News/Canada/Manitoba

Manitoba Winnipeggers are lamenting the potential loss of a fixture in the city’s history, with several Hudson’s Bay Co. stores now potentially on the chopping block after the storied retailer was granted creditor protection. Storied department store company moving forward with restructuring after being granted creditor protection Arturo Chang · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Manitoba Walmart Canada will stop selling machetes in stores across the country, after Manitoba’s government pressured the retailer to restrict online sales. ‘They’re willing to understand the impact that these weapons are having on our streets’: justice minister Ian Froese · CBC News · Posted: Mar 13, 2025 6:00 AM EDTContinue Reading

Manitoba The sister of the man at the centre of one of Canada’s most high-profile wrongful conviction cases says she was “absolutely quite amazed” to learn last week that an independent commission being set up to examine similar cases across the country will be headquartered in her home city ofContinue Reading

Manitoba Families not being able to be at their loved ones’ side as they died was common during parts of the COVID-19 pandemic — and a policy choice one advocate says “really broke people emotionally” and that may have been approached differently in hindsight. No-visitor policies in hospitals during pandemicContinue Reading

Manitoba Cuts to the U.S. agency responsible for weather forecasting and climate science have left scientists on this side of the border concerned about the reliability of data Canada needs to predict dangerous events, conduct accurate flood forecasts and understand broader changes to the climate. Manitoba scientists concerned about loss ofContinue Reading

Manitoba Manitoba has rescinded polar bear viewing vehicle permits for an ecoutourism company owned by a candidate vying to lead the opposition Progressive Conservative Party. Wally Daudrich of Lazy Bear Expeditions claims move made at direction of NDP government Bartley Kives · CBC News · Posted: Mar 05, 2025 6:00 AM EST |Continue Reading

Manitoba Amazon and Walmart Canada haven’t responded to two separate letters from the provincial government, which ask it to “comply with the intent” of provincial legislation when selling machetes and other long-blade weapons online, the government confirmed. ‘We’re frustrated that these online retailers aren’t taking this seriously,’ says Manitoba justice minister IanContinue Reading