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The Manitoba government promised more consultation Tuesday with inner-city residents and business owners upset about a planned supervised drug consumption site.

Some young entrepreneurs take advantage of Manitoba's brief summer and run successful ice cream shops that only open for a short and sweet part of the year.

Basketball is taking over downtown Winnipeg this weekend as the CEBL championships come to town and the Sea Bears are looking to win the league title.

Where do Edmonton's mayoral candidates stand on taxes, homelessness, bike lanes, safety, infill and city services? Global News has given all 13 a chance to share their thoughts.

The sudden growth of the downtown population during home playoff games is a huge boost to the city's economy, the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce's Loren Remillard says.

The 25-metre-high figure, four times the size of a real Tyrannosaurus, has served as the backdrop to hundreds of thousands of tourist photos in Drumheller.

In the ongoing trade war between Canada and the U.S., we've been given a bit of a reprieve on some tariffs, but business leaders in Manitoba say it's no time to get complacent.

The Manitoba Chambers of Commerce CEO said other provinces have programs in place to help businesses impacted by the trade war, while companies here continue to struggle. 

The City of Winnipeg is set to table its preliminary budget Wednesday, and sources confirmed to Global News property taxes are expected to increase by 5.95 per cent.

The president of the Manitoba Chamber of Commerce says Donald Trump's threat to slap a 25 per cent tariff on everything entering the U.S. from Canada is a lose-lose for everyone.

Manitoba's NDP government has laid out its plans for the coming year in its second throne speech since taking office.

Chrystia Freeland said she felt there was an agreement around the table that it was the time for "everyone to play for Team Canada" — but that unity is already being tested.

Manitobans, surveyed prior to Republican Donald Trump's victory, overwhelmingly preferred his Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris — to the tune of 71 per cent.

Some business owners are hoping the province's retail crime initiative is expanded to other areas of the city.

In Manitoba, the rate is going up by 50 cents to $15.80, a hike that follows a formula set in provincial law tied to the rate of inflation of the previous calendar year.

Residents are concerned that the easily-accessible snacks for the bears mean they're becoming more comfortable around humans, which could lead to dangerous interactions in future.

Residents, government officials and experts say the town is a model for coping with dramatic shifts and attribute it to the rural mindset that focuses on fixing, not whining.

The government quadrupled the funding to $2 million earlier this month, and that amount has now been reached.

In January, the federal government announced it would be accepting fewer international students. With school now back, that policy is raising red flags among stakeholders.

Winnipeg police warned last December of a sharp rise in retail theft — sometimes involving violence — and boosted officer presence in retail areas.