Heather Wells

@HeatherWellsCBC

Winnipeg

Joined November 2011

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Heather Wells@HeatherWellsCBC · 12 h

9-year-old First Nation phenom off to international golf match in Northern Ireland cbc.ca/news/indigenou…

HeatherWellsCBC's tweet card. Connor Hanska will be competing in the 2025 Champion of Champions Tournament on one of the top courses in Northern Ireland, after qualifying on the Maple Leaf Junior Tour.

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Heather Wells@HeatherWellsCBC · 17 h

Manitoba political commentator Paul Thomas to retire after more than 50 years of punditry. He recounts the good, the bad and the ugly in exit interview with CBC News cbc.ca/1.7592965

HeatherWellsCBC's tweet card. Paul Thomas has been the person to call with questions about Canadian politics for more than half a century, offering his insights in countless media interviews. As he gets ready to retire, Thomas...

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Heather Wells@HeatherWellsCBC · 18 h

'Free for all': Advocates call for e-scooter regulations as injury numbers climb cbc.ca/1.7594622

HeatherWellsCBC's tweet card. Hospitalizations related to electric scooters have increased and some advocates point to a lack of regulations around the use of the two-wheelers in Manitoba.

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Heather Wells@HeatherWellsCBC · 18 h

'There was no hesitation' when Portage la Prairie man saved 2-year-old from drowning cbc.ca/1.7595169

HeatherWellsCBC's tweet card. A Portage la Prairie man who saved a two-year-old boy from drowning at a beach on the south shore of Lake Manitoba says he's relieved to know the toddler is safe.

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Heather Wells@HeatherWellsCBC · 21 h

Sunny first, a few clouds later in Winnipeg Monday. Wind becomes NW 20, bringing in local wildfire smoke late this afternoon and evening. Today's high is 25 @environmentca #cbcmb

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Heather Wells@HeatherWellsCBC · Jul 27

Small, privately registered plane crashes in southern Manitoba: TSB cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…

HeatherWellsCBC's tweet card. The pilot and sole occupant of a small plane is dead after the single-engine aircraft crashed in a southern Manitoba field on Saturday morning.

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Heather Wells@HeatherWellsCBC · Jul 25

Toddler revived after being pulled from water at Manitoba beach, not breathing cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…

HeatherWellsCBC's tweet card. A two-year-old boy survived a near-drowning at a Manitoba beach after a bystander rushed over to provide CPR, RCMP say.

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Heather Wells@HeatherWellsCBC · Jul 25

Smoky conditions and hot weather impacting Manitoba's agricultural producers @The_ChelseaKemp cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…

HeatherWellsCBC's tweet card. In a growing season that's already experienced more than 30 days of air quality warnings, Manitoba's farmers are adjusting to keep themselves and their animals safe amid smoky conditions.

Heather Wells@HeatherWellsCBC · Jul 25

Bright start to Friday in Winnipeg, then a mix of sun and clouds this afternoon. Chance of showers or thunderstorm late this afternoon. Wind S20. High of 28. Humidex 35 @environmentca #TGIF #cbcmb

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Heather Wells@HeatherWellsCBC · Jul 25

3 drillers, including Manitoban, freed from northern B.C. mine after being trapped for days cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

HeatherWellsCBC's tweet card. Newmont Corp. says the three drillers who have been trapped for more than 60 hours in the Red Chris mine in northern B.C. were successfully brought to the surface and are "in good health and spirits."

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Heather Wells@HeatherWellsCBC · Jul 25

Chuck Mangione, jazz musician who crossed over with '70s pop hit 'Feels So Good,' dies at 84 share.google/TcoxZ9MRVZt2sP…

HeatherWellsCBC's tweet card. Mangione died "peacefully" in his sleep at his home in Rochester, New York, according to his obituary.

Heather Wells@HeatherWellsCBC · Jul 24

Leaf Rapids home burns after wildfire leaps river, other vacant homes damaged @jacksmyboy cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…

HeatherWellsCBC's tweet card. One occupied home and as many as seven vacant homes have been damaged by wildfire in the northern Manitoba town of Leaf Rapids, after flames jumped the Churchill River and entered the community...

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Heather Wells@HeatherWellsCBC · Jul 24

All 5 former Hockey Canada players found not guilty of sexual assault cbc.ca/9.6842381

HeatherWellsCBC's tweet card. Hockey Canada sexual assault trial to be decided today | CBC

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Heather Wells@HeatherWellsCBC · Jul 24

Hulk Hogan, iconic pro wrestling star has died. He was 71 cbc.ca/news/entertain…

HeatherWellsCBC's tweet card. Hulk Hogan, who helped lead professional wrestling's rise in popularity in the 1980s and beyond, has died, Florida police and World Wrestling Entertainment said Thursday. He was 71.

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Heather Wells@HeatherWellsCBC · Jul 24

More research needed on wildfire smoke toxicity, scientists say as they warn of pollution 'time bomb' @pschutt28 cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…

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Heather Wells@HeatherWellsCBC · Jul 24

Firefighters flee Leaf Rapids as wildfire enters northern town cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…

HeatherWellsCBC's tweet card. Leaf Rapids is evacuating all firefighters and essential workers after an out-of-control wildfire entered the northern community on Wednesday night.

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Heather Wells@HeatherWellsCBC · Jul 22

Rocker Ozzy Osbourne dead at 76, his family says cbc.ca/news/entertain…

HeatherWellsCBC's tweet card. Ozzy Osbourne, the iconic frontman of the 1970s heavy metal band Black Sabbath, earned his infamy biting the head off a bat on stage and pursuing a drug-fuelled lifestyle before reinventing himself...

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Heather Wells@HeatherWellsCBC · Jul 21

5 million above-ground pools recalled, including in Canada cbc.ca/news/canada/po…

HeatherWellsCBC's tweet card. Health Canada has issued a recall notice for more than 260,000 above-ground swimming pools sold in Canada since the early 2000s after nine children drowned in the United States.

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Heather Wells@HeatherWellsCBC · Jul 21

Why are so many federal inmates dying shortly before their release date? cbc.ca/news/canada/fe…

HeatherWellsCBC's tweet card. Data released by the Correctional Service of Canada to CBC through a freedom of information request showed the leading cause of death for inmates serving determinate sentences between January 2019...

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Heather Wells@HeatherWellsCBC · Jul 21

NDP government reviewing $18M Manitoba rail port grant PCs made before 2023 election cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…

HeatherWellsCBC's tweet card. Manitoba's finance minister says the province is reviewing what he called a "mysterious" decision by the former Tory government to give $18 million to a company planning to develop a rail port south...

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