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The Manitoba government is planning to do away with paper health cards and switch to more durable plastic and digital ones. Finance Minister Adrien Sala says the move is among many promises from last…
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Ahead of budget day, there are calls for the Manitoba government to do more to reduce MRI wait times in the province. Ken Henry Jr. waited for about five months to receive an MRI for a herniated disc. “My…
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Obesity and its consequences have become the leading preventable cause of death and cancer in Canada. In the past, diet and exercise were seen as the only ways to address weight concerns, but experts argue…
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Changes affecting short-term rentals like Airbnb are looming, and some booted from the market say the requirements got it wrong when it comes to addressing issues around online lodgings. Dauphin resident…
Following a virtual town hall Wednesday afternoon, students were left reeling after finding out the academic calendar will be extended by one week due to the recent cyber incident. This curveball has…
Winnipeg police are looking for a man who is believed to be connected to a homicide on March 18. WPS says around 4:40 p.m., officers responded to a home along Selkirk Avenue, after receiving a report…
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New date from Obesity Canada shows 30% of Canadian adults are obese. And while diet and exercise have long been considered the only way to address weight concerns, experts say that may no longer be the case. Kurt Black reports
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At least one Manitoba owner who shut down her Airbnb in Winnipeg says the city’s new rules on short-term rentals are ‘disheartening’ for individual and smaller operators. Morgan Modjeski reports.
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Following a virtual townhall Wednesday afternoon, students were left reeling after finding out the academic calendar will be extended by one week due to the recent cyber incident. Mitchell Ringos reports.
Ahead of budget day, there are calls for the Manitoba government to do more to reduce MRI wait times in the province. Edward Djan has more.
To create more $10-a-day spots, PM Justin Trudeau says the upcoming federal budget will include a program to provide $1 billion in low-cost loans for child-care providers and forgive student loans of ECEs who agree to work in remote communities.
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Companies that already offer ways to allow rent payments to count toward credit scores are welcoming the plan by the federal government to make the practice more widespread. Andrew Graham, chief executive…
The Prime Minister will be in Surrey on Thursday morning, where he is expected to talk about child care in the country.
One of the surviving members of the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash will be representing Canada on the world stage later this year. Rowing Canada announced that Jacob Wassermann had officially qualified…
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Under the previous government, Manitoba entered a two-year deal with recruitment firm Canadian Health Labs, which promised to bring 150 more physicians to the province. But eight months into the deal,…
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A man accused of helping smuggle people across the U.S.-Canada border into Minnesota, including four members of an Indian family who froze to death in 2022, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to seven counts…
MONTREAL — Canada’s population grew faster last year than it has at any time since the 1950s, amid a surge in the number of temporary residents, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday. The statistics agency…
Manitoba is seeing a rise in the number of drug-related deaths in the province. Advocates say unless more is done to make the province’s drug supply safer, some neighbourhoods could see a greater loss…
The Manitoba government has announced a new minor injury and illness clinic, slated to open in Brandon in September. The province says the clinic is part of a new $17-million plan to open…
Manitoba RCMP says two people have been charged in connection to a seizure of guns and cocaine. Mounties say on March 22, as part of an ongoing investigation, officers executed search warrants at five…
The number of confirmed measles cases in Canada so far this year is more than three times higher than all infections recorded in 2023, the country’s chief public health officer said as she urged people…
Canada’s population grew faster last year than it has at any time since the 1950s amid a surge in the number of temporary residents, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday. The statistics agency says…
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Students at the University of Winnipeg will have to wait to find out who will run the school’s students’ association after the recent election has been marred with concerns and complaints. Second-year…
Investigators began collecting evidence Wednesday from the cargo ship that plowed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused its collapse, while in the waters below divers searched through…
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says construction of new homes in Canada’s six largest cities remained stable at near all-time high levels last year, driven by a surge of new apartments — despite…
In a last-ditch effort to save Happyland Pool, the South St. Boniface Residents Association is taking matters into its own hands, hoping to raise enough funds over the next three months to change city…
A 28-year-old man is wanted for second-degree murder in connection with a man’s death last week in an apartment building on Main Street. Winnipeg police say an unresponsive man was found Tuesday around…
Manitoba Wildfire Service says due to dry conditions, there is a high wildfire danger across the province. The weather forecast over the next few weeks is expected to melt snow, which will leave grass…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing back against premiers who are asking him to cancel an upcoming increase to the federal carbon price, saying they have not proposed better ideas to fight climate…
Warning: this article contains details some readers may find disturbing. A Manitoba mother was arrested after sexually abusing her infant in videos that were posted to social media, according to RCMP. The…