Manitoba News

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have agreed to terms with forward Danny Zhilkin on a three-year, entry-level contract. The deal has an average annual value of US$913,333, the NHL team said Friday in a release.

WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele was not going to let an undisclosed illness keep him down. Scheifele led the way with a hat trick as the Winnipeg Jets snapped a three-game losing skid with a 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.

WINNIPEG — Another member of Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government has decided not to seek another term. Deputy premier Cliff Cullen says he won't run for re-election.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Opposition NDP leader says he'd like to bring back the annual holiday open house at the legislature if he were to be elected premier.

Winnipeg police say two people have died after an apartment fire early on Christmas morning. A city news release says members of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to the six-storey building on Qu'Appelle Avenue shortly after 4 a.m.

WINNIPEG — Despite a change in the premier's chair, an economic rebound and new spending announcements, opinion polls suggest Manitoba's governing Progressive Conservatives continue to lag well behind the Opposition New Democrats.

WINNIPEG — The Minnesota Wild showed coach Dean Evason they were refreshed after the holiday break.

WINNIPEG — Correctional Service of Canada says a woman serving a life sentence for second-degree murder escaped a minimum-security facility in Winnipeg by walking out the back door.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Opposition NDP leader says he would not reduce funding for police if his party wins the upcoming provincial election.

WINNIPEG — Six people were sent to hospital, including three in critical condition, after firefighters in Winnipeg rescued residents trapped in a burning apartment building early Christmas morning.