City Of Winnipeg

• Police, fire or ambulance? Winnipeg launching 4th option for 911 mental health calls

  City council agreed to begin developing the Winnipeg Community Crisis Response Model, which aims to better help those who call 911 with mental health and addictions concerns.

  Health

  Sep 25
  
• Former Manitoba cabinet minister, city councillor Kevin Klein to enter mayoral race

  Kevin Klein said his mayoral campaign was launched in response to calls from members of the public who feel they've seen no change since Winnipeg's last election.

  Politics

  Sep 1
  
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• City of Winnipeg says new encampment policy will make impact this summer

  The policy prohibits encampments on public property within 50 metres of areas including schools and playgrounds, or 30 metres of transit shelters, bridges and rail lines.

  Apr 21
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• Former Winnipeg bureaucrat questioned at inquiry on money from contractor

  A former Winnipeg chief administrative officer is facing tough questioning at a public inquiry examining payments linked to the over budget police headquarters project.

  Canada

  Feb 18
• Public inquiry examines cost overruns of Winnipeg police building project

  A public inquiry is set to begin today on cost overruns and controversy linked to a building project led by the City of Winnipeg.

  Canada

  Feb 10
• Winnipeg exploring use of residents’ photos to issue parking tickets

  The City of Winnipeg is looking into a system where individual residents could report parking violations by submitting photographs.

  Traffic

  Dec 3, 2025
• ‘It’s got to be efficient’: Transit advocate calls for change on major Winnipeg routes

  A local transit advocate says Winnipeg's controversial new transit network is a vast improvement over the old system, but the city needs to get buses out of traffic.

  Traffic

  Dec 3, 2025
• Winnipeg mayor pushing for fourth emergency service to respond to mental-health calls

  Winnipeg's mayor is pushing forward to create a fourth emergency response service in the city that would respond to mental-health crises. 

  Health

  Dec 3, 2025
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• Manitoba board gives curling club approval power in affordable housing project

  A recent decision by the Manitoba Municipal Board says the project can only go forward if the curling club approves of the parking arrangement.

  Politics

  Nov 18, 2025
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• Winnipeg unveils preliminary 2026 budget

  The city’s 2026 preliminary budget will see Winnipeg’s property taxes return to an annual 3.5 per cent increase, following last year’s hike of nearly six per cent.

  Politics

  Nov 14, 2025