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Steve Lambert is a reporter with The Canadian Press.
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Manitoba government proposes health charter but Opposition questions effectiveness
Manitoba employers to provide free menstrual products
Major energy company taking a look at northern Manitoba port: Kinew
Coalition says Manitoba needs to spend more to meet environmental targets
Manitoba Premier Kinew asks Ontario counterpart Ford to rethink Crown Royal boycott
Popularity persists for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew two years into government mandate

The support remains despite ongoing challenges in reducing health-care wait times, ending chronic homelessness and stopping a string of provincial budget deficits.

Paddlers and others bemoan impending loss of Manitoba government map store

Digital Manitoba maps will continue to be available through a variety of existing sources, such as Natural Resources Canada, private companies and, for fishing purposes, angling maps at the provincial Natural Resources department.

Third straight dry year means projected loss at Crown-owned Manitoba Hydro

Manitoba Hydro is reporting a net loss of $293 million for the first six months of the 2025‑26 fiscal year, compared with a net loss of $123 million in the same period last year.

Manitoba projects $1.6-billion deficit, more than double original forecast

Much of the extra red ink — about $174 million — is attributed to the extreme dry weather that led to the worst forest fire season in some 30 years and forced tens of thousand of people to leave their homes.

Manitoba informs residents of revised location for supervised drug consumption site

The supervised consumption site will not supply drugs, but will allow people to inject drugs with staff on hand to respond to overdoses and guide people toward treatment.

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