A provincial byelection has been called for east Winnipeg's Transcona riding on March 18. The Manitoba government made the announcement on Tuesday. The new Manitoba legislative member will replace the riding's former MLA Nello Altomare,

The Jets sit 9 points clear of the rest of the Western Conference, and it's previous seasons' missteps that got them here.

Written and directed by director Matthew Rankin, the comedy presents a Persian-language-inflected Canada, getting at timely questions of homeland and belonging.

On Wednesday when we spoke to Jets head coach Scott Arniel he told us he would let us know on Friday what the plan was for his three players involved in the 4 Nations tournament which concluded on Thursday night with a big 3-2 OT win for Canada over the United States.

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Northern Manitoba will soon be getting a new bus service connecting Flin Flon, The Pas, Swan River, Dauphin, and Portage la Prairie to Winnipeg.

Buchnevich muscled his way to two hard-earned assists on Robert Thomas’ two goals, and then scored himself on the power play in the third period.

Namestnikov has signed two contracts in Winnipeg since being traded, including the two-year, $3 million AAV extension the Jets announced on Saturday. That’s great value for a player acquired cheaply — and Namestnikov,

The Blues return from the break with a back-to-back vs. Winnipeg on Saturday and Colorado on Sunday, meaning Binnington will likely face the Avalanche.

The Detroit Red Wings, since Todd McLellan took over as coach, have prevailed in hostile environments like Winnipeg, Edmonton and Florida – teams ranked first, fourth and sixth overall. Think they’re fazed by their tough remaining schedule?