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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he has cautioned his caucus about texting the Speaker after his finance minister landed in hot water for doing so. Moe said Tuesday he told Saskatchewan Party members that messages to Speaker Randy Weekes can have consequences and instructed them to govern their actions accordingly. …
Read More »Thunder Bay Police facing credibility issues amid recent arrests of former members
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 16, 2024 11:58 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police leaders in Thunder Bay acknowledge the local service’s credibility took another hit after a former city police chief and the service’s former in-house lawyer were arrested in …
Read More »Manitoba city welcomes the addition of a new track for athletes, community members – Winnipeg
A new rubberized track in the city of Morden, Man., is just what two student athletes need. For teen athletes Jessica Kagan and Ava Earl, competitive running is something they both enjoy. A new addition to their community, in the form of an eight lane rubberized track, is key to …
Read More »Community members hold vigil to remember Manitoba family killed – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size More than 100 community members gathered Friday night in Carman to pay their respects to five people who were killed last weekend. Last Sunday, 30-year-old Amanda Clearwater, her three children, six-year-old Bethany, four-year-old Jayven and two-and-a-half month old Isabella, and her 17-year-old …
Read More »Guess Who members seek to dismiss lawsuit from Cummings and Bachman – Winnipeg
A lawsuit filed by Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings against two of their former bandmates in the Guess Who is being called “a complete farce” by the musicians who are seeking to see it dismissed. Bassist Jim Kale and drummer Garry Peterson filed a motion earlier this month asking the …
Read More »Survivors, victim family members of Carberry bus crash come together in grief, healing – Winnipeg
Six months after an unthinkable tragedy, survivors and family members of victims of the Highway 1 bus crash near Carberry are uniting in grief and healing. On June 15, a bus carrying 25 people, many of them seniors from the Dauphin area, collided with a semi on the Trans-Canada Highway …
Read More »Fire chiefs concerned over new report detailing drop in members, aging equipment – Winnipeg
Community members helping community members. That’s the motto of the Headingley Fire Department and the reason they’re are able to operate. “Most people who join the department, do enjoy it,” fire chief John Sparham said. “It gives them a good sense of community. We have 35 members right now.” The …
Read More »MPI strike over as union members ratify deal; services to resume Friday – Winnipeg
By Kevin Hirschfield Global News Posted November 1, 2023 9:18 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s official – the lengthy MPI strike is officially over as workers voted to ratify a deal Wednesday bringing a dispute lasting more than two months to an end. The new …
Read More »Lower Mainland Safeway workers vote 98 per cent in favour of strike authorization – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Over 3,000 Sobeys employees across 40 Lower Mainland Safeway stores have voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike if bargaining talks break down in the weeks ahead. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1518, which covers Sobeys’ employees from Whistler to Hope, says …
Read More »Members from several First Nations rally against northern Ontario mining plans
TORONTO — Members of several First Nations rallied outside the Ontario legislature Thursday to raise concerns about mining exploration they say is happening on their lands against their will. Indigenous leaders and community members said they weren’t consulted as mining prospectors staked claims on their territories. They also pushed back …
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