The National Football League took over the city of Winnipeg for a night, as fans donned the silver and black of the Oakland Raiders and green and gold of the Green Bay Packers at IG Field. The game is the…
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Manitoba Liberals would remove ‘head tax’ from worker nominee program
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Liberals say they would toss out a $500 fee for skilled foreign workers wanting to come to the province if the party wins the Sept. 10 election. Brian Pallister’s Progressive Conservatives brought in the fee as…
‘The support of the community has been humbling’: Bruce Oake addictions recovery centre breaks ground
Ground has been broken at a new 50-bed treatment facility for men in the Winnipeg neighbourhood of Crestview. It’s the dream of the Oake family, whose son Bruce died in 2011 from a drug overdose. “It’s been such a long journey…
CUPE wins largest share in voting among Manitoba health-care workers
Health-care workers forced to go to a vote for new union representation have spoken, marking a step forward in the provincial government’s imposed plan to dramatically decrease the number of bargaining units in Manitoba. Voting closed at noon Thursday. Robert Pruden,…
Worsening economic numbers arrive on Manitoba campaign trail
Manitoba’s incumbent Progressive Conservatives were hit with downbeat economic and polling numbers Thursday as the provincial election campaign drew to its midway point. The Conference Board of Canada predicted that the province’s economy will grow by 0.5 per cent this…
Bruce Oake Recovery Centre breaks ground
The Bruce Oake Recovery Centre broke ground on Thursday in front of a large crowd of supporters on what would have been Bruce Oake’s 34th birthday. Bruce is the son of Scott and Anne Oake who died from a drug…
Daughter of federal politician loses court battle to run in Manitoba election
A Winnipeg woman has lost a bid to run in the upcoming Manitoba election because she has been living outside the province to attend university. Hannah Mihychuk Marshall, daughter of Liberal member of parliament Maryann Mihychuk, was seeking the provincial…
Fire at Red River College likely caused by maintenance accident: WFPS
Firefighters are crediting some quick-thinking people at Red River College for helping to put out a blaze at the school’s Notre Dame campus. The fire, which started just before 11 a.m. Thursday, is believed to have originated in a building…
Teen carjacker in custody after morning robbery
A carjacking victim has his vehicle back after it was stolen at gunpoint at a Keewatin Street gas station Wednesday morning. Winnipeg police said the 27-year-old victim pulled up at the station when the suspect opened the car door, pointed…
Killarney RCMP seeking stolen loader and trailer
RCMP are looking into the theft of construction equipment from a business on North Railway Street in Killarney. Police said a skidsteer loader and trailer were stolen from the business sometime between Aug. 10 and 12. READ MORE: Sophisticated pickpockets…