Danielle Da Silva

First Nations eye legal action to halt Crown lands lease auction

MANITOBA First Nations are threatening to sue the provincial government over the leasing of Crown lands to farmers and ranchers, arguing treaty rights are being trampled in the process.

Manitoba boosts funding to help immigrants integrate

Michelle Puno, an internationally educated nurse, nearly gave up on a career in Manitoba.

Chill out, log in, pay up? Province looks for parks campground Wi-Fi provider

Campers relying on wireless internet offered by the Manitoba government to stay connected while visiting three provincial parks could face new fees to get online.

Manitoba in position to embrace long-term care standard: researcher

Adopting new, national standards for long-term care wouldn’t be a “huge leap” for Manitoba care home operators, experts in seniors care say, as the Progressive Conservative government considers regulatory changes.

Premier thanks Friesen for service and dedication

Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson offered well-wishes to longtime Tory MLA and cabinet minister Cameron Friesen, who intends to resign his seat to seek the federal Conservative nomination in Portage-Lisgar.

New provincial spending announced after tax windfall

The Manitoba government will direct more cash to hospitals, municipal infrastructure, schools and community development after receiving an unexpected $150-million windfall in tax revenue.

MPI takes first step toward online expansion

Rubber is finally meeting the road for a massive modernization program at Manitoba Public Insurance, with the first release of Project Nova officially online.

Manitoba officials headed to Philippines on nurse-recruiting mission

Manitoba is sending a team of health and immigration officials to the Philippines to recruit hundreds of nurses and health-care workers to the province.

Immigration Minister Jon Reyes will be part of the delegation arriving in the island nation on Feb. 21, with stops scheduled in Manila, Cebu and Iloilo over a five-day period.

The recruitment mission is expected to have broad participation and set the course for “hundreds of qualified internationally educated nurses” to move to Manitoba, according to the province.

Premiers, PM meeting opportunity for ‘real dialogue’: Stefanson

Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson is cautiously optimistic, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invited the country’s premiers to negotiate a new health-care funding agreement next month in Ottawa.

Manitoba must outsmart private agencies that poach nurses: NDP

Manitoba should learn from the private sector when it comes to attracting surgical nurses back to Winnipeg hospitals, as job vacancy rates remain stubbornly high, NDP Leader Wab Kinew suggests.

Manitoba defends loan to bus maker New Flyer after layoffs

The Manitoba government says protecting local jobs is the priority as it hammers out the terms of a $50-million loan to local manufacturer NFI Group following a recent round of layoffs.

Economic Development Minister Cliff Cullen said he was not aware the Transcona zero-emission bus maker had laid off 30 employees at its New Flyer subsidiary on Dec. 22, one day before he joined NFI Group chief executive officer Paul Soubry to announce the taxpayer-supported loan.

“Our focus has been on the bigger picture,” Cullen said. “We’re optimistic once New Flyer gets through that we’ll be able to grow the work force here in Manitoba.”

Paid sick leave long overdue, labour federation says

Staying home to nurse a fever, sniffles or an ailing child is becoming increasingly difficult for Manitoba workers to afford as the province resists appeals by labour groups to legislate paid sick leave.

Former cabinet minister Cox joins group in Tory caucus not running again

Former cabinet minister Cathy Cox has added her name to the growing list of Tories choosing to leave their legislature seats rather than take another run at the ballot box.

The Kildonan-River East MLA said Thursday she will not seek re-election after serving close to seven years as the representative for the Progressive Conservative stronghold in northeast Winnipeg.

“Only God can foresee our future,” Cox wrote in a statement. “Life is short and there are no guarantees in this world.”