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Lac du Bonnet's Latvian roots featured in new historical tour
A new self-guided tour curated by the Lac du Bonnet and District Historical Society will highlight the history of Latvian Canadians in the eastern Manitoba area, which was once home to one of the largest Latvian communities in Canada.
Lac du Bonnet volunteers grow food security through community garden
A community garden in Lac du Bonnet produced roughly 6,000 kilograms of fresh fruits and vegetables this year, with close to 1,000 kilograms going directly to the local food bank.
Lac du Bonnet water project flows from new spirit of co-operation between town and RM, say councillors
After years of discord and rivalries, the councils of the Town of Lac du Bonnet and the surrounding municipality say they're setting aside their differences in an effort to attract more economic opportunities to the area.
Are homeless encampments legal in public spaces?
CBC Manitoba takes a deep dive into legal judgments and government policies to answer that question.
Health-care aides say overwhelming work conditions at Winnipeg care home putting residents at risk
Some longtime health-care aides are speaking out about what they describe as overwhelming work conditions at Holy Family Home, pointing to repeated instances of understaffing they said put residents and employees at risk of physical and mental harm.
Michif French makes a comeback in a Manitoba classroom
St. Laurent School in the Interlake has swapped out conventional French lessons for Michif French, enlisting local Métis Elders to help pass on the endangered language.
Climate change drives up wildfire fears in small Manitoba community
The RM of St. Laurent said challenging terrain, aging equipment and a shortage of staff leaves its fire department ill-equipped to face the perils of global warming.
Spotty cellphone service 'insulting' to St. Laurent residents, reeve of Manitoba RM says
Frustratingly poor cellphone service is leaving many residents of the rural municipality of St. Laurent concerned for their safety, as hopes for a new cellphone tower in the southern Manitoba municipality still haven't come through.
Bombardiers still the ultimate Manitoba ice-fishing machine, decades after they were last made
The predominately Métis fishing community in St. Laurent, Man., still uses Bombardier snow coaches as transportation and shelter to handle the harsh winter conditions on Lake Manitoba.
Basketball is helping bridge the linguistic divide in a small Manitoba town
Student athletes from the English and French schools in the town of St. Laurent have forged friendships after joining forces on the basketball court.