Winnipeg Sun
Ryan Wedding Arrested
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder for Canada who was among the FBI’S top fugitives and faces charges related to multinational drug trafficking and the killing of a federal witness, has been arrested, two people familiar with...
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Dialysis Neglect in Manitoba
WINNIPEG — Dialysis services in Manitoba are not being managed in a way that makes the best use of limited health-care resources, according to a new report from the province’s auditor general. The audit, which examined dialysis services between April...
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Home prices to rise
Winnipeg’s housing market is expected to pick up modestly this spring, buoyed by relatively affordable prices and lower interest rates, even as economic uncertainty continues to temper buyer confidence across the country, according to a new Royal...
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CEO touts Winnipeg as key to Flair Airlines’ growth
Flair Airlines says its growing footprint in Winnipeg is helping push down airfares, improve reliability and position the city for expanded service, according to CEO Maciej Wilk, who was in Winnipeg last week as part of the airline’s 2026 national...
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KLEIN: NDP squeeze on private nurses worsens Manitoba shortage
It didn’t take long for Premier Wab Kinew’s mistake to catch up with him. Earlier this month, Manitoba announced it would only work with four private staffing agencies to fill vacant nursing shifts in public facilities, and that change took effect...
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Dan David, Indigenous news trailblazer, dies at 73
Dan David, a renowned Mohawk journalist and the founder of Aboriginal Peoples Television Network’s news department, has died. His sister Marie David said he died Jan. 12 after a long struggle with cancer. He was 73. Karyn Pugliese, an APTN host and...
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CBC TOXIC WORKPLACE
A former CBC human resources employee is suing the national broadcaster claiming he was forced to leave a work environment so toxic and discriminatory there was a designated “crying room” so employees could deal with office stress. The lawsuit also...
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Graves at Kamloops:
Federal Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard has asked the Crown-indigenous Relations Ministry to start releasing files on purported children’s graves at an Indian Residential School within 36 days. A report by Blacklock’s Reporter says Minister...
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Mr Premier fix Manitoba before lecturing America
Somewhere along the way, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew appears to have lost sight of what his actual job is. In a recent video posted to social media, Kinew declared that the United States is becoming a “third-world country” and urged people to push...
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RCAF wants more than 1,200 security personnel to protect F-35s, other planes
OTTAWA — The Royal Canadian Air Force wants to hire more than a thousand new security personnel over the next five years at bases across the country — just as it brings its new F-35 stealth fighter jets into service. Internal documents from spring...
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Only 25 guns collected in failed Ottawa pilot initiative
A federal gun confiscation pilot meant to test Ottawa’s controversial firearms ban has backfired spectacularly, collecting just 25 guns after weeks of effort and now critics say the results prove what rural Canadians have warned all along. The...
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HYDRO ON TRACK FOR $700M LOSS
Manitoba Hydro is likely headed for losses of at least $700 million this fiscal year as drought-driven imports mount and export revenues fall, according to analysis by energy advocate Todd De Ryck, who says the utility urgently needs to pivot away from...
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WAS VENEZUELA ABOUT VALUES OR RESOURCES?
There is a hard truth about global security that many policymakers prefer to avoid. Doing nothing is not neutral. It is a choice that almost always benefits the most violent and disciplined actors in the room. Donald Trump understood that...
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KLEIN: Canada-u.s. relations face new hurdle with Wiseman
Many people are saying Mark Carney’s choice of a new ambassador to Washington can only be an improvement over Kirsten Hillman. On one narrow level, that may be true. The bar, frankly, is low. But improvement over failure is not the same thing as...
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SYNAGOGUE VANDALIZED WITH SWASTIKA
A Winnipeg synagogue says it was targeted by antisemitic graffiti after a swastika was spray-painted on the front entrance of its building. Congregationshaareyzedeknotified congregants in a security update sent Friday afternoon, stating the vandalism...
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CAMPAIGN HIRE RAISES SERIOUS QUESTIONS
The Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party recently hired Stephen Carter to help run its next provincial election campaign. On its face, that is an internal party decision. But what followed made it a public issue. Carter took to Linkedin to comment...
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LEADERS WHO MADE OUR CITY SHINE IN 2025
This time of year, media outlets across North America roll out their annual lists. Top story. Top newsmaker. Top business moment. It is a useful exercise because it forces us to stop, look back, and decide what actually mattered. When it comes to...
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WILDLIFE FEDERATION: SCRAP THE GUN BUYBACK
The Manitoba Wildlife Federation (MWF) is calling on Winnipeg to pull out of the Trudeau government’s gun buyback program, warning City Hall that support for the initiative is collapsing nationwide and accusing Ottawa of spending millions to confiscate...
