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Artist slams Manitoba government's 'completely tone deaf' donation request for 'buy local' gift bags
A Winnipeg artist said she's disappointed by the Manitoba government's request for a local small business owner to donate their products for an upcoming "buy local" themed event.
18-year-old convicted in 3 Point Douglas killings says victims 'should be alive and enjoying their lives'
The now 18-year-old who randomly killed three people in Winnipeg’s Point Douglas neighbourhood almost three years ago says he's "truly ashamed" and "committed to change."
Family, supporters of 3 killed in 2022 Point Douglas attacks face teen killer in court
The sister of a woman beaten to death at random nearly three years ago faced one of her sibling's killers in a Winnipeg courtroom Wednesday, where a judge is hearing arguments on whether to sentence the now 18-year-old as an adult.
Teen should get adult sentence for role in 'sadistic' 2022 Point Douglas killings: prosecutor
A judge is weighing whether a youth sentence is appropriate for a now 18-year-old who went on what prosecutors call a "sadistic" killing spree in 2022 that took three lives in under an hour in Winnipeg's Point Douglas neighbourhood.
4 random sexual assaults reported in, around Health Sciences Centre on Wednesday
The head of the Manitoba Nurses Union says safety at Winnipeg's largest health-care facility isn't getting any better, after reports of several random sexual assaults in and around the hospital Wednesday night.
'Surprisingly large minority' of Manitobans support Prairie separatism, poll suggests
Sentiments of Prairie separatism exist in parts of Manitoba, a new poll suggests, with supporters more likely to be federal and provincial Conservative voters who live in rural areas.
Manitoba must cancel moose hunt licensing lottery as wildfires scorch habitats, chief says
The chief of a First Nation in northern Manitoba says the province must cancel this year’s moose hunting licence lottery as wildfires continue to scorch the region.
Canada's rush for new resource projects can't happen without First Nations' support: grand chief
Some First Nations leaders and citizens in Manitoba say they're concerned about the province's recent push to create new energy, trade and resource extraction projects in the north.
Manitoba will face higher wildfire risk as hot weather looms, officials say
Manitoba's Natural Resources Minister Ian Bushie says recent rains have left some "cautiously optimistic" that out-of-control wildfires will be snuffed out soon, but warns the height of this year's wildfire season may still be yet to come.
Lemay Forest protester fined $15K for breaching court injunction
A protester with a group that fought to prevent trees from being cut down at a privately owned parcel of land in south Winnipeg has been ordered to pay a $15,000 fine after a judge found her to be in civil contempt of court for breaching an injunction.