Manitoba News

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STEINBACH, MB, November 10, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Lorna's Flowers, a local florist in Steinbach , Manitoba is pleased to announce the availability of its new Web site.

On behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, Shelly Glover, Parliamentary Secretary for Official Languages and Member of Parliament , today announced funding for the Centre culturel franco-manitobain to support its 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 programming.

A First Nations couple who had "a hard time in their lives making a living" are now $50 million richer, thanks to the biggest single-ticket lottery win in Manitoba's history.

In this undated photo taken from the Dickinson State University athletics department web site, missing student Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba in Canada is shown.

Ice jam now extends from the St. Andrews Lock and Dam in Lockport north towards Selkirk, Thursday.

DIAMONDS are a transit rider and cyclist's best friend -- starting today. Diamond lanes, that is.

One lucky person, presumably a Manitoban, has won $50 million in the second-largest lottery prize ever awarded in Canada.

The H1N1 flu shot is being given out this week on a narrowed priority list from last week.

Peter Nakogee knows the chances are not good for aboriginals seeking transplants in Canada, but the gregarious father of four has reason to celebrate.

DICKINSON POLICE LT. DAVE WALLACE SAYS A SEARCH OF A NEARBY YOUTH FISHING AREA ALSO FOUND NO TRACE OF THE DICKINSON STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.

Canada has had a pandemic plan of some kind since the late 1980s. After SARS killed 44 Canadians in 2003, more action followed: A federal chief public health officer was appointed, the Public Health Agency of Canada was created, and federal and provincial governments agreed on an up-to-date pandemic influenza plan.

School children look on as the Olympic Flame arrives at the airport in Thompson, Man.

They've seen horrors, experienced constant threats and survived traumatic events.

MANITOBA is taking centre stage at the Vancouver Winter Olympics -- literally. Plans for CentrePlace Manitoba, the province's 2,560-square-foot pavilion situated in the middle of Canada's pavilions, were unveiled Friday in Winnipeg.

Brock Golden, seen in 2004, began serving his reduced sentence Thursday. A ruling by Manitoba's highest court Thursday to reduce the sentence of a Winnipeg man convicted of sexual crimes against minors is being met with extreme criticism by child-safety and victims' rights agencies.

Authorities say preliminary autopsy results show drowning as the cause of death for three North Dakota college softball players found dead inside a sport utility vehicle that sunk in a rural farm pond.

Those living near the shores of Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba are being advised by Manitoba Water Stewardship to prepare for possible flood conditions.

Two new books place the spotlight on 13 of Manitoba's feature filmmakers, three of whom have close ties with Gimli.

Patients experiencing septic shock who receive inappropriate therapy may have a fivefold reduction in survival, shows a new study.