CJOB Local News
Investors Group Field Press Box Named For Bob Irving
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today unveiled the 'Bob Irving Media Centre' at Investors Group Field, named after Hall of Fame broadcaster and voice of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 680 CJOB's Bob Irving. Irving began calling play-by-play of Blue Bomber games in 1...
Pollution Clampdown
Over 150 businesses in Winnipeg could soon have to follow stricter guidelines when it comes to pollution. Textile, cement and jewellery manufacturers, laboratories, photo finishers, dry cleaners, food and beveraging manufacturers, even funeral homes could a...
Piney Border Crossing Site of Canadian First
A sleepy border crossing in south eastern Manitoba will be the site of a Canadian first - where travelers will check in with security guards via video conference. The Minister of Public Safety, Vic Toews announced today the new technology will see the cross...
Don't Step On A Kangaroo At New Zoo Exhibit
If you're taking a walk around Assiniboine Park Zoo this weekend, don't step on a kangaroo! The zoo's Australian Walkabout exhibit is now open - and visitors can walk around with red kangaroos and emus. The new seasonal exhibit consists of a large, open con...
Bus Window Broken: But Not Likely By Bullet
Winnipeg Police say they aren't sure exactly what smashed through the back window of a transit bus this morning...but they don't think it was a bullet. They say something hit and damaged the window shortly before 9 near the corner of Portage and Sturgeon. O...
Gretna Border Crossing Re-Opening
Effective at noon, the Gretna US border crossing will re-open. It was closed on Wednesday due to overland flooding in the US.
Woman Murdered In Mexico Has Ties to Blue Bomber
A Canadian woman with ties to a Winnipeg Blue Bomber has been killed in Mexico. The Canadian Consolate says 60-year-old Rachel Lynn Eavle, a retired RCMP officer, was found murdered in Playa del Carmen. Chris Cvetkovic, a longsnapper for the Winnipeg Blue B...
Doctor Convicted Of Sex Assault
A Winnipeg doctor has been convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage boy at the Children's Hospital. Walid Abdelhamid was a resident there when he molested the 15 year old boy twice in the same night in 2009. The boy was paralyzed with a back injury. Court...
Weekend Work Being Done On St. James Bridge
You might want to stay off the St James Bridge this weekend if you can take another route. City crews will be out doing some work on the driving surface. The bridge will still be open but there will be lane closures in both directions all weekend. A city sp...
MTS Sells Allstream
Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. is selling Allstream, its national telecommunications arm, to Accelero Capital Holdings. MTS says the deal values Allstream at $520 million. Greg Klassen of National Bank Financial tells CJOB MTS has been trying to get rid of ...
