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A teenager has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the stabbing of a man in Winnipeg.

Local politicians and peace advocates are chagrined that Manitoba is selling guns to Saudi Arabia, one of the most authoritarian countries in the world."I think a Canadian company exporting small arms to the Middle East is a disgrace," said Winnipeg Centre NDP MP Pat Martin.

A 17-year-old boy has been charged in connection with a Canada Day stabbing in Garden Grove.

Manitoba exported a cache of guns worth $1.2-million to Saudi Arabia last year, but the federal government won't say who sold them, who bought them, or what they were used for.

C. Herald Campbell, 57-year resident of Lake Oswego, died on June 26, 2009. He was 98.

Take the Dominion Institute's annual Canada Day quiz and test your knowledge of Canada's historical people, places and events A The StarPhoenix June 30, 2009 A A Pre-Confederation history 1. In 1535, which famous European explorer charted the St.

When it comes to fighting for the creation of a U.S. government-insurance plan to remedy America's health-care crisis, President Barack Obama has almost three-quarters of the American public in his corner.

Canadian recipients of unemployment insurance benefits are poor cousins compared to their counterparts in most OECD countries, says a new study.

An Alberta man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Winnipeg on the weekend. The 25-year-old man, from Edmonton, was rushed to hospital in critical condition after the collision at about 2 p.m. on Sunday.

The fact Liberal MP Anita Neville is Jewish just didn't seem to hold as much sway with her Winnipeg community last election.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper called the spread of swine flu among aboriginal Canadians a major concern on Thursday while the countrya TMs chief public health officer said he understands the complaints expressed this week by First Nations leaders and that his agency is working to address them.

A car thief who killed a young mother of three while drunk driving has been sentenced to six years in prison.

Canadians have been assured by the federal government that its $1-billion Pandemic Influenza Plan was in place and ready to be quickly implemented if necessary.

A young Jehovah's Witness who challenged a Manitoba law that forced a blood transfusion on her won a partial victory and hundreds of thousands of dollars in court costs at the Supreme Court of Canada on Friday.

TREVOR.HAGAN@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Spreading his hands, Ron Evans, flanked by chiefs Gilbert Andrews, Sheldon Kent and David Harper, calls on governments to offer more help.

A former pro wrestler admits he helped cover up the grisly slaying of a Winnipeg university student by destroying evidence and hiding one of the alleged killers.

First Nations chiefs in Manitoba called on the provincial and federal governments to declare a state of emergency on Wednesday because of the spread of swine flu on reserves and the lag time in responding to it.

Christine Flett and her son, Peter, of the Island Lakes Region of Manitoba look on during a press conference in Winnipeg in June.

A Winnipeg woman is seeking controversial treatment for Lyme disease in South Carolina after she says her Manitoba doctor failed to diagnose her condition.

It's time for Ottawa to bring in regulations compelling the prepared-food industry to reduce artery-clogging trans fats in everyday products eaten by Canadians, the Heart and Stroke Foundation says.