Kenaston...
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IKEA has confirmed that they have found a site that’s feasible for building a store in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada IKEA wouldn’t say where their planned location will be, and they have yet to file any papers...
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Liberal candidate Lesley Hughes for Kildonan–St. Paul in Winnipeg, Manitoba was dropped by party leader Stéphane Dion on Friday. This comes after an article Hughes wrote following the 9/11 terrorist attacks...
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The funeral of bus victim Tim McLean was not protested Saturday by the hateful U.S. church group that was expected to be there. McLean was brutally stabbed and beheaded aboard a Greyhound bus on July 30, 2008 near...
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The Peregrine Falcon chicks atop the Radisson hotel in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada have perished this morning. The birds drowned due to heavy rain despite the fire department’s rescue attempt....
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers all-star receiver, Milt Stegall, will not participate in training camp this year (which starts on Saturday). Stegall underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on May 2nd. The Bombers said they will...
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Winnipeg Goldeyes catcher, Dustin Richardson, was taken away by stretcher last night during a game against the Joliet JackHammers in Joliet, IL. Richardson was struck in the head by the backswing of a bat held by...
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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced today that they have signed quarterbacks Cleveland McCoy and Bryan Randall.
Cleveland McCoy (6-2, 213 lbs, South Carolina State ‘07, DOB: Sept.
25, 1984, Charleston, NC) started two seasons for South Carolina State.
Bryan Randall (6-1,...
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Another black bear has been caught within city limits. The bear was spotted early Tuesday morning by a newspaper delivery man in the Fort Richmond area of Winnipeg, Manitoba. When police arrived, the bear scurried...
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The Winnipeg Goldeyes baseball team played their first official game of the season on May 15, 2008 and unfortunately lost 3-2 against the Kansas City T-Bones at Canwest Park. The post-game fireworks followed and...
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A Brandon, Manitoba police officer cordons off part of a construction site where a human skeleton was found yesterday. The location in the 3000-block of McDonald Avenue, where a hydraulic excavator discovered the...
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You know those Midas commercials, “Trust the Midas touch”? Maybe there should be a disclaimer on how far that ‘touch’ really goes. These photos were shot in Grand Forks, ND on the weekend of a Midas sign...
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You sure can’t keep away eager history buffs from getting a glimpse of the Trappist Monastery Ruins in St. Norbert just south of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The fence that was put up to keep people out of the Ruins came...
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