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Liberal candidate looks to take Manitoba's northernmost riding after giving NDP MP 'a good run' in 2015
Rebecca Chartrand says she gave NDP candidate Niki Ashton "a good run for her money" the last time she ran in Manitoba's northernmost riding, and the Liberal candidate says she's now looking to do it again.
2025 Manitoba budget forecasts deficit as high as $1.9B if tariffs continue
Manitoba is forecasting a deficit that could range from around $800 million to as high as $1.9 billion, as the uncertainty of ongoing tariffs clouds the province's economic future, according to the NDP government's latest spending plan.
Manitoba premier vows to 'build, build, build' as trade wars loom large over next budget
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says his government's second budget will focus on building up the province as it contends with tariff wars on two fronts.
After pleas from Manitoba, Walmart decides to pull machetes from website, stores across Canada
Walmart Canada will stop selling machetes in stores across the country, after Manitoba's government pressured the retailer to restrict online sales.
Payday loan customers need more time to repay debt, regulator tells Manitoba government
The Public Utilities Board is recommending people be offered more time to repay their payday loans, according to a report stemming from its 2024 review of the payday loan industry in Manitoba.
Manitoba's pleas for Amazon, Walmart to clamp down on online machete sales ignored
Amazon and Walmart Canada haven't responded to two separate letters from the provincial government, which ask it to "comply with the intent" of provincial legislation when selling machetes and other long-blade weapons online, the government confirmed.
Swan Valley's spike in HIV cases triggers outbreak-like response from Manitoba health officials
The number of new HIV cases in Manitoba's Swan Valley region has soared, prompting health officials to implement an outbreak-like response to control the situation.
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Daudrich targets PCs who feel party should turn harder right
Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Wally Daudrich doesn't seem to mind that some Tories might think his claim Manitoba schools are promoting acts of bestiality and incest is impossible to believe. But then he isn't courting their vote when ballots are cast to pick a new leader.
Manitoba PC leadership hopeful Daudrich says there's porn in school libraries. Opponent Khan says that's false
A candidate for leadership of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives said Wednesday there are books describing bestiality and incest in school libraries. His opponent says that's "factually incorrect."
Walmart slapped higher prices on 1L milk cartons than permitted by Manitoba law
Walmart Canada was recently selling one-litre cartons of milk in Manitoba stores for higher prices than provincial law allows.