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Provincial Affairs Reporter, CBC Manitoba | #mbpoli | [email protected] | Rather tall
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RCMP have confirmed a set of human remains found in a landfill outside Winnipeg late last month are those of Morgan Beatrice Harris, one of four victims of a convicted serial killer. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Manitoba to release next provincial budget on March 20 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

From last night: Manitoba PCs apologize for opposing landfill search for murdered women www.cbc.ca/player/play/... #mbpoli

Manitoba cancels polar bear ecotourism permits for company owned by PC leadership candidate www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Manitoba's tariff relief measures welcomed by business community, brewery as good first step www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Manitoba is draping a large Canadian flag in front of the legislature building. Premier Wab Kinew will speak outside, in front of the flag, at 3:15 p.m. in response to the trade war. #mbpoli

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... “[Klassen] said the current 14-day repayment plan is ‘very hard’ to achieve, ‘and that's why these loans have historically created such a significant risk of a vicious debt cycle.’" #mbpoli @ianfroese.bsky.social

Manitoba's pleas for Amazon, Walmart to clamp down on online machete sales ignored www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpolli

Manitoba has become the first province to sign onto the national pharmacare program. #mbpoli

Manitoba Hydro proposes $1.4B fuel-burning generating station to stave off winter power shortages www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Possible human remains found at landfill where searchers are looking for slain First Nations women www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Swan Valley’s spike in HIV cases triggers outbreak-like response from Manitoba health officials www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A late spike in flu cases is putting an increased strain on Manitoba's health-care facilities, the province's top doctor warns www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Analysis: Daudrich targets PCs who feel party should turn harder right www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Manitoba PC leadership candidate claims there is porn - depicting incest and bestiality - in schools. By @ianfroese.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

‘I had a wonderful life despite all the hard stuff’ www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

Did you know that Manitoba regulates the cost of 1L milk? It has a max cost between $1.93-$2.10. This weekend, Walmart suddenly jacked the price to $2.88. Once CBC started asking questions -- they brought the price back to the set maximum. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... story by @ianfroese.bsky.social

Walmart slapped higher prices on one-litre milk cartons than permitted by Manitoba law www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Manitoba byelection called for east Winnipeg's Transcona riding www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

CBC Manitoba journalists on Bluesky: @brittreports.bsky.social #cbc #cbcmanitoba #journalism #mbpoli #cdnpoli

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Opposition questions whether Manitoba government has really lifted its 'pause' on new gambling licences www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Manitoba’s public auto insurer restarting much-maligned technology overhaul after pausing it www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

A man with a muscle-wasting disease is pleased Manitoba is asking a federal agency to reconsider its opposition to a treatment for adults over 25, but he argues that time is running out in his case. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Manitoba government advertises electricity rate freeze that isn't official yet www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Leaders worry about Manitoba's economy as hopes for high immigration numbers unravel www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Ottawa deals blow to Manitoba's provincial nominee program, cutting number of immigrant approvals in half www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Manitoba Education Minister Nello Altomare dead at 61 #mbpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

CBC News will soon be hiring a reporter for the Steinbach area: www.cbc.ca/news/editors...

Conservatives nominate former PC cabinet minister to seek federal office in Winnipeg South www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Despite Ottawa's cooling stance on immigration, Manitoba wants even more skilled workers in 2025 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Family identifies man who died following hours-long wait in Winnipeg ER | @caitlyngowriluk.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

New CentreVenture CEO Squires tasked with reviving downtown Winnipeg development agency www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Patient dies in waiting room of Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Man living in encampment welcomes Manitoba's homelessness plan, but says breaking cycles will be challenging www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Three criminal cases were thrown out of Manitoba's courts in 2024 due to excessive delays — and each one involved men accused of sex crimes in the northern part of the province. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A board member with a western Manitoba health authority has abruptly resigned, saying he feels its leadership is being unfairly blamed by the health minister for cost overruns. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

. @ianfroese.bsky.social 's first piece for The National 🙌

For The National: On Premier Wab Kinew's plans to start moving people out of tent encampments in the new year, and how some say they've heard it all before www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G-p... #mbpoli

Different prayers for different faiths may get 'everyone on board' with changing legislature prayer: Kinew www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says his government will start moving people out of homeless encampments and into housing in the new year, while sticking to its timeline for a balanced budget — despite a projected deficit for this year that's grown by half a billion. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

A Manitoban is losing his ability to move his muscles. A drug might prevent that, but the province won't pay "It's very frustrating that the province I love isn't willing to take those steps that other provinces are and have been taking." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Looming closure of Thompson newspaper 'a huge loss' for northern Manitoba: culture minister www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Woman's right leg amputated after waiting 8 days for bed at Winnipeg's HSC to treat open wound www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...