Winnipeg Sun
The government invests $50,000 boost for The Pas Youth
The Manitoba government is investing $50,000 in after-school programming for children and youth in The Pas through its From the Ground Up – Safe Healthy Communities for ALL program. Municipal and Northern Relations Minister Glen Simard announced the...
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DOCUMENTS EXPOSE CHRM ONE-SIDED NAKBA PUSH
A leading Israeli legal organization is preparing to seek a court injunction to stop the Canadian Museum for Human Rights’ planned Nakba exhibit. Correspondence received this week from Joshua Z. Lavine of the Shurat Hadin-israel Law Center states that...
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A PLOT PROVEN?
Internal emails obtained by National Post show that senior officials at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) had a discussion with the Palestinian representative to Canada, in which she attempted to get involved in, and was updated on, the...
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DEADLIEST CATCH
A homicide investigation that began with the death of an Ontario woman has led to charges against a man in both Ontario and Manitoba. The investigation eventually brought police to Winnipeg, where officers arrested a suspect allegedly linked to the...
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Manitoba’s refusal of AI data centres could hurt growth
The recent decision by the Manitoba Government to reject a hyperscale AI data centre represents one way to handle concerns over AI: Elevating immediate concerns over a longer-term view. That is not inherently wrong, as democratic governments must...
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Predators Targeting Kids
The Winnipeg Police Service is warning parents, educators and community members about a growing online threat targeting vulnerable children and youth. Police say nihilistic violent extremist networks are increasingly using popular online platforms to...
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Wally Daudrich appeals Turtle Mountain disqualification.
Wally Daudrich, the Churchill-area businessman barred from seeking the Manitoba PC nomination in Turtle Mountain, is formally appealing the decision and pressing the party for answers. In a letter sent to PC Party president Peter Smith, Daudrich...
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Two-tier Justice?
The First Nations of New Brunswick are currently fighting for title to the entire province, but that hasn’t stopped the local legislature from offering up its courts for their use. Last week, the N.B. Liberals tabled Bill 50, “An Act Respecting the...
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TECHNICAL RECESSION?
There was one word on the lips of many Canadians economists, politicians and journalists this past week: recession. Recent economic data has painted a mixed picture of Canada’s economy, and some interpretations make the argument for a...
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HELPPROUDLY IS FAR AWAY!
There is a crisis unfolding in Winnipeg’s downtown and North End, not the kind that announces itself with a news conference or a carefully produced data presentation, but the kind that builds quietly, call by call, shift by shift, in the dark hours...
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LUXURY ALOFT, PAIN BELOW
Picture the menu on your next flight: beef tenderloin, Scottish salmon, a salad topped with “cucumber pearls,” and something called a “luxury Normandy butter cup.” When is the last time you’ve eaten like that on a flight? It sounds like a dream. In...
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NAKBA EXHIBIT NEGLIGENCE
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights will open its controversial Nakba exhibit on June 27, and it isn’t talking. Despite a formal legal threat from the Israeli advocacy group Shurat Hadin, calls from multiple Jewish organizations to pause and review...
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POLITICAL SPIN CLOUDS THE REAL IMPACT ON MANITOBA FAMILIES
Wab Kinew gave a polished speech in Brandon recently. He spoke of 4,000 net new healthcare workers, permanent tax cuts, and billion-dollar energy projects. It sounded strong. The problem is the numbers do not fully hold up, and Winnipeggers who are...
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POLICE PRIORITIES
The Winnipeg Police Board has established a new set of priorities for Police Chief Gene Bowers and is monitoring a projected budget pressure of $4.5 million as it prepares for its regular public meeting Friday. In a report to be presented, the board...
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STRIKE ENDS?
Postal workers have given the thumbs-up to a new contract, casting their ballots overwhelmingly to approve a tentative agreement after more than two years of labour strife. The union representing some 55,000 Canada Post employees said Monday that more...
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DANIELLE SMITH EXPLAINS WHY SHE TRUSTS MARK CARNEY
BY DONNA KENNEDY-GLANS — EXCLUSIVE TO WINNIPEG SUN PRINT AND E-PAPER SUBSCRIBERS Can a conservative ever trust a liberal? “Just because it’s a Liberal government in Ottawa, and a Liberal prime minister, doesn’t mean it has to be fractious,” Alberta...
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Safe? Hardly!
To understand the state of public safety in Winnipeg, you just have to go for a walk downtown. Specifically, on Portage Avenue. Imagine walking from the CBC building as I used to do, past the University of Winnipeg, heading east beyond the Investor’s...
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Winnipeg Police tactical team rescues teens, suspect shot
A man wanted on a warrant broke into a St. James home Friday, took three teenagers hostage and exchanged gunfire with officers before being taken into custody in a violent standoff that left the house on fire and sent him to the hospital. Winnipeg...
