A vocal crowd gathered at Assiniboine Park Thursday to kick off a campaign to get disabled people out to the polls, and for politicians to hear their issues. Continue reading →

Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government is cutting a fund for welfare recipients looking for work, which will reduce benefits for some people by $25 a month. Continue reading →

Starting in April, the province will adopt what is known as block funding – giving a set amount of money upfront to four regional authorities that oversee 24 child-welfare agencies. Continue reading →

Manitoba families minister Heather Stefanson announced Monday that the two-year pilot project, called Restoring the Sacred Bond, is intended to match doulas with Indigenous mothers who are at risk of having an infant apprehended into the child welfare system. Continue reading →

The future of the Air-1 police chopper is now in the hands of the Winnipeg Police Board. Continue reading →

Manitoba has asked the federal government for changes to the criminal code that would allow for the elimination of preliminary inquiries in court proceedings as part of a pilot project. Continue reading →

The new legislation will allow borrowers to cancel their loans within 48 hours and repay the money without penalty. Continue reading →

The Manitoba government is affirming its participation in a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. Continue reading →

The Manitoba government is promising to fully co-operate with the national inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women, but is also a bit disappointed with one aspect of the plan. Continue reading →