Health care, deficit expected to be focus of Manitoba legislature spring sitting
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Health care and ongoing deficits are expected to be major topics as the Manitoba legislature reconvenes Wednesday after the winter break.
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Winnipeg man charged over X posts targeting Carney, Jewish and Muslim communities
Aaron D’Andrea / globalnews - A Winnipeg man is facing charges after being accused of 'targeting' Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Jewish and Muslim communities in posts on X.
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More than 2,000 Pimicikamak Cree Nation members still displaced 60 days after outage
Alessia Simona Maratta / globalnews - 'Our people have been abandoned,' the Nation said in a statement. 'No family should be forced to live in mould-infested, unsafe homes while those responsible dodge their duty.'
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Amber Alert ‘instrumental’ in rescuing abducted two-year-old boy, police say
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Eight of 10 people using bus to get downtown unhappy after system overhaul, BIZ survey reveals
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Dr. Joss Reimer named Canada’s new chief public health officer
theglobeandmail - Reimer replaces Dr. Theresa Tam, who retired in June
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Manitoba Premier hails launch of study to gather industry viewpoints on Port of Churchill expansion
Temur Durrani / theglobeandmail - Wab Kinew says Ottawa will lead the study canvassing business leaders at about 70 large companies for feedback
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Jury hears accused mass killer shot up Winnipeg suite after days on crack, alcohol
sootoday - WINNIPEG — A man accused of fatally shooting five people in a Winnipeg rooming house opened fire after days of using drugs and drinking alcohol there, a Crown prosecutor said on the first day of trial.
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Winter returns to Prairies and parts of Ontario with heavy snow in the forecast
theglobeandmail - Areas of Saskatchewan are expected to see up to 35 cm by Thursday morning, while parts of Ontario could see a messy mix of snow and freezing rain
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Montreal and Quebec wake to freezing drizzle and icy roads
Other: local Sault alerts, economic fallout, ancillary storm impacts
Prairies hammered by blizzard, whiteouts and plunging temperatures
Southern Ontario: freezing rain, sleet and commute chaos
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Manitoba RCMP issue alert after abduction in Pimicikamak Cree Nation
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - Manitoba RCMP have issued a Dangerous Person Alert for Pimicikamak Cree Nation and surrounding areas following the abduction of a 20-year-old woman.
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Manitoba government eyes marine conservation area in western Hudson Bay
Steve Lambert / nationalobserver - Oceans North, an environmental charitable group, said the region is a special ecosystem, home to roughly one-quarter of the world's beluga whale population.
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Manitoba nurse stripped of licence after wrongly giving patient drugs
Kevin Hirschfield / globalnews - A registered nurse who wrongly administered fentanyl, nearly killing a patient, and asked a doctor to approve the move after the fact has been stripped of her licence.
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You're at risk of frostbite in this bitterly cold weather. Here's what to know
sootoday - TORONTO — As bitterly cold temperatures plunge much of the country into a deep freeze, emergency doctors and public health experts are warning people to protect themselves from frostbite.
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Too cold to ski: Bone-chilling cold warnings sweep the country
sootoday - WINNIPEG — A baleful front of face-freezing Arctic air delivered a winter wallop across Canada’s midsection Friday, making it too cold to ski in parts of Manitoba and sending agencies rallying to keep the homeless warm.
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Corrupt former WPS officer sentenced to seven years for ‘staggering’ breach of trust
Erik Pindera / winnipegfreepress - Elston Bostock, 49, was an officer on the city’s police force for more than two decades before he was investigated, charged in 2024 and again in 2025 and, ultimately, fired.
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Military mission complete in Manitoba First Nation dealing with frozen water damage
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The federal government says a military mission to help a northern Manitoba First Nation in the aftermath of a water crisis brought on by a power outage is complete.
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Man acquitted in 1984 slaying of Winnipeg teen facing charges in Vancouver
Aaron D’Andrea / globalnews - The man convicted and then later acquitted in the murder of a 13-year-old Winnipeg girl 41 years ago is facing new charges in British Columbia.
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City began lengthy process to seize Manwin Hotel before massive fire
Joyanne Pursaga / winnipegfreepress - In the year between an order to force tenants out of the dilapidated Manwin Hotel and the building’s fiery demise this week, the City of Winnipeg says it regularly inspected the site and had begun a process to seize it.
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Leah Gazan backs Avi Lewis, becomes first NDP MP to endorse a leadership candidate
sootoday - OTTAWA — Manitoba NDP MP Leah Gazan is formally endorsing documentarian Avi Lewis for the party's leadership, making her the first sitting MP to officially back a candidate.
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Manitoba Premier Kinew asks Ontario counterpart Ford to rethink Crown Royal boycott
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew called on Ontario Premier Doug Ford Tuesday to drop plans for a boycott of Crown Royal whisky,
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