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PEGUIS FIRST NATION, MAN. -- Manitoba's premier donned a Toronto Blue Jays hat and a safety vest Thursday to pack sandbags and meet volunteers in a community bracing yet again for a fight against flooding.
WINNIPEG -- A woman who recently served as Manitoba's commissioner of teacher professional conduct is disputing Premier Wab Kinew's version of what led to her departure.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government said Monday it remains focused on its promise to eliminate chronic homelessness, even as new numbers suggested the problem in Winnipeg is growing.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government says it remains focused on its promise to eliminate chronic homelessness even as new numbers suggest the problem in Winnipeg is growing.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is planning to go to Ottawa next week for a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government has a major detail to flesh out as part of its budget plan to eliminate the provincial sales tax on food in grocery stores -- the legal definition of a grocery store.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says his government is working on the definition of a grocery store as it considers where to apply a tax cut on food.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is hinting the provincial government may broaden a tax cut on food items but not as much as some people are demanding.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government has stopped publicly releasing data on how much money it has collected from fines issued to people accused of violating public health restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Opposition leader Obby Khan has been rebuked by legislature Speaker Tom Lindsey for comments Khan made to a non-binary cabinet minister.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has told the legislature his government might cut the provincial fuel tax, but it's not clear how seriously he is considering it.
WINNIPEG -- A report from a major credit-rating agency is raising questions about the Manitoba government's plan to reduce the deficit this year and balance the budget next year.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is paying a U.S. firm to help find emergency room physicians south of the border for temporary posts, largely in rural and northern communities.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government indicated Friday it will meet with critics who say a planned grocery tax cut is unfair and excludes many businesses, but it did not promise any changes.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Finance Minister Adrien Sala says he is open to talking to people who want a tax break on food expanded, but he is not making any commitments to change.
WINNIPEG -- Former Manitoba premier Brian Pallister was lauded by friends and colleagues as his portrait was unveiled at the legislature.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government's plan to eliminate the provincial sales tax on all food sold in grocery stores was questioned Wednesday by restaurant owners who argue they're being put at a disadvantage.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba Restaurant and Foodservices Association says the new provincial budget contains a tax cut that puts restaurants at a disadvantage.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Finance Minister Adrien Sala tabled on Tuesday the provincial budget for 2026-27. Here are some highlights:
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government laid out a provincial budget Tuesday that promises savings for snack lovers, many homeowners and young people who ride buses.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is making more food tax-free and boosting property tax credits for many homeowners.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says today's budget will take the tax off food from the grocery store.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says today's budget will take the tax off food from the grocery store. Kinew, in a post on social media, says everything from rotisserie chicken to salads would be free of the provincial sales tax of the budget passes. The change is a key part of a budget that promises to focus on affordability and health...
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says today's budget will take the tax off food from the grocery store.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is set to deliver its annual budget today, with a focus on affordability and health care.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is set to offer relief to some homeowners hit by rising property taxes in its budget Tuesday, while asking people with million-dollar homes to pay more.
WINNIPEG -- Politicians at the Manitoba legislature have paid tribute to Amanda Lathlin, a members of the NDP caucus who died after battling illness.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba budget, set to be delivered Tuesday, will include more money for child care and a smaller deficit, Finance Minister Adrien Sala said Friday.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba's finance minister says next week's budget will include more money for child care.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservatives have sold the building that housed their headquarters to a former leadership candidate.
WINNIPEG -- Three large construction groups say a new fee in Manitoba will drive up the cost of major projects in the province.
WINNIPEG -- The insults and accusations are flying in the Manitoba legislature.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is facing calls to contain rising education property taxes.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government says it's moving to ban what it calls "predatory pricing" on groceries, even though the issue hasn't been seen locally.
WINNIPEG -- Provincial amateur sports organizations in Manitoba may soon be required to track demographics and show efforts to make their sport more inclusive.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is defending its trade representative in Washington, D.C. after more details have emerged about how much taxpayers are paying the consultant.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is planning to expand rent control, set new rules for grocers and charge higher electricity rates for some large users.
WINNIPEG -- An election in Manitoba is not scheduled until October of next year, but political parties have started laying some of the groundwork.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is planning to set up two committees as part of its promise to improve health care.
A Manitoba politician has announced he is leaving the Progressive Conservative caucus and will sit as an Independent. Bob Lagasse has represented the Dawson Trail constituency east of Winnipeg since 2016. He rose in the legislature today and said he intends to sit as an Independent and run for re-election as an Independent in the next general election. He says...
WINNIPEG -- A Manitoba politician has announced he is leaving the Progressive Conservative caucus and will sit as an Independent.
WINNIPEG -- Minors will not be allowed to use Manitoba's supervised drug consumption site, although staff may have to use their own judgment for young-looking people without identification, the province's addictions minister said Monday.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba's first supervised drug consumption site could be open within a few weeks, as some nearby residents continue to oppose the idea.
WINNIPEG -- Election advertising run by a political action group contained false information about Manitoba's New Democratic Party but did not violate election laws, the province's commissioner of elections, Bill Bowles, has ruled.
WINNIPEG -- A developer rejected suggestions Thursday that money he gave to two Winnipeg city officials was a thank you for getting a contract for the city's new police headquarters.
WINNIPEG -- The federal government is taking another step toward a potential expansion of the Port of Churchill in Manitoba and increased shipping through the Arctic.
WINNIPEG -- A former chief administrative officer with the City of Winnipeg is facing more questions about money he received from a contractor who was doing business with the city on a major capital project.
WINNIPEG -- A former chief administrative officer with the City of Winnipeg testified Tuesday it wasn't right of him to meet with a contractor bidding on a major project.
WINNIPEG -- A former chief administrative officer with the City of Winnipeg is being asked at a public inquiry why he met with and emailed a contractor about a major redevelopment project.
WINNIPEG -- Former Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz faced questions at a public inquiry Thursday about money he received from a contractor leading a major construction project that ran over budget.
WINNIPEG -- Former Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz has told a public inquiry he instructed others at city hall to control the rising cost of the city's new police headquarters.
WINNIPEG -- A public inquiry into cost overruns at a Winnipeg construction project has heard of an unusual change that helped the winning bidder.
WINNIPEG -- A public inquiry is set to begin today on cost overruns and controversy linked to a building project led by the City of Winnipeg.
WINNIPEG -- A coalition of environmental, labour and other groups says the Manitoba government has to spend more money on climate protection in the spring budget in order to meet emissions and land-protection targets.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government says that in recent months it has attracted 13 physicians who were trained in the United States as part of the province's effort to reduce wait times.
WINNIPEG -- The head of Manitoba Hydro says the Crown-owned utility is facing dry conditions and low water levels as it aims to expand generating capacity and replace aging infrastructure.
WINNIPEG -- The head of Manitoba Hydro says the Crown-owned utility is facing dry conditions and low water levels as it aims to expand generating capacity and replace aging infrastructure.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is promising up to $1 million to help boost security at places of worship following recent cases of vandalism with hate symbols.
WINNIPEG -- A group that represents independent grocers says its members are being hurt by the Manitoba government's freeze on the retail price of one-litre cartons of milk.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba's NDP government has joined some other provinces in pushing back against a planned federal gun buyback program.