Ontario, Manitoba reach internal trade agreement, promise alcohol sales deal by end of June

Ontario and Manitoba are the latest provinces to pledge co-operation on removing trade barriers within Canada, promising to reach a deal on direct-to-consumer alcohol sales by the end of June. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is in Queen’s Park on Wednesday to …

Ontario, Manitoba agree to boost interprovincial trade, facing U.S. tariff crunch

Toronto As the threat of U.S. tariffs ratchets up pressure on the Canadian economy, the governments of Ontario and Manitoba have agreed to ease barriers on the flow of goods, services and workers between the two provinces. Provinces sign MOU to ease …

Manitoba wildfires force more evacuations, damage properties northeast of Winnipeg

WINNIPEG — About 1,000 people have been forced to leave a popular area for cottagers as wildfires continue to burn in Manitoba. WINNIPEG — About 1,000 people have been forced to leave a popular area for cottagers as wildfires continue to burn in Manitoba. …

Ontario and Manitoba ink deal to boost interprovincial trade

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew have signed an agreement to boost the movement of goods and labour between the provinces. The premiers signed a memorandum of understanding today that includes direct-to-consumer alcohol …

'Definitely my son's voice': Manitoba woman targeted by AI phone scam

A Manitoba woman is speaking up after receiving a phone call she said was an AI scam that used a loved one's voice. Leann Friesen, a mother of three from the small southern Manitoba community of Miami, got a phone call a couple of weeks ago from a …

Portage MLA backs PC leader Obby Khan’s collaborative vision for Manitoba

Portage la Prairie MLA Jeff Bereza endorsed new Progressive Conservative leader Obby Khan during a recent discussion, highlighting Khan’s work ethic and collaborative approach. Bereza recalled Khan’s rapid transition into leadership after winning the party …

Evacuation orders, states of local emergency declared as Manitoba wildfires grow

DON'T MISS: The Weather Network's wildfire hub "It's a selfish thing in my mind right now ... I'm thinking what am I going to do?" he said, adding he doesn't think he has insurance that will cover his losses. The areas …

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Evacuations as dry, hot weather stokes Manitoba’s early wildfire season

Cottagers, campers, lodge owners and others were asked in the morning to leave Nopiming Provincial Park in the eastern part of the province. Public and private developed areas in other nearby parks, such as Wallace Lake and Manigotagan River, were closed …

Winnipeg the hottest place in Canada; soaring temperatures shatter weather records across Manitoba

Winnipeg was the hottest place in Canada Tuesday afternoon, joining more than a dozen Manitoba communities that shattered local records amid an ongoing heat wave expected to break later this week. Preliminary data collected by Environment and Climate …