Some southern Manitoba households ignored public health measles directives, documents reveal Public health officials are up against brazen rebellion as they tackle a recent resurgence in measles. Newly released government documents shed light on the challenges related to limiting the spread o...

Public health officials are up against brazen rebellion as they tackle a recent resurgence in measles.

"Families are allowing their unimmunized, asymptomatic children who are household contacts to cases to attend school,” govt docs reveal #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Manitoba monument to Chief Peguis, planned for 2024, still a year away WINNIPEG - A planned monument to commemorate Chief Peguis and the first treaty signed in Manitoba has been delayed again.

Also today, some more delays in the planned Chief Peguis/Treaty monument at the legislature. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/man... #mbpoli

Manitobans concerned over health care, crime and immigration: poll | CBC News The number of Manitobans concerned about crime and public safety has risen steadily, an opinion poll done for the Manitoba government suggests.

This took months of wrangling under FOI , but I finally got ahold of a government survey on health care, crime, and immigration numbers: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Manitoba premier in western region again as a provincial byelection looms Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has held another press conference in a part of western Manitoba where a byelection is looming.

Updated: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli

Manitoba byelection called in traditional Progressive Conservative stronghold WINNIPEG — Voters in a section of western Manitoba will go to the polls in a provincial byelection on Aug. 26.

Manitoba byelection called for Aug 26. www.burnabynow.com/politics/man... #mbpoli

Manitoba’s governing NDP announces candidate for Spruce Woods byelection BRANDON - Manitoba's governing New Democrats nominated their candidate Thursday for a looming byelection in the Spruce Woods constituency.

Also today in Brandon: the NDP nominate their candidate for the looming byelection. www.thespec.com/news/canada/... #mbpoli

First responders in Brandon, Man., sword attack recognized by government First responders in the western Manitoba city of Brandon are being recognized by the province for their actions after a sword attack in a high school.

STORY: Brandon responders recognized for heroic efforts in high school sword attack: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli

Graham Ave redux.

Bruce Cockburn is awarded the key to the city at Winnipeg Folk Fest.

Winnipeg's historic Portage and Main intersection reopens to pedestrians after 46 years The intersection of Portage Ave. and Main St., in the heart of downtown Winnipeg, has been reopened to pedestrian crossing for the first time in 46 years. More than 100

Video: Portage and Main opens to pedestrians. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/winnipegs-hi...

(Ottawa went the other way with its BRT system - pre-LRT- and reduced transfers. It figured people don’t mind meandering buses if they can stay inside one bus, warm and seated)

Sadly, the spine-and-feeder system, by definition, means more transfers for anyone not living within a short walk to a major roadway. I can’t see how transfers encourage ridership in a winter city

Manitoba plan to upgrade intersection where bus crash killed 17 faces opposition CARBERRY — Bureaucrats and consultants got an earful from local residents Wednesday night as they presented their preferred safety upgrade to a highway intersection where a crash killed 17 people in 2...

Article: The Manitoba government now has a ‘preferred alternative’ for a highway intersection, but many area residents don’t like it. www.richmond-news.com/national-bus... #mbpoli

Thanks very much, Bill

(That was a bit muddled. I think my ‘good’ rental bike was not as good as half or more of the bikes on the course)

Creativity with a backhoe clears fallen rocks from tourist-destination tunnel WINNIPEG — A well-known cave-like tunnel that attracts boaters to eastern Manitoba has reopened thanks to some ingenuity involving a backhoe, a grappling bucket and a crew removing fallen rock from a ...

The fallen rock at the Caddy Lake tunnel has been cleared, with some ingenuity. ca.news.yahoo.com/creativity-b...

No such thing as too fast. With a good road bike rental, I was 77th on bike. Top 15 in the run, top 30 in the swim.

I hear you. I’ve learned, as I’ve eased into biking, I can go very fast in a $2,000 bike but not fast on a $500 one. I prefer running

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew tours wildfire zones, wants more hotel rooms opened WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew took to the air Thursday, touring areas hit by wildfire, meeting with firefighters and community leaders, and issuing a warning to hotel owners to free up more ro...

Article: Manitoba’s premier tours wildfire areas, warns hotel owners: www.timescolonist.com/weather-news... #mbpoli

Credit rating agency says Manitoba's recent tax changes outweigh affordability offers WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is expected to use more "revenue levers," similar to its recent income and property tax changes, as part of its plan to reduce the deficit, a credit-rating agency re...

Article today: Manitoba’s “revenue levers” vs affordability measures. www.coastreporter.net/the-mix/cred... #mbpoli

Manitoba premier eyes northern development that could include a pipeline WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew promoted his province Friday as the route for a future trade corridor, which could include a pipeline, in order to get goods from Western Canada to overseas marke...

Article today: Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew on trade corridors, pipeline possibilities, and another deal on interprovincial barrier-reduction. www.coastreporter.net/national-bus... #mbpoli

Manitoba Opposition Tories agree to speed passage of free trade bill before summer WINNIPEG — Manitoba politicians reached a deal to speed passage of a free trade bill Monday, hours before the legislature was to break for the summer. More than 30 other bills were also set to be appr...

The Manitoba legislature is sitting late tonight. More than 30 bills will be passed before the summer break. www.newmarkettoday.ca/national-bus... #mbpoli

Manitoba Opposition Tories agree to speed passage of free trade bill before summer WINNIPEG — Manitoba politicians reached a deal to speed passage of a free trade bill Monday, hours before the legislature was to break for the summer. More than 30 other bills were also set to be appr...

The Manitoba legislature is sitting late tonight. More than 30 bills will be passed before the summer break. www.newmarkettoday.ca/national-bus... #mbpoli

Manitoba politician says he thought he was within his right to push silica mine A former Manitoba cabinet minister says he thought he was following the rules when he tried to push the approval of a silica sand mine after his party was defeated in an election.

Article tonight: Jeff Wharton speaks to reporters following an ethics report. Questions remain. www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli

Manitoba Tory loses critic duties but remains in caucus after ethics probe WINNIPEG — Manitoba Opposition leader Obby Khan stripped a Progressive Conservative caucus member of his critic duties Thursday, as questions continued to swirl about the former government’s actions r...

Article tonight: Some more developments in the wake of this week’s the Manitoba ethics commissioner’s report. halifax.citynews.ca/2025/05/22/m... #mbpoli

Manitoba ethics commissioner faults former premier for pushing mining project WINNIPEG — Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson and two of her Progressive Conservative cabinet ministers violated the province's conflict-of-interest law and should be fined, the province's ethi...

Article tonight: Manitoba’s ethics commissioner rules a former premier and cabinet ministers broke conflict law: www.bowenislandundercurrent.com/national-bus... #mbpoli

Buried lede: yurts or cabins are likely coming to St. Malo provincial park.

Manitoba homeowners say they aren't getting $1,500 property tax credit promised by province | CBC News Some Manitoba homeowners have not received a promised $1,500 credit on their property tax bills, and that has led to sticker shock.

Another article: Some Manitobans have not received their education property tax credit: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Manitoba says no to some U.S. bidders, but Tories say U.S. firms still getting work WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is formally barring U.S. companies from bidding on some government contracts, but the Opposition Progressive Conservatives say that's not the case for at least two

Article tonight: Manitoba is actively banning U.S. companies from some contracts, but the Tories point to two big ones signed in March: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/man... #mbpoli

Inflation in Manitoba continues to run above the national average. Statistics Canada says food inflation (second graph) ran second-highest among the provinces last month. #mbpoli