4 d. ago Kinew weighs in on killer’s release from prison, reaches out to prime minister

Manitoba's premier and First Nations organizations want a review of the justice system after learning a man who killed two Indigenous women is being released from prison.

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4 d. ago Manitoba premier says he recently considered early election, could still happen

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is not ruling out an early election, ahead of the scheduled date of Oct. 5, 2027.

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4 d. ago Miliband Urges Starmer to Fire Any Aides Who Made Plot Claims

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband called on Keir Starmer to fire any Downing Street aides responsible for anonymous allegations of leadership plots, after the prime minister was forced to apologize to another cabinet minister swept up in the claims.

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1 week ago Winnipeg detention facility for highly intoxicated people to open in two weeks: Kinew

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says a facility set up to detain people who are highly intoxicated for up to three days is expected to open in the next two weeks. 

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1 week ago B.C. cabinet ministers, First Nation leaders gather amid tensions over Cowichan case

The province says the 10th B.C. Cabinet and First Nations Leaders' Gathering will involve more than 1,300 meetings aimed at advancing government-to-government relationships.

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1 week ago Williams defends Alberta government house leaders against Guthrie point of privilege accusation

Former cabinet minister Guthrie claimed government house leader Joseph Schow was coercing him into serving on a committee, though the government denies that allegation

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2 w. ago Manitoba premier says people with child porn should be buried under prisons

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is joining other premiers in denouncing a Supreme Court of Canada ruling on child pornography.

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2 w. ago A child refugee, a cabinet minister, a Montreal mayor: Who is Soraya Martinez Ferrada?

She may not be well known to most Montrealers, but she is a political veteran who won her first election in 2005 as a city councillor for the St-Michel district and more recently served two terms with the Trudeau government in Ottawa.

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2 w. ago Manitoba ready to ‘punch above its weight,’ premier says of new tech report

The Manitoba government says it will be looking into the recommendations of a new report on technology, AI and economic innovation.

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3 w. ago Former Manitoba premier, cabinet minister pay ethics fines after probe

Legislature Speaker Tom Lindsey says former premier Heather Stefanson submitted the payment last week and one of her former cabinet ministers, Jeff Wharton, has also paid his fine.

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3 w. ago Manitoba hiring landfill search workers, probe could begin in December: premier

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the search of a Winnipeg landfill for the remains of a woman killed by Jeremy Skibicki could begin in December.

Society

3 w. ago ‘These ads are working’: Premier Kinew defends Ontario’s anti

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says now is not the time for Ontario to pull an anti-tariff ad campaign that has sparked outrage from U.S. President Donald Trump. On Thursday, Trump lashed out at the ad campaign, featuring footage of former U.S. president Ronald Reagan saying tariffs damage economies, and claimed the late president […]

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3 w. ago ‘These ads are working’: Premier Kinew defends Ontario ad campaign on Trump tariffs

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says now is not the time for Ontario to pull the tariff ad campaign that has sparked outrage from U.S. President Donald Trump.

Economics

3 w. ago Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston shuffles cabinet, drops three ministers

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has shuffled his cabinet, dropping three members who oversaw the departments of justice, energy and natural resources.

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