9+ hour, 44+ min ago  (509+ words) Winnipeg 0" C, Windy Manitoba's former chief psychiatrist is challenging the constitutionality of a controversial law allowing the province to incarcerate intoxicated people for up to 72 hours, claiming that it will harm those suffering from mental illness or disabilities. Dr. Jim…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (397+ words) The 22nd annual Walk with L'Arche is not only a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon outdoors with some wonderful people, it's also a celebration of the contributions people with intellectual disabilities make to our communities " and it raises funds…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (340+ words) Winnipeg 7" C, Cloudy OTTAWA " Former New Democrat Doly Begum completed her political transformation Monday night by securing another seat for her new party in the House of Commons in a byelection in the Toronto-area riding of Scarborough Southwest. Her opponents…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (136+ words) The Manitoba Heavy Construction Association's longest-running president and CEO will retire at the end of the year. Chris Lorenc has led the association for over 35 years, and it grew from 73 members to over 420 under his leadership. He will retire effective…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (332+ words) CHILLIWACK - A group of alumni from the University of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia is launching a new Canadian social media platform they say will provide a "homegrown alternative to U. S. -dominated" sites. CHILLIWACK " A group of alumni from the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (189+ words) Winnipeg police are trying to identify a potential suspect in an arson investigation. Officers on patrol at about 2: 15 a. m. on March 25 spotted thick smoke billowing from a vacant and boarded-up building on the 100 block of Henderson Highway, the Winnipeg Police Service…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (893+ words) Kate Cameron was leaning towards taking a step back from curling. She played on a torn meniscus last season and was mentally fatigued at the end of her first Olympic cycle as a skip. "There's only maybe one or two…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (241+ words) HALIFAX " An 82-year-old Halifax man is facing multiple sex-related charges for allegedly abusing his daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter at various times during the past 45 years. The man's identity is protected from publication by a court-ordered ban that also prohibits the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (550+ words) The federal government announced Tuesday it is investing in a Headingley water reservoir, as Winnipeg struggles to lock down funding to get its massive sewage treatment plant project to the finish line. Winnipeg West MP Doug Eyolfson was in the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (560+ words) MONTREAL " Brique par brique, a non-profit that builds housing in Montreal, has been trying to develop more city-owned land for years, but the group says securing money for new projects is getting harder. "We have tons of opportunities. Tons. We…...