Manitoba News

GODS LAKE NARROWS, MAN. — Mounties say a seven-year-old girl has drowned while swimming in a lake in northeastern Manitoba. Police say the girl was with a group of other children on Gods Lake on Sunday, when she went under the water.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Jaret Anderson-Dolan on a two-year contract, the NHL club announced Tuesday.

WINNIPEG — A Manitoba man convicted of murder 50 years ago is getting another court date and a chance to clear his name. Clarence Woodhouse was found guilty in 1974 of fatally beating and stabbing a restaurant worker in downtown Winnipeg.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba RCMP have been dealing with poor weather as they search for two missing boaters on Lake Winnipeg.

WINNIPEG — Nine months after being elected, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew continues to enjoy a honeymoon with voters.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have lost four players to the open market on the opening day of NHL free agency.

OTTAWA — A New Democrat member of Parliament has paid back a portion of the thousands of dollars she spent on a Christmastime trip for herself and her family that was paid for with public money.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba provincial politicians will be getting raises in the coming years, along with more money for expenses such as office rent and meals.

OTTAWA — Liberal campaign co-chair Terry Duguid insisted Thursday that his caucus is united behind Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, even as the majority of elected Liberals remain silent on the prime minister's political future.

WINNIPEG — A Manitoba doctor who sexually assaulted seven female patients took advantage of their trust and should be handed an 18-year prison term, a Crown attorney told court Thursday.