Manitoba News

OTTAWA — The Canada Border Services Agency says it will be adjusting hours at 35 land ports of entry in January -- a move it says will allow it to deploy officers at busier land crossings.

FERGUS FALLS — A family of four from India froze to death while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border in a blizzard because alleged human smugglers cared more about money than the risk of people dying, a prosecutor said Monday.

Environment and Climate Change Canada says wintry weather is making its way across some parts of the Prairies. The weather agency has issued a snowfall warning for Calgary and much of the surrounding area.

VANCOUVER — Ralph Holley began the season as an unheralded rookie on the practice roster but finished it leaving his mark on a Grey Cup title.

VANCOUVER — Nick Demski sat slumped in his locker, staring off into space. “It sucks,” the Winnipeg Blue Bombers slotback said in a voice barely above a whisper. Big offensive lineman Patrick Neufeld heaved a deep sigh.

WINNIPEG — Two men are to stand trial on human smuggling charges this week, almost three years after a family from India was found frozen to death on the border between Manitoba and Minnesota.

HALIFAX — Zach Churchill freely admits he’s a career politician.

VANCOUVER — The last time Toronto faced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup, Robbie Smith delivered one of the biggest plays in Argonauts championship history. Two years later as Toronto prepares for a rematch with Winnipeg on Sunday at B.C.

ALTONA, Man. — A woman and a young girl are dead after police say the SUV they were in collided with a semi that failed to stop at a rural Manitoba intersection. RCMP say they responded to the crash 13 kilometres west of Altona, Man.

CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — Sgt. Ian Van Nest rolls slowly through the streets of Churchill, his truck outfitted with a rifle and a barred back seat to hold anyone he has to arrest.