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Wake up Canada this is intimidation, not a protest
Where are our political leaders when public order is tested in plain sight? When mobs take over shared spaces, chant slogans tied to violence, and face little consequence, leadership matters. Silence matters too. And right now, silence is what...
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2025 BIGGEST STORY: IS NOT A SURPRISE
Every December, newsrooms do what they always do. We debate the biggest story of the year. The arguments come fast. The Grey Cup was a success. The Manitoba PC leadership race produced a winner who actually had fewer votes than the other guy. City hall...
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KLEIN: MANITOBA NDP’S FUNDRAISING STRATEGY RAISES QUESTIONS
“Early election? No way,” Premier Wab Kinew told reporters recently. Fair enough. Politicians say that all the time. But when words and actions do not line up, people are right to ask questions. And right now, the Manitoba NDP’S actions tell a very...
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WINNIPEG SUN: MERRY CHRISTMAS
As this edition of the Winnipeg Sun lands on doorsteps, counters, and screens across the city, it also marks a pause for us. This will be our last edition until December 27, as our team takes a brief Christmas break. Before we do, I wanted to take this...
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KLEIN: JUSTICE OR IS IT JUST WORDS?
A crime is a crime. That should not be controversial. Yet in Canada today, whether a law is enforced often depends less on the Criminal Code and more on political fashion, prosecutorial discretion, or judicial interpretation. That is not justice. That...
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THE HIDDEN COST OF COMMENT SECTIONS
There is a lot of talk these days about free speech. Much of it is loud. Much of it is emotional. Very little of it deals honestly with the realities facing anyone who operates a public platform in Canada today. That reality came into focus recently...
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Health minister condemns antisemitic hospital disruption
A holiday celebration meant to honour resilience and community has instead spurred condemnation from Manitoba’s top health officials, after a Hanukkah ceremony at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre was disrupted by antisemitic hate speech. The incident...
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Mayer tapped to chair Winnipeg Police Board
Mayor Scott Gillingham has selected Colleen Mayer as his nominee to serve as chair of the Winnipeg Police Board, filling the vacancy left by the resignation of longtime chair Markus Chambers. Mayer, a citizen appointee, has been serving as vice-chair...
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Wildfires, drought put Manitoba in financial crisis
Manitoba’s debt is surging far beyond what the government promised just months ago, and a taxpayers’ watchdog says families are the ones who’ll pay the price. The province’s mid-yearfiscalupdateshowsmanitoba is now borrowing $1.6 billion more than...
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PLAN FAILURE
The news story of the year in 2024 was the trash-canning of the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region's Plan20-50 after a backlash from residents and industry leaders in the targeted districts, and from municipal governments among the WMR membership. Critics...
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NO TIME FOR THE LITTLE PEOPLE
I spent years watching how some members of city council behave when the cameras are off and the pressure is on. It is not something most residents ever see. Many would be shocked. I certainly was when I first took office. In time, I learned to tune...
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GOERTZEN SAYS GOODBYE
Another senior Progressive Conservative MLA is leaving Manitoba politics, adding to a widening period of transition and internal strain within the party. Kelvin Goertzen, who has represented Steinbach since 2003, confirmed he will not seek...
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CITY IN THE RED
The City of Winnipeg is forecasting a $17.4-million deficit in its main operating fund for 2025, though the shortfall has improved slightly since the spring, according to a new financial update heading to a council committee next week. The...
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Meet the tiny snails that could help stop toxic algae blooms — and Manitoba scientists just put them on the global map
A Brandon University biologist may have found an unlikely new hero in the fight against toxic blue-green algae blooms — and it's small, slimy and surprisingly powerful. New BU research, published as the cover story in the international journal Toxins...
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PUBLIC KEPT IN THE DARK
On Friday morning, Probe Research Associates sent an email entitled “Information on Safe Consumption Site Consultations” to selected recipients. It came as a surprise not only to the folks who got it, but also to the NDP government, which had postponed...
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NO CONFIDENCE
The United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg (UFFW) has issued a vote of non-confidence in the proposed 2026 Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service budget, following an internal ballot that showed near-unanimous opposition among firefighters. According to the union,...
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DYNAMIC DUO
Travel Manitoba crowns two canines — Akita-husky mix Baylor, and golden Lab Brewer — as 2026 Adventure Dogs. The pair were chosen from dozens of entries, highlighting the growing number of residents who travel with their pets across the province.
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`A ROCK-SOLID FUTURE'
Winnipeg planning officials say the city is under no obligation to follow a provincial board's attempt to give the Granite Curling Club an effective veto over a proposed housing development on its neighbouring parking lot — clearing the way for council...