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D- FOR MANITOBA
Manitoba has received a D- grade in the Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s annual provincial budget report card, with the advocacy group criticizing the province’s spending levels and debt costs. The report card evaluates provincial budgets based on...
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GRAVE CONCERNS?
Lessthantwomonthsaftertk’emlúps te Secwépemc issued the explosive announcement on May 27, 2021 that they’d uncovered the “remains of 215 children” at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, they hosted a press conference admitting that they’d...
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Shady Shenanigans
The Public Works committee of Winnipeg’s city council scheduled a “Special Meeting” on Monday and did everything they could to hide it from taxpayers. And when one found out about the deception and objected, the clerks tried to silence his voice,...
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REFERENDUM REVISITED
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday the Alberta referendum on separation could be a “dangerous bluff,” while Alberta Premier Danielle Smith cautioned it’s a decision for Albertans to make, not the federal government. Carney, who was the governor of...
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PREMIERS PLOT
Premiers from Western Canada and the northern territories are set to gather in Alberta to discuss business, trade and their neighbouring relationships, all while the host province stews over a monumental question of quitting Confederation. The annual...
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VOTERS MAY WANT TO QUIZ CITY COUNCILLORS
There’s a few different tools voters will use to assess council members seeking re-election in October. Some are self-initiated because — try though we might — columnists and reporters can’t always get elected officials and candidates to answer their...
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MLA Josh Guenter said what many Winnipeggers think
When a Manitoba MLA says a farmer acquitted by a jury was a victim, that is not hate speech. That is a legal and factual observation that millions of Canadians share. The fact that Premier Wab Kinew responded by demanding an apology tells you more...
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CRUNCH TIME
Through 16 years as a player and entering his 16th as a coach, Mike O’shea still gets a jolt of adrenaline at this time of year. There’s something about that first time his team lines up against another one with referees on the field, fans in the...
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$37M DRUG BUST
Winnipeg police and more than a dozen partner agencies have wrapped up the largest drug seizure in Manitoba history, arresting 33 people and pulling an estimated $37.2 million worth of cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl off the streets after a...
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HIGHEST INFLATION RATE IS IN WINNIPEG
Winnipeg posted one of the fastest inflation rates in the country in April, underscoring mounting cost pressures for Prairie households. Statistics Canada’s latest consumer price index shows Winnipeg’s annual inflation reached 4.2 percent in April, up...
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Concerns over CMHR ‘Nakba’ exhibit must be addressed
As recently reported, Shurat Hadin-israel Law Center, is raising concerns over the upcoming ‘Nakba’ exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights: “Shurat Hadin – Israel Law Center announced this week it has formally sent a legal demand letter to...
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IS WINNIPEG BURNING UNDER GILLINGHAM?
Firefighters battled six vacant building fires in a three-hour span on Tuesday. Highlights Winnipeg’s steady erosion under Mayor Gillingham’s resistance to change tactics and inability to deliver meaningful outcomes for Winnipeggers. Winnipeg’s vacant...
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Beef Price Battle
With summer around the corner, Canadian consumers are being asked to fork out a small fortune for every slab of beef they throw on the grill. And while astonishingly high beef costs are nothing new for Canadian shoppers — with sticker prices for their...
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Exhibit Controversy Escalates
A prominent Israeli legal organization is threatening legal action against the Canadian Museum for Human Rights over an upcoming exhibit on the Palestinian Nakba, alleging the Winnipeg museum is promoting a politically one-sided narrative that could...
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DITHERING DUO
Winnipeggers are tired of watching governments avoid difficult decisions while neighbourhoods decline around them. Families are worried about safety near schools, businesses are dealing with vandalism and disorder, and residents are losing confidence...
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Crews battle 7 fires in Winnipeg
The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said crews were called to fires in homes and garages from Monday evening into early Tuesday morning. The most serious fire happened at about 7:55 p.m. Monday in the 300 block of Lock Street. Firefighters arrived to...
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Tariffs Take Toll
Analysts at the Bank of Canada estimate prices on goods affected by Ottawa’s counter-tariffs against the United States last year were roughly six per cent higher on average than non-tariffed goods. The federal government imposed tariffs of 25 percent...
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Assiniboia Downs
The evolution of our local horse racing track, Assiniboia Downs, into a premier event facility is an accomplishment that needs to be seen to be believed and appreciated. With the 69th season of live racing scheduled to open on Tuesday evening with the...
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BURGER BUG BONANZA
Manitoba health officials are warning the public about possible exposure to hepatitis A at two Winnipeg locations as the province continues to deal with a growing outbreak of the virus. Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-term Care said people may have...
