WINNIPEG — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s happy that Manitoba has put a price on carbon emissions even though the province doesn’t plan to keep pace with Ottawa’s climate change plan. Trudeau was in Winnipeg Tuesday and met with Premier Brian Pallister behind closed doors. Before the meeting, Trudeau said he is pleased a…
The Winnipeg Watchdog Delves Into the Mystery of the Garbage Hill Sign
The speed of city crew to dismantle an 11 letter sign mounted on a hilltop opened the eyes of a lot of Winnipeg voters this week. As art installations go, GARBAGEHILL was simple, and it was beautiful. It made people laugh, it made them talk, it made them proud, and now- it’s made them unite.…
New Leader for the Manitoba Party
OTTAWA — A Manitoba MLA and former federal cabinet minister is taking a page from Maxime Bernier’s playbook and becoming the leader of a new party. Steven Fletcher has taken over the leadership of the Manitoba Party after finding himself on the outs with the federal and provincial Tories. Fletcher said there will be more…
Province Agrees to Pay Extra Costs for Fuel for Churchill
The residents of Churchill will stay warm this winter as the provincial government has agreed to cover the additional costs of shipping millions of litres of fuel via sea to the northern town. The province has helped co-ordinate the shipment of bulk loads of propane twice since heavy flooding in the spring of 2017 damaged…
Manitoba Liberals: Province Must Launch Full Inquiry Into Death of David Fifi
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Liberal party is asking the Pallister Government for a full inquiry into the death David Fifi. Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface, Dougald Lamont, is asking for the inquiry after new evidence has emerged that the Thompson worker died from exposures to toxic gases at work, and not of natural…
Former U of M Jazz Professor Charged for Sexual Assault
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg police say they have charged a former University of Manitoba professor with sexual assault. Officers say a female student, who was 19 at the time, was allegedly sexually assaulted several times by her jazz professor. The incidents allegedly took place between September 2014 and January 2017. Police say Steven Kirby, who is…
$23 Million Raised for Manitoba Students
Post Secondary institutions in Manitoba have raised more than $16.7 million in scholarships and bursaries which will go to approximately 13, 000 students for the 2017-18 school year and the province anticipate similar results for the 2018-19 school year. In March 2017, the government changed the formula to match $1 of public money for every…
Manitoba Trucker Covered in Hot Tar, Dies in Hospital
A Manitoba truck driver who was covered in hot tar when his semi truck rolled in North Dakota is being remembered as a fighter. Bradley Jackson spent three days in a burn unit at a Minneapolis hospital before he died Saturday. His girlfriend, Donna−Joe Smith, says doctors were amazed he survived for so long with…
Moar & Brierley Wanted by Winkler Police
WINKLER – The individuals listed below are wanted by Winkler Police for various crimes. If you have any information regarding the whereabouts one or more, please call 204-325-0829. Christa-Lee Moar Born in 1999 and is wanted for the following: Possess Property Obtained by Crime (x2), Fail to Attend Court (x2). Cole Mowatt Born in 1983…
RCMP Recover Body From Winnipeg River
LAC DU BONNET – Lac du Bonnet RCMP have recovered a body on September 7th. Officials say officers from the Lac du Bonnet RCMP recovered the body of the 38-year-old man from Fisher Branch on the shoreline of the Winnipeg River. The man was reported missing on August 27th. The man had gone swimming to…