Dan Vandal

• Longtime Winnipeg politician Dan Vandal won’t seek re-election

  MP Dan Vandal, who has represented the St. Boniface—St. Vital riding since 2015, made the announcement Thursday afternoon.

  Politics

  Oct 17
  
• Winnipeg airport expanding the amount of cargo it can process with new facility

  $19.4 million from Transport Canada is going to the Winnipeg Airports Authority to help build of a new Multi-Tenant Air Cargo Logistics Facility. 

  Economy

  Dec 19, 2023
  
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• Federal investment to expand Winnipeg production of emission-free buses, motor coaches

  A multi-million-dollar investment by the federal government for a Manitoba-based business aims to see the creation of emission-free transit buses and motorcoaches.

  Economy

  Dec 18, 2023
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• Municipal, provincial, federal leaders meet to create ‘more prosperous’ Manitoba

  On Friday, three leaders from three levels of government met to discuss how their respective levels of government can better work together to deliver results for Manitobans. 

  Economy

  Oct 27, 2023
• Northwest Territories extends state of emergency, lawmakers visit wildfire evacuation centre in Edmonton

  A state of emergency in the Northwest Territories has been extended until Sept. 11 and its premier says she understands the frustration of those forced from their homes.

  Fire

  Aug 30, 2023
• Feds, province, pledge $8 million to new community hub in Manitoba’s RM of Taché

  The funding, to the tune of $8 million, will go to a combined arena-library facility, aimed at replacing the aging Lorette Arena and Bibliotheque Taché Library.

  Politics

  Jan 23, 2023
• Ottawa doles out $9.7 million to support Alberta jobs, hydrogen industry

  The money aims to support 1,600 jobs by improving access to hydrogen fuels, supporting product testing, attracting investment and providing more training for Alberta workers.

  Economy

  Jan 17, 2023
• Pierre Poilievre vows ‘different approach’ to reconciliation after speech to Frontier Centre

  The Winnipeg-based think tank ran radio ads in 2018 that said it was a myth that residential schools robbed Indigenous children of their childhood.

  Politics

  Jan 13, 2023
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• Federal ministers reject Nunavut iron mine’s request to double production

  Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal cited concerns about potentially negative environmental impacts on wildlife, vegetation and water, as well as socio-economic effects on Inuit.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2022
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• In-person ceremonies resume, crowd gathers in Winnipeg for Remembrance Day

  'We need to remember and never forget the sacrifice that was made.'

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2022