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Grow Up, Manitoba MLAS
The Speaker of the Manitoba Legislature needs to be congratulated. Tom Lindsey has had more than enough of the low grade back and forth in the Legislature and has taken steps to get our elected representatives to behave like adults. That won’t be easy...
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Manitoba Declares HIV Public Health Emergency
Manitoba has declared a public health emergency over the growing spread of HIV as the province records some of the highest infection rates in Canada. Chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin announced the emergency Thursday, saying HIV...
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Dutch Heritage Day
Canada and the Netherlands have a long history together. As of the 2021 census, there are over one million Canadians with Dutch heritage, and roughly 40,000 of those are dual citizens. As a result, many people across this country celebrated two Dutch...
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Tough Times Ahead
Families in Winnipeg are already feeling stretched. Groceries cost more, mortgages have reset higher, and small businesses are watching every dollar. Against that backdrop, Prime Minister Mark Carney is asking Canadians to accept a risky idea: that our...
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COMPASSION OR COSTLY FAILURE
There’s a sentence in this debate that people are afraid to say out loud. It sounds cold. It sounds harsh. But it’s starting to feel unavoidable: What if we’re approaching homelessness completely the wrong way? A recent case out of Vancouver should...
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Food Prices Soar!
As noted by Kevin Klein in his recent column on the Manitoba Government’s challenge to grocery property controls, such a move does not address the larger issue driving up food prices: “Property controls are one piece of a much bigger puzzle. Food...
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Transit Chaos at City Hall
Winnipeggers who rely on transit are paying the price for City Hall’s latest round of political spin. The changes announced this week are not a fix. They are a temporary patch designed to manage backlash. The reality is simple. The transit overhaul...
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BAPTISM BY FIRE
A little better. A little bigger. A little stronger. That’s what Winnipeg Jets prospect Garrett Brown expects when he makes the jump from the college ranks to the pros this weekend. The 22-year-old defenceman, who just signed his first contract last...
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More Spin Than Savings
Families in Winnipeg are feeling it every time they walk into a grocery store. Bills are higher, portions feel smaller, and paycheques are not keeping up. The NDP government’s latest announcement targeting grocery store property controls may sound...
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Manitoba Métis
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is calling on the federal government to resolve outstanding treaty obligations and legal uncertainties before moving forward with legislation to implement a Métis self-government agreement. In a statement issued Tuesday...
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WATER AID TRIPLES
Demand for financial help with utility bills in Winnipeg has climbed sharply following recent program changes, according to a new administrative report set to be reviewed May 1. The report to the city’s standing policy committee on water, waste and...
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ELDER MURDER
Manitoba Justice of the Peace Weldon Klassen thought that, yes, mediation was the way to go. He was addressing the concerns of Gladys Bellamy, 80, who asked for the peace bond against Jose Francisco Raulino, 74. The day after — last Tuesday — cops...
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Prices Going Up
I, like many others, am disappointed that the City of Winnipeg awarded the food and beverage service at two city-owned golf courses to a Us-owned corporation. I suppose all the Buy Local – Buy Canadian hyperbole was made with hollow elbows. It was...
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WINNIPEG’S BILLION DOLLAR GAMBLE
Winnipeg’s city council is considering a freeze on water and sewer rates in 2027 IF the provincial and federal governments contribute to funding the final stage of the North End Sewage Treatment Plant. The city has budgeted a 4.2% rate increase for...
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HOPELESS HOUSING
Canadians have been told for years that the housing crisis is the natural result of market forces. Interest rates went up. Demand outpaced supply. Population growth added pressure. That explanation is simple, familiar, and politically convenient. It is...
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Tone Deaf City Hall
There are moments when leadership is tested, not by speeches or social media posts, but by a simple decision. This was one of those moments. And City Hall failed. The decision to replace Salisbury House at two Winnipeg golf courses with a U.s.-based...
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NAHANNI FONTAINE’S DOUBLE STANDARD
The media has been full of Nahanni Fontaine’s self-righteous indignation over the past couple of weeks — and if you only followed those headlines, you’d think she was the lone defender of decency in Manitoba politics. Her now widely circulated “we all...
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MANITOBA INFLATION!
Premier Wab Kinew continues to paint a steady, optimistic picture of Manitoba’s economy. The latest numbers tell a different story, and they are not open to interpretation. Statistics Canada reports Manitoba’s inflation rate jumped a full percentage...
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GILLINGHAM’S MANY BROKEN PROMISES
When Scott Gillingham ran for mayor, he offered voters clarity. He committed to a 3.5 percent property tax increase, promised to help deliver 8,000 new homes, and spoke directly about tackling homelessness and making Winnipeg Transit a better system....
