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Company owned by Manitoba PC leadership candidate asks court to restore polar-bear viewing permits
Lazy Bear Expeditions owner Wally Daudrich, who is running for leadership of the Manitoba PCs, has asked a court to overturn a provincial decision to deprive his ecotourism business of permits to operate tundra vehicles in an area east of Churchill.
Liberal Leader Carney says Winnipeg's NFI Group may be exempt from Canada's counter-tariffs
Liberal Leader Mark Carney says Canada may exempt Winnipeg's NFI Group from Canadian counter-tariffs on U.S. materials to allow the bus manufacturer to remain competitive on both sides of the border.
In a blue-orange election rematch, CPC hopes to steal Winnipeg seat while NDP touts strategic vote
Elmwood-Transcona is the only riding in Manitoba — and the best example in Canada — where the two most competitive parties have been the Conservatives and NDP.
Manitoba Hydro proposes electricity rate hike of nearly 11% over 3 years
Manitoba Hydro is seeking permission to raise electricity rates by nearly 11 per cent over the next three years in order to fix aging infrastructure, increase generating capacity and mitigate the effects of drought and debt.
Former PC MLA Jackson to run as Conservative in Brandon-Souris after MP Maguire bows out
Conservative MP Larry Maguire announced Sunday he is not seeking re-election in the southwestern Manitoba riding of Brandon-Souris - and a potential successor resigned his seat in the Manitoba legislature.
Polls suggest NDP faces potential annihilation in Manitoba as federal election kicks off
With the federal election underway, polls suggest the NDP could be wiped off Manitoba's electoral map, while the Liberals would likely hold existing Winnipeg seats and the Conservatives would face no rural challenges.
Analysis
Heading into a tariff year, Manitoba banks on growth while forecasting decline
Manitoba's 2025-26 budget is a mix of optimism and caution, with big spending increases and revenue-growth projections sharing space with contingencies for economic disaster.
Cost of redeveloping former Bay building in Winnipeg now $310M, Southern Chiefs says
The cost of redeveloping the former Bay building in downtown Winnipeg has risen more than 50 per cent, and some of the amenities that were planned have been scaled back or removed altogether.
Southern Chiefs' Organization to adjust cost, scope of downtown Winnipeg Bay redevelopment
The Southern Chiefs' Organization is slated to adjust the cost and scope of its planned redevelopment of the former Bay building in downtown Winnipeg in what will be the first update about the project since the departure of senior officials in the organization.
Southwestern Winnipeg homeowner burning mad about muddy berm
A bitter dispute has led to the muddy mother of all fences rising between two neighbours in the "wild west" of Winnipeg's Wilkes South neighbourhood, where $1-million homes coexist with agricultural land, working horse stables and small industrial operations.