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Liberals improve fundraising in Manitoba

The federal Liberal Party had its best fundraising year in Manitoba in 2014 in at least a decade, raising significantly more than the federal NDP here despite having only one federal seat in the province.

The Liberals raised $402,672 in Manitoba in 2014 from donors who gave more than $200 that year, compared to the NDP's $282,054 - comparable to their performance in the last few years. The Conservatives remained the fundraising leaders in the province, however, raising $687,591 in 2014

The numbers come from Elections Canada's online database of political donations, where parties are required to report the name and address of anyone giving over $200.

For the Conservatives, Portage-Lisgar, Winnipeg South Centre and Provencher were the top sources of donations - all held by incumbent Conservative MPs. Winnipeg South Centre, however, gave more money to the Liberal Party in 2014 - $116,301 versus $80,483 for the Conservatives.

Comparing GTA ridings with Winnipeg ridings

Poll by poll results of the 2011 federal election in Winnipeg

See how your neighbours voted in our map of 2011 federal election results for Winnipeg by polling division. Click on a polling division to see which riding it was in for the 2011 election and which candidate placed first there.

The black outline reflects riding boundaries for the 2015 federal election.

City of Winnipeg 2014 compensation disclosure

Winnipeg had 6,509 employees making $50,000 a year or more in 2014. Their names and salaries are made public under law every year. Bartley Kives explores the compensation disclosures in detail here.

Tell us where Winnipeg’s problem cycling spots are

Came across a bike path that goes nowhere? A busy underpass with no space for cyclists? Perhaps a bridge with poor bike path markings? Take a photo and send us a description, so we can add it to our interactive map of cycling problem spots in Winnipeg.

See the map below for some troublesome cycling spots, then send us your own using our form below.

How dangerous is your highway?

How dangerous is the highway you drive on? Click on a highway to see how many road deaths occured due to rural crashes on it between 2008 and 2014.

Based on information obtained from Manitoba Public Insurance and RCMP. The data deals with the period between Jan. 1, 2008 and July 31, 2014.

Winnipeg traffic-enforcement offences, 2011 to 2013

Winnipeg traffic-enforcement offences, 2011 to 2013.

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MAP: Unsolved cases of missing and murdered aboriginal women in Manitoba

The number and nature of Manitoba’s unsolved cases of missing and murdered aboriginal women have always been difficult to pin down. With the help of research by Ottawa doctoral student Maryanne Pearce, the Free Press has compiled a detailed accounting.

Yellow markers in the map below indicate missing women; red markers indicate murdered women.

Click on any marker for more details on the case.  Use the + and - controls at left (or pinch on a touchscreen, or scroll on your mouse) to zoom in and out of the map, or click and drag on the map to move around.

If you cannot see the map below, or are having trouble using it, try viewing in a new window. View or export this map's source data in Google Docs.

INTERACTIVE: Manitoba’s top greenhouse-gas emitters

Manitoba has 14 plants whose emissions are big enough to earn a spot on Environment Canada's annual greenhouse gas inventory.

The 14 emitters represent one per cent of Canada's greenhouse gases, and even Manitoba's biggest polluter comes nowhere near the country's dirtiest point source, the Resolute pulp and paper mill in Alma, Que. It emitted 9.4 million tonnes of greenhouse gases in 2011.

The latest batch of emissions data, for the 2011 year, was just released. Here are the CO2 equivalent emissions, in tonnes, for Manitoba's top point sources.

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MAP: Deadliest US tornadoes since 1900

The monster tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma on Sunday caused widespread devastation and a casualty toll that's still undetermined. The Canadian Press has created an interactive map looking at the deadliest tornadoes in the United States since 1900.

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