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The current NDP government came to power in Manitoba on Oct. 3, 2023. CBC has tracked how well the government has followed through on promises made during the election campaign in its first year.

Giganawenimaanaanig, Manitoba’s MMIWG2S+ implementation committee, will lead the work on the province’s Red Dress Alert system.

The Manitoba First Nations Police Service has begun patrolling in a 10th First Nation — a historic moment for Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, the community’s chief says. 

Strong winds are set to hit parts of southern Manitoba, with Environment Canada warning gusts may cause damage and power outages in the area this weekend.

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Winnipeggers have another option when they need to get somewhere after the City of Winnipeg approved the ride-hailing service Lyft to operate. 

A Winnipeg man who worked as an immigration consultant has pleaded guilty to misrepresentation under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, after he created fraudulent documents as part of his consultancy, the Canada Border Service Agency says.

A first-of-its-kind summit for Manitoba has brought together a widely ranging group of private and public representatives to tackle retail theft and safety in the province.

As two new Health Canada approved vaccines start to arrive at pharmacies, public health officials are encouraging those who most need protection to get the updated vaccines to help protect against currently circulating variants that cause COVID-19. 

To combat the problem of people stockpiling too many reusable bags, environmentalists recommend retailers find solutions. But so far, major retailers haven’t bought in, raising concerns that profits from bag sales are, at least in part, deterring them from taking action.

RCMP encountered a chaotic situation in Manitoba’s Interlake region on Tuesday, and it wasn’t just because of a burning vehicle lying in the ditch.

Clarence Woodhouse, who was sent to prison 50 years ago for the murder of a Winnipeg man, has been exonerated.

One person is dead after he was shot by police at a Main Street apartment building in Winnipeg on Wednesday.

Two Ontario women have been sentenced to house arrest for their part in a scheme that swindled nine elderly Manitoba victims out of nearly $90,000.

The head of one of Manitoba’s largest unions says job action by 25,000 health-care support workers appears inevitable after the employers on Tuesday tendered what he said is essentially the same contract they already rejected.

Premier Wab Kinew says he won’t disclose how much the Province of Manitoba has agreed to pay to lease 265,000 square feet of space in a new medical tower slated to rise above Winnipeg’s Portage Place.