Manitoba News

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — The Winnipeg Jets and Pittsburgh Penguins swapped forward prospects Thursday, with the Jets getting Brayden Yager for the rights to Rutger McGroarty.

WINNIPEG — Brady Oliveira wants to extinguish any spark the Hamilton Tiger-Cats might get from a coaching change.

WINNIPEG — Manitobans will have access to free prescription birth control starting Oct. 1. The NDP government says that's the date it will fulfil a promise it made in last year's election campaign.

An impending labour stoppage on Canada's two national railways has riled industry groups who worry consumers and businesses will be hit hard if goods ranging from grains to french fries to petrochemicals can't be moved. Canadian National Railway Co.

WINNIPEG — The killing of three adults in a small western Manitoba community was an act of intimate partner violence by a man who was already the subject of a protection order, RCMP said Wednesday.

WINNIPEG — Former provincial cabinet minister and pro football player Obby Khan is launching a bid for the leadership of Manitoba's Progressive Conservative party.

OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs in Manitoba are calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to rescind the appointment of veteran broadcaster Charles Adler to the Senate.

WINNIPEG — First Nations chiefs in northern Manitoba are calling for restrictions on alcohol purchases following an uptick in violent crimes, including a series of stabbings in one community over the weekend.

WINNIPEG — The appointment of longtime broadcaster Charles Adler to the Senate is being criticized in some quarters, including by a member of the federal cabinet.

An organization representing Indigenous peoples in Manitoba says a First Nation in the northern part of the province is imposing a curfew for all residents following a night of stabbings in the community.