Manitoba News

WINNIPEG — Research suggests public awareness of past harms from residential schools has increased but more work needs to be done educating Canadians on lasting effects of the institutions.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's NDP government said Wednesday it has found cost savings that will allow it to fulfil campaign promises while keeping the deficit from rising further.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have placed leading scorer Kyle Connor on injured reserve with a knee injury. The Jets announced the move on social media Wednesday and did not provide a timetable for the forward's return to action.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is looking at expanding the gambling industry for the first time in years, and offering more alcohol through government-run retail stores.

WINNIPEG — RCMP say four men from Africa have been caught trying to cross the Canada-U. S. border unauthorized into Manitoba.

SOURIS, Man. — A 70-year-old woman was found dead in an apartment building in western Manitoba last week after police responded to a fire. Mounties say they were called to an apartment building in the town of Souris, Man.

BRANDON, Man. — Caleb Hadland scored twice and added an assist as the Brandon Wheat Kings whipped the visiting Kamloops Blazers 6-2 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday.

BRANDON, Man. — Fourteen-year-old Jaxon Jacobson scored twice in his Western Hockey League debut and the Brandon Wheat Kings went on to beat the Moose Jaw Warriors 5-4 in the shootout on Friday.

WINNIPEG — Two options of a new specialty licence plate to raise money for the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people are now available to purchase in Manitoba.

Winnipeg's police chief is set to retire next year after serving in the role since 2016. Chief Danny Smyth told the police board he plans to retire on Sept. 3, 2024, after nearly four decades with the force, seven of those as chief.