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Reuben Garang, President of the Council of South Sudanese Community of Manitoba was displaced from his home in 1987 by a brutal civil war before coming to Canada in 2004.

Sudanese Manitobans worry about family facing civil war, famine as international aid dwindles

News/Canada/Manitoba | Thu, 28 Mar 2024 06:00:00 EDT

Manitobans who came to Canada from Sudan say they live in constant dread as they read about the civil war ravaging their former home, and are frustrated at how little it seems is being done to alleviate the hunger and suffering of family and friends they left behind. read more

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University of Winnipeg extends semester after confirming it was targeted by cyberattack

News/Canada/Manitoba | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:38:09 EDT

The University of Winnipeg is extending its winter semester after a "criminal" cyberattack disrupted student services as the term was about to end. read more

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Bombardiers still the ultimate Manitoba ice-fishing machine, decades after they were last made

News/Canada/Manitoba | Thu, 28 Mar 2024 05:00:00 EDT

The predominately Métis fishing community in St. Laurent, Man., still uses Bombardier snow coaches as transportation and shelter to handle the harsh winter conditions on Lake Manitoba. read more

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Plans to develop Parker lands return to council after 11 years of planning, lawsuits and delays

News/Canada/Manitoba | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 19:39:58 EDT

After 11 years of planning and delays that inspired two court cases, a new proposal to develop Winnipeg's Parker lands is winding its way through city hall. read more

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Multiple West End apartments in receivership putting strain on low-barrier housing

News/Canada/Manitoba | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 19:45:34 EDT

Housing advocates in Winnipeg warn low-barrier options for people with mental health and addictions issues are becoming harder to find, as buildings that served vulnerable people are put up for sale or burn down. read more

In February, Dr. Marisa Azad gave her patient, Thea Turcotte, experimental phage treatment for a chronic artificial joint infection that was slowly poisoning her. Her condition is improving.

'This was my last resort,' Ottawa-area woman says of experimental phage therapy to treat infection

News/Canada/Manitoba | Thu, 28 Mar 2024 04:00:00 EDT

Thea Turcotte believes her life was likely saved by an experimental treatment developed in Winnipeg for a chronic artificial joint infection. read more

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More MRI techs needed to combat wait times as burnout figures rise, association says

News/Canada/Manitoba | Thu, 28 Mar 2024 06:00:00 EDT

The Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists, which represents medical radiation technologists in the province, says more MRI technologists are needed to combat wait times.  read more

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Manitoba judge tosses confession of woman accused of manslaughter in toddler's death

News/Canada/Manitoba | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:34:39 EDT

A Manitoba judge has thrown out the confession of a woman with a cognitive disability who is charged with manslaughter in the death of her two-year-old stepson. read more

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Men charged with smuggling Indian family who died near Canada-U.S. border plead not guilty

News/Canada/Manitoba | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:43:38 EDT

A man accused of helping smuggle people across the U.S.-Canada border into Minnesota, including four members of an Indian family who froze to death in 2022, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to seven counts of human smuggling. read more

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Minor injury and illness clinic set to open in Brandon this fall, premier says

News/Canada/Manitoba | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 19:20:03 EDT

The province is banking on a $1-million investment to reduce ER wait times with the opening of a minor injury and illness clinic in Brandon. read more

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Manitoba restores 1 to 1 apprenticeship-supervisor ratio for skilled trades

News/Canada/Manitoba | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:46:24 EDT

Manitoba's NDP government made good on its election promise to reverse a change made to provincial labour standards by the former Progressive Conservative government, but the latest move isn't being welcomed by all. read more

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ID scan technology will soon check visitors to Asper Jewish Community Campus in Winnipeg

News/Canada/Manitoba | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:50:26 EDT

Some people who visit the Asper Jewish Community Campus in Winnipeg's Old Tuxedo neighbourhood will soon have to provide government-issued IDs to get inside, but one visitor says the move wouldn't make him feel any safer. read more

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Bob Murdoch, 2-time Stanley Cup winner and former Jets coach, suffered from stage 3 CTE, says family

Sports/Hockey/NHL | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:30:12 EDT

The family of Bob Murdoch says the two-time Stanley Cup champion suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a progressive and fatal disease associated with repeated traumatic brain injuries. read more

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Easter weekend: What's open, closed in Winnipeg

News/Canada/Manitoba | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:44:51 EDT

What's open and closed over Easter weekend in Winnipeg. read more

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Winter Fair brings big 'economic bang for the buck' to Brandon, organizer says

News/Canada/Manitoba | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:51:03 EDT

Dean Hammond, the executive director for Brandon Riverbank/Brandon Tourism, says the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair is a huge boon for tourism in the city, drawing more than 100,000 visitors in the leadup to the fair and during the week it runs. read more

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Man charged with murder after woman found dead in Pimicikamak Cree Nation

News/Canada/Manitoba | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:01:45 EDT

The RCMP has charged Shawn McKay, 23, from Pimicikamak Cree Nation, also known as Cross Lake, in connection with the homicide of a woman, 45. read more

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Winnipeg woman says Uber driver sexually assaulted her, sues company for negligence

News/Canada/Manitoba | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:13:38 EDT

A Winnipeg woman who says she was sexually assaulted by an Uber driver last December is seeking class-action status for her lawsuit against the ride-hailing company. read more

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Work underway to increase capacity to move fuel in Winnipeg amid pipeline shutdown: province

News/Canada/Manitoba | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:45:23 EDT

Work is underway to upgrade capacity at fuel terminals in Winnipeg to increase how much fuel can be transported by truck to deliver to gas stations, during a shutdown of a pipeline carrying gas to the Manitoba capital and cities around it. read more

A woman with glasses wearing an orange jacket and orange-patterned scarf is pictured sitting on a mobility scooter in front of a brick wall.

