The union representing Winnipeg Transit drivers and mechanics hopes its last-ditch pitch will overcome any rancour after members overwhelmingly rejected the city’s contract offer Friday. Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local …
Welcome Place has been told next year it will no longer be welcoming any government-assisted refugees. Manitoba’s largest and longest-running refugee resettlement agency found out it will no longer receive federal ……
As pop cans pile up taller than the trucks that haul the recyclables at a Winnipeg plant, the parties vying for the provincial leadership are discussing their support for composting …
This football season, in neighbourhoods throughout the city, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are running the #ForTheW campaign. You’ve likely seen the billboards, connecting local communities with the team’s journey. Meanwhile, the CFL …
Growing up in Paraguay, Nettie Rempel was never able to go to summer camp. Even now that she’s a Canadian citizen and mother of four, her children would not have …
A Winnipeg runner realized the dream of many stolen-bike victims: she chased down, confronted and got her bike wheel back from an attempted thief. On Tuesday, a maintenance worker at Karly …
The question has been posed to hospital staff, health archives departments, and provincial vital statistics agencies. It’s fielded with fluctuating frequency by record-keepers and administrative employees manning public phone lines in …
There comes a time in the life of all political reporters when faithfully recording and then deconstructing everything that politicians say and do just isn’t enough anymore — when we …
Bob Vipond was, quite possibly, Canada’s No. 1 fan. He was a proud patriot who wore a Canada hat practically every day, and his huge collection of Canada paraphernalia included flags, …
HUNTINGTON’S disease is triggered by genetic instability of a particular DNA sequence in brain cells, a new study of the lethal neurodegenerative disorder concludes. If confirmed, the study could lead to …
WINNIPEG – On a recent warm evening in Winnipeg a woman ran up to the Bear Clan Patrol in a panic asking for help to find her niece who had …
After dozens of people were sent to hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning last month, a west Winnipeg hotel has installed 10 detectors to keep it from happening again. Super 8 Winnipeg …
Possible responses to an oil spill in Hudson Bay will be studied by University of Manitoba researchers, aided with nearly $6.4 million in federal funding. Traffic in Hudson Bay has tripled …
A provincial Green government would implement a basic income for all Manitobans, if elected Sept. 10. Green Leader James Beddome said it would cost $1.58 billion per year to pull every …
If re-elected, the Progressive Conservatives have promised to build Manitoba’s economy, by adding 40,000 private-sector jobs over the next four years. The PCs didn’t say how much money they’d dedicate to …
The Winnipeg police union is threatening legal action if city hall makes good on a threat to unilaterally eliminate overtime hours for pension eligibility and alter other benefits. Maurice Sabourin, president …
The provincial Liberals have promised to spend $7 million on lead remediation efforts every year, if Manitobans vote red Sept. 10. Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont made the announcement Friday morning outside …
Just weeks after his April 2018 release from prison on drug charges, Percival Icban was already being watched by police, tipped off that he had “returned to his old ways.” On ……
A 15-year-old girl has been sentenced to a maximum term of three years in custody, after she slashed a Winnipeg group home worker’s neck open with a utility knife. The teen, …
A group of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1505 members and two city councillors gathered at a bus stop on Main Street during early-morning rush hour to express their dissatisfaction with …
A Manitoba Liberal government would cover clinical psychological therapy under medicare and ensure more psychologists are trained and hired in the province, if elected Sept. 10. Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont outlined …
The Progressive Conservatives are promising to speed up school construction in Manitoba by adding 13 new facilities over the next decade, including eight in Winnipeg. PC Leader Brian Pallister, critical of …
Canada, you have a problem. A big one. You have a prime minister in office — a position that wields tremendous, almost dictatorial powers — who still believes (despite overwhelming scholarly …
Manitoba’s New Democrats are promising to open 80 new personal care home beds in east Transcona, if they’re elected to government. Leader Wab Kinew made the party’s latest announcement placing health …
After 23,000 Winnipeg homeowners were warned their homes could have lead pipes, 311 was deluged with people asking for their free water safety test — but the 200 tests available …
MANITOBA Hydro has postponed sharing the results of an employee-engagement survey with its staff until after Sept. 10, citing “an abundance of caution” as to not interfere with the provincial-election …
Mountains of recyclables are piling up outside the Emterra Environmental plant on Henry Avenue, making the property an eyesore. “(It) looks like a landfill,” said Angela Anderson, founder of Journey to …
Federal Green party Leader Elizabeth May was knocking on doors Thursday in Winnipeg, but her thoughts were often on Ottawa. Following the Wednesday release of a report by ethics commissioner Mario ……
Honey dill is making the jump from dip to chip. According to statistics released by delivery service Skip the Dishes in June, Winnipeggers ordered 2,000 sides of honey dill sauce in …
The teepee at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation on the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus was vandalized this week. In a statement, centre director Ry Moran said the …
A section of the Marion Street strip in St. Boniface is getting a new lease on life with a nod to neighbourhood nostalgia. The owners of the historic Norwood Hotel are …
Gender equality hasn’t been the focus of a political leaders debate in Manitoba’s recent history, but heading into next month’s election, more than 20 local agencies are working to change ……
Manitoba’s New Democrats say hospital patients and their loved ones should be focused on their health and not parking fees. The NDP has promised to give Manitobans two hours of free …
A mural that wrapped around 14,000 square feet of a South Point Douglas business was painted over Wednesday as the building’s owner looks to sell the space. It comes with the …
Siloam Mission doesn’t want to be taken to the cleaners — it wants to become one. The organization which helps feed and shelter the city’s most vulnerable people is seeking to …
North Kildonan residents say they spotted a near miss on Friday night when a hot air balloon flew over the neighbourhood at building-height. A yellow hot air balloon was spotted floating …
A Winnipeg man has been convicted of sexually abusing three children from the same Manitoba Housing complex over three years. Provincial court Judge Kusham Sharma convicted Michel Bruno, 27, of six …
The Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities says it may be forced to close after repeated attempts to ask the province to restore its core funding, which was cut in …
