Tag: Winnipeg News

A witness broke down during the first day of the manslaughter trial for Keifer Mecas, 34, as the witness demanded the accused admit he had a role in the death of his 11-week-old daughter.

A provincial board has upheld a City of Winnipeg decision rejecting plans to build an assisted-living facility on a piece of hotly disputed land known as the Lemay Forest.

Six people have been charged in connection with the killing of a Saskatchewan man who was found dead in a back lane in Winnipeg’s Daniel McIntyre neighbourhood late last month, police say.

A 49-year-old man from Red Lake, Ont., has been charged with sexually assaulting a teen girl in Winnipeg.

Indigenous people are less likely to vote than non-Indigenous people. First Nations leaders recognize that concern, which is why they’re encouraging Indigenous people to get educated on what they need, find out where to go, and then get out to cast their ballots.

An open letter penned by a group of Manitoba researchers has garnered support from hundreds of other scientists and academics across the country, sounding the alarm about the effects of research cuts in the U.S. on Canadian research and urging federal political leaders to take action.

Premier Wab Kinew on Tuesday raised the idea of creating a second port on Hudson Bay as Manitoba hosted a delegation of European Union diplomats looking to forge stronger links with the province.

The Manitoba government says it plans to expropriate a privately-owned parcel of land in south Winnipeg at risk of being deforested by a developer, and turn it into a provincial park.

Bed rail entrapment, delays in receiving a medical diagnosis and treatment, poor monitoring and leaving an ER without being seen are among the issues that led to patient deaths in the first nine months of last year’s critical incident reports in Manitoba.

Mark Carney and his Liberals have defied expectations by continuing to lead popular opinion polls and even growing their support during this election campaign. The big question is whether this phenomenon will persist all the way to Election Day.

A patient who went to the hospital in Thompson, Man., for urgent care to his leg is suing the doctor who treated him, after medical problems led to his leg being amputated.

Winnipeg’s annual spring cleaning of dust, dirt and debris scattered across city streets and sidewalks is set to start Sunday.

Jen Gunter, a Winnipeg-born gynecologist and bestselling author, says she’s had enough with the United States, but she’s also prescribing a stark warning for Canadian voters concerned about the future of their own reproductive health care.

Residents living at a former non-profit seniors’ complex in downtown Winnipeg will continue to get some relief on rent for the next three years.

Candidates in Churchill-Keewatinook Aski are racing to reach as many communities as possible before the April 28 federal election, but in Manitoba’s largest riding by land area, that poses a challenge during a short campaign.