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Ian Froese

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Manitoba building overpass at site of deadly bus crash, opening supervised consumption site by January www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Manitoba building overpass at site of deadly bus crash, opening supervised consumption site by January | CBC News

Manitoba’s NDP government is promising to build, saying in its third throne speech that it will construct an overpass at the location of a bus crash that killed 17 seniors, set up the province’s first...

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November 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM

Ian Froese

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Manitoba looks to end sick notes unless employee absent for 1 week
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Manitoba looks to end sick notes unless employee absent for 1 week | CBC News

Doctors are sick of filing sick notes for minor illnesses — and the Manitoba government is heeding their advice.

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November 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM

Ian Froese

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Granite Curling Club holds the hammer in dispute over new apartment complex: parking www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #wpgpoli

Granite Curling Club must be satisfied with parking plan for new apartment complex to be built: ruling | CBC News

Winnipeg’s plans to build an apartment complex on a parking lot can only proceed if the neighbouring Granite Curling Club is satisfied with the number of parking spots it would receive, the municipal ...

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November 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM

Ian Froese

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The proposed expansion of the Port of Churchill didn’t crack Ottawa’s newest list of major projects of "national importance," but Manitoba’s premier says the project is moving ahead with the federal government’s help. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Churchill port expansion missing from new list of nation-building projects, but news expected soon: Kinew | CBC News

The proposed expansion of the Port of Churchill didn’t crack Ottawa’s newest list of major projects of “national importance,” but Manitoba’s premier says the project is moving ahead with the federal g...

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November 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM

Ian Froese

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Winnipeg war monument now slated for spring unveiling at new Brookside Cemetery home www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Winnipeg war monument now slated for spring unveiling at new Brookside Cemetery home | CBC News

A prominent Winnipeg war monument is scheduled to be in place at its new location in time for the anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge next April.

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November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM

Ian Froese

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Legal Aid to provide financial support to lawyers tasked with reviewing cases involving Winnipeg officers www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Administration of justice 'paramount' after officer pleads guilty to string of offences: Justice minister | CBC News

Defence lawyers tasked with reviewing past cases involving a Winnipeg constable involved in corruption can access financial support through an arm's length legal organization of the provincial governm...

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November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM

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Dr. Mike P. Moffatt

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Spoiler for an upcoming piece. I often hear people dismissing Canada's housing crisis by saying, "Mike, home prices skyrocketed everywhere, it's not just a Canada thing".

Turns out... nope. It really is a Canada thing.

November 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM

Ian Froese

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Canadians are taking a big step back from the U.S. — and here's the data to prove it www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Canadians are taking a big step back from the U.S. — and here's the data to prove it | CBC News

In the weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump sparked a trade war with his punishing tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada’s "old relationship" with the U.S. would be "over" soon — and now ...

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September 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM

Ian Froese

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Programming note: I’ve got a wild two months ahead — I'm in the U.S. as part of the World Press Institute’s 2025 fellowship program, getting an immersive study in a country reshaping the global order and Canada.

I’ll be back with CBC in early November. worldpressinstitute.org/news/world-p...

World Press Institute Announces 2025 International Fellows - WPI

The World Press Institute (WPI) is proud to announce its 60th cohort of international journalism fellows. Nine accomplished journalists from Argentina, Bulgaria, Canada, Egypt, Finland, Indonesia, Ita...

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September 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM

Ian Froese

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Long waits, strained staff, yet praise despite it all: What 9,000 people say about health care in Winnipeg www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Long waits, strained staff, yet praise despite it all: What 9,000 people say about health care in Winnipeg | CBC News

A patient forced to find their health card while suffering from a heart attack, another who sat for hours in a waiting room with a bleeding head, and a third who went an entire day without a meal are ...

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September 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM

Ian Froese

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Live blog on Canada's removal of all tariffs on U.S. goods covered under CUSMA: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Carney's 'elbows have mysteriously gone missing,' Poilievre says | CBC

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August 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM

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National Newswatch

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3 provinces, 1 territory made pharmacare deals. Ottawa won't say if others are coming, @ianfroese.bsky.social reports.
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3 provinces, 1 territory made pharmacare deals. Ottawa won't say if others are coming | CBC News

Two provinces have implemented pharmacare this year, two more jurisdictions are preparing to roll it out and the rest of the country doesn't know if Ottawa still intends to subsidize some prescription...

