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• Mayor Bowman challenges competitors to reveal in-depth tax plans

  Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman is challenging his competitors to reveal their tax plans, claiming Winnipeg's infrastructure could be at risk under a new mayor.

  Politics

  Sep 28, 2018
• Winnipeg protective agencies warn of the dark side of sexting

  Winnipeg police are partnering with the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (CCCP) to launch a campaign educating youth on the adverse effects of sexual texting. 

  Sep 26, 2018
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• Teen violently beats senior in Winnipeg’s 3rd homicide in 3 days

  A youth attacked and killed a 73-year-old this weekend, marking the city's third homicide -- all coming from violent beatings -- in the last three days. 

  Crime

  Sep 25, 2018
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• Cocaine, 5 guns seized after Manitoban pulled over for speeding

  A traffic stop conducted by Winnipeg police has lead to the seizure of a number of illegal items. 

  Crime

  Sep 24, 2018
• Winnipeg votes Oct. 24: who will be on your ballot

  Tuesday was the last day to register as a candidate for Winnipeg's civic election. There are eight people running for the position of mayor, and 52 candidates vying for 15 council positions.

  Politics

  Sep 19, 2018
• Customers, union ponder solutions to Manitoba liquor store thefts

  As Winnipeg police announced yet another liquor store theft in the province, both customers and the union representing store employees are searching for solutions.

  Sep 18, 2018
• 1 month from legalization, Manitoba pot picture doesn’t look much different

  Cannabis retailers are almost nowhere to be seen in Manitoba and there's still some haze surrounding where pot will be sold once it becomes legal on Oct. 17.

  Sep 17, 2018
• Staffing set to change as WRHA continues health overhaul

  As the WRHA continues its health overhaul, 141 nurses will be offered a chance to make the move to departments at the Health Sciences Centre, Concordia Hospital or Victoria Hospital. 

  Health

  Sep 11, 2018
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• New virtual reality residential school hopes to educate Canadians

  Embodying Empathy, a virtual reality project based on the Fort Alexander Indian Residential School on Manitoba's Sagkeeng First Nation, aims to give participants an in-depth experience.

  Education

  Sep 10, 2018
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• Manitoba Hydro pumps the brakes on subsidized transit route

  Manitoba Hydro is cancelling a transit route it has been subsidizing with hundreds of thousands of dollars in rate-payer money for the last decade. 

  Sep 6, 2018
• Five sexual harassment investigations involving faculty ‘ongoing’ at the University of Manitoba

  Five ongoing investigations involving sexual assault, sexual harassment and human rights at the University of Manitoba have resulted in two members of faculty being placed on leave.

  Education

  Sep 5, 2018
• Some Winnipeggers heading back to school filled with anxiety

  While most Winnipeg kids are excited about seeing their friends again and heading back to class, some say that excitement is out-weighed by fear and anxiety.

  Education

  Sep 4, 2018
• Winnipeg woman on the hook for parking ticket issued to her stolen car

  The City of Winnipeg is forcing a North End woman to pay a parking fine that was written up for her stolen vehicle.

  Aug 30, 2018
• Winnipeg Jets eliminate paper tickets for games

  Winnipeg Jets will only use e-tickets for the upcoming season.

  Sports

  Aug 28, 2018
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• Winnipeg’s New Flyer Industries growing, but still no expansion plan for local fleet

  New Flyer Industries is building 40 electric buses for Montreal and Laval. But at home in Winnipeg, only four New Flyer electric buses are on the road.

  Politics

  Aug 27, 2018
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• Smoky air not just bad for your lungs: car, A/C filters could become clogged

  As a blanket of smoke continues to cover much of Manitoba, residents are being warned that the air quality might not just mean bad things for your lungs.

  Consumer

  Aug 24, 2018
• Provincial vet office testing dead pelicans found near pond in Winnipeg

  The city is looking into the deaths of birds at a pond in Winnipeg. Several birds were taken to wildlife rehabilitation centres after being rescued from retention pond Wednesday.

  Aug 23, 2018
• Hospital wait times are higher, WRHA promises improvements still to come

  Wait times in Winnipeg hospitals are up almost across the board less than a year after the WRHA showed off improvements to numbers that pushed Manitoba closer to the national average. 

  Health

  Aug 22, 2018
• Crime spree hits 19 vehicles in southeast Winnipeg

  A vandalism spree that hit two sleepy residential neighborhoods in southeast Winnipeg Friday has some residents shaking their heads. 19 different vehicles in Island Lakes and Sage Creek had windows smashed.

  Aug 20, 2018
• 4 years after Tina Fontaine’s murder, Manitobans continue to push for change

  "She has become a rallying point for our city, our province and our country." Through her death, Tina Fontaine has become a catalyst for change -- in more ways than one.

  Politics

  Aug 17, 2018
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• Enbridge shows off early stages of Line 3 replacement near Morden

  Early work on Enbridge's Line 3 replacement, one of the country's biggest infrastructure projects, was unveiled to a select number of media, dignitaries and officials on Thursday. 

  Economy

  Aug 16, 2018
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• Winnipeggers buzzing about new federal pesticide ban

  Canada will begin phasing out the outdoor use of nicotine-based pesticides in 2021 in an effort to stem the mysterious decline of honey bee colonies around the world.

  Environment

  Aug 15, 2018
• Protesters expected at Bruce Oake Recovery Centre meetings Tuesday

  The next stage of Winnipeg's Bruce Oake Recovery Centre will be discussed at a community meeting on Tuesday, but it's what is expected outside of the meeting that is raising eyebrows.

  News

  Aug 14, 2018
• Pallister shuffles cabinet: Goertzen, Stefanson and Friesen take on new roles, Wishart out

  A year after reshuffling minor positions, Manitoba's PC government have an announcement set for 12:30 p.m. that will involve "changes to cabinet". 

  Politics

  Aug 1, 2018
• Manitoba gun amnesty pulls in almost 700 unwanted firearms

  Manitoba RCMP said 13 different police agencies were given almost 700 firearms and 22,000 rounds of ammunition during a gun amnesty in June.

  Crime

  Jul 31, 2018