This year’s LBGTTQ+ Pride parade took place Sunday in downtown Winnipeg. About 10,000 individuals and over 160 groups registered to walk in the parade, while many thousands more celebrated while standing or sitting along the parade route, which snaked from Memorial Boulevard down Portage Avenue and Main Street to The Forks.
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This year’s LBGTTQ+ Pride parade took place Sunday in downtown Winnipeg. About 10,000 individuals and over 160 groups registered to walk in the parade, while many thousands more celebrated while standing or sitting along the parade route, which snaked from Memorial Boulevard down Portage Avenue and Main Street to The Forks.
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This year’s LBGTTQ+ Pride parade took place Sunday in downtown Winnipeg. About 10,000 individuals and over 160 groups registered to walk in the parade, while many thousands more celebrated while standing or sitting along the parade route, which snaked from Memorial Boulevard down Portage Avenue and Main Street to The Forks.
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Premier Heather Stefanson walked in the parade along with some of her caucus, as did NDP Leader Wab Kinew and Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and their respective caucuses.
Here are some pictures from the parade.
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People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Scott Gillingham speaks at the Pride Rally in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Premier Heather Stefanson walks in the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023. JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Families Minister Rochelle Squires speaks at the Pride Rally in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Mayer Scott Gillingham walks in the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Pride Parade brochure. JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the Pride Parade in Winnipeg Sunday, June 4, 2023.
Crown prosecutors intend to apply to have a convicted killer, who also admitted his guilt in an assault on a stranger at The Forks and a robbery at a local beer vendor, designated as a dangerous offender.
Daniel Christopher Dumas, who is in his mid-30s, pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm and robbery in front of provincial court Judge Donovan Dvorak on Monday for the attacks on June 6 and 7, 2025. He will be sentenced at a later date.
Prosecutor Monique Cam said the Crown plans to apply for a dangerous offender designation for Dumas, which, if granted, could result in him being given an indefinite prison sentence.
“The Crown does intend to make an application at a future date … for a remand for assessment to have Mr. Dumas assessed by a court-ordered assessor for the purpose of pursuing a dangerous offender application,” Cam said.
Joyanne Pursaga5 minute readYesterday at 6:51 PM CDT
Winnipeg city council candidates are being urged to commit to several green initiatives, such as exploring a maximum heat bylaw for rental units.
A 10-point People’s Climate Mandate, created by the Climate Reality Project Canada, Green Action Centre, Manitoba Eco-Network and others, urges candidates in Winnipeg’s Oct. 28 election to take action to combat climate change.
“We know that climate action often fights for attention in election discourse, especially given the many other urgent immediate issues facing our city,” said Hannah Muhajarine, campaigns manager for Climate Reality Project Canada.
A call to better protect Winnipeggers from extreme heat was highlighted as among the most urgent requests. The group wants the city to explore a maximum heat bylaw, enhance funding for cooling centres and expand hours at libraries, public pools and spray pads.
BRANDON — The Manitoba Labour Board has ordered the Western Star All Suites Hotel to pay nearly $138,000 in unpaid wages and administrative fees after it dismissed the appeals involving three foreign workers employed by the company.
In a decision dated Aug. 25, the board ordered 6692452 Manitoba Ltd. (doing business as Western Star All Suites Hotel), 1638185 Alberta Ltd. and company director P.X. to pay a total of $137,915.79 to the Employment Standards Branch for wages owed to foreign workers S.J., J.B. and G.R.
The decision was edited to protect the personal information of the employees, who worked at a hotel, reportedly in Melita, at different times and also lived there during their employment.
The board stated the employees were owed wages after hearing evidence about long working hours, irregular payments, inadequate employment records and working conditions.
Chef Alex Bockarie is bringing an age-old African culinary battle to Winnipeg.
On Saturday, five local chefs hailing from Senegal, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana and Nigeria will go head-to-head to determine who makes the best jollof — a rice dish simmered in a savoury tomato-based stew.
“Jollof rice originated from Senegal but it has spread throughout West Africa and every country has its own method of cooking it,” Bockarie says. “It’s a long-standing fight; even among the communities here in Winnipeg, everybody’s always saying that Sierra Leone’s (jollof) is the best, Ghana’s is the best, Nigeria’s is the best.
“It’s a friendly competition; friendly, but very serious too.”
Stony Mountain Institution officers intercepted $1.8 million worth of drugs and other banned items Sunday in one of the largest reported seizures in recent years at Manitoba’s only federal prison.
Jake Suelzle, president of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers’ prairie region, said employees spotted a drone while it delivered packages containing contraband.
“What marks this one a little bit unique is the (Correctional Service of Canada) just invested a significant amount of money into a drone detector, and this drone detector sure showed its worth when it didn’t detect at all,” he said Tuesday. “No alarm was raised when this package was dropped.”
In a news release that offered limited details, the correctional service said the items, including THC concentrate, were found in packages thanks to the “vigilance” of employees.
Gabrielle Piché3 minute readYesterday at 8:20 PM CDT
Gary Achtemichuk stopped at his favourite Winnipeg corner store for relish.
Unlike similar trips over the last four decades, he left with a surprise: B.C. Grocery, a Minto neighbourhood staple, was closing its doors.
Owner Lechman Parboji officially shuttered the shop Monday after 42 years at its helm. On Wednesday, movers hauled equipment out, making room for a new three-bedroom apartment suite — one the Parboji family intends to use, at least initially.
“The whole neighbourhood is going to miss him,” Achtemichuk said. “He was the friendliest gentleman you’d ever want to talk to.”
