Local Journalism Initiative

By Renee Lilley | Portage Graphic Leader Reports of visible mould and leaking pipes in the dialysis department at Portage District General Hospital have sparked sharp criticism from local leadership,… …

By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press The start of the school year has been delayed for hundreds of students in Winnipeg thanks to mould and moisture-related damage. Two school… …

By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee Labour Day is usually a time for celebration. It’s a time to celebrate the historic wins of workers that gave Canadians the weekend, the… …

By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press Manitoba schools are being urged to set up more “sensory rooms” and use the spaces — which can feature mood lighting, flexible seating and… …

By Carrie Ivardi | TBNewswatch.com THUNDER BAY, Ont. — There have been 34 documented suicides among province’s correctional workers since 2010. Shawn Bradshaw thinks the actual number is significantly higher. “In… …

By Meg Deak | Woolwich Observer Pesticides are chemicals that you want to handle carefully. Part of being able to do that is reading the label and information available about safety… …

By Renee Lilley | Portage Graphic Leader Provincial authorities are investigating two separate workplace accidents in southern Manitoba last week that left two workers dead. The first incident occurred Monday, June 15 around… …

By Carrie Ivardi | TBnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The Crown suggested that the accused was accelerating going down the hill on Highway 102 minutes before the collision that took the… …

By Marissa Lentz-McGrath | TimminsToday.com TIMMINS – Reports of violence against paramedics in the Cochrane District continue to rise, with physical assaults in the first five months of 2026 already surpassing… …