After the Smoke Settles
Every year there are headlines about Manitoba First Nation communities evacuating from natural disasters. For communities, the story continues long after the news cycle has moved on.
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Manitoba homelessness strategy falls short meeting queer community’s needs, advocates, experts say
Manitoba’s new homelessness strategy lacks the queer representation and queer-specific resources needed to help people in the community, advocates and experts say.
Manitoba plans to begin tracking solitary confinement use in jails more than a year after judge called for review of practice
Manitoba doesn’t track how much time provincial inmates spend in solitary confinement, nearly 1½ years after a judge called on the government to launch an independent review of its use of the widely condemned practice.
Winnipeg dental group sues ex-office manager, alleging she faked insurance claims, overpaid herself | CBC News
A group of Winnipeg hospital dentists are suing a former employee after she allegedly paid herself thousands of dollars in fraudulent insurance claims, cheques and unearned pay over a five-year period.
Winnipeg small business owners say they're scrambling, stressed ahead of GST holiday | CBC News
With the federal government's temporary GST break set to start this weekend, some Winnipeg businesses are hoping to see more customers — but others say they're stressed and scrambling to get ready.
A year after her 81-year-old father's disappearance, daughter wants changes to help find vulnerable seniors | CBC News
One year after her 81-year-old father went missing, Britt Moberg is fighting keeping his memory alive — and to see changes that she hopes will spare other families from the pain hers has experienced.
Tracking race when officers use force 'bare minimum' Winnipeg police should do, expert says | CBC News
Jordan Charlie, a 24-year-old Inuk, was the fourth person police have shot and killed in Winnipeg this year — but he's the only one whose race is publicly known, and that's a problem, a criminologist says.
Manitoba has second-highest HIV diagnosis rate in Canada, led by injection drug use: report | CBC News
Manitoba has the second-highest rate of HIV diagnosis in the country, provincial and federal reports reveal.In 2023, there were 280 new HIV diagnoses in Manitoba — a 40 per cent increase compared to 2022, according to the province's 2023 HIV surveillance report released on Friday.Manitoba's HIV infection rate was 19.3 people per 100,000, falling only behind national leader Saskatchewan, which had a rate of 19.4 people per 100,000, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada's 2023 report.The...
Gender-affirming care lacking in rural areas of Manitoba, study finds
When Parker Morran saw a doctor in Steinbach in 2020 to discuss transitioning, the 31-year-old wasn’t provided care or compassion.
Instead, Morran, who uses they/them pronouns, says they got a “long rant” on how transitioning doesn’t align with Christianity.
“I just laughed at him and said, ‘This is a stupid thing to say to your patient,’” says Morran, who grew up in Kleefeld, a town of less than 2,000 people west of Steinbach.
“I know that I’m not the only person who he said things like that to...
Instead, Morran, who uses they/them pronouns, says they got a “long rant” on how transitioning doesn’t align with Christianity.
“I just laughed at him and said, ‘This is a stupid thing to say to your patient,’” says Morran, who grew up in Kleefeld, a town of less than 2,000 people west of Steinbach.
“I know that I’m not the only person who he said things like that to...
Reporting for ‘special duty’: Winnipeg police spent 50,000 hours moonlighting in just over a year
It’s Bombers’ game day and thousands of fans clad in Blue and Gold are descending on Princess Auto Stadium from all corners. It’s a noisy, somewhat hectic affair as the team’s faithful arrive on buses, cars, bicycles and foot.
While stadium staff direct traffic, a Winnipeg police officer stands alone amid pylons at a blocked-off roadway looking at his phone.
Inside, uniformed police are weaving their way through the sold-out crowd. Some are positioned close to the rowdy Rum Hut, while others pla...
While stadium staff direct traffic, a Winnipeg police officer stands alone amid pylons at a blocked-off roadway looking at his phone.
Inside, uniformed police are weaving their way through the sold-out crowd. Some are positioned close to the rowdy Rum Hut, while others pla...
Manitoba feels railway lockout pressure
Fears of a massive disruption to economic activity in Manitoba abated Thursday evening in the wake of the federal government seeking binding arbitration to end the railway labour dispute that had brought trains — and their cargo — to a halt nationwide.
‘I need that card to function’: Delays force Winnipegger to wait more than year to renew permanent residency
A year after moving to Canada, Fran Hiebert is still waiting to receive her permanent residency card — something that is supposed to take about 10 weeks.
Early Winnipeg pool closures affect low-income families most, advocates complain
What’s the rush?
That’s what some parents and community advocates are wondering as the city prepares to shut down 30 wading pools Friday and another 30 the following Friday.
That will leave just six operated by the city open until Labour Day.
That’s what some parents and community advocates are wondering as the city prepares to shut down 30 wading pools Friday and another 30 the following Friday.
That will leave just six operated by the city open until Labour Day.
Winnipeg man sentenced to life for Nova Scotia murder, revealed history of targeting elderly women
A man has been handed a lifetime sentence for the slaying of a Nova Scotia woman after having a history of preying upon elderly women in Winnipeg.
Highway, bus crash investigations in Canada leave crucial questions unanswered, risking future tragedies
When the RCMP announced in late June that no charges were to be laid following one of Canada’s worst mass-fatality bus crashes, it likely signalled the end of the investigative process and the possibility of learning more about how to prevent similar tragedies.
Trauma on the rails: Train crews unlikely to avoid collisions or close calls in their careers
It takes about 800 metres — four-fifths of a kilometre — to bring a train travelling 60 km/h to a full stop.
Entrepreneurial village raising Osborne Village
A long-vacant Osborne Village property that housed the original Basil’s and a handful of other restaurants over the years is coming back to life.
Not one, but two new establishments will be mixing drinks and serving food again in the building near the northwest corner of Osborne Street and Stradbrook Avenue.
Not one, but two new establishments will be mixing drinks and serving food again in the building near the northwest corner of Osborne Street and Stradbrook Avenue.
Fisher River Cree First Nation giving new life to long-vacant, historic South Osborne apartment building in Winnipeg
A long-vacant heritage building at Osborne Street and Morley Avenue is undergoing extensive renovations and will become a mixed-use housing development next spring.
Small Mercies reopening a big hit in Osborne Village
What would have been the final chapter for a local café has instead brought fresh coffee and flowers back to Osborne Village.
Small Mercies, a café and boutique, reopened its doors on July 3 after being closed for more than a year after a fire tore through the building.
Small Mercies, a café and boutique, reopened its doors on July 3 after being closed for more than a year after a fire tore through the building.
Small Manitoba airport rises to 10th busiest in Canada after 60 years in operation
Ian Harasymiw and his grandson, Sheamus, share a cold drink as they watch a red-and-white pinstriped Cessna take off from Canada’s 10th busiest airport.
Since taking their spot across from the runway, they’ve seen at least five planes fly in or leave the St. Andrews Airport, just north of Winnipeg, which will mark 60 years in operation...
Since taking their spot across from the runway, they’ve seen at least five planes fly in or leave the St. Andrews Airport, just north of Winnipeg, which will mark 60 years in operation...
Something’s been brewing
Inside the West Broadway coffee shop Thom Bargen, the whirring of coffee grinders and espresso machines mixes with the buzz of people mingling in the shop.
