Winnipeg is back in the NHL rumour mill after a Hockey Night in Canada commentator speculated on the weekend that a group of investors in Toronto is interested in moving the Atlanta Thrashers.

Manitoba's highest court has upheld an 11-year prison term for a man convicted of bludgeoning an African man for giving his girlfriend a cigarette.

The Manitoba director of an inmates-advocacy group is expressing no shock that a riot broke out at a provincial jail in Brandon, Man., on Sunday.

Manitoba jail guards say a weekend prison riot shows inmate overcrowding in the province is growing worse.

Manitoba's Public Utilities Board has granted conditional approval for the Winnipeg Airport Authority to operate a paid shuttle bus service between the airport and downtown hotels.

The union representing nearly 3,000 striking Manitoba Hydro workers has countered a contract offer made by the utility's management Monday afternoon.

The Winnipeg city councillor in charge of police oversight said Monday he wants to discuss whether cyclists on city streets should be given different rules of the road to follow than cars.

Winnipeg police said Monday they will take part in a community forum to discuss the impact the sex trade has on neighbourhoods like the city's North End.

Manitoba's labour minister is urging the Saskatchewan government to pass laws protecting foreign workers from unscrupulous treatment.

Two Manitoba RCMP officers have been charged with impaired driving.

Nearly 3,000 unionized workers at Manitoba Hydro are walking the picket lines without strike pay.

A 40-year-old Winnipeg cab driver is recovering after allegedly being assaulted by passengers who were later involved in a firearms call with the police.

A 59-year-old man has been charged with sexual assault of a woman on a passenger bus bound for Winnipeg.

NDP MLA Andrew Swan has been given his old job back and sworn in once again as minister of competitiveness, training and trade for Manitoba.

One inmate suffered a minor injury during a four-hour riot at the Brandon Correctional Centre on Sunday afternoon.