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Manitoba man drowns while clearing snow from pond with skid-steer loader on Christmas Eve
A 58-year-old Ste. Anne man drowned on Christmas Eve after his skid-steer loader fell through the ice on a pond in the rural community southeast of Winnipeg.
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Rebel removed, ramparts razed: The top Manitoba political stories of 2024
At city hall and the Manitoba legislature, 2024 will be remembered for some minor caucus drama, major fiscal headaches and a decidedly anticlimactic swing of a wrecking ball. Here are the top five political stories from within Manitoba.
Gas tax to return to Manitoba on New Year's Day, premier says
The provincial fuel tax in Manitoba will return in the new year, albeit at 1.5 cents below its rate prior to a one-year holiday throughout 2024.
Municipality east of Winnipeg stops allowing residents to question mayor at council meetings
A rural municipality east of Winnipeg has eliminated the ability for residents to question elected officials during council meetings.
Planning framework for Winnipeg and its neighbours is dead, new plan expected in 2 years
The mayors and reeves of Winnipeg and its surrounding municipalities voted Thursday morning not to proceed with a contentious regional planning framework.
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Manitoba NDP government has little wiggle room left to balance budget by 2027
After only 14 months in office, Wab Kinew's New Democrats have found themselves with little fiscal room left to maneuver in Manitoba if they want to avoid the same chain reaction of runaway spending that doomed Greg Selinger's NDP government a decade ago.
Projected deficit in Manitoba up half a billion dollars, finance minister says
The projected deficit for the current fiscal year in Manitoba has ballooned by half a billion dollars, says a mid-year report from Finance Minister Adrien Sala.
City-provincial 'misalignment' on property tax collection leads monthly Winnipeg bills to jump 50% in January
Most Winnipeg homeowners will see their monthly property tax bills rise about 50 per cent in January due to a misalignment of city and provincial taxation efforts that has elected officials trading blame.
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As far as safety goes, the real danger in Winnipeg's budget is a financial trapeze act without a net
It would be fair to ask whether the mayor is trying to use public safety to sell a property tax hike he's been telegraphing for months as a bare necessity for a city so short on cash, there will soon be nothing left in its rainy day fund.
5.95% property tax increase in Winnipeg budget 'bare minimum' to deal with revenue woes: prof
The City of Winnipeg plans to spend most of the revenue it raises from a 5.95 per cent property tax hike to cover snow clearing, transit fare revenue shortfalls and fire-paramedic injuries.