Manitoba

Entertainment

Bumper crop of movies with Manitoba roots hits Toronto International Film Festival

The province of Manitoba is extraordinarily well represented this month at the Toronto International Film Festival. Officially, the province lays claim…

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Lifestyle

How the peacock became a community’s mascot in Souris, Manitoba

SOURIS, Man. – Jim Ludlam might be considered a jack-of-all-trades in Souris, Man. The 85-year-old spends his days maintaining a…

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Health

Former Manitoba doctor sentenced to 12 years for sexually assaulting patients

A former family doctor has been sentenced to 12 years for sexually assaulting seven women during medical appointments and examinations in Ste.…

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Nova Scotia

Atlantic provinces sending 20 firefighters to help battle wildfires in Manitoba

A 20-person firefighting team from Atlantic Canada is heading to Manitoba to help battle out-of-control wildfires in the province. Nova…

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Lifestyle

Manitoba models, designer to appear at Paris Fashion Week

A double dose of Manitoba talent will storm the runways of Paris Fashion Week, wearing distinctly homegrown designs. Madison Moore,…

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Canada

Presents from prison: How Manitoba inmates are able to read stories to their kids

Paige Woodford burrows into the corner of a couch and studies the colourful pages of the kids’ picture book All That…

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Canada

Free prescription birth control to start in Manitoba on Oct. 1

Birth control will become free for all Manitobans with a prescription as of Oct. 1, Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara announced on Thursday.…

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Tech

Can we grow veggies designed to combat diabetes? Manitoba researchers hope so

Researchers at the University of Manitoba are working with a northern First Nation to develop vegetables with increased nutritional characteristics that…

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Politics

Broadcaster Charles Adler wants to meet with Manitoba chiefs after calls to pull Senate appointment

Broadcaster Charles Adler says he’s asked for a face-to-face meeting with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and its grand chief…

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Politics

Manitoba Chiefs ask Trudeau, GG to rescind senate appointment of broadcaster Charles Adler

The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs wants Canada’s governor general and prime minister to rescind the senate appointment of Charles Adler…

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