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Manitoba’s premier is being accused by a democracy advocate of breaking provincial conflict of interest laws when he took a plane chartered by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to the Grey Cup in 2023 and 2024.  The same trips were also offered to Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham, who declined and chose to flyContinue Reading

Manitoba With the federal election underway, polls suggest the NDP could be wiped off Manitoba’s electoral map, while the Liberals would likely hold existing Winnipeg seats and the Conservatives would face no rural challenges. Liberals would hold existing Winnipeg ridings if election held today, while CPC would face no ruralContinue Reading

Manitoba Nearly 32,000 Manitobans have accessed birth control in the first four months since the province introduced its free prescription contraceptives program last October. Women’s Health Clinic seeing more requests for IUDs under program that began in October Lauren Scott · CBC News · Posted: Mar 23, 2025 7:00 AMContinue Reading

Manitoba The federal government says it will continue to fund Jordan’s Principle to support First Nations children through 2026. Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu announced the extension about 24 hours before a federal election campaign is expected to kick off. Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled in December Canada needs toContinue Reading

Manitoba A group of mayors from cities and towns hugging the Canada-U.S. border is calling on the Canadian federal government for help as cross-border political tensions and tariff uncertainties create hardship for their communities. Border Mayors Alliance sounds the alarm at a national online news conference Edzi’u Loverin · CBCContinue Reading

Manitoba·Updated The grandmother of a 19-year-old Winnipegger facing terrorism-related charges says she burst into tears when she heard the seriousness of the allegations against him. Probe found links to international extremist group, online radicalization: RCMP Arturo Chang · CBC News · Posted: Mar 21, 2025 6:00 AM EDT | LastContinue Reading

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. At least 18 RCMP officers spent more than seven months on an elaborate “Mr. Big” sting operation that involved getting close to the suspect in an MMIWG cold case murder through going to Canucks games and skydiving, and staging a fake crime scene. Undercover officersContinue Reading

Manitoba A Winnipeg minor hockey player was benched for his team’s season finale Saturday after his parents filed a defamation lawsuit naming a South Winnipeg Hockey Association board member as a defendant. South Winnipeg Hockey Association handed down indefinite suspension Thursday Nathan Liewicki · CBC News · Posted: Mar 16,Continue Reading

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