Manitoba News

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Opposition NDP leader says he'd like to bring back the annual holiday open house at the legislature if he were to be elected premier.

Winnipeg police say two people have died after an apartment fire early on Christmas morning. A city news release says members of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to the six-storey building on Qu'Appelle Avenue shortly after 4 a.m.

WINNIPEG — Despite a change in the premier's chair, an economic rebound and new spending announcements, opinion polls suggest Manitoba's governing Progressive Conservatives continue to lag well behind the Opposition New Democrats.

WINNIPEG — The Minnesota Wild showed coach Dean Evason they were refreshed after the holiday break.

WINNIPEG — Correctional Service of Canada says a woman serving a life sentence for second-degree murder escaped a minimum-security facility in Winnipeg by walking out the back door.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Opposition NDP leader says he would not reduce funding for police if his party wins the upcoming provincial election.

WINNIPEG — Six people were sent to hospital, including three in critical condition, after firefighters in Winnipeg rescued residents trapped in a burning apartment building early Christmas morning.

WINNIPEG — Rick Bowness continues to be impressed with the hockey smarts Winnipeg Jets' defenceman Josh Morrissey is displaying this season.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is forecasting a smaller deficit, hinting at more tax cuts, and eyeing new financial aid to help people deal with the rising cost of living.

WINNIPEG — Fewer sick kids have been admitted to intensive care units at the children's hospital in Winnipeg in recent days, but health officials are warning this could change as people gather for the holiday season. Dr.