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Winnipeg police are set to speak this afternoon about new homicide charges against the man accused of killing Rebecca Contois, 24, and disposing of her body in a dumpster in May.

Winnipeg police are set to speak this afternoon about new homicide charges against the man accused of killing Rebecca Contois, 24, and disposing of her body in a dumpster in May.

Winnipeg police are set to speak this afternoon about new homicide charges against the man accused of killing Rebecca Contois, 24, and disposing of her body in a dumpster in May.

Nearly one in every four people who responded to a recent Harvest Manitoba survey needed to use the organization’s food bank this year even though they had a job — a jump of 50 per cent in that figure since last year.

Brandon’s Ask Auntie Blue Door Project, a daytime shelter that initially opened a year ago as a warm place for people to hang out during the day, is now adapting to meet the growing needs of a community in what advocates say is a housing crisis.

The Manitoba HIV Program unveiled its 2018-2021 report findings Thursday — World AIDS Day and the start of Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week — by highlighting an overrepresentation of Indigenous people living with HIV, and more women being diagnosed.

A Winnipeg woman says she was left waiting in the cold after not one, but two Uber drivers refused to give her a ride because of her service dog.

A Manitoba RCMP officer has admitted to discreditable conduct for calling a 17-year-old girl “jailbait” in a message he sent to her on Instagram after pulling over the vehicle she was in. 

The Manitoba RCMP have doubled the number of people arrested following a wild party in East St. Paul, a community north of Winnipeg, during the Halloween weekend.

One person is dead after being caught inside a garage that became engulfed in flames and smoke Wednesday night in Winnipeg.

The Winnipeg Foundation says it has received the largest gift ever made to a Canadian charity by an individual — a $500-million bequest by a local business owner who died earlier this year.

The Winnipeg Foundation says it has received the largest gift ever made to a Canadian charity by an individual — a $500-million bequest by a local business owner who died earlier this year.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are ensuring the pieces are in place for a run to the CFL’s championship podium after coming one step short this past season.

Frustrations are mounting in Garden Hill First Nation as some students face the prospect of losing another year of education while the high school is closed due to significant mould and rust.

Anti-government and anti-authority sentiment poses a growing challenge for police, according to a new report about the background conditions facing the Winnipeg Police Service.

The Law Society of Manitoba has reprimanded Winnipeg lawyer Jay Prober and slapped him with a $4,000 fine after he pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for comments he made in the media about women who accused his client Peter Nygard of sexual assault.

The Winnipeg nurses’ choir held its first concert of the season, turning music into medicine for their adoring attendees.

Documents were shredded, property values were altered and a city worker was pressured into claiming different parcels of land were equal in value, an initial RCMP investigation into the construction of four fire-paramedic stations and a series of city real estate transactions found.

Ukrainian newcomers set up shop at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Winnipeg to sell handmade gifts as part of a holiday market.

Winnipeg police have safely arrested Michael Klimchuk, 62, after he allegedly kidnapped a 25-year-old woman and her toddler at random on Friday, RCMP say.

Brandon Christmas Cheer volunteers are hard at work preparing for the 2022 holiday season although they have had to purchase many items as donations are coming in slower than usual.

Dr. Courtney Leary grew up in Norway House Cree Nation, dreaming of becoming a doctor. After completing university and training elsewhere, she returns home to her northern Manitoba community to practice medicine and honour her roots.

Around 150 people, including Ukrainian newcomers, gathered at Winnipeg’s city hall on Saturday afternoon to mark the Ukrainian Famine and Genocide Memorial Day, in remembrance of the millions of lives lost during the Holodomor.

A child and 25-year-old woman have been recovered safely after a random kidnapping that took place on Friday, according to RCMP.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have started assembling their forces for a run at a fourth straight Grey Cup appearance, signing defensive end Willie Jefferson to a one-year contract extension.

A man is dead after Winnipeg police found him injured in a West End apartment early Saturday.

A new sculpture dedicated to truth and reconciliation is also a symbol of personal healing for the artist who helped create it. Cree artist Kevin McKenzie had to revisit the experiences of his late father, a residential school survivor, while leading the Brandon University team that came up with Healing Together, which was dedicated Friday.

Manitoba RCMP are asking for help identifying a man they said was involved in a serious incident west of Winnipeg Friday evening.

An emergency room in Manitoba’s Interlake region is closing once again because no one is available to staff it.

The federal government will invest more than $23 million to improve health care for northern Manitoba First Nations communities, Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu announced in Winnipeg on Friday.

Civil rights organizations say all levels of government must ensure public funding isn’t used to discriminate against protected groups, after Youth For Christ Winnipeg, an evangelical charity, was accused of policies that exclude members of the LGBTQ community.

The City of Winnipeg expects to post a $57-million deficit at the end of this year, mainly because heavy snow-clearing demands, higher-than-expected fire-paramedic spending and the city’s failed effort to ratchet back police pension contributions.

An RCMP officer is faces assault and assault causing bodily harm charges after Manitoba’s police watchdog investigation.