Social Studies Grade 9: Canada in the Contemporary World
North Dakota missing its Manitobans
7 minute read Preview Friday, Sep. 19, 2025Province to reimburse Brandon school division for evacuee costs
2 minute read Preview Friday, Sep. 19, 2025After summer evacuation, northern students ready to hit the books
4 minute read Preview Friday, Sep. 19, 2025Read and research, before engaging your rage
4 minute read Preview Friday, Sep. 19, 2025New session of Parliament, but similar to the past
4 minute read Preview Thursday, Sep. 18, 2025Better protection needed for urban trees
4 minute read Preview Wednesday, Sep. 17, 2025Taking Reel Pride in transformation
5 minute read Preview Thursday, Sep. 18, 2025Winnipeg vigil for Kirk draws 2,000 mourners
3 minute read Preview Tuesday, Sep. 16, 2025Councillors call for better communication, wands, metal detectors to protect staff
6 minute read Preview Tuesday, Sep. 16, 2025Manitoba municipalities and financial controls
4 minute read Tuesday, Sep. 16, 2025Late last month, Manitoba Auditor General Tyson Shtykalo released a report aimed at ensuring the provincial government exercises greater oversight over spending by municipal governments across the province.
Following a yearlong investigation of allegations of financial mismanagement by several local governments, the AG discovered that the province does not currently have a comprehensive process to follow up on complaints regarding municipal governments, review financial submissions made by them, or even monitor the spending of provincial grants they receive.
Shtykalo emphasized that the province provides millions of dollars in funding to municipalities annually and that, “With this funding comes a responsibility — both for municipalities and the Department of Municipal and Northern Relations — to ensure effective stewardship of public resources.”
To many Manitobans, that is likely regarded as nothing more than stating the obvious. All recipients of public funds must handle those monies with care and be both transparent and accountable for how the dollars are spent. And yet, the auditor general found that adequate controls are not currently in place to ensure that is happening.
Missed payments by Manitoba small businesses rise
3 minute read Tuesday, Sep. 16, 2025Missed payments by Manitoba small businesses rose nearly 13 per cent earlier this year, new Equifax Canada data show.
The credit bureau counted 2,005 Manitoba businesses that didn’t meet at least one payment deadline between April and June, when looking at financial trade delinquencies. Construction, mining, transportation and wholesale trades were among the categories to see increased delinquency rates.
“Provinces that have been stable in the past are really showing areas where they’re starting to pull apart,” said Jeff Brown, Equifax Canada’s head of commercial solutions.
Manitoba’s financial trades delinquency rate year-over-year change outpaced the national average of 8.67 per cent.