Category: Manitoba

Manitoba, Saskatchewan Justice Ministers Push for Meeting on Bail Reform

The justice ministers of Manitoba and Saskatchewan are calling for a meeting with their federal, provincial and territorial counterparts on bail reform. Manitoba Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen says changes are needed to prevent people being victimized by offenders who should be behind bars. Earlier this year, the premiers called on the federal government to establish…


‘Rips Your Heart Out:’ Two Men Learn They Were Switched at Birth in Manitoba Hospital

Edward Ambrose remembers wanting to be just like his father—a mentor, a hard worker, a proud family man. More than sixty years later, Ambrose would receive shocking news. That man was not his father. “When you come from a loving family and something like this comes, it destroys you,” Ambrose says from his home in…


Federal Justice Minister Orders Appeal for Manitoba Man in Murder Case

A Manitoba man who spent more than two decades behind bars is getting a new chance to overturn his murder convictions. Federal Justice Minister David Lametti has referred the case of Robert Sanderson to the Manitoba Court of Appeal for a new hearing, saying he has concluded there was likely a miscarriage of justice. Sanderson…


Former Tory Interim Leader, Longtime Manitoba MP Candice Bergen Stepping Down

Former Conservative interim leader and longtime Manitoba member of Parliament Candice Bergen announced Wednesday she is stepping down. Bergen said in a video posted to Twitter that she submitted a letter of resignation as the representative for Portage-Lisgar after meeting with her party’s caucus. “I won’t be going back into the House of Commons, I’m…


Message From 1921 Found Underneath a Former Statue at the Manitoba Legislature

A 101-year-old message has been discovered by workers removing the base of a former statue in front of the Manitoba legislature. Workers have been removing, piece by piece, the large base that held a statue of Queen Victoria. The statue was toppled last year by protesters. Its head was removed and thrown in the nearby Assiniboine River….


Manitoba Cautious, Saskatchewan More Open to Smith’s Proposal for Port of Churchill

SASKATOON—Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s proposal to ship more Western Canadian products out of the Port of Churchill in northern Manitoba is being met with caution by the government of Manitoba, while the Saskatchewan government appears more open to the idea. “I will tell you there are more pressing things for us to be dealing with…


Alberta Premier’s Proposal for Expanded Exports From Churchill Pricey but Promising: Experts

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wants her fellow Prairie premiers to take the lead in expanding the capacity of the rail and port systems in Churchill, Manitoba, an expensive idea that analysts say has some merit. Smith wrote Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson on Oct. 24 to request a meeting in Churchill…


Vigil Outside Burned Northern Manitoba Home Mourns Loss of Four Kids

Standing on slush under street lights in front of a charred and boarded-up home where a fire claimed the lives of four young children, a large crowd gathered in a northern Manitoba city to mourn the loss and comfort the grieving family. Many of those at Saturday night’s vigil in Thompson brought their children and…


House Fire in Northern Manitoba Leaves Four Children Dead, RCMP Say

Four children have died following a fire at a home in northern Manitoba. RCMP say in a news release that officers and emergency responders arrived to find the home in Thompson, Man., fully engulfed in flames last night. They say two adults made it out of the basement, a 13-year-old girl climbed out a second-floor…


Former Top Civil Servant, Medical Association President Appointed as Senators

Ian Shugart, a longtime bureaucrat and the country’s top civil servant during the first part of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been tapped for a seat in the Senate. Dr. Gigi Osler, a Winnipeg surgeon, University of Manitoba professor and president of the Federation of Medical Women in Canada, is also set to become a senator. Prime Minister Justin…