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Jeff Hnatiuk knows the clock will soon be ticking for Winnipeg. “I’ve sat on the Canada Games Council as the future, future rep,” the CEO of the 2017 Canada Summer Games says. “I’ve sat at meetings for Sherbrooke in 2013 and Prince George this year. “When the Canada Games flag is passed to our mayor on Sunday, it’s showtime for us.” This will be the third time for the Games in Manitoba, but the first time in Winnipeg. Brandon hosted the Winter Games in 1979 and the Summer Games in 1997....

  The final four became two after Friday’s men’s hockey semifinal action at the CN Centre. Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and Manitoba were all looking to book their ticket into Sunday’s gold medal game. Ontario 5-Quebec 2 It was a fast start between Ontario and Quebec but it was scoreless through the first 10 minutes. Quebec opened the scoring on a goal from Joseph Veleno when his snapshot from the top of the circle beat Michael DiPietro (the first goal he’d given up in the tournament) and...

A three-year-old child was killed Saturday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle in a residential neighbourhood near Massey Drive and Ospika Boulevard. The accident occurred just before 12:30 p.m. The child was transported to the University Hospital of Northern BC, but died as a result of injuries sustained from the collision. The Prince George RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are investigating the death.

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