Former Manitoba NDP candidate, VP quits party, citing premier's policies and leadership style | Manitoba calls for travellers to free up hotel rooms as evacuee tally tops 21,000 | Lemay Forest protester fined $15K for breaching court injunction
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Former Manitoba NDP candidate, VP quits party, citing premier's policies and leadership style; Former Manitoba NDP vice-president and Dawson Trail candidate Chris Wiebe said he quit the party over what he described as unprogressive policies and Premier Wab Kinew's top-down leadership style\.

Former Manitoba NDP candidate, VP quits party, citing premier's policies and leadership style

June 9 , 2025 at 05:47:49 p.m. CST • :

Chris Wiebe, who ran as the NDP candidate in the southeastern Manitoba constituency of Dawson Trail in 2023 and also served as the party's vice-president for southern and southeastern portions of the province, gave up his NDP membership in March.

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Manitoba calls for travellers to free up hotel rooms as evacuee tally tops 21,000; Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force help a family board a C-130 Hercules aircraft out of Norway House, Man\., on June 3\.

Manitoba calls for travellers to free up hotel rooms as evacuee tally tops 21,000

June 9 , 2025 at 10:55:35 a.m. CST • :

Wildfires in Manitoba have now pushed about 21,000 people out of their homes, prompting provincial officials to ask travellers to stay away to free up hotel space.

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Lemay Forest protester fined $15K for breaching court injunction; Louise May, a member of the Coalition to Save the Lemay Forest, was found in civil contempt of court for breaching an injunction when she impeded the developer's access to the St\. Norbert property\.

Lemay Forest protester fined $15K for breaching court injunction

June 9 , 2025 at 02:31:15 p.m. CST • :

A protester with a group that fought to prevent trees from being cut down at a privately owned parcel of land in south Winnipeg has been ordered to pay a $15,000 fine after a judge found her to be in civil contempt of court for breaching an injunction.

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Father in Brandon's manslaughter trial found guilty in infant 2016 death; Court of King's Bench Justice Scott Abel found Keifer Mecas, 34, guilty of manslaughter\.

Father in Brandon's manslaughter trial found guilty in infant 2016 death

June 9 , 2025 at 06:20:51 p.m. CST • :

On June 4, Court of King's Bench Justice Scott Abel found Keifer Mecas, 34, guilty of manslaughter in the death of his daughter. The judge cited witness testimony placing Mecas alone with his daughter when the injuries occurred, as well as medical expert evidence outlining the nature of Haelin's injuries.

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Man, 65, killed in northern Manitoba, 22-year-old woman charged with 2nd-degree murder; A man was found seriously injured at a residence in Gillam, Man\., and died soon after at the home, police say\.

Man, 65, killed in northern Manitoba, 22-year-old woman charged with 2nd-degree murder

June 9 , 2025 at 09:46:06 a.m. CST • :

A 65-year-old man is dead and a 22-year-old woman is charged with second-degree murder in northern Manitoba.

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New CancerCare Manitoba building could cost up to $1 billion: Kinew; Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said \$11\.5 million has been set aside this year for design work on a new headquarters for CancerCare Manitoba\. A four-year construction project is expected to start in 2026\.  

June 9 , 2025 at 03:12:13 p.m. CST • :

New CancerCare Manitoba building could cost up to $1 billion: Kinew

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Manitoba plastic surgeon given suspension after professional misconduct involving 3 patients; The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba says Dr\. Manfred Ziesmann admitted to displaying 'a lack of knowledge, skill and judgment in the practice of medicine' in three cases, including one in which he put the wrong implants into a woman's breasts\.  

June 7 , 2025 at 02:23:56 p.m. CST • :

Manitoba plastic surgeon given suspension after professional misconduct involving 3 patients

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Chief Peguis Trail extension cost estimate rises to $755M; The City of Winnipeg estimates extending Chief Peguis Trail west from Main Street to Brookside Boulevard will cost \$755\.3 million\.  

February 26 , 2025 at 06:45:49 p.m. CST • :

Chief Peguis Trail extension cost estimate rises to $755M

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'Outright hostility' between Wab Kinew, Obby Khan unbecoming of their offices: experts; A May 21 estimates meeting involving Progressive Conservative Leader Obby Khan and NDP Premier Wab Kinew turned into a minutes-long exchange of insults and heckling\.  

June 7 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. CST • :

'Outright hostility' between Wab Kinew, Obby Khan unbecoming of their offices: experts

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Thompson woman missing since last week found safe: RCMP; A 31-year-old Thompson woman who was reported missing on June 3 has been found safe, Manitoba RCMP said in a news release on Monday, June 9, 2025\.  

June 9 , 2025 at 02:54:10 p.m. CST • :

Thompson woman missing since last week found safe: RCMP

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June 8 , 2025 at 07:46:19 a.m. CST • :

Construction workers safe after huddling in shipping container as wildfire raged around them

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June 9 , 2025 at 04:27:21 p.m. CST • :

A for effort: First year of cellphone bans in Canadian schools gets mostly positive marks

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June 9 , 2025 at 05:25:09 p.m. CST • :

Mayor Gillingham takes safety tour in Winnipeg's West End

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June 9 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Why some refuse to evacuate during wildfires — and how understanding those choices can improve disaster plans

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June 9 , 2025 at 06:53:22 a.m. CST • :

'Tremendous amount of community support' for Gaza families in Winnipeg for medical care

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