Poll shows slim majority of Canadians in support of Churchill port expansion

More than half of Canadians support expanding the Port of Churchill, although the proposed mega-project faces environmental concerns and a lack of public awareness outside Manitoba, a new poll suggests.

Manitoba summit to explore solutions to chronic truancy

Winnipeg teachers are cutting class on Thursday to strategize how to improve student attendance and remove barriers so more children show up for lessons on a regular basis.

Crown appeals stay of proceedings against man accused of killing his mother

The Manitoba Prosecution Service is appealing a judge’s decision staying a second-degree murder charge against a man who went to trial two times accused of killing his mother when he was a teenager.

Real-life partners Brady Oliveira, Alex Blumberg join forces to save dogs in new docuseries

Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back Brady Oliveira and realtor/rescue influencer Alex Blumberg may be the charismatic couple at the heart of Must Love Dogs, a new half-hour docuseries steaming on CBC Gem, but the stars of the show are the dogs they rescue.

Explosion forces residents to evacuate Kennedy Street Manitoba Housing complex

Residents of an inner-city high-rise say they were forced to evacuate Monday afternoon after explosions blew out a window on the eighth floor.

Darrell Klassen, who lives on the top floor of the 16-storey Manitoba Housing apartment complex at 444 Kennedy St., said he heard several blasts before noticing the smell of smoke.

“The elevators were shut down, so we had to take the stairwells,” Klassen said. “Both stairwells were full of smoke, so I had to mask up and put a wet cloth over my face.”

Klassen said the incident marks the seventh fire in as many years, adding that many are linked to drug activity.

Canada Post reports record $1.57-billion loss in 2025

OTTAWA - Canada Post has released its annual report, detailing a $1.57-billion loss before tax for 2025.

The Crown corporation said in a news release the record loss highlights the need to transform and move away from cash injections.

The report said the company’s annual loss widened by $728 million, or 86.7 per cent, compared to a loss of $841 million the year before. 

Revenue for the year declined by $315 million, or 4.7 per cent, compared to 2024, as parcel volumes fell "sharply" in large part due to labour uncertainty throughout 2025.

Provinces on track to allow cross-border alcohol sales by next month, Ottawa says

OTTAWA - The federal government says 10 provinces and the Yukon are on track to allow consumers to buy Canadian alcohol directly from producers by next month.

Pierre-Alain Bujold, a spokesperson for the Privy Council Office, says provinces and territories are continuing to work toward the May 2026 deadline.

He says each participating province and territory will decide how to implement the policy within their jurisdictions.

All 10 provinces and the Yukon signed an agreement last year to allow consumers to order Canadian wine, spirits, beer and other alcoholic beverages for personal consumption directly from producers.

Interest in respiratory therapy training surges as province seeks to fill demand

Nearly half of the first-year respiratory therapy training seats at the University of Manitoba went unfilled this year even though there’s huge demand amid a staffing shortage.

However, application numbers have jumped since Manitoba’s largest post-secondary institution launched an awareness campaign about openings in the profession.

“I hope this year we are going to fill that gap,” said Dr. Jithin Sreedharan, who heads the university’s respiratory therapy department.

Respiratory therapists, who assist people suffering from breathing difficulties, often work in acute and critical-care hospital units.

Premier unfazed by legal challenge against detention law

Premier Wab Kinew said he’s not concerned about the legal challenge to legislation that allows 72-hour detention for people in a drug psychosis who pose a danger to themselves or others.

Dr. Jim Simm, Manitoba’s retired chief psychiatrist, is taking the province to court. The case questions the constitutionality of the law, which passed late last year, that allows the province to incarcerate intoxicated people for up to 72 hours. Simm said it will harm those suffering from mental illness or disabilities.

Simm, an outspoken critic of the Protective Detention and Care of Intoxicated Persons Act, is seeking leave from the Court of King’s Bench to challenge the law that he says violates provisions of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

On Monday, the government reported that no one has been detained under the new law for more than 20.5 hours.