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By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 28, 2023 9:18 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba’s three main party leaders promised to hire more health-care workers and offer more services closer to home in a forum on health care Wednesday night. The hour-long forum, hosted …
Read More »Missing 6-year-old boy rescued from drowning on city riverbank: Winnipeg police – Winnipeg
Winnipeg police say they rescued a previously missing 6-year-old boy from drowning on a city riverbank. Police say they received information about the missing boy on Tuesday in the 600 block of Oakenwald Avenue. Officers were told the child had run off and gone missing. 0:51 Swimming safety advocate calls …
Read More »Manitoba scores slightly higher than average on poverty reduction: report – Winnipeg
Provinces are falling behind when it comes to poverty reduction, according to a new report by Food Banks Canada. The organization’s newly-released Poverty Report Cards assigned grades to the provinces’ overall poverty mitigation strategies in comparison with each other. With a C- grade, Manitoba scored slightly better than most, with …
Read More »Manitoba doctors group hosts leaders’ debate as campaign enters final stretch – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 27, 2023 8:32 am Updated September 27, 2023 8:33 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba’s three main party leaders will offer their ideas on health care Wednesday night at a forum hosted by Doctors Manitoba. The group, which …
Read More »‘Do I start packing?’: Manitoba renters struggle to keep up, demand change – Winnipeg
A woman living in Sage Creek, Man., was supposed to be retired and using her fixed income to travel. Now, she’s working hard to pay her rent each month, which increased by $200 in 2022. Rent increases like this, which are generally above the guideline set by Manitoba’s Residential Tenancies …
Read More »One week out from Manitoba election, Tories focus on seats they already hold – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 26, 2023 8:36 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba’s election is one week away and the incumbent Progressive Conservatives are continuing to focus on trying to retain seats they already hold. The Tories have scheduled news conferences Tuesday …
Read More »Guarantor form to remove barriers to voting for Manitoba First Nations, grand chief says – Winnipeg
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) and Elections Manitoba are working together to make sure residents of local First Nations are able to exercise their right to vote in the provincial election. AMC Grand Chief Cathy Merrick said many people across the 62 communities she represents don’t have the two …
Read More »Rally at Manitoba legislature supports youth transgender rights – Winnipeg
James Webster was the first person to come out in his high school. If it wasn’t for his guidance counsellor, he would have had no one to confide in. “I marched into his office and said, ‘I’m gay, what do I do?” he told a crowd of more than a …
Read More »Affordability protest highlights employment assistance gaps in Manitoba – Winnipeg
When Luca Gheorghica was living on just $245 per month through Employment and Income Assistance, some weeks he chose between paying rent, eating proper meals, or buying other essentials. When the federal government doled out $2,000 a month during the early part of the pandemic to those affected by restrictions, …
Read More »Winnipeg police investigate after robbery, assault on man – Winnipeg
Winnipeg police say they are investigating a robbery and assault that occurred on Thursday. At 1:15 a.m. police found an injured man in the 400 block of Portage Avenue. Police say the man in his 60s had been assaulted in his upper body. He was taken to the hospital and …
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