WINNIPEG – We never hear about the many successful daughters and sons of the our province. There are hundreds of Manitobans who have made a positive impact in the world, attained international recognition for sports, music, acting, arts and more. We want to change that with our weekly feature titled, “Do You Know These Famous…
Manitoba Post Launches Print Edition
WINNIPEG – Time certainly does fly when you’re doing what you love. After working for some of Canada’s largest media companies, including time as the Publisher and CEO of the Winnipeg Sun, I decided at the start of 2018 that our community needed a truly local and fully independent news source. Stepping outside of my…
Police Arrest a Winnipeg Man Responsible for Seven Robberies
WINNIPEG – Police have arrested and charged a Winnipeg man they believe is responsible for seven robberies, all following a similar pattern, dating all the way back to 2009, including a brazen bank robbery Thursday night. Police said they responded to a robbery at a financial institution in the 100 block of St Anne’s Road…
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BODY OF WOMAN PULLED FROM RED RIVER IDENTIFIED The body of a woman recovered from the Red River by police on Wednesday has been identified.Thursday Winnipeg Police identified the woman as 23-year-old April Carpenter who had been reported missing in late April. CONFLICTING MESSAGES ON NAFTA U.S. trade czar Robert Lighthizer says the NAFTA countries…
Expert Says Safe Injections Sites Are Needed in Manitoba
WINNIPEG — One of the country’s leading experts says Manitoba needs the political will to bring in safe injection sites. Dr. M.J. Milloy says multiple studies have shown safe consumption sites prevent overdoses, stop the spread of HIV and hepatitis C, and increase public safety by reducing the number of needles on the street. The…
GrowForce Picks Winnipeg for Flagship Cannabis Facility
WINNIPEG – Tuesday morning GrowForce, a Canadian Cannabis company, announced it’s cannabis cultivation facility will be in Winnipeg creating 150 to 200 new jobs. The new Winnipeg facility is the third GrowForce facility in Canada. The plan is to turn a 120,000 sq. ft. facility on 13 acres of land located in the St. Boniface…
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Top 5 Trending News Stories over the 24 hours. JETS−GOLDEN KNIGHTS SERIES TIEED 1−1. Jonathan Marchessault scored twice as Vegas beat the Jets 3−1 in Winnipeg to send the best−of−seven Western Conference final to Sin City tied at a game apiece. Games 3 and 4 go Wednesday and Friday in Vegas. Game 5 will be…
Brian Bowman Officially Announces Candidacy for Mayor
WINNIPEG – The election is a few months away, October 24th, the list of Mayoralty candidates is growing longer. Friday, Mayor Brian Bowman has officially added his name to the Winnipeg mayoral ballot, Bowman is the fifth candidate. The five poeple running for the Mayors Chair are, Brian Bowman, Umar Hayat, Jenny Motkaluk, Don Woodstock…
Winnipeg Curbside Giveaway Weekend is Saturday & Sunday
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg’s annual curbside giveaway weekend is this Saturday and Sunday. It’s a chance for people to put out items they no longer have a need for that are reusable, so others can take and make use of them. The City of Winnipeg said items you want to give away should be placed on…
Victoria Hospital Cuts Toast for Patients in Day Surgery
WINNIPEG – Health services in Manitoba are on everyone’s hot list this year as the government makes changes to the way the Regional Health Authorities work, based on a report prepared for but never exercised by the NDP. The reason they failed to act is that these changes are necessarily disruptive. Along with necessary disruption,…