Manitoba

The RCMP have been searching a remote area in northern Manitoba for more than a week trying to find murder suspects Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod. A burned-out vehicle the fugitives were driving was found near the town of Gillam, Man., 1,000 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg.

Helicopters and a specialized military aircraft scoured from the air while armed police took to the ground over northern Manitoba in a hunt for two suspects of murders in British Columbia.

Newly released figures show the federal government set aside nearly $17.7 million on public awareness campaigns between April and June just ahead of a mandatory blackout on government advertising in the lead up to the fall campaign.

Celebrations for Manitoba's 150th birthday next year were almost given the slogans "Revel The Heart" and "Love Your Manitoba, Explore Someone Else's."

Hoping to take power away from the Liberals in this fall's election, the Conservatives are well ahead of the governing party in nominating candidates hoping to win seats in the House of Commons.

The federal government is urging all provincial governments to put an end to conversion therapy as it looks at changes to the Criminal Code.

Prince Edward Island and Quebec have joined as interveners in Saskatchewan's legal challenge of the federal carbon tax.

The United Nations' latest world drug report shows more Canadians started using cannabis each year in the lead-up to the drug's legalization for recreational use.

The federal government is increasing the carbon tax on new natural-gas plants to discourage power companies from building them.

Ontario's top court rules today, June 28, 2019, on the validity of the federal government's carbon charge.

The federal government will fund more than 100 projects to "honour the lives and legacies" of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef announced on Monday, June 24, 2019.

Alberta's justice minister says the province is asking for a legal opinion on the constitutionality of the federal government imposing its carbon tax.

Ottawa plans to impose the federal carbon tax on Alberta starting Jan. 1 and federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says she has written the province about the decision.

Manitoba New Democrats are promising to put a price on carbon if they win the next election, even if the federal carbon tax were to be scrapped.

The Saskatchewan government has filed notice that it is taking its challenge of the federal carbon tax to the Supreme Court of Canada.