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Niigaan Sinclair:

Importance of Indigenous languages outweighs any soccer tournament

Canada’s parliamentary budget officer says the FIFA World Cup is estimated to cost Canadian taxpayers $1.066 billion to host 13 games over 38 days. That’s $82 million a game, or $28 million a day. ... Read More

Niigaan Sinclair:

Saying ‘no’ to AI data centre a huge win for Manitoba — and Kinew

It’s a tale of two provinces — and two artificial intelligence data centre mega-projects. Read More

Gabrielle Piché:

Potash ‘test shipment’ planned for Churchill

Manitoba mineral mine eyes production phase amid high demand in North America, Europe: PADCOM president Read More

Gabrielle Piché:

‘We’re doing a lot’: Manitoba Lt.-Gov., proud of reconciliation work being done

Relationships with First Nations a hot topic as Lt.-Govs., meet Canada’s Governor General Read More

Carol Sanders:

System ‘isn’t working’ for some: lawyer

Man’s suicide raises concerns about sentencing of Indigenous offenders Read More

Carol Sanders:

‘Fentanyl fold’ on city streets stresses prompt need for supervised consumption site: premier

Alarmed after seeing the “fentanyl fold” on city streets, Premier Wab Kinew promises a supervised drug consumption site will open this month — despite concerns essential staffers have yet to be hired.... Read More

Joyanne Pursaga:

‘One more step… to re-imagine downtown’: Air Canada Window park redesigned as colourful Indigenous-themed meeting place

A downtown park at 355 Portage Ave. has been redesigned as a safe, bright and colourful gathering place. Read More

Dean Pritchard:

Despair, spelled with the letter of the law

Unmoved by young offender’s progress, judge ordered prison term; Indigenous man later chose death Read More

Maggie Macintosh:

Cree name chosen for new Waverley West school

Waverley West’s newest elementary school will be named after a Cree translation of its address. École Iskonakwa School — the kindergarten-to-Grade 8 building that’s being constructed at 175 Skyline... Read More

Tiago Resko:

Nursing grad hopes to drive change for Indigenous patients

A Cree student who graduated from the University of Manitoba nursing program said she’s striving to make the health-care system a more welcoming place for Indigenous patients. Kaydence Morgado Thom... Read More

Connor McDowell:

Weighing profits against transforming ‘beautiful country’ of wind-turbine proposal south of Brandon

A major wind-turbine project has been proposed for the Carroll area south of Brandon. Innergex Renewable Energy has made preliminary agreements with landowners on roughly 12,000 acres and is looking to install 30 to 35 turbines. Read More

Tiago Resko:

Pieces with presence

Exhibition offers fresh perspective on history of Indigenous representation in art Read More

Conrad Sweatman:

Sisler program creating new generation of animators

The characters start as crude shapes and stand-ins, then take on form. Your Elsa, Miles Morales or Buzz Lightyear are born, but move only in key poses, like a picture book. Read More

Tiago Resko:

Briny bounty at the Ex

Pickles take centre stage among fair’s concession vendors Read More