CBC News Online - Manitoba Digest - 2015-02-19

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Thu, 19 Feb 2015 17:13:57 EST Frozen pipe threat leaves couple with big bill Thu, 19 Feb 2015 17:13:57 EST A Winnipeg couple says the city is forcing them to pay hundreds of dollars in water bills after they were ordered to leave their taps running for months to avoid frozen pipes. Read More A brief Twitter rundown of Pat Martin's tight underwear issue Thu, 19 Feb 2015 13:28:31 EST You can always count on Winnipeg MLA Pat Martin to make some colourful remarks, especially in a pinch, so to speak. Read More UFO near Jackhead? It's actually a plane, says military Thu, 19 Feb 2015 17:41:38 EST Social media reports of a possible UFO sighting last night near Jackhead, Man., are not true, says the Canadian Forces, which attributed the bright light people saw to an airplane from a training exercise. Read More Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Alberta still perfect Thu, 19 Feb 2015 13:18:44 EST Alberta's Val Sweeting scored two in the last end for a dramatic 7-6 victory over Canada's Rachel Homan on Thursday to remain unbeaten at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Sweeting hit a clutch runback with her final stone to improve to 9-0 at the women's national curling championship. Read More Ex-NHLers hit the ice in Mike Keane Winnipeg charity hockey game Thu, 19 Feb 2015 19:02:15 EST Greg Fettes and his team are taking part in the Mike Keane Celebrity Hockey Classic. His team raised the most money, which meant that they had the first draft pick and there was no question which former NHLer they would pick. Read More More Headlines Winnipeg homeless shelters in desperate need of warm clothing Lockout lifted at 3 Interlake schools as man taken into custody Winnipeg police honour memory of K-9 unit dog Judge CBC Manitoba partners with 2015 Winnipeg Comedy Festival Cold warnings over, but yes, it's still chilly in Manitoba Manitoba spends another $3M to hire 50 new teachers Jonas Budd, shooting and abduction suspect, located by RCMP From the CBC archives: Tales from Winnipeg parking bans past Man in yoga pants exposed himself in Winnipeg Tim Hortons, say police Pat Martin says tight underwear led him to leave seat during vote