Manitoba NDP make flurry of Westman funding announcements prior to area byelection | Most Manitobans OK with Manitoba Hydro rate hike to maintain reliability, survey suggests | Manitoba hotel owner charged with trafficking employees granted bail
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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Manitoba NDP make flurry of Westman funding announcements prior to area byelection; The province announced earlier this month that the Spruce Woods Housing Co-Op in Brandon, Man\., will get funding to help with repairs to its aging infrastructure\. It was one of several funding announcements in the Westman area ahead of a byelection in the Spruce Woods constituency, a conservative seat that includes towns and rural areas around the city of Brandon\.

Manitoba NDP make flurry of Westman funding announcements prior to area byelection

July 16 , 2025 at 06:27:18 p.m. CST • :

Premier Wab Kinew and members of his cabinet have made a flurry of cabinet appearances and funding announcements in southwestern Manitoba in advance of a byelection in Spruce Woods, a vacant electoral district in the region, that must be held by mid-September.
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Most Manitobans OK with Manitoba Hydro rate hike to maintain reliability, survey suggests; A poll conducted in February by Innovative Research Group suggests many Manitobans may be open to shifting habits to use more energy at night, if it meant a lower electricity rate\. It also found many agreed with the idea of Manitoba Hydro spending more to maintain reliability, even if it meant a higher monthly bill\.

Most Manitobans OK with Manitoba Hydro rate hike to maintain reliability, survey suggests

July 16 , 2025 at 05:24:59 p.m. CST • :

Some Manitobans appear willing to pay higher electricity rates and shift their energy use to nighttime, an opinion poll commissioned by Crown-owned Manitoba Hydro suggests.
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Manitoba hotel owner charged with trafficking employees granted bail; The Howard Johnson hotel on the Trans-Canada Highway in Portage la Prairie is owned by Jai Inder Sandhu, one of two people facing human trafficking charges\. On Wednesday, a judge granted Sandhu bail\.

Manitoba hotel owner charged with trafficking employees granted bail

July 16 , 2025 at 03:07:55 p.m. CST • :

A Manitoba hotel owner charged with human trafficking has been granted bail after four of his employees from India reported being underpaid, forced to work 15-hour days and threatened with deportation.
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Riley Laychuk's Manitoba forecast for Wednesday, July 16, 2025; Winnipeg's high is 23 degrees on Wednesday

Riley Laychuk's Manitoba forecast for Wednesday, July 16, 2025

July 16 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Temperatures across the province remain cooler than seasonal for this time of year. High pressure moving in from Saskatchewan will lead to sunnier skies.
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2 teens shot in Winnipeg St. James area, 1 still in unstable condition; An officer stands outside of the Airport Motor Inn on Tuesday\. A police spokesperson would not confirm if that's where two people were shot that afternoon\.

2 teens shot in Winnipeg St. James area, 1 still in unstable condition

July 16 , 2025 at 07:35:18 a.m. CST • :

Two teens were sent to hospital in unstable condition after being shot in the St. James area on Tuesday afternoon, Winnipeg police say.
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Stolen windmill in rural Manitoba has RCMP heads spinning; The windmill is 7\.6 metres tall with two-metre blades and is silver in colour, similar to this file photo sent by RCMP\.  

July 16 , 2025 at 12:40:28 p.m. CST • :

Stolen windmill in rural Manitoba has RCMP heads spinning

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Consultant who notified Manitoba ombudsman about 'grossly mismanaged' IT project sues province; David Morash alleges that the province breached his contract as well as the Whistleblower Protection Act, and he's suing the province for general, special, aggravated and punitive damages, according to a statement of claim filed at the Manitoba Court of King's Bench on July 8\.  

July 16 , 2025 at 11:23:27 a.m. CST • :

Consultant who notified Manitoba ombudsman about 'grossly mismanaged' IT project sues province

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Manitoba measles case total rises to 146 as province warns of 3 recent exposure sites; The measles virus spreads through droplets formed in the air when coughing or sneezing, and an infected person can spread the virus from four days before the measles rash appears until four days after that\.  

July 16 , 2025 at 01:04:06 p.m. CST • :

Manitoba measles case total rises to 146 as province warns of 3 recent exposure sites

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Doctor training seats double in Brandon in hopes of boosting physician numbers in Manitoba; Premier Wab Kinew, with Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara just behind, announces 10 new doctor training seats will open in Brandon by fall 2026\.  

July 16 , 2025 at 12:17:30 p.m. CST • :

Doctor training seats double in Brandon in hopes of boosting physician numbers in Manitoba

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Southwest Winnipeg couple sues city, neighbour and contractors over wall of earth; Glen Hart, pictured in February, has filed a lawsuit against the city, his neighbour and three companies over a berm built near the north side of his property\.  

July 15 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Southwest Winnipeg couple sues city, neighbour and contractors over wall of earth

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July 16 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Equipment failure at Winnipeg clinic caused blood plasma donor's kidney injury, lawsuit alleges

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July 16 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Manitoba woman files proposed class action against Loblaw over alleged underweight meat sales

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July 16 , 2025 at 12:00:58 p.m. CST • :

Premier vows to review Manitoba's response to province's worst wildfire season in 30 years

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July 14 , 2025 at 10:15:40 a.m. CST • :

37-year-old man killed in Teulon, Man., suspect arrested after chase into cornfield

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July 16 , 2025 at 09:10:57 a.m. CST • :

Wildfires show why CBC needs public safety mandate, McGill research centre says

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