Trudeau holds town hall meeting in Winnipeg, faces questions about immigration
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced questions on immigration, pipelines and Indigenous issues — and dealt with a few disruptions — during a town hall meeting with some 1,800 people at the University of Manitoba on Wednesday.
Details scant on Manitoba's plans for new energy efficiency Crown agency
A new Crown corporation aimed at promoting energy efficiency in Manitoba is to be operating later this year, although its budget, staffing levels and other details have yet to be worked out.
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he won't follow Ontario cannabis model
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, that the province's private sector will be involved in the distribution of marijuana when recreational use is legalized next July.
Manitoba plan sets up potential fight with Ottawa over carbon tax rate
The Manitoba government says it will introduce a carbon tax of $25 a tonne next year and keep it at that rate, defying the federal government's demand for a $50 a tonne rate.
Mother of missing woman says police said daughter was probably drinking
Feeling abandoned by police, the family of a Manitoba Indigenous woman who disappeared in 2008, has been digging through fields, ditches and garbage dumps for any sign of her.
Tears, sorrow as families speak of missing and murdered Indigenous women
Family members of missing and murdered Indigenous women sobbed, fought back tears and expressed anger on Mon. Oct. 16, 2017, as they recounted what happened to their loved ones.
Federal government issues ultimatum over broken rail line to Churchill
The federal government is threatening to sue the owner of a broken rail line that has left people in the northern Manitoba town of Churchill without a land connection to the outside world.
Manitoba NDP pick rookie MLA, author Wab Kinew as party and Opposition leader
"It's a new day for the NDP and it's a new day for Manitoba," Wab Kinew declared to cheers following the vote.
Fires spark evacuation order for three northern Manitoba First Nations
Forest fires are prompting the evacuation of some 3,700 people from three First Nation communities in northern Manitoba.
Manitoba NDP leadership candidate Wab Kinew addresses more brushes with law
A high-profile candidate running for the leadership of Manitoba's Opposition New Democrats is revealing more brushes with the law following an anonymous email circulated to media this week.