Teams Kerri Einarson, Kaitlyn Lawes break up the band in curling shakeup
Team Einarson is making some pretty significant changes to their lineup, while Team Lawes is disbanding altogether.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11747851/team-kerri-einarson-team-kaitlyn-lawes-curling-shakeup/

Man convicted in cold case killing of Crystal Saunders got plea deal because of police misconduct: prosecutors
Police misconduct allegations were the "driving force" behind prosecutors' decision to offer a plea deal to a man arrested well over a decade after killing 24-year-old Crystal Saunders in Winnipeg, court heard Thursday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/kevin-queau-crystal-saunders-plea-deal-9.7143858?cmp=rss

Winnipeg city council moves ahead with permanent Wellington Crescent bike lane
Winnipeg city council has voted to scrap a plan to install a temporary bike lane on Wellington Crescent and instead begin work to design permanent infrastructure. It also approved a request to the Manitoba government to change legislation allowing council to set its own default speed limit.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/wellington-bike-lane-default-speed-limit-9.7143868?cmp=rss

Man, 25, dies at Winnipeg Remand Centre
A 25-year-old man died Wednesday while in custody at the Winnipeg Remand Centre, the province says.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/remand-centre-death-9.7143785?cmp=rss

Former mayor, CAO asked for $4M, past Caspian director tells Winnipeg police HQ inquiry
A former project director for Caspian Construction told the Winnipeg police headquarters inquiry his father — the company's owner — said after the company was awarded an initial contract, then Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz and CAO Phil Sheegl asked for $4 million.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/shaun-babakhanians-four-million-katz-sheegl-9.7143498?cmp=rss

2 charged after raid in Osborne Village nets handgun, drugs: Winnipeg police
Officers seized more than $500,000 worth of drugs when they raided a home in Osborne Village on Wednesday morning, Winnipeg police say.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-police-drug-guns-seizure-roslyn-road-osborne-village-9.7143631?cmp=rss

Falsifying police HQ project invoices was wrong, former Caspian director tells inquiry
A former project manager for Caspian Construction told the Winnipeg police headquarters inquiry it was wrong for his company to falsify invoices when the project was underway — although he thought it didn't matter at the time.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/police-hq-inquiry-shaun-babakhanians-pamela-anderson-9.7141935?cmp=rss

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Winnipeg woman left on the hook for months over $1.3K cable bill she says isn't hers
A Winnipeg woman is being held responsible for an overdue $1,300 bill on an account she says she never opened.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/rogers-debt-fraud-bills-credit-rating-9.7142156?cmp=rss

Coun. Russ Wyatt appears at council meeting day after police report sex assault charges
Winnipeg Coun. Russ Wyatt appeared at a city council meeting on Thursday morning, a day after police announced he'd been charged with sexual assault.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/russ-wyatt-sexual-assault-charge-first-council-meeting-9.7143123?cmp=rss