Local Jews, Palestinians welcome news of Gaza war ceasefire, chance for peace

Members of Manitoba’s Jewish and Palestinian communities reacted with relief and guarded optimism Thursday after Israel and Hamas agreed to pause a two-year war under a U.S.-proposed peace plan.

Manitoba to become site of huge carbon-capture facility

A Montreal-based company is eyeing southwest Manitoba for one of the world’s largest carbon-capture facilities.

Tory leader takes it on the chin for pretending to shoot himself in the mouth

Progressive Conservative Leader Obby Khan formally apologized Thursday — after being called out by the Speaker of the legislature — for pretending to shoot himself in the mouth during question period one day earlier.

Maxime’s restaurant, set to close soon, ‘cannot keep up with the demand’

A St. Vital restaurant that recently announced it will close next month after 41 years says it can’t keep up with the demand for reservations.

Maxime’s Restaurant and Lounge will not be taking new bookings until further notice.

“We must determine, day by day, how we will continue our operations to best serve our guests and remaining employees,” the restaurant said in a Facebook post Thursday.

The restaurant posted on Oct. 2 that the owners have decided to retire and have sold the land and building at 1131 St. Mary’s Rd. The Bekios family said last week it is planning to close the restaurant in the third week of November.

City rejects plea for more money for St. Boniface Museum restoration

St. Boniface Museum officials fear a funding shortage will delay the reopening of the building, which will mark its 175th anniversary next year.

The museum is the city’s oldest building; it was constructed between 1846 and 1851 and originally served as the Grey Nuns convent. It closed for renovations in 2024 and had planned to reopen in time for the milestone anniversary.

While the museum raised $4.5 million for repairs, the need for more extensive work was discovered during construction, raising the cost to $6 million.

Its leaders expect $500,000 of additional donations will help bridge that gap but asked the City of Winnipeg for the remaining $1 million on Thursday.

Woman held captive, assaulted for 48 hours: RCMP

Police say they have arrested one person and are searching for another after a woman was abducted, held captive and assaulted over two days.

A 25-year-old woman from Bunibonibee Cree Nation called RCMP shortly after 8:15 a.m. on Sept. 29 and said she had just escaped from a vehicle. Officers met her at a business on Mattonnabee Avenue in Gillam.

She told police she had had a few drinks with a man and a woman she met with in a bar in Thompson. She believes she was drugged, and she awoke in a vehicle as they were arriving in Gillam, RCMP said in a news release Thursday.

The woman was forcefully taken into a home and held against her will.

Order of the Buffalo Hunt conferred on teams that fought wildfires

One of Manitoba’s highest honours, the Order of the Buffalo Hunt, has been bestowed upon a long list of groups that battled the flames during the worst wildfire season in decades.

‘Teachers didn’t teach me right’: boy with dyslexia among dozens who back Manitoba literacy screening bill

A 10-year-old boy made an unusual appearance at a legislative committee on Wednesday night because, as he put it, “all teachers need know how to teach dyslexia kids.”

Grade 5 student Jacob Dyck was one of 38 people who registered to speak on a new private member’s bill that would require elementary teachers use a screening tool to check on how Manitoba’s youngest pupils are progressing with reading and writing.

Jacob introduced himself and, after stumbling over some initial “ums” and “likes,” spoke candidly about his early years in school and frustrations about needing a tutor.

“The teachers didn’t teach me right and it was hard and it was painful for me,” he told the standing committee on social and economic development at the Manitoba Legislative Building.

Schreyer family endorses road safety researcher to fill late councillor’s shoes

Standing in front of the family home of Coun. Jason Schreyer, a byelection candidate said he has the blessing of the late councillor’s loved ones to fill his former city hall seat.

Chris Sweryda, who entered the byelection race to represent Elmwood-East Kildonan just before the nomination deadline, said he worked as one of Schreyer’s assistants from early 2022 until the councillor’s death.

“Jason and I had many projects on the go … working with non-profit and other community groups who try to lower the cost of living for the constituents in this area. That was a huge passion of Jason’s. And I share that passion, and I’m hoping for the chance to continue the work we began,” said Sweryda.

Schreyer held the Elmwood-East Kildonan seat until his death in April.