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MANITOBA FACES RISING TIDE OF INDIGENOUS LAND CLAIMS
In recent months, I've been sounding the alarm on a trend that demands more attention from every Canadian who values stability, investment and the rule of law. The land-claim movement that began in places such as British Columbia is now reaching into...
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PLAYING WITH FIRE
The City of Winnipeg knowingly chose to risk public safety in November despite ample warnings about the dangers posed by an illegal encampment on the north shore of the Assiniboine River near the Osborne Bridge. Instead of fulfilling its duty to...
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FEELING LUCKY, PUNKS?
Pretty tough lingo for some pretty bad actors. “I've got a little tip for lowlife criminals out there. If you don't want to get shot, don't break into someone's house. It's really that simple. Isn't it? It really is.” Now that's laying down the law....
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GIVE PEACE A CHANCE
Premier Danielle Smith began her keynote speech to the UCP convention by identifying the enemy. “Let me tell you, battling leftists, the mainstream media and other anti-alberta forces on a daily basis can be exhausting for me and for our entire...
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TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE
It wasn't actually news that the City of Winnipeg set a record for violent incidents on and near Transit buses and stops last year. What was news is just how bad it has gotten compared to the rest of the country. It's not the kind of thing that will...
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DISHONORABLE
Inside the Manitoba Legislature, every MLA can be addressed as the Honourable Member for their constituency. It is a long-standing parliamentary courtesy meant to signify integrity, seriousness, and respect for their role. Only cabinet ministers, the...
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2 National Guardsmen shot in D.C.
Two members of the U.S. National Guard were shot Wednesday afternoon in downtown Washington, D.C., near the White House. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the incident, which occurred near the entrance to the Farragut West Metro...
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ANGER OVER TRANSIT REVAMP
Even without the gales of November coming early, the people who rely on Transit buses to get to and from work, school, shopping and medical appointments have begun to calculate that this will be a nasty winter for the vast majority of the users of...
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NEED FOR WEED
A Manitoba cannabis advocate who helped overturn the province's ban on homegrown plants is now pushing for residents in Steinbach and Winkler to get a chance to vote on whether legal dispensaries should be allowed in their communities. Jesse Lacroix,...
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TOYS `R' GONE
Toys “R” Us Canada has closed at least 38 stores this year and placed another 12 up for sale, according to new reporting from the Edmonton Journal and Financial Post. The national retailer — which operated 103 locations after billionaire Doug Putman...
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FALLING DOWN
Canada has just fallen to 27th place in the global Quality of Life Index, dropping from ninth a decade ago. It's the largest decline among the world's top thirty countries, and though it should shock us, I doubt it does. Most Canadians have felt this...
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EQUALITY MEANS ONE POPPY FOR ALL
When we say that Indigenous veterans need their own day, it implies that Nov. 11 is somehow not for them — that their sacrifice belongs to another ceremony. Yet the poppies we wear and the silence we keep on Remembrance Day are for every Canadian who...
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DON'T RELY ON O.T.
The most recent administrative report to Winnipeg's Standing Policy Committee on Finance and Economic Development confirms what frontline firefighters have been warning for years: Winnipeg's fire service is running on overtime. According to the City's...
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FEAR, FRAUD AND FAKE SAFETIES
This is a follow-up to my previous investigation into organized crime in the trucking industry — a story that revealed how an undercurrent of labour exploitation and immigration abuse has taken hold of a vital piece of Manitoba's economy. That story...
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INDIGENOUS FUNDING A MASSIVE FAILURE?
The feds spend about $32 billion every year on Indigenous programs and services. The goal: To improve housing, education, health care, and opportunity. Yet across this country, homes remain unsafe, families lack clean water, and children grow up in...
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`MARRED'
A group of community members is raising serious concerns about alleged election irregularities, conflicts of interest and misuse of public funds at the South Winnipeg Community Centre (SWCC). In a confidential letter sent to the Winnipeg Sun, a...
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MESSY BEDS
The Manitoba government says it has added 323 fully staffed hospital beds across the province since October 2023, including 10 new intensive care beds this year, to reduce emergency room waits and brace for the respiratory virus season. But frontline...
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HERE'S TO 45 YEARS!
Forty-five years ago today, a small group of determined Manitobans decided that one voice wasn't enough for this city. When the Winnipeg Tribune closed its doors in 1980, it left a silence that didn't sit well with people who believed this province...
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WHY WON'T CARNEY TAKE CHARGE?
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to grow a backbone and make it clear to Canada's premiers that the federal government runs the show when it comes to foreign policy. Speaking to reporters about the fallout from Ontario Premier Doug Ford's Ronald...
