Provincial News

Manitoba Hydro released its 2023-24 annual report which shows a consolidated net loss of $157 million attributable to Manitoba Hydro for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. This compares to a consolidated net income of $638 million the previous year.

Limited rainfall over the past week allowed the harvest to jump ahead in Manitoba. Anne Kirk, a cereal crop specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, says very low amounts of precipitation allowed the harvest to move forward reaching 73 percent complete across the province.

Manitoba Labour and Immigration has announced that the new provincial minimum wage of $15.80 is now in effect.

A 31-year-old Stonewall man has died after the SUV he was driving collided with a farm tractor at a location on Highway 21, just south of Provincial Road 543 in the Rural Municipality of Sifton.

A slew of stolen property, including ATVs, golf carts, snowmobiles and more, was recently recovered by RCMP after receiving a tip regarding the location of the stolen items.

The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU) has concluded its investigation into a serious injury of an adult male who was in police custody in Winnipeg.

The Manitoba government is following through on its commitment to deliver a new and modernized health card this year and as part of the next step in the process, Manitobans are invited to help choose the design of the new card.

A 32-year-old Somerset man has recently died after he was struck by a vehicle on Highway 3, approximately three kilometres east of Morden in the Rural Municipality of Stanley.

The Manitoba government is adding $1.2 million in benefits to help Manitobans who need support with rent, lifting the pause on the Canada-Manitoba Housing Benefit (CMHB).

One year into its first term and six months into its first provincial budget, the Manitoba government is over halfway to its goal of hiring 1,000 net new health-care workers.