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After nearly three decades of calling the plays from the sidelines, Brian Dobie is preparing to hang up his whistle.

Dobie announced to his football team on the weekend that the 2024 season will be his final quarter as head coach of the Manitoba Bisons football team, according to a press release from the University of Manitoba.

This season will mark Dobie’s 29th year as Head Coach, capping off a remarkable 50-year coaching career that began with a 21-year tenure at Churchill High School.

Once upon a time, audiences in Winnipeg were encouraged to follow the breadcrumbs leading to the weird and wonderful world of Manitoba Underground Opera. 

Their second production in the literary-inspired 2024 Unwritten season is a telling of a Brothers Grimm classic Hansel and Gretel.  

Manitobans were treated to an amazing light show Sunday evening into Monday morning.

Aurora borealis lit up the night sky, and people from all across the province, including Winnipeg, posted photos on social media.

The Winnipeg Goldeyes announced Sunday the acquisition on loan of left-handed starting pitcher Mitchell Lambson from the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican Baseball League.
 
Lambson won an American Association championship with the Goldeyes in 2017 and was named the league’s Pitcher of the Year following the 2019 season, during which he went 13-4 with a 3.11 earned run average.

Ray Zuberer III’s sacrifice fly with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Lake Country DockHounds (38-41) a 7-6 victory over the Winnipeg Goldeyes at Wisconsin Brewing Company Park Saturday evening.
 
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The loss not only spoiled a late four-run comeback for the Goldeyes (45-35), it also snapped their five-game winning streak.
 

The Winnipeg Police Service is looking for footage after a 28-year-old man was struck by a vehicle and killed along Pembina Highway.

The crash happened early Saturday ar around 4 a.m. at Pembina Highway and Adamar Road.

When police arrived on scene they found a badly injured man. He was transported to hospital in critical condition, where he later died of his injuries. 

Police say the man was walking eastbound across Pembina Highway near Adamar, when he was struck by a southbound vehicle.

Jasper's mayor says wildfire evacuees will learn Monday when they will be allowed to return home.

Richard Ireland told an online news conference on Saturday that details on the exact time of the announcement haven't been finalized, but news on the date when people will be permitted back into the town will be delivered by members of the unified command on Monday.

About 20,000 visitors to Jasper National Park and 5,000 town residents were forced out last month due to fires, and flames destroyed one-third of the town's buildings.

A 49-year-old woman is dead after being struck by a vehicle early Saturday morning. 

Juat before 2 a.m., officers responded to the Harry Lazerenko Bridge where they found a woman suffering from serious injuries.

When emergency crews arrived, the woman had succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead.

Winnipeg police say the woman was lying kn thr ground when she was struck by a vehicle.

The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and spoke with investigators.

A pair of serious collisions had Winnipeg police busy early Saturday morning.

One of the incidents happened near thr Redwood Bridge, leading to an hours long closure while police investigated. It has since been reopened.

The Alberta wildland firefighter killed while battling a blaze in Jasper National Park last weekend is being remembered for his bold personality and sense of humour.

Alberta Wildfire spokeswoman Melissa Story confirmed in an email Friday that family, friends and colleagues are mourning Morgan Kitchen.

A memorial post circulating on social media says Kitchen, who was 24 and lived in Calgary, had a “bold and brilliant” personality, a nimble wit and an “outrageous and ridiculous” sense of humour.