Manitoba news

Province intends to create registry of Manitoba-certified Red Seal tradespeople  Winnipeg Free Press

After months of being shut off, ultraviolet treatment used to neutralize viruses and bacteria in wastewater has been reinstated at the city's North End sewage plant.

Manitoba NDP, Tories trade accusations and insults in testy legislature session  Toronto Star

Manitoba care home incident under investigation: health minister  CTV News

Landowners, firefighters, ecologists and other conservation leaders are examining controlled burns at the Prairie Fire Summit.

Manitoba still has no plan for new rapid-access addiction clinics, despite inquest judge's recommendation  CBC

A construction company owner told the inquiry into the Winnipeg police headquarters project he can't explain why he sent invoices for $2.7 million of landscaping work on the project that was conducted by another, entirely unrelated company.

Rescue efforts at 2018 fatal Manitoba train derailment extremely challenging: expert  CBC

Emergency crews responding to a fatal 2018 train derailment that left two men pinned for hours in northern Manitoba would have been extremely challenged in many ways, an inquest was told Wednesday.

Manitoba family calling for more to fix the health-care system one year after mom’s death  CTV News

Kerri Einarson, third Val Sweeting, second Shannon Birchard and lead Karlee Burgess out of Manitoba's Gimli Curling Club defeated Scotland 7-5 in a roller-coaster game Wednesday night at Calgary's WinSport Event Centre.

Kerri Einarson's curling team has defeated Scotland 7-5 at the women's world curling championship in Calgary.

Kerri Einarson's curling team welcomed a quick win after a short night at the women's world championship. Turkey shook hands after six ends in a 9-3 loss to Canada on Wednesday morning in Calgary.

Right to Repair: Manitoba Gov. introduces landmark legislation  Collision Repair Mag

Teen accused in alleged school attack plot spanning Nova Scotia and Manitoba  Global News

Where Wab Kinew lands amongst Canada’s premier approval rankings  CTV News

The Bridgewater Police Service said they were alerted Friday by Interpol and the FBI that a 15-year-old from the town and a Manitoba youth had been talking online about their desire to mount a "violent attack" at Park View Education Centre and Rivers Collegiate.

Six people have died in house fires in Winnipeg in less than three months, and the local firefighters' union blames critical staffing shortages it says the city has promised to address for years.

Police arrest two teens in Nova Scotia, Manitoba accused of planning co-ordinated school attacks  The Globe and Mail

Manitoba, Nova Scotia teens accused of planning simultaneous school attacks  Toronto Star

Modernizing CUSMA: MLT Aikins immigration lawyers participate in Manitoba stakeholder consultations  MLT Aikins

Manitoba government moves to ban personalized pricing for consumers  CHVN Radio

KLEIN: Manitoba’s inclusion by spreadsheet bill is still division  Winnipeg Sun

Manitoba Bill 15 offers right to repair hope for farmers  Manitoba Co-operator

Riley Laychuk's Manitoba forecast for Wednesday, March 18, 2026  CBC

The Steinbach Arts Council is paying tribute to past musicals with a toe-tapping show that’s bringing generations of local performers together on stage.

Temperatures climb above freezing across much of the south. There is a risk of freezing rain in Winnipeg through the later part of the day.

With no current plans to open new in-person rapid access to addiction medicine clinics, a woman who lost her brother to an overdose worries Manitoba's government is not doing enough to prevent substance-related deaths.

An Indigenous boy who was bullied and assaulted in a southeast Manitoba school is finding new friends and using traditional dance as an outlet.

Satellite-based system aims to reduce paperwork for Manitoba farmers  PortageOnline

Northern Ontario politicians are urgently appealing to the federal government for help during one of the deadliest winters on record along 2,000 kilometres of highway between Nipigon, Sudbury and North Bay.

More info released on Manitoba woman who died waiting for surgery  CityNews Winnipeg

A Manitoba senior who was the subject of a Silver Alert issued on Tuesday has been found and is safe, say RCMP.

Police are asking for help to find a missing 83-year-old man who did not show up for an appointment in Selkirk on Tuesday afternoon and has not been heard from since.

Ryan O'Reilly scored the lone goal in the shootout to lift the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday.

Manitoba finance minister touts education funding, won't acknowledge some divisions feel it's fallen short  CBC

Manitoba's finance minister says the NDP is funding education adequately, yet won't acknowledge some school divisions are raising taxes because they feel provincial funding hasn’t kept pace.

Brandon city council is testing the waters on a $6-million loan for a new outdoor aquatic centre. The only outdoor pool in the Wheat City, the Kinsmen Centennial pool in the east end, is more than 50 years old.

The Fairmont hotel in downtown Winnipeg is slated to close for the better part of a year as the property undergoes months of renovations its owner says will return the building to its position as "the city’s pre-eminent luxury hotel."

A proposal to lower speed limits in Winnipeg neighbourhoods is moving forward at city hall, but it’s already facing pushback from the province and around the council table.

Some students in southern Manitoba were left to find alternative ways home Tuesday afternoon, after the Prairie Rose School Division cancelled buses in two regions due weather and road condition concerns.

Manitoba bill goes after grocers using 'predatory pricing' to charge some customers more online  CBC

Manitoba is targeting grocers that make customers pay different prices for the same items online, based on evidence of it happening in other jurisdictions.

Sudarshan Yellamaraju, who tied for fifth place in the Players Championship over the weekend, was born in India but moved to Winnipeg as a preschooler, where the now 24-year-old pro was introduced to the game of golf.