Manitoba Politics

• Mark Wasyliw, ousted from the Manitoba NDP caucus, files defamation lawsuit

  A Manitoba politician who was kicked out of the governing NDP caucus is suing Premier Wab Kinew and two other New Democrat legislature members.

  Politics

  Jan 6
  
• Federal equalization payments to Manitoba to rise by $355M next year

  Equalization payments to the province have risen steadily for more than a decade, and next year's forecast total of $5 billion is double what Manitoba received in 2020.

  Politics

  Dec 12, 2025
  
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• ‘A lot more work to do’: Province announces security boost for Manitoba businesses

  Justice minister Matt Wiebe announced Thursday that the province is pumping $10 million into a program allowing businesses to apply for provincial security-related rebates.

  Crime

  Dec 11, 2025
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• Kelvin Goertzen, former Manitoba cabinet minister and premier, won’t run again

  The 56-year-old Goertzen has represented the Steinbach constituency, southeast of Winnipeg, since 2003 and says he will stay on until the election is called.

  Politics

  Dec 10, 2025
• Winnipeg business owner concerned about impact of proposed safe consumption site

  The Manitoba government is planning community meetings this week about another potential location for a supervised drug consumption site.

  Politics

  Dec 8, 2025
• Manitoba informs residents of revised location for supervised drug consumption site

  The Manitoba government appears to have chosen a new location for its proposed supervised drug consumption site.

  Health

  Dec 5, 2025
• Manitoba’s Kinew tops premiers’ approval poll once again, despite 10 per cent drop

  Manitoba's premier is once again top-of-the-heap in leaders' year-end approval ratings, according to a new poll, but this time it's by a very narrow margin.

  Politics

  Dec 5, 2025
• Sales of U.S. alcohol stock in Manitoba to benefit charities, premier says

  The Manitoba government is going to sell alcohol products from the United States that it had pulled from the shelves to protest American tariffs.

  Politics

  Dec 4, 2025
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• Manitoba premier calls on other provinces to sign on to national power grid

  The initiative would help Manitoba develop expanded, modernized transmission lines with other provinces and the federal government and would help secure power grids cross-country.

  Politics

  Nov 28, 2025
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• ‘The government has to spend less’: Taxpayers federation takes aim at Manitoba debt

  A new report from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the Manitoba government has unsustainably increased its debt by 61 per cent over the past decade.

  Economy

  Nov 27, 2025