1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (153+ words) Winnipeg 19° C, Light rain OTTAWA – The federal government will not accept any new applications this year from people who want to sponsor their parents and grandparents to come to Canada. The Immigration Department says the change is part of an…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1081+ words) In its latest attempt to reduce the risks of online harm for children, Britain’s Labour government also said that features that can keep users scrolling for longer, such as videos that automatically play one after another, will also be switched…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (946+ words) Winnipeg 20° C, Partly cloudy Manitoba schools are being urged to set up more “sensory rooms” and use the spaces — which can feature mood lighting, flexible seating and fidget toys — to address growing concerns about student outbursts and related injuries. A…...

4+ day, 44+ min ago  (718+ words) Winnipeg 35° C, Windy A Winnipeg mother is scrambling to find care for her autistic son after a fire at a connected Manitoba Housing building shuttered a West Broadway daycare. The daycare, licenced for 45 children, was forced to lock its doors…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (712+ words) Winnipeg 28° C, Sunny If Maude Delaquis ever runs a fashion empire, she can say it all started at the beach. The 11-year-old is one of more than 30 budding merchants who will hawk their wares at the Village Green Bakery Kids…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (805+ words) Winnipeg 26° C, Sunny Concerned about injustice on their school jungle gym, St. Vital students spent months researching upgrades to make playgrounds more accessible for children in Manitoba. Darwin School is dismissed for the summer, but one of its teachers plans…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (424+ words) Winnipeg 20° C, Clear VANCOUVER – The projected cost of replacing the George Massey Tunnel in Metro Vancouver has ballooned to $8.5 billion, more than double the previous budget, the provincial transportation minter said Monday. Mike Farnworth told a news conference that the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1526+ words) Winnipeg 26° C, Cloudy “When drowning occurs, seconds matter,” said Dr. Rohit Shenoi, the lead author of a recent American Academy of Pediatrics warning. “Quick rescue and resuscitation can mean the difference between life, death and lifelong disability.” About 4,000 to 5,000 Americans…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (96+ words) The number of measles cases detected in Manitoba in June dropped significantly, marking the lowest monthly number of cases so far this year. Just seven confirmed cases and no probable cases were detected in June, numbers from the provincial health…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (775+ words) Winnipeg 21° C, Cloudy with wind The sun peaked out of the clouds just before noon, shining down on The Forks just as the site’s Canada Day festivities were getting underway. The timing could not have been better: the sunbeams arrived…...