Manitobans head to the polls today
Manitobans are to make history today as they cast final ballots in an election that has followed four weeks of promises, debates and controversial advertisements.
Premiers urge feds to advance infrastructure plan to boost economic growth
Canada's premiers ended their annual three-day conference on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, with a call for a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on infrastructure needs ranging from highways to housing.
Manitoba bus and truck crash leave 15 dead and 10 injured
A day trip to the casino for a busload of seniors turned to devastation and unimaginable loss on Thursday, June 15, 2023, after a fiery crash with a truck on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Winnipeg.
Feds pitch in with military help and financial aid for Alberta wildfire evacuees
The Alberta government promised financial aid on Monday, May 8, 2023, to people forced from their homes by wildfires that continue to threaten many areas of the province.
Manitoba grants access to death certificates of children at residential schools
The agreement allows the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to request the documents from the provincial Vital Statistics Branch. Until now, the documents were available to family members, while researchers and others needed to obtain special permission for any given document.
Feds to consider tougher bail rules suggested by provinces
Plans are in the works for a meeting of Canada's justice ministers on March 10, 2023, in Ottawa to discuss tougher rules for people seeking bail.
Family, friends, colleagues mourn death of politician Jim Carr
Politicians of all stripes joined hundreds of mourners who gathered on Saturday, December 17, 2022, to pay tribute to Jim Carr, the Liberal member of Parliament who died five days earlier at the age of 71 following a battle with cancer.
Expert says search of landfill for women's remains may succeed
In 2002, investigators started a massive search of Robert Pickton's pig farm in British Columbia and eventually found the remains of several women.
Beloved Winnipeg MP Jim Carr dies after long illness
Jim Carr earned a reputation as a civil, contemplative politician in an increasingly polarized world.
Manitoba premier wants leeway on federal carbon pricing
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says she is not planning legislation to push back against the federal government over areas of jurisdiction, as Alberta and Saskatchewan are planning.