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Hudson’s Bay can now prepare to auction off 4,400 artifacts and art pieces along with the 355-year-old royal charter that launched the now-ailing company.

The Speaker of the Manitoba Legislature has apologized for saying an Opposition question was out of line but is also threatening to toss politicians from the chamber if chaotic behaviour continues.

Police and Manitoba’s conservation service are investigating after RCMP say intruders broke into cabins on a remote lodge in northern Manitoba and hunted caribou there during the winter months.

If there are such things as swing voters in Kildonan-St. Paul, they live on the southern edge of Riverbend. Residents of this politically promiscuous polling area offer little in the way of consensus as to their voting intentions Monday.

A drier-than-normal spring forecast is sparking some concerns following a string of grass fires in Manitoba this past weekend.

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.