Manitoba News

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

CALGARY — Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. and the Stampeders had a sense of occasion in Calgary's first "Stampede Bowl" with a 37-16 win over the visiting Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday.

RALEIGH — Nikolaj Ehlers is waving goodbye to the Winnipeg Jets. The winger signed a six-year, US$51-million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, the third day of NHL free agency.

WINNIPEG — Staples in Winnipeg's music scene and beyond offered condolences and tributes Thursday after learning the bassist in a beloved band died in a highway crash with two others.

SWAN RIVER — The bassist for a Winnipeg band and his partner are dead after a Canada Day crash on a Manitoba highway.

NHL general managers continued to round out rosters as free agency ticked through its second day. One decent-sized catch and a solid defenceman remain up for grabs.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets signed winger Gustav Nyquist to a one-year contract worth US$3.25 million on the second day of NHL free agency Wednesday.

CALGARY — Vernon Adams Jr. has yet to throw a touchdown pass for the Calgary Stampeders three games into the season. The Stampeders (2-1) host the undefeated Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3-0) on Thursday.

WINNIPEG — The former head of Manitoba Hydro was paid just over $881,000 last year, despite being dismissed six weeks into the year. Jay Grewal's earnings in previous years, where she had worked a full year, ranged from $500,000 to $546,000.

Efforts to boost interprovincial trade have kicked into high gear amid the U.S.-Canada tariff war.