Carol Sanders
Winnipeg Free Press
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Auditor general decries lack of progress on key issues
Manitoba’s auditor general says the provincial government has acted on only 10 per cent of his office’s recommendations in recent years. → Read More
Province expands addictions-treatment capacity outside Winnipeg
The Progressive Conservative government announced $12 million in funding Tuesday to expand addictions treatment in three health regions outside Winnipeg. At a news conference in Portage la Prairie, Mental Health and Community Wellness Minister Janice Morley-Lecomte said the funding would help up to 300 more Manitobans struggling with addictions gain access to timely and effective treatment… → Read More
Province will share death records of residential school students with truth, reconciliation centre
The provincial government has committed to sharing the death records of Indigenous children who attended residential schools in Manitoba with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. → Read More
NDP could prevent Manitobans from enjoying promised tax cuts, other budget items, Tory finance minister warns
The Progressive Conservative finance minister said Friday that if the NDP delays the implementation of his budget until after the house rises on June 1 and the Oct. 3 election, Manitobans looking forward to promised tax relief may be disappointed. → Read More
Mayor wants province to protect city water, waste and 911 if contract talks go off rails
Winnipeg’s mayor wants the province to enact legislation to ensure a labour dispute doesn’t put the city’s water and waste and 911 operations at risk. → Read More
Manitoba legislation seeks to expand health minister’s regulatory powers
The Manitoba government wants to expand its power to issue orders to more regulated health-care professions. → Read More
Mom on hold over teen’s death in hospital
A Winnipeg woman is holding a solitary vigil instead of a birthday party today for her daughter, who died unexpectedly in hospital last summer, as she continues to wait to find out what killed the 14-year-old. → Read More
$10-a-day child care ahead of schedule in Manitoba
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Heather Stefanson showed up at a Winnipeg daycare Friday with a big treat — $10-a-day child care for Manitoba families starting April 2 — which is three years ahead of schedule. → Read More
Community Solidarity seeks to rise up as ‘World Unity Convoy’ gathering gears up
As preparations continue east of Winnipeg for a weekend reunion of the so-called freedom convoy, a gathering at a downtown church led by a coalition formed to counter messages of “anger and hate” ended with Nazi imagery and confrontation. → Read More
Lions Place under new ownership, residents told
Anxious Lions Place tenants, who’ve known for weeks that their non-profit apartment complex was being sold to a Calgary real estate investment firm, got the news they’ve been dreading Wednesday. → Read More
Manitoba hopes to boost immigration after setting record in 2022
Manitoba welcomed a record number of immigrants through its provincial nominee program last year and has asked the federal government to open the door to thousands more. In 2022, 6,367 nominations were issued. It’s the highest number since the program, which attracts and retains immigrants who meet labour market needs and have ties to Manitoba, was founded in 1998, immigration minister Jon Reyes… → Read More
Lawyers for Stefanson, Lamont square off in court over conflict of interest allegation
Premier Heather Stefanson’s failure to disclose the sale of real estate was inadvertent, not deliberate or calculating, her lawyer told a Manitoba Court of King’s Bench judge Monday. → Read More
Report predicted northern court crisis after privatization
A crisis gripping the circuit court system in northern Manitoba was predicted five years ago when the province was warned privatizing its air transportation service would spark significant justice delays. → Read More
Tories vow to be all ears at pre-budget meeting
The cabinet minister who will lead a provincial pre-budget consultation in Winnipeg Monday has promised to read every written submission received by the Feb. 28 deadline. → Read More
NDP says it has proof health care suffering
New Democrats say they have the numbers that prove health care is getting worse under the Progressive Conservatives’ watch, while the government shot back that its $7.2-billion budget is the largest in Manitoba’s history. → Read More
Manitoba must analyze fine print before agreeing to health funding pitch
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson said she isn’t prepared to sign off on the federal government’s 10-year, $196-billion health funding proposal just yet. → Read More
Tories accused of ‘fumbling’ homeless file
Manitoba’s new mental health and community wellness minister says she doesn’t know why the homelessness file was added to her list of duties, then taken away two days later. → Read More
Winnipeg senator denies ‘cowardly’ fraud allegations
Winnipeg senator, lawyer and refugee advocate Marilou McPhedran has denied using fake government letters to rescue Afghans desperate to escape the Taliban takeover in 2021. → Read More
Son of late MP seeking Liberal nomination in Winnipeg riding
The son of late MP Jim Carr will seek the Liberal nomination for Winnipeg South Centre. Ben Carr hopes to take over from his father, who died of cancer in December. The byelection is expected to be held this summer. “When my dad passed away in December, he left not only a huge hole in my life, but a huge hole in our community as well,” Carr said in a news release Thursday morning. → Read More
Finance minister takes reduced role in pre-budget public sessions
Manitoba’s pre-budget consultations are getting back on track with a “whole-of-government approach,” rather than being led by the finance minister, Tory officials say. → Read More