City of Winnipeg closes in on housing target
The City of Winnipeg has approved thousands of housing units since December as it makes progress toward targets to boost the supply. At a Feb. 9...
Search for Pimicikamak graves finds 187 anomalies
Pimicikamak Cree Nation Chief David Monias said ground radar searches for children’s graves at potential residential school burial sites found 187 anomalies. “For us, it’s quite...
Charges upgraded after townhouse fire victim dies
A 27-year-old man accused of deliberately torching a townhouse while its inhabitants slept inside now faces charges of manslaughter, after one of the people critically injured...
History teacher to develop Holocaust curriculum
A Westwood Collegiate history teacher has been selected by the Manitoba government to help develop a new Holocaust curriculum for the province’s students. Kelly Hiebert, 39,...
Tories slam NDP for $10/day child-care expansion delay
Summer vacation is here and $10/day child care for school-age kids that was promised by the NDP is not, the Progressive Conservatives charged Tuesday. “The NDP...
Seasonal sectors face slow start due to soggy weather
Months of wet weather have brought with them a slow start to summer for Manitoba landscapers, farmers and some seasonal businesses. “It’s just too muddy to...
Remote nursing stations challenging to staff: Ottawa
The remote nature of the work is one of the biggest challenges to recruiting and retaining nurses in northern Manitoba communities, Ottawa says. “While nursing stations...
Teen killer who lured victim to park has ‘a lot of potential,’ sentencing hearing told
A teen who helped lure a Winnipeg man to his death at Assiniboine Park was manipulated to take part in the crime by her “puppeteer” boyfriend,...
Inner-city residents feel hot, helpless amid scourge of vacant building fires
Liberty Isip shrugs and sighs after another vacant building in her inner-city neighbourhood went up in flames on the weekend. A pile of rubble is all...
City targets vacant buildings in effort to increase affordable housing
The City of Winnipeg could take over vacant properties sooner and offer deep discounts on lots to attract more affordable housing, as boarded-up and burned-out buildings...