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August 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM

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Bartley Kives

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PC, NDP candidates struggle during final debate of Spruce Woods byelection www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

PC, NDP candidates struggle during final debate of Spruce Woods byelection | CBC News

Candidates for the Progressive Conservatives and New Democrats struggled to explain their respective positions on gender education in schools and the responsibility for the poor quality of Manitoba's ...

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August 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM

Ian Froese

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As Canada reduces immigration, francophones settling outside Quebec are an exception www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

As Canada reduces immigration, francophones settling outside Quebec are an exception | CBC News

The federal government is slashing the number of permanent and temporary immigrants it's admitting to Canada — but among the streams that are not only being spared but encouraged to grow significantly...

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August 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM

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National Newswatch

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Consultation, not legislation: How Manitoba's approach to major projects is different. Premier Wab Kinew says it's too early to study a new pipeline, @ianfroese.bsky.social reports
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Consultation, not legislation: How Manitoba's approach to major projects is different | CBC News

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is setting his government apart from neighbouring provinces by insisting he doesn't need Ottawa's controversial legislation to fast-track major resource projects.

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August 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM

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Heather Wells

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Province plans to search Brady Road landfill for Tanya Nepinak, premier says
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Province plans to search Brady Road landfill for Tanya Nepinak, Manitoba premier says | CBC News

The province says it's planning to search the Brady Road landfill for Tanya Nepinak, a missing Winnipeg woman who disappeared more than a decade ago.

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August 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM

Ian Froese

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Manitoba was supposed to get 150 doctors from a recruitment firm. The province got 2 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Manitoba was supposed to get 150 doctors from a recruitment firm. The province got 2 | CBC News

A two-year contract with Canadian Health Labs was initially hailed as a critical piece in Manitoba's efforts to find more doctors, particularly in the rural and northern areas. But the contract expire...

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August 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM

Ian Froese

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Manitoba health officials admit racism in care of Indigenous man who died of cancer www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Manitoba health officials admit racism in care of Indigenous man who died of cancer | CBC News

A Manitoba health authority has admitted an Indigenous man, who died four months after a delayed confirmation his cancer had returned, was subject to racism while seeking treatment.

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August 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM

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Bartley Kives

@bkives.bsky.social

Brokenhead holds referendum on Sio Silica partnership; sand mining company plans to submit new environmenral license application within one week www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Brokenhead Ojibway Nation holds referendum on Sio Silica partnership | CBC News

Brokenhead Ojibway Nation is holding a referendum on a prospective partnership with Alberta mining company Sio Silica, which wants to drill thousands of wells in southeastern Manitoba to extract silic...

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August 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM

Ian Froese

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Winnipeg war monument slated for move to Field of Honour, despite social media fears www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Winnipeg war monument slated for move to Field of Honour, despite social media fears | CBC News

A war monument that once graced Winnipeg's Portage and Main intersection is expected to once again be prominently displayed in the fall, despite a recent uproar on social media suggesting the statue w...

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July 31, 2025 at 12:28 AM

Ian Froese

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Manitoba still listening to experts, premier says after scrapping recommended redesign for deadly intersection www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Manitoba still listening to experts, premier says after scrapping recommended redesign for deadly intersection | CBC News

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew insists he isn't ignoring the evidence, after scrapping the redesign option for a deadly highway intersection preferred by his own government's experts.

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July 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM

Ian Froese

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Former workers, clients and advocates question why a family reunification centre in Brandon, Man., charges residents almost $10,000 a month to live in a converted motel room, arguing the price exploits First Nations communities and government agencies that foot the bill. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Manitoba addictions centre offers limited treatment services for $10K monthly fee: advocates, former client | CBC News

Former workers, clients and advocates question why a family reunification centre in Brandon, Man., charges residents almost $10,000 a month to live in a converted motel room, arguing the price exploit...

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July 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM

Ian Froese

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Hundreds of Lynn Lake residents are being forced out of the northern Manitoba community, with wildfire activity once again threatening residents' safety only two weeks after they were allowed to return home. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...