Manitoba Government Awards Construction Management Contract for New CancerCare Manitoba Facility

The article reports that the Winnipeg Kinsmen Veterans Village project received government funding commitments from the federal and Manitoba governments, along with an $83,500 land sale price from the City of Winnipeg to the Homes for Heroes Foundation. It notes the project’s total funding includes about $1 million from the federal government and…

The Manitoba government will launch an external, independent review of the province’s child welfare funding model, with the review expected to begin by year’s end and take about a year. The review will examine fiscal health, funding governance, oversight, and opportunities for Indigenous communities to gain jurisdiction, and comes after audits of First…

Mode40 announced a two-year pilot project, AeroTrace, to create a single source of record for defence-contract traceability, backed by a $2.6 million federal injection. The project aims to ease regulatory tracking of parts and data across multiple suppliers and systems, with participating Manitoba companies starting next year and the pilot running until…

The Manitoba government says the province’s first supervised drug consumption site is set to fully open on August 11, with Aboriginal Health and Wellness training staff as part of a gradual opening. The site, located in central Winnipeg, will operate Tuesday to Saturday from late morning to early evening to reduce harms and connect people to support…

The Manitoba government has launched an external review of the child and family services funding model. The review aims to examine how funding for Manitoba Child and Family Services is structured.

The Manitoba government is launching an independent external review of the provincial Child and Family Services (CFS) funding and governance model to support Indigenous-led care and jurisdiction over child welfare. An external consulting firm will be hired to lead the review, which will examine funding, financial management, governance, and Indigenous…

The article reports that a judge approved a $129-million class-action settlement paid by the Manitoba government over the use of segregation in provincial jails, with the province not admitting liability. The settlement will be administered by Proactio, with eligible groups including youth, seriously mentally ill inmates, and inmates held in prolonged…

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said he is open to the 3,300-km Alberta-to-Ontario pipeline proposal but only if it is built with Indigenous, labour, and environmental concerns addressed. He did not endorse a blank approval and said any serious push would require Indigenous governments’ onside, workers’ protections, and environmental safeguards.