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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba’s premier is once again at the top of the heap when it comes to provincial leaders’ approval ratings. A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute says Wab Kinew holds a 66 per cent approval rating — a full 20 percentage …
Read More »Manitoba wildfire evacuees to receive financial support, Kinew says
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Manitoba government has announced supports for evacuees fleeing wildfires in the province. Premier Wab Kinew announced Sunday that eligible adults will receive a one-time $200 payment, while eligible children will receive $100. This includes the residents of Cranberry Portage, Man. who …
Read More »Premier Kinew stops to help stranded driver change tire: ‘What any decent Manitoban would do’ – Winnipeg
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, wearing a suit and tie, stopped to help change a woman’s tire on the side of a dirt road Saturday and a photo of his effort is garnering significant traction online. The image, taken by Tasha Spillett and uploaded by her aunt, is now making its …
Read More »Manitoba has a ‘strong case’ to review carbon price in province: Kinew
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says that it is time to take another look at how the federal carbon price, popularly known as the carbon tax, is applied in his province. “I think that there’s an argument that Manitoba is maybe one of the strongest cases you could make, that the …
Read More »Search for answers underway after fatal Winnipeg shooting Sunday – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 27, 2023 8:36 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg residents are waiting for more information as investigators work to piece together what led up to a downtown shooting Sunday that killed three people and left two others in …
Read More »‘A pivotal moment’: Manitoba government to lay out agenda in first throne speech – Winnipeg
Manitoba’s newly elected NDP government is set to lay out its legislative agenda Tuesday in its first throne speech. Premier Wab Kinew is expected to repeat many of the promises he made during the election campaign, including a temporary suspension of the provincial fuel tax, and making the National Day …
Read More »Hydro upgrades could lead to benefits on Manitobans’ bills, feds say – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitobans may see benefits on their monthly electricity bill thanks to some upgrades announced Thursday by the federal and provincial governments. Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announced upgrades to Manitoba Hydro to the tune of $475.6 million …
Read More »Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew joins call for broader carbon tax relief in Halifax meetings – Winnipeg
Premiers across Canada have been meeting in Halifax for the past two days, petitioning Ottawa for a carbon price pause on home heating oil to be extended to other forms of energy such as natural gas. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew was among those adding his voice to the call, saying, …
Read More »New Manitoba premier, health minister to talk health care Tuesday – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba’s new premier and health minister will be making a health-care announcement from the Manitoba Legislative Building Tuesday morning. Wab Kinew and Uzoma Asagwara are set to deliver a message to frontline workers at 10 a.m. Reforming Manitoba’s health system was a …
Read More »In first address as Manitoba premier, Kinew vows to work with Indigenous leadership – Winnipeg
Manitoba’s new premier and cabinet know there’s a lot resting on their shoulders. “It is about the people of Manitoba,” Premier Wab Kinew told cabinet ministers and media Thursday. “They have invested a lot of confidence in us; they have set very high expectations for us, and rightfully so. The …
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