Manitoba News

WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele couldn’t have picked a more dramatic way to become the Winnipeg Jets’ franchise leader for goals on Monday.

WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele became the Winnipeg Jets’ all-time goals leader when he scored his 329th at 1:33 of overtime to beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Monday. The victory boosted Winnipeg’s franchise-record win streak to 10 games.

WINNIPEG — Exchange Income Corp. has entered into an agreement to buy Canadian North. The northern airline is set to be purchased for $205 million.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s premier says he is withdrawing amendments to a bill that would have allowed his government to fire the province’s auditor general without cause and veto the public release of her reports.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says more than 200,000 people have requested plastic health cards since online applications opened last month. The province says those people should get their cards in the mail in the coming days.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Rachel Homan's dominance of women's curling continued Sunday with a 6-1 win over Manitoba's Kerri Einarson to win the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Homan skips a team ranked No. 1 in both Canada and the world.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Christina Black's curling team reached a new level this season after pushing Kerri Einarson's veteran team to the brink in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts semifinal Sunday afternoon.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — The Winnipeg Jets have signed veteran center Vladislav Namestnikov to a two-year extension. The team announced the move Saturday, saying the contract carries an average annual value of $3 million.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed veteran centre Vladislav Namestnikov to a two-year extension. The team announced the move Saturday, saying the contract carries an average annual value of US$3 million.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The shortest road to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts final pits the team that wants to retain the Canadian women's curling crown against a skip that wants to re-take it.