Philip Glass, considered one of the most influential classical music composers of the 20th and 21st centuries, will be the headline performer and focus of the 2018 Winnipeg New Music …
A man has been charged with manslaughter after a man assaulted late Monday night died from his injuries. Marvin Caribou, 37, of Winnipeg, was taken to hospital in critical condition after …
If you are looking this summer to visit one of Canada’s top attractions, look no further than Winnipeg. The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) has been named second among the …
It could be First Nations to the rescue in Churchill. The Keewatin Tribal Council and Churchill Mayor Mike Spence declared that First Nations could repair and reopen the flood-damaged rail line …
Misericordia Health Centre’s urgent care clinic will begin closing overnight as of July 5 in the lead-up to it shutting down in the fall. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority made the …
A former Winnipeg firefighter convicted of stealing from a dead senior while on duty now faces a criminal record — something he avoided when he pleaded guilty to fraud in …
A week before Canada Day, Ottawa still doesn’t know how much birthday money it’s giving each province for Canada 150 community events. Canadian Heritage data obtained earlier this month showed that …
Two patient-care specialists at St. Boniface Hospital have resigned their positions after the hospital’s governing body stacked the board in its favour to keep assisted dying from being offered on …
Adolph Morrisseau nearly collapsed as he turned the corner. He looked up at what was once his schoolhouse, head shaking and lips quivering. “1962,” he said. It was the year he first …
Change has come to The Forks parkade, as in: you’ll need some to park there. Last week, the organization that oversees the downtown Winnipeg historic site/meeting place installed paid parking in ……
The family of a 23-year-old woman killed by a dangerous driver as she was crossing a Winnipeg street says a one-year jail sentence serves no justice. “We were failed by this …
The justice system has an “insatiable appetite” for delays, Manitoba’s highest court said in a ruling on a case that took two years — and 31 court appearances — to …
Manitoba is relying entirely on a firm hired by the fed-up owner of the Hudson Bay Railway to assess the flood damage to Churchill’s lifeline, rather than send government engineers …
Where a child goes to school in Manitoba shouldn’t determine whether they’re free from discrimination about gender and sexual diversity, the Manitoba Human Rights Commission has been told. Two LGBTTQ* families …
Police were investigating a fatal shooting in an apartment on Bannerman Avenue last July when Erskine Ruggles walked over to the officers, put down a bag containing a .357 Magnum …
ASHERN — A certain buck-toothed, flat-tailed national symbol with a waddling gait is wreaking havoc in parts of Manitoba on a scale not seen in a lifetime. Armies of beaver are …
What was once a brick wall is now adorned with a five-storey depiction of an indigenous woman mending a human heart. The mural, honoured on Thursday as the 2016 Winnipeg Mural …
BRANDON — Covering the highway like snow, a short-lived but extreme weather event produced a burst of pea-sized hail along a stretch of Highway 45 on the west side of …
A Winnipeg chef on trial for sexual assault testified he did not force himself on a woman who accuses him of raping her 10 years ago. Rob Thomas, 39, has ……
OTTAWA — Manitoba senators have stood their ground in a dispute with the government over who qualifies for Indian status. The Senate adjourned Thursday without passing the Liberals’ contentious bill, …
There’s something about Winnipeg — maybe more than most places — where, working together, those who know each other can help others get an opportunity at a better life. Take …
DAUPHIN RIVER FIRST NATION — It’s still a ghost town for now, albeit a shiny one, except for all the construction workers and tradespeople. But residents of Dauphin River First Nation, …
Premier Brian Pallister has dropped in popularity for the third straight quarter — but his approval rating remains second-highest in Canada, a new poll from the Angus Reid Institute shows. The …
Winnipeg School Division trustees are imploring Education Minister Ian Wishart — leave us alone. The province’s largest division is seeking a meeting with Wishart to tell him it doesn’t want to …
OTTAWA — A major food-shipping company is putting pressure on the provincial and federal governments to implement food subsidies for Churchill, saying it will stop subsidizing most of its products …
The Manitoba NDP isn’t sure who signed up more than half of its 8,000 members. Party officials know leadership candidate Wab Kinew has signed up 3,000 of them, but couldn’t say …
The only woman to serve as mayor in Winnipeg’s history was honoured Thursday when the administration building at city hall officially became the Susan A. Thompson Building. “In a million years, …
A man armed with scissors and a knife had to be tasered twice Tuesday after charging at police and telling them to shoot him. Winnipeg police said officers responded to a …
Manitoba’s first tornado of 2017 touched down on the first day of summer. Numerous sightings of a funnel cloud were reported near Sapotaweyak Cree Nation Wednesday around 2:30 p.m. Environment Canada ……
One Manitoba resident is dead and three others were injured following a pair of collisions on Highway 3 less than a day apart. At about 6:40 a.m. Wednesday, Headingley RCMP responded …
More than 8,000 Winnipeg properties are without power Wednesday afternoon due to a thunderstorm. Manitoba Hydro spokesman Bruce Owen said the city experienced at least 77 outages, with the largest ones …
St. Norbert Coun. Janice Lukes left city hall Wednesday knowing she was able to change the rules, even though the change won’t happen until January. Lukes (South Winnipeg-St. Norbert) was successful …
Public works chairman Coun. Marty Morantz wants Winnipeg Transit to consider providing more frequent bus service where it’s needed, rather than serve far-flung suburbs with low ridership. Morantz moved a motion …
A Manitoba doctor has had his licence suspended for six months and was ordered to pay $110,000 in costs after falsifying allegations that a hospital colleague strangled him and threatened …
OTTAWA — As Churchill entered its 11th day without its rail lifeline, the northern Manitoba town faced mixed messages Wednesday from Ottawa – stoking fears its 900 residents would be …
Fifty years after 10 indigenous teens ran 800 kilometres only to have their glory stripped from them at the finish line, one returned to Winnipeg Wednesday to complete the journey. On …
The ratification of a new collective agreement with the police union should have been a routine affair at Winnipeg city council’s Wednesday meeting — but it turned into an imitation …
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals say there’s no guarantee that irregular asylum claims will rise at Emerson this summer, while their opponents claim the situation is getting out of hand. “Our …
OTTAWA — As a contentious battle over the Indian Act continued Wednesday in the House of Commons, Manitoban youth took centre stage outside at a jovial ceremony to mark National ……
A 59-year-old Gimli woman who “did an uncharacteristic and incomprehensible thing” when she shot her husband three times at close range with no explanation has been sentenced to 61/2 years ……
ELIE — Ten years ago this week, Lynn Kauppila and her husband Les were in the basement, huddling under a mattress, while the strongest tornado ever to touch down in …
