A $650-million proposal to replace the run-down Portage Place mall was championed as a key step toward reconciliation and downtown revitalization on Tuesday. An Indigenous […]
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Police service strained by traffic duty OT
It’s become an increasing sight in Winnipeg: big-box stores, churches and mosques are forced to pay special duty police officers overtime to direct long lines […]
Someone please explain the justice system to the NDP
Remember Matlock? In the pre-streaming 1980s, Andy Griffith played folksy Atlanta criminal defence attorney Ben Matlock, who each week successfully defended yet another innocent client […]
‘Beyond reprehensible’: judge sends ex-teacher to prison for child pornography offences
A former teacher and counsellor who uploaded an image of a child being sexually abused to a public search engine, sparking a Winnipeg police probe […]
Mayor’s cabinet votes to keep Ten Commandments public
Winnipeggers may still be able to visit the Ten Commandments monument in a publicly accessible space after all. On Tuesday, council’s executive policy committee unanimously […]
NDP won byelection by 1,100 votes, final numbers show
Federal NDP candidate Leila Dance won Monday’s byelection in Elmwood—Transcona by a margin of 1,158 votes to become member of Parliament, preliminary final results show. […]
‘Right decision’ to boot MLA: Kinew
Premier Wab Kinew has defended the decision of the NDP caucus to oust MLA Mark Wasyliw because his lawyer colleague represents convicted sex offender Peter […]
Churchill businessman aims to rebuild PC party
Manitoba businessman Walter Daudrich has tossed his hat into the ring of the Tory leadership race. Daudrich, president of Lazy Bear Expeditions, a Churchill tour […]
PCs call for probe into bullying allegation against Kinew
The Progressive Conservatives are calling for an investigation into allegations of workplace bullying and harassment by Premier Wab Kinew. The official opposition is holding a […]
Stony guards push for ‘fair and equitable’ deal
With drug use and violence among inmates on the rise, the union representing Stony Mountain Institution correctional officers says it’s time members are better respected […]