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Manitoba nurses’ college puts mandatory English tests on hold after pushback from schools
The regulatory body for Manitoba nurses has found local nursing students are sometimes graduating from local schools without adequate English skills — but...
As was his dream, police make Hunter Straight-Smith an honorary constable at his wake
He was just three years old, but Hunter Straight-Smith already knew exactly what he wanted to do when he grew up: become a...
3-year-old stabbed in Winnipeg has died, family spokesperson says
A three-year-old boy, who was stabbed multiple times while sleeping Wednesday morning in his Winnipeg home, was taken off life-support and died on Saturday,...
Baby, 3 adults sent to hospital after ‘shotgun attack’ at Winnipeg home
Winnipeg police say they’re investigating a daytime “shotgun attack” at a home that sent three adults and a baby to hospital Sunday afternoon....
Woman’s death, explosion of Brandon, Man., house both intentional, police say
Police in Brandon, Man., say a woman who was found dead in the rubble of the house she and her husband recently bought was...
Woman dead, man airlifted to Winnipeg after house explosion in Brandon, Man.
A woman is dead and a man was airlifted to a hospital in Winnipeg on Tuesday evening after a house exploded in...
Low number of federal LGBTQ candidates in parts of Canada shows still ‘a lot of work to do,’ candidates say
Trevor Kirczenow is concerned about the state of the environment and the world he and his husband’s two kids will inherit if more isn’t...
Red Cross to open 2nd shelter in Winnipeg during storm state of emergency
Hundreds of people are seeking shelter in Winnipeg after being evacuated from First Nations communities as Manitoba reels from a snowstorm that has...
Manitoba Hydro, city crews race to clean up mess after storm pummels southwest
The cleanup continues Saturday morning after a massive October snowstorm walloped the southwestern part of the province over the last two days. The City...
Supreme Court to hear B.C. minority language rights case in Winnipeg Thursday
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal in Winnipeg Thursday morning that could affect minority-language communities across the country. The case...
Manitobans head to polls in 42nd general election
Manitobans are heading to the polls today in an election that has the incumbent Progressive Conservatives seeking a second majority government. Polls opened...
Manitoba parties make final push in ‘critical’ last weekend before election
It’s the final weekend before the Manitoba provincial election, a time which one political scientist says is critical for parties to make a final...
Teeth-straightening company files 1st lawsuit in Canada against Manitoba dental group
A U.S. company that mails retainers to clients to straighten their teeth has filed a lawsuit against Manitoba dentists, marking its first legal...
Hundreds of cows die in massive Manitoba barn fire
Smoke clouds around smouldering barns at Pennwood Dairy, northeast of Steinbach, Man., which held about 1,000 dairy cows. Only 200 animals survived. (Lyza...
Suspects might have escaped Gillam, Man., with ‘inadvertent’ help, RCMP says
Kam McLeod, left, and Bryer Schmegelsky, right, from Port Alberni, B.C., are suspects in the shooting deaths of a young couple gunned down...
