3+ hour, 8+ min ago   (190+ words) Premier Wab Kinew announced Monday that major capital investments in the Port of Churchill Plus project will receive an exemption from Manitoba’s seven per cent retail sales tax. Kinew made the announcement at the start of the two-day Canada investment…...

16+ hour, 21+ min ago   (940+ words) Winnipeg 8° C, Clear DELTA, B.C. – British Columbia’s ferry operator says two people were pulled from the waters between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island after their fishing vessel sank. BC Ferries spokesperson Sheila Reynolds says the marine rescue happened…...

18+ hour, 14+ min ago   (174+ words) Winnipeg 9° C, Clear TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is not looking to become a member of the European Union, but is seeking a "unique alliance" with the economic bloc. TORONTO – Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is not…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (469+ words) Winnipeg 16° C, Windy A Winnipeg mayoral candidate is facing criticism after he posted derogatory comments about immigrants and used the word “gay” as an insult online. Sydney Adams said the response she got from Zac Uminski, who is seeking the…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (304+ words) Winnipeg 15° C, Windy TORONTO – Protests are planned for the prime minister’s high-stakes summit aimed at attracting new investment to Canada, with organizers saying Mark Carney is keeping company with business leaders they say are exacerbating global crises. Hundreds of executives…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (113+ words) Winnipeg 6° C, Clear MONTREAL – Quebec political leaders are entering their 18th day on the campaign trail today with their first debate approaching on Tuesday. The Liberal party is expected to present its financial framework today. The Parti Québécois will then be…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (176+ words) Winnipeg 9° C, Cloudy Coast Mountain Bus Company says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Metro Vancouver transit operators after months of bargaining. In a statement, the company said it reached the deal with Unifor Locals 111 and 2200, which represent…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (702+ words) EDMONTON – An online petition calling on the Edmonton Oilers to reverse the signing of Alex Formenton had collected more than 19,000 signatures as of Friday morning. The petition was started by longtime Oilers superfan Mary Loewen, known as “Mama Stanley,” who…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (819+ words) VICTORIA - Politics in British Columbia could be getting more crowded as a group tries to take over and revive the moribund BC United party, to give voters what they call a "principled, mainstream centre-right alternative" in the province. VICTORIA – Politics…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (537+ words) Mark Fedikow hunts for gold. Skilled labour can become a secondary search. “You can find lots of folks on the reserves that are willing to work and learn, no question about it,” Fedikow, president of Mount Morgan Resources Ltd., said…...