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By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is backing down from a plan to stop publishing notices of everything from environmental protection changes to public health orders in newspapers.
Cathy Cox, the minister for sport, culture and heritage, says the government realizes it was moving too fast, and will not enact the relevant sections of an omnibus bill now before the legislature.
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG — Manitoba is prepared to take the federal government to court if Ottawa imposes a higher carbon tax than the province is planning, Premier Brian Pallister said Friday.
“I have a simple message for Ottawa today — back off or we’ll see you in court,” Pallister told reporters called to his office.
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s governing Progressive Conservatives are widening their cash advantage over the opposition parties.
New documents filed with Elections Manitoba show the Tories raised $2.3 million through contributions and fundraising last year.
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – After decades of silence and frequent self-blame, Manitoba’s minister for the status of women has come forward about being a survivor of sexual assault so she can help others realize there is a way to heal.
Rochelle Squires, 47, told The Canadian Press she was raped when she was 13 and felt she couldn’t tell anyone.
By The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is eliminating medicare coverage for international students.
A regulatory change approved by the Progressive Conservative cabinet means international students will now have to buy private health insurance while studying in Manitoba.
WINNIPEG — Nine of the 10 members on the Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board resigned Wednesday over what they say were failed attempts to meet with Premier Brian Pallister and his government.
“For over a year we have attempted to meet with the premier to resolve a number of critical issues related to the finances and governance of Manitoba Hydro, including matters related to Hydro’s efforts to further develop its relationship with Indigenous peoples,” a statement from the board said.
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Manitoba residents will be paying just over five cents more for a litre of gas after the carbon tax kicks in Sept. 1., but the province has promised that all its revenues will eventually be returned to Manitobans through tax reductions.
Premier Brian Pallister said Manitobans have had to learn how to do more with less, and with the upcoming carbon tax and increased hydro rates, he said it’s important to find a balance to make sure money is still ending up on Manitoba families’ tables.
By Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA – A Liberal member of Parliament from Quebec says a Conservative MP made comments towards her that were “humiliating” and “sexual in nature” during an event back in May.
Sherry Romanado levelled the accusation Monday, even though Manitoba MP James Bezan had risen in the House of Commons a few hours earlier to deliver an apology — which he later said he’d been trying to give for months.
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has confirmed the latest hire to its communications team.
Former sportscaster and TV host Leah Hextall has recently returned to Winnipeg to begin the role of creative communications specialist for the Tories effective November 13.
By The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives are accusing the Opposition New Democrats of breaking election rules that ban political activities at polling stations.
The Tories have filed a complaint with the returning office in Point Douglas — a Winnipeg seat where advance polls are underway for a byelection on Tuesday.
