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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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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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 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

4 w. ago Child dead, two people injured after trailer burns in Oshawa

OSHAWA — A child is dead and two other people have serious injuries following a trailer fire in Oshawa. Durham Regional Police Acting Staff Sgt. Joanne McCabe told reporters in Oshawa that officers responded to a call about unknown trouble and a possible vehicle fire in the community on Saturday afternoon. McCabe said they arrived […]

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