7 h. ago Northern Manitoba community recovering from wildfire faces winter food crisis

After fleeing devastating wildfires this summer, residents of Leaf Rapids have returned. But with winter approaching, they now face a desperate race against the cold.

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9 d. ago Opinion: Put affordable housing top of the municipal election platform

Calgary’s next mayor and council face a formidable and urgent challenge — helping more than 84,000 Calgarians find an affordable home. That’s the current number of Calgary households in housing need. By 2026, that number will grow to 100,000. These are community members who are recovering from addiction and homelessness, neighbours who can’t afford their […]

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1 week ago Northern Manitoba seniors targeted in ‘grandparent scam,’ RCMP say

Manitoba RCMP say they're investigating after a 'grandparent scam' surfaced in the province's north, with four reports from older adults in the Flin Flon area.

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2 w. ago UN report cites huge government corruption in South Sudan as its food crisis worsens

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Billions of dollars in public funds in South Sudan have been stolen over the past decade in massive government corruption while the vast majority of the country suffers food insecurity, a U.N. commission said Tuesday. The report by the U.N. Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan details several schemes allegedly […]

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2 w. ago RCMP says probe into fatal northern Manitoba plane crash could take days

Four people were killed Saturday night when their float plane crashed 40 kilometres south of St. Theresa Point First Nation, en route to Makepeace Lake.

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3 w. ago Four killed in northern Manitoba plane crash, pilot survives: RCMP

Aircraft bound for Makepeace lake went down about 40 kilometres south of St. Theresa Point First Nation

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3 w. ago RCMP say four passengers die in northern Manitoba plane crash

ST. THERESA POINT — RCMP say two men and two women who were from a northern Manitoba First Nation died in a plane crash in the province on Saturday. Police say the pilot suffered serious injuries but is expected to survive. Mounties say in a news release that their detachment in Island lake, Man., got […]

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3 w. ago Weary Malawians look to this week’s presidential election as nation grapples with an economic crisis

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Malawi is holding a presidential election this week as one of Africa’s poorer countries grapples with an economic crisis, food and fuel shortages — and memories of a vote six years ago that was canceled and a redo ordered because of widespread irregularities. Incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera, a former theology instructor […]

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3 w. ago Federal recognition of Port of Churchill exciting for Manitoba, Kinew says

Premier Wab Kinew said it's notable to see a project based in northern Manitoba get singled out on a national level.

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3 w. ago Power restored ahead of schedule in some northern Manitoba communities, Hydro says

The repairs are two to four weeks ahead of schedule, Hydro said, with work by staff, contractors and partners at SaskPower contributing.

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