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IT'S SIMPLY GRAND! The Ralph brings ball hockey to Grand Forks
Kyle Kosier from The Hockey Academy at Ralph Engelstad Arena tells us about Grand Forks' first ever ball hockey tournament... The Hockey Academy, in conjunction with the Ralph Engelstad Arena is host...
Posted on 2/10/13 at 11:27 AM
STAFF BLOG COMPASS POINTS WITH BRAD DOKKEN Track snowmobile adventure by satellite
Its been a sad excuse of a winter if youre a snowmobile rider here in Grand Forks, but if the snow wont come to you, you can always travel to the snow. Thats what Park River, N.D., snowmobile enthusi...
Posted on 1/18/13 at 11:43 AM
RURAL REFLECTIONS Project Updates
Time is a great teacher. There are many times when I write my column then put it away to be read at a later date. During the later review, I realize what needs to be removed, what needs furthe...
Posted on 4/15/12 at 6:47 AM
THE DULLUM FILE Illegal (Canadian) Immigration
A very funny piece by Clive Runnels of the Manitoba Herald....
Posted on 8/29/10 at 8:35 AM
JETS: Byfuglien likely to go to trial on impaired charges in Minnesota 
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien, who spent much of his youth in Roseau, was stopped while driving a boat on Minnesota's Lake Minnetonka on Aug. 31, 2010. He is charged with boating while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and refusing to provide a blood or urine sample. He is also accused of failing to display proper lights and failing to provide enough flotation devices for those on board the boat.
By Canadian Press , February 02, 2012
RCMP: Rural Manitoba home to increasing numbers of elaborate pot grow-ops
RCMP Assistant Commissioner Bill Robinson says Manitoba Mounties seized 15,000 marijuana plants last year in just over 1,000 seizures. Much of the pot is backed by organized crime, he said.
By Associated Press , January 27, 2012
2 women, 2 girls dead, baby critical after Winnipeg house fire
The blaze erupted Tuesday night and engulfed the five people inside the home in thick, black smoke before they had a chance to escape.
By Steve Lambert , January 25, 2012
Group names Winnipeg's The Forks named Canada's 'Great Public Space' for 2011
It's a favorite haunt for Winnipeggers, but now The Forks at the famous junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers has been named the top tourism spot in Canada.
By Canadian Press , January 20, 2012
Better for the border
Car and truck traffic moved smoothly through the U.S.-Canada border on a mid-day this past week at the Pembina Port of Entry.
By Kevin Bonham , January 14, 2012
Manitoba elk tested for tuberculosis amid fears disease will infect cattle
The federal government is planning to test elk for tuberculosis in a Manitoba national park amid fears the disease could infect cattle herds.
By Chinta Puxley , January 09, 2012
Manitoba elk tested for tuberculosis amid fears disease will infect cattle
Parks Canada has issued a request for proposals for tests in Riding Mountain National Park citing a "serious threat" to the livestock industry. The park in western Manitoba is home to just over 2,000 elk and officials estimate about four per cent are infected with the contagious respiratory illness.
By Chinta Puxley , January 08, 2012
Series of cracks form on west side of Lake of the Woods
Authorities are recommending that ice anglers avoid the west side of Lake of the Woods unless they’re going out with a resort or someone who knows the conditions.
By Brad Dokken , December 22, 2011
Winter doesn't deter Occupy protesters in Winnipeg
While Occupy camps in other Canadian cities have been dismantled, evicted or simply withered away, the tiny encampment in Winnipeg still stands despite blowing snow and subzero temperatures that will only dip lower in the coming weeks.
By Steve Lambert , December 13, 2011
East Grand Forks man sentenced for stealing from employer
William Michael Fredlund, 34, gets six months in prison and must pay $150,000 in restitutionHe stole pickup bed covers from Applied Products in Grand Forks and resold them to a hardware store in Manitoba.
By Herald Staff Report , December 07, 2011
RCMP: No charges in Manitoba hockey hazing incident
Royal Canadian Mounted Police officials say no charges will be filed in a hazing incident involving the Neepawa Natives of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.
By Canadian Press , November 29, 2011
Judge fines Manitoba parents in underage drinking death
Tamara Aller was found dead in a parking lot in Dauphin, Man., on Feb. 13, 2009.
She had been at a party at the home of Allan and Mary-Anne Kostur and had been drinking.
By Canadian Press , November 29, 2011
GREY CUP: Winnipeg's Cup losing streak, longest in CFL history, continues
Hundreds gathered downtown at the two-storey 4Play Sports Bar — across the street from the MTS Centre where the NHL's Winnipeg Jets play — to get their faces painted blue and gold, cheer and watch the game on a mammoth theatre-style screen.
By Scott Edmonds , November 28, 2011
GREY CUP: B.C. Lions new CFL champs after topping Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The victory, before an ear-piercing B.C. Place Stadium sellout of 54,313, capped a stunning turnaround for the Lions, who opened the season 0-5. B.C. became the first CFL team to win a championship after losing its opening five regular-season games.
By Dan Ralph , November 28, 2011
Polar bear populations in Manitoba, Ontario all but doomed, expert says
Wildlife biologist Ian Stirling, who's been studying polar bears for 41 years, believes it is now too late to prevent the species from being extirpated from the shores of Hudson Bay.
By Bartley Kives , November 17, 2011
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