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On this Earth Day, Manitobans of all ages gathered at the Legislative Building, advocating for change while also celebrating the place we call home. As Global’s Teagan Rasche reports, the advocacy comes at a time when many feel climate change and the environment are taking a back seat.

Housing advocates are calling for change in the upcoming provincial budget, and held a rally outside the Manitoba Legislative Building, calling on the province to end chronic homelessness.

Manitoba Justice Minister, Kelvin Goertzen, commented on the release of the final report from the Public Order Emergency Commission on Friday. Goertzen commended the Manitoba RCMP and the Winnipeg police for being two of the few agencies in Canada that did not resort to force when negotiating the removal of protests from the Emerson border...

Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson said during a press conference Friday that the decision to eliminate all COVID-19 restrictions by mid-March was based on modelling data and encouraging hospitalization trends. She added that the government “does not make decisions that are this important to Manitobans based on protests,” referring to the anti-mandate protests taking place outside...

Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson accompanied by former Lieutenant Governor Janice Filmon, signed the book of condolences at the legislative building on Thursday in honour of Queen Elizabeth II who passed away at the age of 96. Mayor Brian Bowman is also expected to appear at the legislature to pay his respects.

Dozens of Winnipeg police officers responded to a call at the Manitoba Legislative Building as protesters brought a large pole to construct a teepee on the grounds. Police refused a man carrying one pole and another protester was told to remove a pole that was brought earlier. Two teepees that currently stand on the legislative...

Members of Winnipeg’s Iranian community gathered at the Manitoba Legislative Building on Wednesday evening to protest the death of an Iranian woman that died in the custody of police. Last week, 22-year-old Masha Amini was arrested by ‘morality police’ for “unsuitable attire” after allegedly wearing the hijab improperly. She died after falling into a coma...

Hundreds of people turned out New Year’s Day to take in the ‘open house’ celebrations at the Manitoba legislative building.

The province announced Friday a sizeable sum of money will be spent over the next two decades to fix up Manitoba’s century-old legislative buildings.

The holiday open house at the Manitoba Legislative Building is back. When it will take place and what you’re encouraged to bring:

Hundreds protesting outside Manitoba’s Legislative Building today, raising concerns over lags in an immigration program.

Tuesday marks the fifth day of the protest at the Manitoba Legislative Building. Protesters want their message heard, but as Marney Blunt explains, some businesses and area residents say they’ve heard it, and they’ve had enough.

The Manitoba Legislative Building Open House returns tomorrow. Here’s what to expect:

A group of Manitobans is considering an injunction against the protesters outside the Manitoba Legislative Building. But how easy is it to get one? Brittany Greenslade explains.

The province says no charges will be laid in connection with the toppling of two statues outside the Manitoba Legislative Building last year.

Manitoba’s NDP congratulated Winnipeg’s Desiree Scott outside the Legislative building Thursday afternoon, following her gold-medal performance with Canada’s women’s soccer team at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

A collection of shots as thousands march from the Manitoba Legislative Building to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights during the Justice 4 Black Lives rally.

Jesse Lavoie spent several weeks collecting signatures in support of his legal challenge against Manitoba’s ban on personal cultivation of cannabis for recreational use. On 4/20, he presented it on the steps of the legislative building with the opposition parties at his side.

Winnipeg Police Chief Danny Smyth said on Friday that there will be an investigation after a statue of Queen Victoria that was on the front lawn of the Manitoba Legislative Building was toppled off its base by protesters Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred amid outrage over the recent discoveries of unmarked graves at the sites...

Eric de Schepper, whose wife died of pancreatic cancer on Feb. 18, spoke at Manitoba’s legislative building on Wednesday to express his first-hand appreciation for the value home-care respite provides to patients suffering with severe illnesses. Home care, which was promised to de Schepper’s late wife more than five weeks earlier, only arrived days after...