WINNIPEG – A new poll commissioned by a partnership working to expand protected indigenous territory in Manitoba’s northwest suggests most Manitobans would favour their vision. The online survey was conducted with financial support from the federal government for the Seal River Watershed Alliance, a group of First Nations communities managing conservation efforts for the drainage…

WINNIPEG – No one likes the province’s new red/critical restrictions but most Manitobans believe they’re necessary, as COVID-19 numbers continue to rise. However, some people are pushing back against the measures. Anti-maskers are planning a protest this weekend to protest Dr. Brent Roussin’s public health orders. A group called Hugs Over Masks Nation says it…

WINNIPEG – Manitoba RCMP are looking for two people after a man was shot in a hunting accident. It happened Wednesday morning near Malonton, about 20 kilometres west of Gimli. A 45 year old man was taken to hospital. His injuries aren’t life threatening. Mounties are looking for two men in a pickup who apparently…

WINNIPEG – The Code Red crackdown has come. Eight businesses in Manitoba have been fined $5,000 each in connection with public health orders since the start of the month. The establishments include a McDonald’s franchise in the town of Neepawa and a mall food court in Brandon. Also among those who have been ticketed are…

WINNIPEG – The province has charged over three dozen people with illegal hunting in the last few weeks. Manitoba Conservation has been cracking down since the new Wildlife Amendment Act for safe hunting came into effect last month. 17 people have been given warnings for night hunting without a permit or hunting in a moose…

WINNIPEG – Dr. Brent Roussin’s tougher COVID-19 measures for the entire province have taken effect. These new red or critical restrictions under the Manitoba pandemic response system come a day after the most deadly day of the pandemic. Nine people died from coronavirus yesterday and there are now 5,676 active cases. Here’s what red/critical means:…