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NDP government reviewing $18M Manitoba rail port grant PCs made before 2023 election
Manitoba's finance minister says the province is reviewing what he called a "mysterious" decision by the former Tory government to give $18 million to a company planning to develop a rail port south of Winnipeg, without any public disclosure, just before the last election.
Inner-city councillor wants encampments banned from Winnipeg playgrounds, splash pads, pools
The city councillor for Winnipeg's inner-city Daniel McIntyre ward wants to ban encampments in public places where children gather.
Manitoba NDP make flurry of Westman funding announcements prior to area byelection
Premier Wab Kinew and members of his cabinet have made a flurry of cabinet appearances and funding announcements in southwestern Manitoba in advance of a byelection in Spruce Woods, a vacant electoral district in the region, that must be held by mid-September.
Southwest Winnipeg couple sues city, neighbour and contractors over wall of earth
In a statement of claim filed July 9 with Manitoba's Court of King's Bench, Glen Hart and Dana-Lee Maeren are seeking an order to dismantle a nine-metre-tall, 120-metre-wide hill on the property to the north of their home in Winnipeg's South Wilkes neighbourhood.
Winnipeg Folk Fest thrives amid cruel summer for Canadian multi-artist events
The Winnipeg Folk Festival says it expects to draw 15,000 paying customers every day this weekend, which is a significant accomplishment during what's become a difficult environment for outdoor music festivals in Canada.
Regulator OK's liquefied natural gas exports through Hudson Bay, pending future compliance
Canada's energy regulator has granted a company trying to develop a second port on Hudson Bay the authorization to export liquefied natural gas through subarctic waters, provided it complies with energy regulations.
Sand mining company offers 5% of profits, up to $20M a year, to Manitoba First Nation
Mining company Sio Silica has offered Brokenhead Ojibway Nation a five per cent share of profits from its proposed sand-extraction operation, promising the Winnipeg-area First Nation $20 million in annual revenue once the project is operating at full capacity.
Urban forest, housing advocate first to seek Winnipeg council vacancy in Elmwood-East Kildonan
An Elmwood community activist who's pushed the City of Winnipeg to plant more trees and allow more infill housing is the first candidate to come forward in the Elmwood-East Kildonan byelection.
Manitoba premier suggests he won't call byelection until NDP better able to compete in conservative riding
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said he won't call a byelection in Spruce Woods until his New Democratic Party is better able to compete in the conservative southwestern Manitoba constituency — and suggested PC demands to call the byelection sooner amount to a request for political "freebies."
Accessibility minister will keep her job after comments about sign-language interpreter: Manitoba premier
Premier Wab Kinew said Nahanni Fontaine, Manitoba's accessibility minister, will remain in her position after she apologized for asking why she had to share a stage with a sign-language interpreter.