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LAC DU BONNET -- Wildfires in eastern Manitoba prompted the government to evacuate and close another popular provincial park ahead of the long weekend, while many offered condolences to the family of a stranded couple found dead in the ashes.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is aiming to have an all-party committee on journalism up and running this summer, but the Opposition says there are a lot of questions.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba's Opposition leader says he is hoping for changes to a bill that would add gender expression to the province's human rights code.
WINNIPEG -- New figures show Manitoba's governing New Democrats raised a lot more money than the Opposition Progressive Conservatives last year and ended up in much better financial shape.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba's new Opposition leader has apologized for his party's campaign advertisements that touched on a landfill search for murder victims.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives have elected Obby Khan as their new leader.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Progressive Conservatives are to announce a new leader today after roughly 11,000 party members were eligible to vote by mail-in and drop-box ballots in recent weeks.
WINNIPEG -- Dozens of people lined up Thursday night to air opposition to and support for Manitoba's plan to add gender expression to the human rights code -- a move that would include protections for people to be called by their preferred pronouns.
WINNIPEG -- The Speaker of the Manitoba legislature has apologized for saying an Opposition question was out of line and is threatening to toss politicians from the chamber if chaotic behaviour continues.
WINNIPEG -- Tempers flared at the Manitoba legislature as the Opposition Progressive Conservatives questioned the NDP government about a public contract.
WINNIPEG -- A report from Manitoba's elections commissioner says roughly half of the inmates at a jail west of Winnipeg did not get the chance to vote in the last provincial election.
WINNIPEG -- The premiers of Manitoba and Nunavut are hopeful a proposed hydroelectric and fibre optic project is moving closer to fruition and are seeking federal money.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has discussed increased trade with representatives from Europe and appears open to having a second port on Hudson Bay.
WINNIPEG -- Some of the bills now before the Manitoba legislature will have to wait until the fall to be passed into law.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba will soon have more energy for itself and other Canadian jurisdictions after two hydroelectric contracts with a Minnesota utility expire at the end of this month, Premier Wab Kinew said Monday.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is planning to expropriate a private property in south Winnipeg that has seen clashes between its owner and area residents.
WINNIPEG -- Recent increases in school taxes have put a dent in the Manitoba government's estimate of how many homeowners are better off under its new tax-credit system.
WINNIPEG -- The large Canadian flag that was recently draped on the front of the Manitoba legislature is being repaired for a second time and is being adopted by the Manitoba government.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba politicians may soon be singing "O Canada" at the start of daily proceedings in the legislature.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is putting up $13 million for a centre aimed at helping grain producers find new international trading partners.
WINNIPEG -- A member of the Manitoba legislature has resigned his seat to run in the federal election.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government's plan to balance the budget in two years will require tighter spending restraint -- something the Opposition Progressive Conservatives say is unrealistic.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is hiking capital spending and introducing new tax rules in a deficit budget aimed at safeguarding the province from tariffs imposed by United States President Donald Trump.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government outlined major spending increases on capital projects and a mix of tax measures Tuesday in a budget that projects a $794-million deficit.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government outlined major spending increases on capital projects and a mix of tax measures in its annual budget tabled Thursday. Here are some highlights:
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is planning to spend hundreds of millions of dollars more on capital projects this year and offer a mixture of tax changes as part of its annual budget.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba budget to be released Thursday is expected to include help for businesses and new spending to create infrastructure jobs.
WINNIPEG -- The two men vying for the leadership of Manitoba's Progressive Conservative party squared off Wednesday night in a debate that touched on crime, health care, taxes and other issues.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba's finance minister says Thursday's budget will focus on job creation and supporting people affected by U.S. tariffs.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government plans to expand the province's human rights code to cover gender expression.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is entering new territory with a plan to crack down on election disinformation and fine people up to $20,000 a day if offending material is not removed, a veteran political analyst said Wednesday.
WINNIPEG -- A political analyst says the Manitoba government is entering uncharted waters with a new bill aimed at cracking down on election disinformation.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government put forward a bill Tuesday aimed at cracking down on election disinformation. It proposes several provisions against deliberate attempts to undermine confidence in elections and the use of altered images of candidates and election officials.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government has put forward a bill aimed at cracking down on election disinformation.
WINNIPEG -- Just under 11,000 people have taken out memberships in the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba in time to vote for next month's leadership race.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the province's Crown-owned energy corporation could use its purchasing power to fight back against tariffs imposed by the United States.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government put forward sweeping changes to the school day Thursday -- eliminating a requirement to sing "God Save The King," paving the way for more Indigenous instruction, and enshrining its school nutrition program in a way that one expert called constitutionally dubious.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is planning to eliminate a little-used rule that says students must sing "God Save the King" every school day.
WINNIPEG -- Politicians accused each other of failing to stand up against U.S. tariffs Wednesday as the Manitoba legislature reconvened after a winter break.
WINNIPEG -- Politicians are set to return to the Manitoba legislative chamber today amid economic fallout from U.S. tariffs and ongoing challenges in provincial health care.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government offered tax deferrals to businesses in the province Tuesday and pulled United States products from liquor stores in response to tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says alcohol products are being pulled from the shelves of provincial liquor stores.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government has spent or budgeted more than $340,000 for advertising campaigns promoting its fuel tax and electricity savings -- more than it spent last year on ads to persuade people to get vaccinated against the flu and COVID-19, suggest government documents.
WINNIPEG -- The Canadian Museum for Human Rights has removed singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie from an exhibit because of questions about her First Nations identity.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba prosecutors have decided, for a second time, to not pursue criminal charges in the case of a construction project that ran well over budget and will soon be the subject of a public inquiry.
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says Manitoba hydroelectricity rates must remain affordable, partly in order to help people switch from other fuels and to help the environment.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government announced Monday an increase in school operating funding while saying a long-anticipated overhaul of the way schools are funded is still a work in progress.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is increasing school operating funding for the upcoming school year by 3.4 per cent -- the same increase as the current year.
WINNIPEG -- While the Manitoba government has promised to keep electricity rates low, the province's energy Crown corporation is asking people for their thoughts on a rate hike for electricity and changes that could see different rates applied at different times of the day.
WINNIPEG -- A candidate for leadership of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives says he won't apologize for making a joke about tackling homelessness by letting polar bears roam free in Winnipeg.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba's government's new advertising campaign encouraging people to Buy Local will see some of its dollars spent on international social media sites.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is spending $72 million to expand a personal care home in the Transcona area of Winnipeg.
WINNIPEG -- An audit of some Manitoba health authorities says wage increases and the rising cost of drugs and supplies have been some of the biggest factors in deficits in recent years.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is putting on hold plans to remove U.S. alcohol from liquor stores and cut off American companies from provincial contracts.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is putting on hold plans to remove U.S. alcohol from liquor stores and cut off American companies from provincial contracts.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is looking for ways to prevent companies in the United States from bidding on provincial contracts as another retaliatory measure against tariffs on Canadian goods threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government has ordered a regional health authority to cut the amount of money its spends on private-agency nurses by 15 per cent by March of next year.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is running an advertising campaign to tout a freeze on electricity rates even though the freeze has yet to be approved.
WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government and officials at Manitoba Hydro say it's too early to discuss the potential fallout from tariffs threatened by incoming U.S. president Donald Trump.
WINNIPEG -- A child from the Gaza Strip seeking medical treatment arrived Thursday in Winnipeg, supported in part by the Manitoba government, and a federal cabinet minister called on other provinces to follow suit.