Advocates call on Manitoba government to boost rent-geared-to-income housing units ahead of budget day

News/Canada/Manitoba | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 06:00:00 EDT

The Right to Housing Coalition delivered the last of 2,000 signed postcards from Manitobans to the legislature on Tuesday. It’s part of a campaign calling on the province to drastically increase the number of rent-geared-to-income housing units in the province. read more

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Manitoba reviewing contract after staffing agency fails to bring over any doctors after 8 months

News/Canada/Manitoba | Tue, 26 Mar 2024 21:16:15 EDT

Manitoba's health minister is examining why a staffing agency has little to show for itself after signing a contract to bring 150 family doctors to the province. read more

Take Pride’s annual Litter Index spotlights Winnipeg’s dirtiest areas, looks for help cleaning up

Take Pride’s annual Litter Index spotlights Winnipeg’s dirtiest areas, looks for help cleaning up

Trending/Litter index/Take Pride Winnipeg | Thu, 28 Mar 2024 03:23:10 +0000

The city's dirtiest neighbourhoods and streets are being revealed as part of Take Pride Winnipeg's annual Litter Index. read more

High-risk sex offender released, expected to live in Winnipeg

High-risk sex offender released, expected to live in Winnipeg

Canada/Sex Offender/winnipeg | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 23:20:12 +0000

Cecil Junior Houle, a 47-year-old man, is considered a high risk to re-offend, officers said, adding everyone, especially women, are at risk of sexual violence. read more

Lack of connectivity in rural, remote Manitoba dangerous in emergencies, firefighter says

Lack of connectivity in rural, remote Manitoba dangerous in emergencies, firefighter says

Canada/Connectivity | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:33:10 +0000

'Basically, it's a 50-50 chance. You're either going to get a call out or you're just going to sit there and wait till someone drives by.' read more

Manitoba government reduces apprenticeship ratio, gets mixed response

Manitoba government reduces apprenticeship ratio, gets mixed response

Canada/Apprenticeship ratio/Manitoba Government | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:13:57 +0000

The Manitoba government has announced a reduction in the apprenticeship ratio to 1:1. read more

Food prices up heading into Easter, expert says; Winnipeg charity feeling pinch

Food prices up heading into Easter, expert says; Winnipeg charity feeling pinch

Canada/Economy/Agri-Food Analytics Lab | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:09:04 +0000

With Easter around the bend, a food economist says grocery prices haven't stopped climbing, while Siloam Mission says it's still equipped to feed those in need. read more

Minor injury and illness clinic to be built in Brandon, Man.

Minor injury and illness clinic to be built in Brandon, Man.

Canada/Health/Brandon | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:27:24 +0000

On Wednesday, the Manitoba government announced a minor injury and illness clinic in Brandon would be one of eight facilities opening around the province. read more

Norway House traffic stop leads Manitoba RCMP to wanted man, bag of pills

Norway House traffic stop leads Manitoba RCMP to wanted man, bag of pills

Crime/crime in Manitoba/Manitoba RCMP | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:49:03 +0000

RCMP in Norway House seized a backpack full of ecstasy pills and more than $2,500 in cash after a traffic stop Sunday afternoon. read more

Suspect charged in Pimicikamak Cree Nation homicide

Suspect charged in Pimicikamak Cree Nation homicide

Crime/crime in Manitoba/Homicide | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:36:06 +0000

Shawn McKay, 23, who was arrested at the scene, was charged with second-degree murder Tuesday, RCMP say. read more

Humane society calls on Winnipeggers to turn in lethal animal traps

Humane society calls on Winnipeggers to turn in lethal animal traps

Health/Animal Traps/Winnipeg Humane Society | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:33:24 +0000

The campaign stems from a pair of cases the animal welfare organization has seen in a recent months, each involving cats who were severely injured in traps. read more

RCMP investigation turns up 2.5 kg of cocaine plus guns and cash in Manitoba

RCMP investigation turns up 2.5 kg of cocaine plus guns and cash in Manitoba

Crime/crime in Manitoba/Manitoba RCMP | Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:53:53 +0000

A man from the RM of Woodlands, a woman from Fairford and a Winnipeg man are all facing numerous gun charges as well as possession for the purpose of trafficking.  read more

RadioMedia.CA has new face online

RadioMedia.CA has new face online

Posted on: Jul 16, 2020 at 09:53PM | Last updated: Jul 16, 2020 at 10:51PM

By following social media web development life cycle, RadioMedia.CA new web design is about to go live. During this new design process, a methodology has been strictly followed to ensure the website consistency and completeness. This methodology or called Web… read more

We are excited to re-Open our doors to the public!

We are excited to re-Open our doors to the public!

Posted on: Jun 09, 2020 at 11:27PM | Last updated: Jun 18, 2020 at 10:41AM

We are excited to re-open our doors to the public! It's truly a plan designed by and for Manitobans. read more

Please see our new gift set...

Please see our new gift set...

Posted on: Jun 09, 2020 at 01:03AM | Last updated: Jul 06, 2020 at 11:52PM

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