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Oh, to be a Manitoba sports fan these days, with the Blue Bombers back yet again in the CFL Grey Cup -- and now the NHL鈥檚 high-flying Jets are stomping all comers and breaking records.

VANCOUVER 鈥� Brady Oliveira stole the show at the CFL awards banquet. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back captured the George Reed Most Outstanding Player honour and was named top Canadian for a second straight year.

HALIFAX 鈥� Nova Scotia's NDP and Liberal leaders attacked Progressive Conservative leader Tim Houston's claims of reviving the province's ailing health-care system, citing patient horror stories during a televised debate Thursday.

WINNIPEG 鈥� The Manitoba government says it will provide permanent funding for 12 new Winnipeg police officers as part of its public safety strategy.

VANCOUVER 鈥� It's a mouthful, but Lirim Hajrullahu's name comes with a compelling story. The veteran CFL kicker's first name means "release" in Albanian.

VANCOUVER 鈥� Mike Miller is back in the Grey Cup but with a different twist. Miller helped Winnipeg make three straight appearances 鈥� winning twice 鈥� before being sidelined last year with a neck injury that ultimately ended his CFL career.

WINNIPEG 鈥� Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew shuffled his cabinet Wednesday, adding three new faces and sharpening the focus on the province's growing tech sector.

WINNIPEG 鈥� The Crown has stayed sex charges against a Roman Catholic priest in Manitoba on the second day of his trial. Arul Savari was charged last year with sexual assault, sexual exploitation and forcible confinement.

VANCOUVER 鈥� Ka'Deem Carey, Deonta McMahon and Canadian Daniel Adeboboye have all been key figures in the Toronto Argonauts' offence this season, but their abilities will take on added significance in the Grey Cup on Sunday.

When Niigaan Sinclair pitched his collection of articles to a Toronto publisher, he was told 鈥淲卯nip锚k: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre鈥� was a 鈥渞egional book.