Ozten Shebahkeget

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Özten Shebahkeget is an Anishinaabe/Turkish Cypriot member of Northwest Angle 33 First Nation who grew up in Winnipeg’s North End. She has been writing for CBC Manitoba since 2022. She holds an undergraduate degree in English literature and a master’s in writing.

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Allegations of caribou wastage after hunt meant to vilify First Nations hunters, former lodge owner says

The former owner of a remote lodge in northern Manitoba where recent caribou hunts led to allegations of vandalism and animal wastage says he believes images of dead fetuses at the site were circulated with the intent of making First Nations hunters "look bad."

Lodge owner decries killing of caribou on property, but others caution against rush to judgment

The owner of a remote hunting lodge in northern Manitoba says he wants answers after he found a “mass slaughter” of caribou and severe property damage there last month, but police warn that images circulating of the dead animals might not tell the entire story.

Manitoba more than triples moose hunt licences in 2025 after controversial cut led to court challenges

Manitoba is shaking up its moose hunt system after a slash to the number of licences offered last year received both flak and legal challenges from a northern Manitoba First Nation and a provincial conservation organization representing the interests of hunters.

NDP nearly wiped out in Manitoba after losing 1 northern, 1 Winnipeg seat

Manitobans voted to send just one of three New Democrats back to the House of Commons, with Elmwood-Transcona in Winnipeg going to the Conservatives and MP Niki Ashton losing Churchill-Keewatinook Aski to the Liberals.

Intruders broke into remote lodge near Manitoba-Nunavut border, hunted caribou over winter months: RCMP

Police and Manitoba’s conservation service are investigating after RCMP say intruders broke into cabins on a remote lodge in northern Manitoba and hunted caribou there during the winter months.

Canadian honey farmers fear sting of China's canola tariffs

The owner of a northern Manitoba honey business says Canadian producers are in a sticky situation as China's tariffs on Canadian canola could mean less food for bees this year.

Province promises $1.5M for 'critically important' Anne Oake women's recovery centre

A new addictions recovery centre in Winnipeg that promises to help women heal, without separating them from their children, is getting new funding from the province as work continues to get shovels into the ground.

Author, gynecologist Jen Gunter says she's moving back to Canada as reproductive rights erode in U.S.

Jen Gunter, a Winnipeg-born gynecologist and bestselling author, says she's had enough with the United States, but she’s also prescribing a stark warning for Canadian voters concerned about the future of their own reproductive health care.

Canada must seize 'window of opportunity' to attract U.S. scientists, health-care workers: medical association

Canada has a unique chance to become a medical and scientific powerhouse — if it moves quickly to scoop up professionals leaving the United States in the wake of health cuts and layoffs, the head of the Canadian Medical Association says.

Winnipeg police destroyed seized guns that judge ordered to auction, lawsuit alleges

A Winnipeg man suing the city and police alleges some of the guns seized from his home over three years ago were destroyed despite a judge's order to send them to auction.