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Media outlets urge Manitoba government to buy more ads on their platforms, consider tax credit for salaries
Several journalism managers are telling the Manitoba government it can help their media outlets survive without spending any additional money.
Manitoba hikes wholesale markup on cannabis, suggests window-covering rule may change
The price of cannabis is rising in Manitoba after the province's cannabis distributor slapped a higher markup on the products it sells to retailers — an added cost stores are passing down to consumers, in many cases.
Former Hydro boss paid $880K for working 1½ months in 2024 until her ouster
The former boss of Manitoba Hydro was paid nearly $900,000 in compensation in 2024, despite only working 1½ months before her dismissal from the Crown corporation.
Manitoba sees growth from interprovincial migration for 1st time since 2004
More people moved to Manitoba from other parts of Canada than left during the first quarter of 2025 — a feat the province hasn't accomplished on a quarterly basis since 2004.
Indigenous, Black patients wait longer for care in Winnipeg ERs: report
Patients who identify as Indigenous, African or Black are generally spending longer in Winnipeg emergency department waiting rooms than white people, according to a new report examining how different racial groups experience patient care.
Manitoba's stricter drunk driving law likely to result in about 4 lifetime suspensions a year on average
A new Manitoba law aimed at punishing the drunk drivers who cause the most harm to human life will result in an average of nearly four additional people receiving lifetime licence bans every year, according to a CBC analysis of years' worth of data.
Some internationally educated nurses feel set up to fail as regulator warns of patient safety concerns
Nurses of African descent are being reported to Manitoba's regulatory body at disproportionately high levels, often prematurely, a national nursing organization alleges.
'Outright hostility' between Wab Kinew, Obby Khan unbecoming of their offices: experts
What should have been a relatively dry committee meeting in the Manitoba Legislature last month descended into a series of "low blows" between political leaders, with Premier Wab Kinew calling Opposition leader Obby Khan a "joke," while the Tory leader repeatedly called the premier a bully.
Manitoba cabinet minister denies insider trading after selling shares in phone company blamed for 911 outage
A Manitoba cabinet minister is being accused of insider trading for selling his shares in Telus while knowing the company's 911 phone outage may have contributed to a 55-year-old's death.
Manitoba government accused of failing to improve safety at St. Andrews intersection before fatal crash
Selkirk MLA Richard Perchotte says government inaction is to blame after an 18-year-old man was killed in a crash at a highway intersection he previously warned the province about.