Manitoba news

Manitoba non-profit marks 25 years of helping rural cancer patients  Global News Toronto

Fourteen months after live zebra mussels were found in Clear Lake in Manitoba, Parks Canada says it's not feasible to eradicate the invasive species from the largest body of water in Riding Mountain National Park.

Parks Canada says eradicating zebra mussels in Manitoba park is ‘not feasible’  Hamilton Spectator

Manitoba is offering free entry to its provincial parks during February  PembinaValleyOnline.com

Trustees with the Mountain View School Division in Manitoba have voted to pause a plan to play God Save the King during morning announcements and see whether it is legally required and supported by area residents.

Tariff threat could present opportunity for northern Manitoba port, mayor says  Global News Toronto

A preliminary hearing is being held in Montreal this week for former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, who is facing two charges in Quebec including sexual assault that allegedly took place in Quebec between Nov. 1, 1997, and Nov. 15, 1998.

A preliminary hearing is being held in Montreal this week for former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, who is facing two charges in Quebec including sexual assault that allegedly took place in Quebec between Nov. 1, 1997, and Nov. 15, 1998.

Manitoba school division to pause bringing back ‘God Save the King’ in classrooms  Global News Toronto

A  29-year-old man is facing a bundle of charges after he allegedly stole a grader from a City of Portage la Prairie compound and crashed it through a fence.

Carruthers tapped as top seed for Manitoba men's curling championship  Winnipeg Sun

A judge has found a man's death by suicide "tragic but not preventable," says an inquest report into the 2019 death of the inmate at a federal prison in Manitoba.

U.S. President Donald Trump still plans to make good on his promise to issue tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Saturday, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump's press secretary says the plan to slap Canada with punishing tariffs on Saturday is still in play.

Manitoba weather update – Jan. 28  CTV News

Call it a major miscalculation – Manitoba’s new weaker teacher training standards will hurt students: Paul Bennett for Inside Policy  The Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Police said they found and seized more than 280 grams of cocaine, along with cash and other drugs.

Manitoba offers free provincial park entry for February  Winnipeg Sun

Manitoba tribal organization at centre of lawsuit  APTN News

Application for Sixties Scoop Bridge to Justice Fund now available  Manitoba Métis Federation

Manitoba government helping Manitoba Housing students achieve post-secondary success  Classic 107

New Winnipeggers get crash course in Manitoba winters  CTV News

Manitoba to host pilot canola Yield Enhancement Network (YEN)  RealAgriculture

Province invests $1M for Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium  ReNew Canada

Manitoba veterinary organization bans cosmetic tail docking of dogs  CTV News

Building history: Manitoba’s brickmaking legacy comes to life in Argyle  PortageOnline.com

Manitoba business hopes for interprovincial barrier reduction amid 'Buy Canadian' campaign  CBC.ca

With a possible trade looming between Canada and the U.S., officials on this side of the border are encouraging people to purchase domestic goods but some Manitoba businesses say fairer trade across the country could help them offset the impact from retaliatory tariffs.

For more than 50 years, Russell Woodhouse has been considered a convicted killer. Now, there is one final step before his name can be cleared, as his family awaits a decision in his case from Canada’s justice minister — more than a decade after his death.

Work on redeveloping Winnipeg’s historic Alexander Docks could begin this year, after The Forks Renewal Corporation issued a contract to come up with designs.

The public inquiry studying foreign election meddling has found no evidence that "traitors" in Parliament are plotting with hostile states against Canada's interest. 

People with ADHD are living shorter lives than they should, say the authors of a new British study, who stress that much of the known link between the disorder and premature death relates to a lack of education and support services.

Manitoba enhances security along Minnesota, North Dakota borders  INFORUM

Manitoba using conservation officers to beef up border security  MSN

Manitoba veterinarians vote to ban tail docking of dogs  CBC.ca

Veterinarians in the province are no longer permitted to dock a dog's tail. An overwhelming majority of Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association members voted to axe the controversial practise through an immediate bylaw amendment at its annual general meeting Friday.

Manitoba redeploys conservation officers to patrol U.S. border amid Trump tariff threats  The Globe and Mail

Manitoba vets vote to end tail docking  Winnipeg Free Press

Manitoba using conservation officers to beef up border security  Yahoo News Canada

Peavey Mart stores in Manitoba to close within five months, staff tell customers  CBC.ca

Canadian farm supply and hardware retailer Peavey Mart informed customers Monday it plans to close its Manitoba stores as part of a broader nationwide restructuring.

Manitoba looks to enhance border security with more boots on the ground  CityNews Winnipeg

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says more provincial officials will monitor U.S. border  MSN

Manitoba marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day  CityNews Winnipeg

Canada Post bosses and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers squared off in a downtown Ottawa hotel on Monday, the first day of hearings at the industrial inquiry commission convened by the labour minister.

Basketball MB Awards Seeking Nominations for All-Manitoba Teams and Grad All-Star Games; Deadline Feb 21 at Noon  Basketball Manitoba

Team Kerri Einarson has added another player from the defunct Team Chelsea Carey to its roster for the Canadian women's curling championship next month.

Manitoba RCMP asks for help finding missing 11-year-old girl from Fairford  Yahoo News Canada

Police are asking the public for help finding an 11-year-old girl who went missing in Manitoba's Interlake region this weekend.

Girl, 11, who went missing from Manitoba Interlake region on weekend has been found  CBC.ca