'It sucks' or 'it was due for a change'? Winnipeg bus riders give their takes on new transit network | 'Surprisingly large minority' of Manitobans support Prairie separatism, poll suggests | Accessibility minister's comments about ASL interpreter a 'knife right in the back' for deaf graduate
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'It sucks' or 'it was due for a change'? Winnipeg bus riders give their takes on new transit network; A rider boards a bus in Winnipeg, after the city's transit system revamped its routes\.

'It sucks' or 'it was due for a change'? Winnipeg bus riders give their takes on new transit network

June 30 , 2025 at 12:51:57 p.m. CST • :

Some people in Winnipeg are struggling with the city's newly revamped transit system on the first weekday after its rollout — but others say they're willing to give the new routes a chance, despite some hiccups.

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'Surprisingly large minority' of Manitobans support Prairie separatism, poll suggests; A giant Canadian flag was placed on the front of the Manitoba legislative building earlier this year as a trade war between Canada and the United States began to heat up\.

'Surprisingly large minority' of Manitobans support Prairie separatism, poll suggests

June 30 , 2025 at 01:00:55 p.m. CST • :

Sentiments of Prairie separatism exist in parts of Manitoba, a new poll suggests, with supporters more likely to be federal and provincial Conservative voters who live in rural areas.

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Accessibility minister's comments about ASL interpreter a 'knife right in the back' for deaf graduate; Deborah Owczar and Stephanie Jebb say they were shocked by Minister Nahanni Fontaine's treatment of an ASL interpreter at an event celebrating Indigenous women graduates in Winnipeg on Thursday, June 26, 2025\.

Accessibility minister's comments about ASL interpreter a 'knife right in the back' for deaf graduate

June 29 , 2025 at 09:22:35 p.m. CST • :

A woman who was excited to celebrate with her family at a graduation event for Indigenous women on Thursday says it's hard to look at her college certificate after the experience was tainted by comments Manitoba's accessibility minister made about sharing the stage with a sign-language interpreter.

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How long does it take to cross Winnipeg's Portage and Main?; Pedestrians walking across Portage and Main

How long does it take to cross Winnipeg's Portage and Main?

June 27 , 2025 at 03:44:13 p.m. CST • :

Is it faster to get across Winnipeg's famous Portage and Main intersection now that pedestrians are finally allowed to cross at street level instead of underground? We decided to find out.

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3 dead after 2 fatal collisions in southeastern Manitoba; Three people are dead after two car crashes in southeastern Manitoba — one near St\. Labre on Friday and one near Steinbach on Monday\.

3 dead after 2 fatal collisions in southeastern Manitoba

June 30 , 2025 at 02:57:59 p.m. CST • :

A woman and a young girl are dead after their minivan collided with a truck and swerved into a creek on Friday in the community of St. Labre, located about 100 kilometres southeast of Winnipeg.

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Winnipeg church holds final service before donating building to non-profit started by congregation; Lutheran Church of the Cross on Arlington Street in Winnipeg holds its last service on Sunday before the building is redeveloped into housing\.  

June 30 , 2025 at 11:15:18 a.m. CST • :

Winnipeg church holds final service before donating building to non-profit started by congregation

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Province warns of possible measles exposure at Winnipeg children's hospital ER; Manitoba Health is warning of a possible measles exposure at the children's hospital emergency waiting room at the Heath Sciences Centre in Winnipeg on Sunday, June 29, 2025\.  

June 30 , 2025 at 04:33:34 p.m. CST • :

Province warns of possible measles exposure at Winnipeg children's hospital ER

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Manitoba man, 57, given 5-year prison sentence after border officers found ghost-gun-making materials; Robert Ripcik, 57, was given a five-year prison sentence on Friday after these weapons were seized from a rural property last year, the Canada Border Services Agency says\.  

June 30 , 2025 at 10:28:02 a.m. CST • :

Manitoba man, 57, given 5-year prison sentence after border officers found ghost-gun-making materials

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Blaze leaves decades-old Logan Avenue business in ruins; A fire ripped through Westrock Battery & Auto Supply Ltd\. at 601 Logan Ave in Winnipeg on Sunday morning\.   

June 29 , 2025 at 01:19:59 p.m. CST • :

Blaze leaves decades-old Logan Avenue business in ruins

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Writers Miriam Toews, Louise Bernice Halfe and Élise Gravel among new Order of Canada appointees; From left: Miram Toews, Louise Bernice Halfe and Élise Gravel have been appointed to the Order of Canada\.  

June 30 , 2025 at 11:35:06 a.m. CST • :

Writers Miriam Toews, Louise Bernice Halfe and Élise Gravel among new Order of Canada appointees

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June 29 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Pharmacist convicted, suspended for stealing drugs due to addiction

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June 26 , 2025 at 03:52:10 p.m. CST • :

Canada Day events planned for Winnipeg and throughout the province Tuesday

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June 29 , 2025 at 10:35:58 a.m. CST • :

Teen arrested for random machete attack in Winnipeg

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June 30 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Amid Manitoba's devastating wildfire season, replanting aims to restore forests, fight climate change

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June 30 , 2025 at 09:03:03 a.m. CST • :

Boy, 11, dead after ATV rollover in Marcel Colomb First Nation

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