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Cellphone ban coming to Manitoba schools this fallManitoba Premier Wab Kinew says a cellphone ban is coming this fall to schools across the province.EducationAug 15
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Province appoints oversight panel for embattled Manitoba school divisionMountain View School Division, in the Dauphin area, has been under heavy scrutiny in recent months, beginning with a controversial presentation about racism by a school trustee.EducationJun 12
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Manitoba to provide update on cellphones in school following Saskatchewan’s banManitoba, now the only western Canadian province without an overarching cellphone ban in school classrooms, says an update is coming.EducationAug 12
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Thompson, Man. school goes up in flames Wednesday morningWestwood School in Thompson, Man., which serves 300 kids between kindergarten and Grade 8 during the school year, went up in flames Wednesday morning.FireJul 24
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Manitoba Chiefs decry reduced federal funds for residential school searchesThe Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is criticizing the federal government for reducing funds to search the grounds of former residential schools.CanadaJul 23
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Manitoba teachers reach new historic provincial collective agreementA first-of-its-kind deal for the province has been accepted by Manitoba teachers.EducationAug 8
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Westwood Elementary fire: School district already working on plans to ensure fall learningThe Manitoba government says plans are already underway in order to ensure students are properly accommodated for the upcoming school year after an elementary school burned down.FireJul 25
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Manitoba launches Orange Shirt Day Fund for initiatives that reflect on residential schoolsThe Orange Shirt Day Fund will provide one-time grant funding for projects this year that advance the goals of truth and reconciliation.PoliticsJul 3
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Manitoba First Nation reports 150 anomalies found at former residential school siteGround-penetrating radar has found 150 anomalies at the site of a former residential school, including 59 unmarked graves at a nearby cemetery.CanadaJul 4
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Vincent Massey Collegiate sweeps Manitoba high school athlete awardsDanika Nell and Owen Weekes of Winnipeg's Vincent Massey Collegiate captured top athlete honours.SportsJun 25
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School boards struggling with how to implement cellphone restrictions, association president saysWith phone restrictions coming into place in some school divisions and provinces across the country, Manitoba educators are looking at how -- and what -- to implement.EducationJun 25
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‘Heartbeat’ of Manitoba Bisons to retire after half-century in footballManitoba Bisons head coach Brian Dobie is set to retire after the upcoming 2024 campaign — his 29th at the University of Manitoba and his 50th overall as a coach.SportsAug 12
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12 to be invested into Order of Manitoba ThursdayLt.-Gov. Anita Neville will formally invest each of the 12, whose contributions to the province range from politics to music to public health, into the Order of Manitoba.CanadaJul 25
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Alberta’s school cellphone ban leads to some confusion ahead of school year: ATAThe head of the Alberta Teachers' Association says the rollout of new policies banning cellphone use in classrooms starting this fall has some teachers confused.EducationAug 20
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Girls lacrosse taking off in Manitoba; new league to host nationalsOne year after its formation, Manitoba's first lacrosse league for teenage girls is preparing to host the nationals as the sport takes off across the province.SportsJul 31
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Step in to stop looming rail shutdown, Western municipalities urge fedsLabour Minister Steve MacKinnon is heading to Montreal and Calgary, as industry groups call on the federal government to use binding arbitration to avoid a looming rail shutdown.CanadaAug 20
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‘Absolute surprise’: Winnipeg jazz legend Ron Paley awarded Order of ManitobaA longtime fixture in the Manitoba music scene who has played with legendary artists including Frank Sinatra has been awarded the province's highest honour.EntertainmentJul 26
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Manitoba parents voice support for ban on electronic devices in the classroomRecently, Saskatchewan introduced an electronic device ban for the fall, making Manitoba the only province outside of Atlantic Canada to not have a provincially mandated policy.EducationAug 9
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Winnipeg police arrest 2 men for attack on 16-year-old Rinelle HarperWinnipeg police have arrested two men for the attempted murder of Rinelle Harper, who was beaten and left for dead in the Assiniboine River.CanadaDec 31, 1969
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Canada’s food industry is worried as rail strike threat looms. Here’s whyAn expert said any work stoppages would put Canadian farmers out west in a difficult position as most of them have few options outside of the railways to move their product.CanadaAug 15