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Tag: Manitoba (Canada)
Wildfires and Drought Stifle Canada’s Summer
This summer has seen devastation across Western Canada with extreme weather, raging wildfires and drought threatening lives and livelihoods.
In Manitoba, Farmers Race to Save Cattle From Canada’s Drought
A dry season made worse by climate change has left cow farmers with dwindling feed.
Last Year, Manitoba Had Virus Under Control. Now It’s a Continental Hotspot.
The coronavirus is spreading faster in Manitoba than in any other province or state in Canada, the United States or Mexico, though the premier has resisted new restrictions.
He Almost Quit the Law. Instead, He Reset Canada’s Indigenous Dialogue.
Murray Sinclair, who just retired from Canada’s Senate, led a truth and reconciliation commission that still shapes the national conversation.
Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard Denied Bail by Canadian Judge
Mr. Nygard, who faces sex-trafficking and other charges in the United States, will remain in prison during extradition proceedings, a judge ruled.
Doing the Bump With the Belugas
An isolated corner of Manitoba is one of the few places left in the world where humans are the outsiders on display for the wildlife to observe.
Shmoo Cake, Persians and Spudnuts: Touring Canada’s Regional Cuisine
In appreciation of the delicacies that provoke local pride and debate.
Hometown of Canadian Teenage Murder Suspects Grapples With Infamy
Port Alberni, the birthplace of the two teenagers who the police say went on a bloody rampage, says it is unfair for the town to be tarnished by the crimes.
Teenage Suspects in Canadian Killings Died of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wounds
The bodies of Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky were found in northern Manitoba last week after a two-week manhunt. An autopsy found they had died from “suicides from gunfire.”