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The Manitoba government says there will be two reviews into the death of a woman who waited for care for hours in a Winnipeg hospital.

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

Manitoba's 43rd speech from the throne is putting a big focus on some major infrastructure, health care, and measures to combat crime.

Legislation passed Nov. 5 allows people under the influence of methamphetamine and other drugs to be detained for up to 72 hours, up from 24.

NDP interim leader Don Davies said the government's response to a commissioned report on the program was 'shockingly dismissive,' and the health minister has not committed to act.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says his list of major projects has received support from some Indigenous groups, but more will be needed.

People high on meth and other drugs will soon face the possibility of being detained for up to three days, under a bill passed by the Manitoba legislature Wednesday.

Eby told a news conference in Victoria that the change would take effect this fall if the bill is passed by his New Democrat majority government.

National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says the assembly will hear diverse opinions, including from First Nations leaders who are in support and those who are reluctant.

Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said the goal being sold by Canadian proponents to German buyers 'is being able to ship in as little as five years.'

The Southern Chiefs' Organization, which represents 32 Anishinaabe and Dakota First Nations in the province, and the Manitoba Métis Federation have signed a five-year agreement.

Métis leaders left a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday saying they're confident they will be included in talks about major projects Ottawa hopes to fast-track.

On Monday afternoon, at the edge of a major summit in Ontario involving the country's premiers and prime minister, Doug Ford announced deals aimed at improving domestic trade.

The closed-door meeting was promised by Carney in June after chiefs said their rights were not respected by the rush to push the Building Canada Act through Parliament in June.

Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act, allows cabinet to quickly grant federal approvals for big industrial projects like mines, ports and pipelines by sidestepping existing laws.

An Ipsos poll conducted for Global News shows six in 10 Canadians believe removing interprovincial trade barriers will help offset the economic damage from the trade war.

Premier Wab Kinew, who declared a state of emergency earlier this week, will speak to media Friday at 2 p.m. from the Manitoba Legislative Building.

The legislation is being widely criticized by Indigenous leaders for a lack of consultation and a tight timeline in which the government wants to pass the bill.

As emergency crews fight wildfires across the province this year, three-quarters of a century ago, Winnipeg and Manitoba were dealing with a much different natural disaster.

A massive wildfire near Sandy Lake is "like a sleeping giant," says MPP Sol Mamakwa. Over 2,000 evacuees fled as Red Lake 12 grows past 160,000 hectares.