An iconic symbol of student life has become embroiled in controversy at a Winnipeg high school.

RCMP are investigating “offensive” posters that included a partial image of a swastika that were placed on storefront windows and vehicles in downtown Portage la Prairie.

Skylar Van Horne was in the middle of training at the Olympic Oval in Calgary on Monday morning when she and the rest of her teammates stopped in their tracks with intrigue as the TV cut to the women’s 1,000-metre speed skating final in Milan.

As he basked in the sunshine in Varadero, Cuba, on Monday, it was hard for Manitoban Geof Langen to imagine anything might interrupt his vacation — but when news broke that Air Canada had cancelled international flights to the island nation, it gave him pause.

MILAN — You don’t need to remind Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor what happened the last time he was asked to wear the Stars and Stripes.

The University of Winnipeg is being sued by its former president over his sudden removal in late November.

A former truck driver who was responsible for a fatal highway crash that killed a 34-year-old father will not go to jail.

Two women who died in a West End house fire Saturday were remembered as loving and easy-going by a family member who was saved when firefighters pulled her through an open window.

Manitoba is topping up funding for public schools by 3.5 per cent next year and continuing to allow boards free rein to raise local taxes.

The long-promised public inquiry into the construction of the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters will hear from one of the most highly anticipated witnesses at the start — former mayor Sam Katz.

A former NDP deputy premier is calling on the Kinew government to move quickly on proposed cultural awareness training for security guards after many months of delay.

MILAN — Mark McGregor was never one to stand still. Not when he captained the University of Manitoba Bisons hockey team in the early 1980s. Not during a lengthy coaching career in Europe. And certainly not while roaming the bench for Team Canada at the Spengler Cup in 2001 and 2002.

A former Manitoba nurse working in Minnesota says despite political turmoil she won’t return home to practise due to the state of the province’s health-care system.

The province is taking its time in reducing its reliance on for-profit agency nurses to staff the public health system.

MILAN – Canada’s women’s hockey team has defeated Czechia 5-1 to improve to 2-0 in preliminary round action at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

First Nations that occupy what is now southern Manitoba entered into a treaty with the Crown in 1871 that promised each member a $3 annuity while allowing settlers access to more than 40,000 square kilometres of land.

TORONTO – A new Canadian study says giving babies peanuts, eggs, fish and other common food allergens early and consistently decreases the risk they’ll be allergic to them. 

A former candidate for the People’s Party of Canada is hoping to carry the Tory banner in Springfield-Ritchot in the next provincial election.

WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is increasing public school funding by 3.5 per cent for the school year that starts in September.

More than five years after 56 residents of the Maples Personal Care Home died during a COVID-19 outbreak, a Manitoba judge has certified a class-action lawsuit against the owners of the facility and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.

OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is calling on China to release Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai after he was sentenced to 20 years in jail today under a sweeping national security law.

MONTREAL – Air Canada says it is suspending service to Cuba because of a shortage of aviation fuel on the island.

An inner-city high school was closed Monday morning after a threat against the school was posted online.

VANCOUVER – A Vancouver-based firm which operates a mine site in Mexico where 10 workers were abducted last month says it has been told by a number of families that their relatives have been found dead.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities investigating the apparent kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie returned to her Arizona neighborhood several times over the weekend, ahead of a Monday evening deadline set by her purported abductors who sent ransom notes demanding money for her return.

OTTAWA – Global Affairs Canada says it is “deeply concerned” by reports the Gaza War Cemetery where nearly two dozen Canadians were buried has been severely damaged or destroyed.

TORONTO – The operator of Eddie Bauer’s Canadian stores says it has filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. and will soon make a similar filing in Canada.

LONDON (AP) — The leader of the Labour Party in Scotland, Anas Sarwar, called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign Monday after revelations about the relationship between former British ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

OTTAWA – The upcoming launch of a national strategy on men’s and boys’ health is a positive sign that men’s well-being is becoming part of the mainstream conversation in Canada, advocates say — even as they warn that it should not become partisan political fodder.

OTTAWA – An electronic petition on the parliament website calls on the House of Commons to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top-secret security clearance.

OTTAWA – The Opposition Conservatives are calling on the federal Liberal government to reduce taxes on severance packages for laid-off General Motors workers in Ingersoll, Ont.

OSLO, Norway (AP) — A Norwegian ambassador who was involved in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the 1990s and most recently served in Jordan has resigned as she faces scrutiny over her contacts with Jeffrey Epstein, the country’s Foreign Ministry said.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Prosecutors said on Monday there is “overwhelming evidence” that Kosovo’s former president and three other defendants are guilty of the murder and torture of people they considered traitors during the country’s war for independence.

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq announced on Monday that a high-level security officer during the rule of Saddam Hussein has been hanged for his involvement in the 1980 killing of a prominent Shiite cleric.

CAIRO (AP) — Two babies are among at least 53 people dead or missing after an inflatable migrant boat sank off Libya, the U.N. migration agency said on Monday, the latest tragedy on a dangerous route for those seeking a better life in Europe.

MILAN (AP) — Handle with care. That’s the message from gold medalist Breezy Johnson at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics after she and other athletes found their medals broke within hours.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Beyond the car windows being smashed, people tackled on city streets — or even a little child with a floppy bunny ears snowcap detained — the images of masked federal officers has become a flashpoint in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations.

BRANDON — Fairness for Clear Lake has decided to withdraw its judicial review against Parks Canada following a court delay that pushed the 2025 boat ban hearing to May.

It’s Day 3 of competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics, where Canada hopes to grow its medal tally after a first speedskating bronze on Saturday.

Abenezer Massore has newfound respect and admiration for the Olympians who are lacing up to compete in Milano Cortina.

Warren Massey makes his living in IT but for one night a year, he’s a rock star.

Flowers? For Valentine’s Day? Groundbreaking.

Melanie Gamache has been taking her beading and jigging sessions on the road lately.

Looking to buy a building in downtown Winnipeg? Get in touch with the owners of Harlequin Costume.

Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham is distancing himself and city council from a decision by the Winnipeg Police Service to implement the federal government’s controversial gun buyback program.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Never before had Sam Darnold and his dad cried together.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Yes, the wedding depicted during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was real.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks win the second Super Bowl title in franchise history, beating the New England Patriots 29-13.

SELKIRK — Braden Calvert can finally zip up a buffalo jacket and say he’s going to the Brier.

MILAN — He was running on fumes after a mad dash from Manitoba to Milan. But Winnipeg Jets forward Nino Niederreiter said the exhaustion melted away the moment he carried the Swiss flag into the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics.