KLEIN: End divisive policies, it’s time to unite and reject DEI
The University of Alberta’s decision to move toward access and belonging instead of DEI should inspire us here in Manitoba.
EYE ON CRIME: Police seek help locating a group of carjackers and a person making threats
On Dec. 15 a group of males in the 200 Block of Spence St. carjacked a vehicle where they also stole a wallet and iPhone and subsequently tried to purchase items using a credit card from the wallet.
Flames' Wolf shows he can lead his pack in 3-1 win over Jets
Wolf made a season-high 38 saves and Blake Coleman scored once and had two assists to lead the Flames to a 3-1 victory over ...
Stan Pierre named head coach of U of Manitoba football team
On Friday, the University of Manitoba Bisons announced the hiring of Stan Pierre as head coach of the football team. Pierre ...
West Virginia celebrates the life of NBA great Jerry West at sellout game with No. 2 Iowa State
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia celebrated the life of NBA great Jerry West, the school’s all-time leading scorer, at ...
Taliban deputy tells leader there is no excuse for education bans on Afghan women and girls
A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy. Sher Abbas ...
Scores of Afghans have left for the US after their visas were processed in the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Nearly 200 Afghan nationals have been flown on to the United States after their special immigration visas were processed in the Philippines as part of an agreement between ...
US cities largely saw a drop in violent crime in 2024, yet many still feel unsafe
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — As U.S. police departments release preliminary or finalized 2024 crime numbers, many are reporting historic declines in homicides and drops in other violent crimes compared to 2023 ...
Missouri lawmakers are going after voter-approved abortion rights. Voters will likely reelect them
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Voters in Missouri last election approved a constitutional amendment that promised to undo the state’s near-total abortion ban. The same day, they reelected a Republican ...
How the invasive water hyacinth is threatening fishermen's livelihoods on a popular Kenyan lake
The East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources estimated in a 2023 study that the invasion of water hyacinth in Kenyan lakes — including Africa’s largest lake, Lake Victoria — has led ...
How Baltimore is saving lives by offering young men resources when they put down the guns
Grant, 29, is among about 200 people receiving support through Baltimore’s relatively new Group Violence Reduction Strategy, which targets the root causes of gun violence: hopelessness, joblessness, ...
Biden's departing UN envoy says US rivals will fill the vacuum if Trump abandons global leadership
WASHINGTON (AP) — The outgoing U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says she watched America’s leadership diminish in the world during Donald Trump’s first presidency and China fill the vacuum. Linda ...