Manitoba News

WINNIPEG — Provincial authorities in Winnipeg say a second young child in less than a week was attacked by a coyote.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have acquired defenceman Artemi Kniazev from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for blue liner Leon Gawanke.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets are welcoming back goaltender Laurent Brossoit — and saying goodbye to ex-captain Blake Wheeler. Winnipeg signed the 30-year-old Brossoit to a one year, US$1.

WINNIPEG — Two seniors injured in a fiery bus crash on a Manitoba highway earlier this month have been moved from a critical care unit.

WINNIPEG — A review into the death of man who was waiting in a Winnipeg hospital hallway to receive care found there was a lack available beds and a surge in patients in the emergency room at the time.

WINNIPEG — Blake Wheeler's tenure with the Winnipeg Jets has come to an end. The Jets placed Wheeler on unconditional waivers on Friday with purpose of buying out the final year of the former captain's contract.

Winnipeg police have charged a man accused of extorting people who sent him sexual images of themselves. Tongun Justin Tongun faces 10 counts of extortion and police said Wednesday the alleged crimes may have international ties.

WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg man found guilty of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a sleeping toddler has lost his bid to have the conviction overturned.

LEAF RAPIDS, Man. — Hundreds from a northwestern Manitoba town are displaced due to an encroaching wildfire that could threaten access to power.

WINNIPEG — Dakota Prukop is back with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The CFL club signed the veteran American quarterback to a one-year deal Monday. Prukop returns to Winnipeg after dressing for four games this season with the USFL's New Jersey Generals.