A council committee has cleared the final hurdle for the redevelopment of the former Osborne Village Inn site and adjacent property. Councillors on the appeal committee Wednesday morning rejected objections from …
Disparities in education, social resources and economic opportunity for people living in Winnipeg’s core are highlighted in a report on mental health and drug use in the inner city. The Manitoba …
With two washers, two dryers and a load of hope Siloam Mission officially opened its new laundry facility on Logan Avenue. Winnipeggers who have been part of the downtown organization’s employment …
Police have a lot of power and influence, but they can’t do what citizens like Talatu Shokpeka, Mandela Kuet and Kenton Eidse can: help people get into constructive activities and …
While the provincial government’s $20,000 Quebec ad blitz generated plenty of headlines in Manitoba and la belle province, it has only resulted in a few dozen inquiries from Quebecers asking …
Manitoba is in the middle of the provincial pack in terms of retail cannabis sales per capita, according to a Statistics Canada analysis of the first year of Canada’s legal …
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Getting into the holiday spirit will come at a higher price tag for Manitobans this year, as prices for Christmas trees surge across the continent due to a shortage that …
Enterprising elves are offering consumers a secure address to send packages in exchange for donations during the holiday online shopping season. At least two Winnipeg locations — Sturgeon Heights Community Centre …
A B.C. man who ran over a Winnipeg grandmother in a stolen truck and left her to die has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Gater Browne’s actions “must be ……
When Kai Madsen received a sales job transfer to Winnipeg from Calgary in the late 1960s, he found himself on a metaphorical island. “I knew absolutely no one in Winnipeg, none,” …
The Commonwealth of Australia has been found responsible for two breaches of the country’s workplace health and safety regulations in connection with the 2016 death of a Winnipeg helicopter pilot …
The Pallister government may be planning to balance the books in two years. But it doesn’t mean the province will stop borrowing and racking up debt even after it’s in …
As daylight hours shrink and parts of the province heed extreme cold warnings, more Winnipeggers are turning to artificial sunshine to get through dark days. Light-therapy lamps at local libraries are …
It was a biter among all the provinces, but Manitoba scored the most eight-enders — taking into consideration its population — last curling season. Curling Canada recorded a total of 111 …
A new regulation that will allow Manitoba police and provincial inspectors to issue $672 tickets to people found possessing cannabis without its legal packaging is raising eyebrows among local criminal …
Housing disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents in cities across the country appear to have slightly improved over the last decade, with the two becoming more integrated — but advocates …
OTTAWA — As Premier Brian Pallister riles up Quebecers in an effort to lure more francophones to his province, a Tuesday analysis of census data shows fewer Manitobans are speaking …
Confronted in court with evidence of more than 500 child-pornography images found on three cellphones linked to him, a Winnipeg man accused of sexually abusing his former girlfriend’s young daughter …
Manitoba has a new and dubious distinction to end 2019: the worst femicide rate among the Canadian provinces. There were at least 11 women and girls killed by acts of violence ……
OTTAWA — Canada Post’s decision to quietly change almost 185,000 mailing addresses has elicited confusion and added costs for people across the country, but the Crown corporation seems to not …
Business leaders in Manitoba have reserved expectations for growth in the new year as the provincial government rolls out a plan to add thousands more private-sector jobs over the next …
Premier Brian Pallister’s holiday gift to media this year wasn’t the usual one-on-one, year-end interviews. Instead, he conducted a wide-ranging scrum beside a fireplace in his office, offering some news …
Breaking news: Premier Brian Pallister tweaked his back moving firewood. It should be noted Pallister is among the most fit and athletic 65-year-olds in the province. A high achiever in basketball …
Stopping 220,000 hits of methamphetamine from hitting the streets of Winnipeg was cause for celebration Tuesday at the RCMP’s Manitoba headquarters. “I think we actually saved some lives here,” assistant commissioner ……
Winnipeg city hall’s foray into a four-year budget plan has been marked with the possibility of staff layoffs and controversial cuts to essential services — but the next step is …
Winnipeg entrepreneur Eric Olek started out hawking T-shirts at hip-hop shows from the trunk of his car, setting up tables to sell his merchandise at pop-up markets and, at one …
The armed 16-year-old boy gunned down by police in a dramatic, bloody scene outside a West End convenience store last month has been released from hospital and charged with robbery …
Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman defended his meeting last week with China’s Ambassador to Canada and said his social media post promoting the exchange could have been “worded better.” Bowman told reporters …
AFTER closing 25 of its laboratories in other parts of Winnipeg, Dynacare representatives say there are no immediate plans to shutter any of its labs in Transcona or the eastern …
There’s a feeling of understated urgency in the air at Hargrave St. Market, the open-concept food hall set to open at True North Square Friday. As Bobby Mottola, managing partner of …
When seven-year-old Jacoby Zebinski arrived Monday at the Rehabilitation Centre for Children, he had one goal: meet Jack Roslovic, his favourite Winnipeg Jets player. Mission accomplished. Ten Jets players, including Roslovic, attended …
When shown pictures in court prosecutors allege depict a Winnipeg man sexually abusing his former girlfriend’s young daughter, the man had a simple answer for a judge Monday: “That’s not …
Juno has a smile that can light up a room — or, in this particular case, an entire hospital wing. Her effect is immediate. From the moment she walks through the …
If you asked Santa to stuff your stocking with legal cannabis candy, you might be in luck. Some next-generation weed products, including edibles, should start shipping to Manitoba cannabis stores Dec. ……
Ask Susan Taillieu for a memory that sticks out from her volunteer work and she has trouble narrowing it down to one. “I don’t think we’ve ever had clients where it …
A STUDENT from River East Off Campus puts a tin of mushroom soup in a packed cardboard box while another student adds a jug of pancake syrup to the mix. She …
A home built by local Lutheran church members decades ago for people with disabilities is now a haven for those with a different kind of vulnerability. Ten residents from seven countries …
