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Two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers "crossed the line" into criminal activity when they led a massive demonstration to Ottawa in 2022 and refused to leave, the Crown said in its final submissions on their criminal trial Tuesday.

Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were among several organizers who brought a huge number of demonstrators and big-rig trucks to Ottawa two years ago to protest pandemic-era public health restrictions and vaccine mandates.

Flipside Opera and Art Song Collective is preparing for a busy week of performances and parties.  

Both brews and bocce are on tap for the nimble and spunky musical arts organization as they prepare for the return of a favourite event as well as their annual fundraiser.  

The arrival terminals at airports in Toronto and Montreal were filled with cheers on Monday as fans and family gathered to give a hero’s welcome to Canadian Olympians returning home from the Paris Games with a record-breaking medal haul. 

The Summer Games saw Team Canada bring home an unprecedented number of medals — nine gold and 27 in total. Both were records for Canada at a non-boycotted Summer Olympics, surpassing previous highs set in Tokyo three years ago and 1992 in Barcelona.

The 5,000 residents of Jasper, Alta., chased out of their homes three weeks ago ahead of a devastating wildfire, can go home Friday.

Officials said essential services have been restored to the point where they can allow a blanket re-entry.

However, utility services could still be hit and miss. Some homes may look fine on the outside but will have sustained heavy smoke or water damage on the inside. Other homes may be fenced off as public safety hazards.

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.