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Manitoba landfill begins excavation for remains of First Nations women murdered by serial killer
Crews prepare the site that will be searched for Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran, whose remains police believe were sent the landfill just north of Winnipeg, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
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Ousted Manitoba NDP caucus member accuses premier of grabbing and yanking arm
Then-NDP finance critic Mark Wasyliw speaks during question period in the Manitoba Legislature, in Winnipeg, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kevin King - POOL
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Wab Kinew sees work still to do despite year-long honeymoon with voters
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew speaks during a B.C. NDP campaign event in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
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Manitoba premier apologizes to defence lawyers as legislature session resumes
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew speaks during the media availability at the 2024 Western Premiers’ Conference in Whitehorse, Monday, June 10, 2024. Manitoba's government says it will encourage the development of renewable energy in the province while acknowledging fossil fuels aren't going away any time soon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Crystal Schick
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Does Wab Kinew not understand how our justice system works?
Robyn Urback
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Manitoba premier defends decision to boot MLA, denies bullying claims
NDP finance critic Mark Wasyliw speaks during question period in the Manitoba Legislature on Wed., April 7, 2021. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is standing by his government's decision to remove Wasyliw from caucus. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kevin King
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Manitoba’s NDP government caught in fiscal squeeze during first year
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew the day after his election victory in Winnipeg on Oct. 5, 2023. Kinew's NDP government, approaching the first anniversary of its win, is facing a fiscal squeeze as it tries to fulfil promises to cut living costs, give more money to public sector workers and eliminate chronic deficits.THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
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Premiers reflect on Tim Walz as Democrat running-mate pick
Premier Doug Ford speaks during a press conference about police helicopter funding in Mississauga, Ont., on Monday, July 29, 2024. Ford says he is "happy as punch" that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been chosen as Vice-President Kamala Harris' running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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First Nations leaders, families call for inquiry into Winnipeg serial killer’s murders of Indigenous women
Members of the Harris family and Manitoba Chiefs speak to the media Thursday, July 11, 2024 in Montreal. Jeremy Skibicki has been fond guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of Morgan Harris and three other indigenous women in Manitoba. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Winnipeg police won’t be involved in landfill search for two First Nations women, says Wab Kinew
The commercial entrance of the Prairie Green landfill, just off the Winnipeg-area Provincial Trunk Highway in the Manitoba rural municipality of Rosser, is pictured on June 13, 2024. At the landfill site this summer, the Manitoba and federal governments are embarking on an extensive search for the remains of two of the four victims of a self-admitted serial killer.
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New Democrats to represent Winnipeg constituency for first time following by-election
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew speaks during the media availability at the 2024 Western PremiersÕ Conference in Whitehorse, Monday, June 10, 2024. A plan to search a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of slain First Nations women has been given the green light by environmental regulators. CANADIAN PRESS/Crystal Schick
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Voters head to polls in Winnipeg for by-election to fill seat held by former Manitoba premier
The Golden Boy stands on top of the dome of the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. The Manitoba government has introduced a bill in the legislature to formally enact a raise in the minimum wage. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
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Former Manitoba premier denies accusation she tried to push mine approval
<div>Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson says she did not try to push through approval of a silica sand mine in the days following her election loss last Oct. 3.&nbsp;Stefanson, speaks to media after the completion of the 43rd Manitoba legislature throne speech at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim</div>
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Manitoba government and art gallery remove honours for alleged Nazi supporter
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew walks to the legislative assembly at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. The Manitoba government and a prominent art gallery are removing honours for Ferdinand Eckhardt over concerns he was a Nazi supporter in the 1930s.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
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Manitoba to spend $12-million on highway safety after deadly crash killed 17 people
A scorched patch of ground where a bus carrying seniors ended up after colliding with a transport truck and burning on Thursday is seen on the edge of the Trans-Canada Highway where it intersects with Hwy 5, west of Winnipeg near Carberry, Man., Friday, June 16, 2023. Police said 15 people were killed and 10 more were sent to hospital. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he follows security precautions on TikTok
As Manitoba's first premier from the millennial generation, Wab Kinew is familiar with, and a big believer in, the reach of social media. Kinew is seen in the legislative assembly at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
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Premier Wab Kinew eyes relocating rail lines in Winnipeg, but not opening Portage and Main
Manitoba Premier-elect Wab Kinew holds a press conference in Winnipeg, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.&nbsp;When Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew took the unconventional move of appointing himself the minister responsible for Indigenous reconciliation, he did so with the intent of strengthening the relationship between the province and Indigenous communities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
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Manitoba offers money as step toward plan for universal school meal program
The Manitoba government is planning to take a step in the coming weeks towards its plan for a universal school meal program. Premier Wab Kinew says the government is putting up $1.5 million to eliminate a wait list at the Child Nutrition Council of Manitoba for the remainder of the current school year. Kinew walks to the premier's office in Winnipeg, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
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Manitoba to join other provinces in increasing tax on vaping products next year
A woman using an electronic cigarette exhales a puff of smoke in Mayfield Heights, Ohio on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. Health Canada and its provincial counterpart in Quebec are investigating a widely-disseminated Imperial Tobacco advertisement on vaping to see if it violates advertising laws. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Tony Dejak
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Manitoba changes property tax rebates but can’t yet fulfil promise on billionaires
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is seen in the legislative assembly at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. The Manitoba government is changing its rebate system for education taxes on property but is unable, for now, to fulfil its promise to stop giving rebates to out-of-province billionaires.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim