Bartley Kives
@bkives.bsky.social
Reporter. Author. Hiker. Paddler. Eater.
Live updates on Tumber Ridge as Canada grapples with the magnitude of a mass killing in such a small town. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
10 dead, including suspect, in mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. | CBC
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February 11, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Live updates on Tumber Ridge as Canada grapples with the magnitude of a mass killing in such a small town. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
City lowered bond amount for Winnipeg police HQ project despite warning of risk, inquiry hears
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City lowered bond amount for Winnipeg police HQ project despite warning of risk, inquiry hears | CBC News
A longtime city procurement official says she was instructed to lower the bond amount for bidders on a contract to develop the Winnipeg Police Service’s new headquarters more than a decade ago, despit...
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February 11, 2026 at 3:19 AM
City lowered bond amount for Winnipeg police HQ project despite warning of risk, inquiry hears
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Reposted by Bartley Kives
I’ll be covering the long-awaited public inquiry into the procurement and construction of Winnipeg’s police headquarters with @bkives.bsky.social starting today.
Here’s what to expect, including who is scheduled to testify when.
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Here’s what to expect, including who is scheduled to testify when.
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Inquiry into troubled Winnipeg police HQ project begins Tuesday with witness testimony | CBC News
Hearings in the long-awaited inquiry into the procurement and construction of Winnipeg’s police headquarters are scheduled to start Tuesday, with testimony from city officials who were involved in the...
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February 10, 2026 at 12:07 PM
I’ll be covering the long-awaited public inquiry into the procurement and construction of Winnipeg’s police headquarters with @bkives.bsky.social starting today.
Here’s what to expect, including who is scheduled to testify when.
Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Here’s what to expect, including who is scheduled to testify when.
Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Former mayor Katz's upcoming appearance raises expectations for public inquiry into Winnipeg police HQ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | Former mayor Katz's upcoming appearance raises expectations for public inquiry into Winnipeg police HQ | CBC News
The presence of former Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz during the first week of public hearings into the construction of the city's police headquarters "guarantees high public interest" into the inquiry, a po...
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February 7, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Former mayor Katz's upcoming appearance raises expectations for public inquiry into Winnipeg police HQ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Carney LPC government and the Harper CPC government have this in common …
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Carney’s government is cutting hundreds of environment and science jobs. Here’s what that means for Canadians | CBC Radio
Scientists and labour leaders are warning that cuts to Environment and Climate Change Canada could significantly impact the health and safety of Canadians as well as Canada's wildlife and environment.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:21 PM
The Carney LPC government and the Harper CPC government have this in common …
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Carney says Canada will double the capacity of its electrical grid. This comes days after Manitoba Hydro announced plans to increase its generating capacity by 15% www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Carney’s push to double electrical grid capacity dwarfs Manitoba's power-producing plans
The prime minister says his government will announce a plan to double Canada's generating capacity. Manitoba’s plan calls for a 15 per cent increase over 10 years.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Carney says Canada will double the capacity of its electrical grid. This comes days after Manitoba Hydro announced plans to increase its generating capacity by 15% www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Despite hints about good times to come, there's no quick fix for Manitoba www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | Despite hints and promises of economic gains to come, there's no quick fix for Manitoba | CBC News
Premier Wab Kinew has made a series of recent hints and promises about major projects capable of transforming Manitoba's middling economy into something far more powerful. But the structural deficit h...
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February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Despite hints about good times to come, there's no quick fix for Manitoba www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Manitoba to support study of new national marine conservation area encompassing Hudson Bay coastline www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Manitoba to support study of new national marine conservation area encompassing Hudson Bay coastline | CBC News
Wab Kinew's NDP government is joining efforts by evironmentalists to support the idea of a new national marine park along Manitoba's Hudson Bay coast.
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February 3, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Manitoba to support study of new national marine conservation area encompassing Hudson Bay coastline www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
New wind farms planned for Manitobans be built out until 2035; Hydro says gas turbines planed for Brandon will be ready by 2030, allaying concerns about midwinter power shortages. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
New wind farms planned for province won't be fully built until 2035, Manitoba Hydro says | CBC News
It will take nine years to fully build out new wind farms Manitoba Hydro is relying upon to increase its generating capacity, the provincial Crown corporation states in a new plan to ensure it has eno...
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February 3, 2026 at 1:34 PM
New wind farms planned for Manitobans be built out until 2035; Hydro says gas turbines planed for Brandon will be ready by 2030, allaying concerns about midwinter power shortages. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Financiers who defrauded investors in Winnipeg, Barrie projects sentenced to 5 years in jail, $12 million each www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Financiers who defrauded investors in Winnipeg, Barrie projects sentenced to 5 years in jail, $12 million each | CBC News
Jawad Rathore, 49, and 50-year-old Vince Petrozza were executives for Fortress Real Developments Inc., a defunct Toronto-area syndicated mortgage company that raised funds for a failed 45-storey tower...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Financiers who defrauded investors in Winnipeg, Barrie projects sentenced to 5 years in jail, $12 million each www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
NDP files Elections Manitoba complaint over Tories' sale of former party HQ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
NDP files Elections Manitoba complaint over Tories' sale of former party HQ | CBC News
Manitoba New Democrats have asked the province’s elections commissioner to investigate the Progressive Conservatives for planning to use proceeds from the sale of the former PC party headquarters as i...
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February 1, 2026 at 4:21 PM
NDP files Elections Manitoba complaint over Tories' sale of former party HQ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
New report raises questions about economic benefits of extending Chief Peguis Trail www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
New report raises questions about economic benefits of extending Chief Peguis Trail | CBC News
A new report about the planned extension of Chief Peguis Trail contains two widely divergent estimates of the financial benefits of the proposed Winnipeg megaproject.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:54 PM
New report raises questions about economic benefits of extending Chief Peguis Trail www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Brain drain down south. www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
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January 29, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Brain drain down south. www.science.org/content/arti...
Winnipeg's St. Charles Hotel slated to become 11-storey residential tower, facade will remain www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Winnipeg's St. Charles Hotel slated to become 11-storey residential tower, facade will remain | CBC News
A Winnipeg hotel that's stood empty for more than two decades is one of four downtown heritage buildings slated to be converted into residential housing with the help of $4.7 million in public funds.
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January 27, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Winnipeg's St. Charles Hotel slated to become 11-storey residential tower, facade will remain www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
$5.5M daycare built with provincial funds still not open because government can't figure out who owns the land www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
$5.5M daycare built with provincial funds still not open because government can't figure out who owns the land | CBC News
A Winnipeg-area daycare built with $5.5 million worth of provincial funds has yet to care for a single child because the NDP government says it can’t figure out who owns the land.
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January 26, 2026 at 1:46 PM
$5.5M daycare built with provincial funds still not open because government can't figure out who owns the land www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Minneapolis officials address public. www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
Man fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis amid immigration crackdown | CBC
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January 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Minneapolis officials address public. www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
ICE has shot and killed another person in Minneapolis, Star-Tribune reports, citing police. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning, police chief says
A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:39 PM
ICE has shot and killed another person in Minneapolis, Star-Tribune reports, citing police. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
U.S. leader threatens Canada with tariffs again - this time over trade with China. www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs if country 'makes a deal with China' | CBC
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January 24, 2026 at 4:37 PM
U.S. leader threatens Canada with tariffs again - this time over trade with China. www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
The NDP government’s promised pandemic inquiry is now an internal review. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Manitoba launching review into government's COVID-19 response, but focus will be limited | CBC News
Manitoba is launching an internal review into the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the health minister says the analysis will be limited because people have moved on from the global...
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January 23, 2026 at 2:23 PM
The NDP government’s promised pandemic inquiry is now an internal review. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Bored of peace, apparently.
January 23, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Bored of peace, apparently.
In which my colleague Bryce Hoye isn’t afraid to ruffle stylistic feathers with a flurry of avian puns. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Winnipeg retains bird-friendly development requirement after 'unprecedented' squawking from public | CBC News
City council preserved a version of a bird-friendly window requirement for new mixed-used builds near major corridors and malls in Winnipeg on Wednesday, after receiving what Coun. Brian Mayes called ...
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January 22, 2026 at 5:27 AM
In which my colleague Bryce Hoye isn’t afraid to ruffle stylistic feathers with a flurry of avian puns. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I spent a holiday in Taiwan in early 2024. Some friends asked why.
For starters, the island is beautiful, the food is fantastic and the Canadian dollar goes a long way.
But I also wanted to spend my tourist dollars in a democracy that thumbs its nose at an aggressive neighbour.
For starters, the island is beautiful, the food is fantastic and the Canadian dollar goes a long way.
But I also wanted to spend my tourist dollars in a democracy that thumbs its nose at an aggressive neighbour.
January 22, 2026 at 4:49 AM
I spent a holiday in Taiwan in early 2024. Some friends asked why.
For starters, the island is beautiful, the food is fantastic and the Canadian dollar goes a long way.
But I also wanted to spend my tourist dollars in a democracy that thumbs its nose at an aggressive neighbour.
For starters, the island is beautiful, the food is fantastic and the Canadian dollar goes a long way.
But I also wanted to spend my tourist dollars in a democracy that thumbs its nose at an aggressive neighbour.
With apologies to Kurzweil and his ilk, the singularity will not be the moment AI becomes self-aware.
It will be something far more depressing, mundane …. and familiar.
It will be something far more depressing, mundane …. and familiar.
January 21, 2026 at 4:03 PM
With apologies to Kurzweil and his ilk, the singularity will not be the moment AI becomes self-aware.
It will be something far more depressing, mundane …. and familiar.
It will be something far more depressing, mundane …. and familiar.
“I’m not living in alarm. I just want to make sure that we are as a city well prepared for what may come.”
- Winnipeg’s mayor on an influx of U.S. refugees or supporting military families after a Canadian Armed Forces deployment
- Winnipeg’s mayor on an influx of U.S. refugees or supporting military families after a Canadian Armed Forces deployment
Winnipeg mayor offers support to Minneapolis counterpart, laments 'chaos' south of border www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Winnipeg mayor offers support to Minneapolis counterpart, laments 'chaos' south of border | CBC News
Mayor Scott Gillingham says he wants to see peace return to the streets of Winnipeg's sister city Minneapolis, where the deployment of armed U.S. immigration agents has led to mass demonstrations and ...
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January 21, 2026 at 3:53 PM
“I’m not living in alarm. I just want to make sure that we are as a city well prepared for what may come.”
- Winnipeg’s mayor on an influx of U.S. refugees or supporting military families after a Canadian Armed Forces deployment
- Winnipeg’s mayor on an influx of U.S. refugees or supporting military families after a Canadian Armed Forces deployment