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SHOW OF WEAKNESS
Mark Carney is trying to flex in the Doug Ford-donald Trump ad controversy but instead of looking strong, he's looking weak. Now, in addition to saying he apologized to Trump over the ad, he's also saying he saw the ad and told Ford not to run it but...
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IT'S ABOUT DECENCY
There's something deeply wrong when the highest court in Canada shows more concern for a hypothetical teenager than for the real children who were actually victimized. Last week, the Supreme Court of Canada struck down the one-year mandatory minimum...
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FIREFIGHTERS BLAST MAYOR'S ARSON PLAN
Mayor Scott Gillingham's announcement of a new “coordinated” effort to combat suspicious fires drew sharp criticism from the United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg, who called the plan “rhetoric without results”. The president of UFFW said they were not...
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`UNSAFE' CONDITIONS
Manitoba's busiest hospital has been operating at more than double its capacity for over a week, according to the Manitoba Nurses Union, which says the strain inside Health Sciences Centre's emergency department has reached a breaking point. The union...
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SHIFTING SANDS
Manitoba's environment department is inviting public feedback on a scaled-back silica sand mining proposal from Sio Silica Corporation, marking the company's second attempt to secure provincial approval for its controversial extraction plans in...
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NOT EASY, BUT NECESSARY
The reaction to my recent column, It's Time to Face Facts About Land Rights in Canada, did exactly what I hoped it would do. It started a conversation that this country desperately needs to have. More than 600,000 people read it on Facebook alone, and...
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Springfield crowd packs hall to fight Sio Silica project, WMR plan
More than 300 Springfield residents packed a heated town hall to denounce Sio Silica's mining project and push to withdraw from the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region (WMR), demanding stronger local control over water and planning decisions. An emotional...
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HOMELESS OPTIONS MISS THE PATH TO INDEPENDENCE
Recently, the headlines were clear: Winnipeg has reached a record number of people experiencing homelessness. The number 2,469 was splashed across news outlets as if it were definitive. But buried in the first paragraph of the report's executive...
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POLITICAL THEATRE ISN'T LEADERSHIP
What we witnessed this week from Doug Ford and Wab Kinew wasn't leadership. It was political theatre that cost Canadians jobs, credibility, and common sense. Ontario's premier decided it was a good idea to spend over $75 million of taxpayer money on a...
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FAIR'S FAIR
Indigenous peoples often make claims that they own all of Canada, that every acre of this country was stolen from them. That is simply not true, and repeating it will not make it so. It's high time that we faced the facts about land rights in Canada...
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NDP FALLING SHORT
Manitoba has received a D -minus for fiscal accountability in a national report card that compares how clearly and quickly senior governments report what they plan to spend and what they actually spend. The C.D. Howe Institute's latest grading, which...
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`SHAKEN APART'
Residents in a quiet corner of East Transcona say their homes are literally shaking apart after Winnipeg Transit rerouted a major bus line through their small residential street this summer — a change they say has brought constant noise, cracked...
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Manitoba Wildlife Federation launches court challenge over highway blockade
The Manitoba Wildlife Federation (MWF) has launched legal action against the Government of Manitoba and Bloodvein First Nation, alleging that a blockade on a provincial highway is unlawfully preventing licensed hunters and anglers from accessing Crown...
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SHOW US THE RECEIPTS
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is calling on the Manitoba government to release itemized receipts for politicians' travel and expense claims, arguing that current reporting practices fall short of true transparency for taxpayers. Under...
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A FIELD WHERE SOYBEANS MEET THEOLOGY
If you drive down the road near Lowe Farm on a crisp October morning, you might be forgiven for thinking you've stumbled onto a farmer's field day: six combines chugging along in formation, 45 people swapping banter, the smell of diesel and percolated...
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One in 17 Manitobans harmed during hospital stays
Every year, hundreds of Manitobans are harmed during hospital stays, often from incidents that could have been prevented. Health officials are using Canadian Patient Safety Week to raise awareness and encourage patients, families, and care teams to...
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CAN NDP RISE FROM THE ASHES OF DEFEAT?
EX-NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, seen here with then–prime Minister Justin Trudeau, propped up the Liberal government for years — a decision many New Democrats now view as a costly mistake. After a bruising election loss, the NDP can still have its second...
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BAIL REFORM COMING?
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government will introduce new bail reform legislation next week aimed at keeping violent and repeat offenders out of Canadian communities. Speaking Thursday in Etobicoke, Ont., Carney said the bill will...
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AT FULL BLAST
Sometimes it feels like Winnipeg City Hall exists to create problems rather than solve them. The latest example is Councillor Janice Lukes' motion calling on the public service to review fireworks regulations across Canada, a project that will take...
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