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Bear Clan patrol is moving downtown, as a new headquarters was unveiled here at the Women’s Health Clinic building, as part of a partnership that looks to benefit both organizations. Bear Clan, a…
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A school trustee’s comments on Indigenous people and residential schools have led to condemnation from many quarters and a review by the Manitoba government. Paul Coffey, a trustee in the Mountain View…
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It’s an effort almost a decade in the works, helping people in some of Manitoba’s largest provincial jails have a better shot at a second chance, with free removal of gang and prison tattoos, and…
It was evident to the federal government as early as last fall that Loblaw and Walmart might be holdouts to the grocery code of conduct, jeopardizing the project’s success. Documents obtained through…
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Canada’s farm fields are in the midst of a transformation. As the country rapidly warms from human-caused climate change, farmers are being pushed to reconsider conventional wisdom about what can and can’t…
In Hawaiian, pa’akai means salt. It’s food, medicine, and a treasured gift. A new, original play at the Manitoba Theatre for Young People, titled ‘The Pa’akai We Bring’, not only brings the pa’akai…
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Pa’akai means salt. It’s food, medicine, and a treasured gift. A new, original play, titled ‘The Pa’akai We Bring’, brings a message of healing. Joanne Roberts has the story.
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After eight years in the works, Della Steinke, of Mother Ink tattoo removal is bringing her specialties to the inside of Headingley Correctional Centre, and she says demand for the service has already been sky-rocketing. Morgan Modjeski reports.
Bear Clan patrol is moving downtown, as a new headquarters was unveiled at the Women’s Health Clinic building, as part of a partnership that looks to benefit both organizations. Mitch Ringos reports.
1 in 5 Canadians polled, say they’ve gotten ill from eating food they believe was unsafe. The same study also finds over half of Canadians are willing to eat food near, or past the best before date.
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Canada has failed to meet all vaccination coverage goals for adults as per the 2023 national survey. During World Immunization Week, Dilshad Burman speaks to a family doctor about which vaccines adults are advised to take and why.
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After the Assembly of First Nations’ national chief complained to Air Canada about how staffers treated her and her ceremonial headdress on a flight this week, she says the airline responded by offering…
As more Canadians find themselves struggling to afford or find housing, the country’s smallest province is the only one that can point to legislation recognizing housing as a human right. The Canadian…
The Ehattesaht Nation says orca calf kʷiisaḥiʔis swam out of a lagoon she had been stuck in for over a month on Vancouver Island.
With the price of inflation and vet bills causing more people to pause before adopting a pet, capacity issues continue to be an ongoing issue for the Winnipeg Humane Society. An event dubbed The Distinguished…
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American troops will be spending more time training in the Far North, the new commander of Norad says, a strategy that fits “hand-in-glove” with Canada’s renewed focus on Arctic defence. U.S. Gen. Gregory…
After an announcement at a Honda plant in Alliston, Ont., that will bring billions in new electric vehicle investment, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sat down with The Big Story to chat in-depth about the…
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The future was just starting to appear bright for Mykyta Zakharchenko. The 18-year-old’s youth in Ukraine was shadowed by two major conflicts with Russia before he escaped to Canada in 2022. With harrowing…
The Manitoba RCMP says it has laid charges in connection to a double homicide in 2021, in Northlands Denesuline First Nation.
Jury selection is set to start today for the trial of a Winnipeg man accused of killing four women. Jeremy Skibicki has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder. The partial remains of…
Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson, the first woman to have held the province’s top office, is resigning her legislature seat, ending a 23-year career in politics. Stefanson was first…
Bob Cole, a welcome voice for Canadian hockey fans for a half-century, has died at the age of 90. Born June 24, 1933, the St. John’s native provided a distinctive soundtrack to Canada’s game. He was…
A former Saskatchewan Mountie who shot and killed his lover is to be sentenced today for manslaughter. Bernie Herman was convicted in January for the death of 26-year-old Braden Herman. The two men are…
In the last year, Tim Hortons has treated cottaging Canadians to a boat drivethru, revived its beloved Dutchie doughnut and launched flatbread pizzas. But perhaps its biggest surprise will come this summer,…
Monday Night Hockey will be streaming live exclusively on Prime Video for the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons. The two-year agreement was announced as a partnership with…
New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” improper…
The watchdog that handles grievances about telecommunications companies in Canada says complaints about phone, internet and television services were up 43 per cent halfway through its reporting year. The…
In today’s The Big Story podcast, recently the Department of National Defence announced a plan to pour billions of dollars into Northern security. And there’s no doubt that in a changing world the Arctic…
Honda is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont., assembly plant, which it is retooling to produce fully electric vehicles, all part of a $15-billion project that is expected…
A 27-year-old man who was already in police custody facing charges in two homicides was arrested for a third Tuesday. Maxim Dale Garneau was arrested at the Winnipeg Remand Centre on a warrant for first-degree…