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YOU’RE ON THE HOOK
Should citizens be required to indemnify government officials to receive government services? Should citizens be required to personally indemnify government officials for the officials’ own negligence or unlawful conduct as a condition of receiving...
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ENCAMPMENT PLAN SCRAPPED
City staff are recommending against moving ahead with a proposed managed homeless encampment pilot this spring and summer, citing tight timelines, high costs and limited provincial capacity to support the initiative. A report going before Winnipeg’s...
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MORE BUSINESSES CLOSE THAN OPEN
More Canadian businesses are shutting down than opening, according to new data that points to a sustained slowdown in entrepreneurship across the country. A report released by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shows closures have...
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LIBERAL MAJORITY
The morning after the Liberals secured a majority government, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canadians can expect Parliament to be more substantive and less performative. “There’s a difference between real testimony, real substance, getting to...
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HOLE TO HEAVEN
A rare atmospheric phenomenon known as a fallstreak hole cloud was spotted over Winnipeg early Friday morning, drawing attention from residents and weather watchers across the city. Photos shared by the The Weather Centre of Manitoba show a striking...
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Tories can thank Trump for a Liberal Majority
By the time Mark Carney turns off the light and heads to bed Monday night, he will know for certain that he is presiding over a majority government. Carney and his Liberals currently have 171 seats in the House of Commons; the three byelections taking...
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MEMORIAL MOVED
Earlier this week, with little fanfare, the bronze statue of a First World War soldier, the one that stood guard at Portage and Main for over a century, was removed from the bustling downtown corner and relocated to the military section of Brookside...
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REALITY REJECTED
We often complain that we don’t get the truth from politicians. We insist we want them to be forthright and honest with us but it isn’t so. Writing his famous book The Prince in the 1500’s, Niccolò Machiavelli wrote something similar, essentially...
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POPULAR PREMIER?
Manitobans continue to give Premier Wab Kinew strong personal approval ratings, but remain far less convinced about the performance of his government, according to new data from the Angus Reid Institute. The April 8 report shows a gap between Kinew’s...
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$100K DRUG BUST AT STONY MOUNTAIN
Correctional officers at Stony Mountain Institution seized more than $100,000 worth of drugs and unauthorized items earlier this week, according to Correctional Service Canada. In a news release issued Wednesday, CSC said the contraband was...
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TRUMP THREATENS TEHRAN IN TIRADE
American President Donald J. Trump has threatened Iran that their “whole civilization will die tonight” if they don’t surrender the Strait of Hormuz immediately. On his Truth Social account, he wrote, “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to...
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ENJOY THE VIEW
As the Artemis II astronauts set a new record for being the farthest humans from Earth during a lunar flyby, Canadian Jeremy Hansen said they hoped others would soon go even farther. The six-hour flyby is the highlight of NASA’S first return to the...
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IT’S NOT FIXED
Premier Wab Kinew keeps repeating a familiar line: “We’re fixing healthcare.” It sounds reassuring. It suggests progress. It implies a system turning a corner. But the data tells a different story. If we are serious about restoring trust in...
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SETTING FOR SILVER
The Winnipeg skip playing his first world curling championship was no match for the seven-time gold medallist from Sweden. Team Canada’s Matt Dunstone threw what he could at Niklas Edin’s squad in Saturday’s final but came up short in a 9-6 loss in...
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BRADY, BALI BOY & BOMBER BEAST
Asking pro football players about their off-season typically generates a ho-hum response about home life and training. Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back Brady Oliveira lowers his shoulder into that stereotype and obliterates it like a would-be...
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Liftoff!
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen is on his way to the moon after lifting off Wednesday aboard the Artemis II mission, marking humanity’s first crewed journey beyond low Earth orbit in more than half a century. The 50-year-old from London, Ont., is...
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REIMER’S RECORD RAISES RED FLAGS
Dr. Joss Reimer officially begins in her new role as Canada’s new Chief Public Health Officer, replacing Dr. Theresa Tam, on April Fool’s Day. Manitoba residents who have “lived experience” with Reimer’s woke priorities for public health aren’t...
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CONVENTION CONTROVERSY
Wab Kinew’s speech at the federal NDP convention no doubt appealed to the dregs of the NDP, the socialist performatively aggrieved rabble gathered in Winnipeg to elect their new leader. The party, no longer the party of the late Jack Layton, Tom...
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Budget Betrayal
Unless something changes, the former Mcintosh Indian Residential School (IRS) will not be searched any further for unmarked graves. Representatives from Grassy Narrows First Nation say they have been informed by federal officials that funding for...
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Santos Shifts Stance
Point Douglas city councillor Vivian Santos made a big announcement on Friday but seemingly wanted it to go as unnoticed as possible. She waited until 5 pm to inform residents and business owners in her ward, and more specifically the area around the...
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