Category: CBC Winnipeg

Tempers flared at the Manitoba legislature Tuesday as the Opposition Progressive Conservatives questioned the NDP government about a contract for mental health therapy, suggesting it may have been for the benefit of Finance Minister Adrien Sala.

A new public art program could restore hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding that the City of Winnipeg eliminated last year, but one advocacy organization says it would like to see more.

Experts agree Canada’s criminal justice system has a problem with people being arrested for new crimes while on release for other offences, but say recent calls to reform the bail system over concerns it’s become too lenient are missing the point.

A Winnipeg musician says she knew Pope Francis and was personally touched by his generosity years ago, but she also worries about who will fill the role next.

Canadian veteran Jim Parks is getting ready to visit the Netherlands again, 80 years after playing a role in liberating the country from German occupation. And he can expect a warm welcome.

Head coach Scott Arniel keeps the Winnipeg Jets’ Game 2 playoff struggles in the past, but fans hold memories that still sting.

NHL playoff fever had the streets of downtown Winnipeg buzzing on Saturday, with thousands of fans flocking to watch their home team in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

A Manitoba judge says the court must consider showing a sample of child pornography during the May sentencing hearing for a man who has pleaded guilty to possessing it.

On the first day of advance polling for the federal election, long lines of voters spilled out of some Winnipeg polling stations as soon as the doors opened Friday morning.

Hudson’s Bay has asked a court to allow it to put the royal charter that launched the company 355 years ago on the auction block, along with its trove of art and historical artifacts.

The owner of a northern Manitoba honey business says Canadian producers are in a sticky situation as China’s tariffs on Canadian canola could mean less food for bees this year.

A steep decline in Canadian travel to the U.S. has dealt a blow to airlines that usually cash in on Florida beach vacations and family trips to Disneyland. That’s left airlines scrambling to adjust their summer schedules, trim U.S. flight capacity and add more seats to destinations within Canada and overseas.

A program announced this week to help some Canadian businesses faced with expensive counter-tariffs might not be enough to entirely spare some manufacturing firms from damage, say observers. And one such company in rural Manitoba is already feeling the bite. 

With polls showing Liberal Leader Mark Carney is the front-runner in this federal election, the other three main party leaders on stage for Thursday’s English-language debate spent much of the contest trying to tear him down.

Winnipeg’s new police chief says crime in the city’s downtown is becoming increasingly violent, but the service can’t solve the complex issues negatively impacting the community’s safety on their own.