As gunfire tore through a Bannatyne Street drug house, a 15-year-old boy hiding in a bedroom shot and killed a fellow drug dealer, mistaking him […]
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Endangered grassland near Neepawa to be protected
BRANDON — Roughly 440 acres of protected grassland on the Langford Escarpment, southeast of Neepawa, have been acquired for use as a nature conservancy. The […]
Ojibwa immersion trail leads through Wisconsin
The Kinew government is eyeing an Ojibwa education hub located south of the border as a model for training more immersion teachers and upscaling public […]
Province plans new police unit in Swan River
Swan River residents and business owners have been forced to contend with thousands of used needles littering parks and playgrounds for more than a year. […]
Threat to cut off power part of Hydro scam
Destiny Funk is warning Winnipeggers to avoid scammers who pose as Manitoba Hydro workers and threaten to cut off power because of unpaid bills. Funk […]
Winnipeg’s 226-day snowless streak ends, more expected
Close, but it’s no record. This year marks the fourth-longest period of days without snow in Winnipeg. Alex Crawford, an assistant professor at the University […]
Play fight between friends turned deadly, court hears
A play fight between two best pals, who’d been drinking with friends, turned aggressive on Main Street last year, resulting in Leo Charles Martin-Shea being […]
Brandon ER staff beg for reinforcements, fear for patients
Doctors at the Brandon hospital are pleading for help from Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara to address a “dire staffing crisis” in the emergency room that […]
‘Someone’s going to get murdered out there… it’s inevitable’
Large piles of garbage around tents or wooden shelters have been a familiar sight for neighbours of homeless encampments in and around Mostyn Place Park […]
‘Stop! You’re wrecking the neighbourhood!’
Calls for a crackdown on illegal dumping are emerging at city hall, following complaints that the problem is creating an inner-city eyesore. Carla Davidson said […]