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Gimli Glider pilots meet boys on runway

GIMLI -- Capt. Bob Pearson's eyes welled up with tears Wednesday as he was reunited with the boys who dashed out of the way when he landed a plane with an empty fuel tank on a drag strip here 25 years ago. Updated 12:35 AM

1. Stun guns once again under fire

   Hundreds of stun guns are in the hands of police officers across the country, including about 400 Tasers used in Manitoba by RCMP and Winnipeg Police Service officers. Updated 7:34 AM

2. Red River teams finishes ninth in solar-powered automobile race

   A team of Red River College students this week finished a 4,000-kilometre race of solar-powered cars from across North America in ninth place. Updated 12:40 AM

3. Officer denies attempts to save unit's reputation

   A senior officer from the North End police station was portrayed as being more concerned about how he and his unit would be viewed by his superiors than exposing the truth behind the crash that killed Crystal Taman. Updated 2:37 PM

4. PETA shows skin to promote new 'chicken' sandwich

   Can sex sell animal rights and vegetarianism?
   VIDEO: Can sex sell fake chicken? Updated 7:46 AM

5. No West Nile virus found in mosquitoes

   Health officials have not found any mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus this summer. Updated 12:35 AM

6. Report can't determine why helicopter hit hydro line

   A Manitoba Hydro employee and a pilot flying a helicopter for a company contracted by the utility died when they flew too close to a hydro line in dense bush near Cranberry Portage, crash investigators have determined. Updated 12:35 AM

7. 'I stood there, overwhelmed and in bliss'

   Obviously, Amanda Furst's parents taught her to say thank you. Updated 8:04 AM

8. War-crimes arrest spurs subdued reaction here

   The arrest of alleged war criminal Radovan Karadzic hasn't drawn much of a response from former countrymen now living in Winnipeg. Updated 12:35 AM

9. Rights intact after bust, court rules

   Winnipeg police didn't breach a man's charter rights when they went to check on his emotional well-being and found a marijuana grow operation inside his home. Updated 12:35 AM

10. U of M researcher aiding in severe weather study

    A University of Manitoba researcher is aiding an Alberta-based study on how tornadoes, thunderstorms and other severe weather are created in order to improve forecasting. Updated 12:35 AM

11. Deaths

    ARMSTRONG, Jessica Olive. Updated 12:40 AM

12. Lotteries

    In the event of a discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail. Updated 12:40 AM

13. Our Mistake

    A photo of the St. Boniface Basilica in Wednesday's Free Press should have been credited to the University of Manitoba Archives and Special Collections, along with Henry Kalen. Updated 12:40 AM

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