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Thousands To Evacuate As Canada's Manitoba Province Declares Wildfire Emergency

More than 17,000 people in Canada's western Manitoba province were being evacuated on Wednesday as the region experienced its worst start to a wildfire season in years.

International Business Times

‘Cows and plows:’ The settlement over a broken Indigenous treaty shows the urgent need for more transparent governance

Members of the Tootinaowaziibeeng Treaty Reserve (TTR) in Manitoba recently voted to ratify the Treaty 4 Agricultural Benefits Settlement Agreement.

The Conversation

Police say two people were killed in massive wildfire in central Canadian province of Manitoba

The central province of Manitoba has declared a state of emergency in its eastern regions to intensify firefighting, evacuation and relief efforts to all affected people and areas.

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Living to tell the story: Lawsuit accuses ER doctor of anti-Indigenous racism

On Jan. 15, 2023, Justin Flett arrived at the emergency room at St. Anthony’s Hospital, in The Pas, Manitoba.

The Conversation

Canada intercepts people trying to cross border in ‘incredibly cold’ conditions

Nine Venezuelans including children found by police in Alberta with a second group apprehended in Manitoba

The Guardian - US

Teachers lack resources to meet classroom needs, and absences shouldn’t surprise us

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted schooling on a global scale, challenging teachers with a flood of unmanageable demands.

The Conversation

Sifting of landfill to begin in search for Manitoba serial killer victims

Winnipeg effort involves carting waste that may contain remains of First Nations women murdered by Jeremy Skibicki to a purpose-built facility and combing through it by hand

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Indigenous Canadian judge who reshaped nation’s legal system dies aged 73

‘Brilliant mind’ praised by prime minister for pioneering country’s Indigenous reconciliation efforts

The Guardian - UK

The stunning 49-hour train ride that tourists love and locals need

The semi-weekly trains bring tourists, residents, mail, food, fuel and other necessities

The Independent UK

Astrophotographer captures stunning views of northern lights and STEVE during brief encounter (photos, video)

See the northern lights and elusive STEVE light up the skies above Manitoba, Canada in these stunning photos and footage captured by astrophotographer Justin Anderson.

Space

Accused Canadian serial murderer admits killing four Indigenous women

Jeremy Skibicki, charged with four counts of first-degree murder, is believed to have left bodies of at least two victims in a landfill

The Guardian - US

Two men swapped at birth – one Indigenous, one white – finally get apology

Richard Beauvais and Eddy Ambrose lived out each other’s lives, the third known such mistake in Manitoba. Now the premier is reversing a decision to deny responsibility

The Guardian - US

Voyages dans l’histoire canadienne: Louis Riel and the RCMP – How the Northwest Resistance Contributed to the Foundation of Canada

Season 1/Episode 2 - English Transcript

The Walrus

Voyages dans l’histoire canadienne: Louis Riel et La GRC – Comment la Résistance du Nord Ouest a contribué à la fondation du Canada

Season 1/Episode 2 - French Transcript

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Canadian Man Charged with Five Counts of First-Degree Murder

A Canadian man has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of his wife, three children, and a relative. The community is in shock as investigat...

Tom’s Guide

How to watch SkyMed season 2 online — stream from anywhere

As Wheezer attempts to integrate the Manitoba crews with an equally attractive Ontario flight crew, here's how to watch SkyMed season 2 online for free and from anywhere.

The Guardian - UK

Strobe lights, AI, shotguns: can anything help Canada’s polar bears and humans coexist?

As the climate crisis changes habitats across the Artic and drives the animals closer to people, the search is under way for new strategies

The Guardian - UK

‘Best sandwich in the world!’ Nine rolls, hoagies and sarnies worth crossing oceans for – picked by readers

One day you’ll encounter a sandwich that’s so fantastic you’d travel thousands of miles to taste it again. If you’re lucky, you’ll find it in your own kitchen. Here are some unforgettable examples, from Philadelphia, Manitoba, Scarborough …

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The Conversation

In Manitoba and elsewhere in Canada, mean-spiritedness can lose elections

A well-respected politician once told me that governments lose elections if voters consider them too mean-spirited. Those words have always resonated, particularly during the final weeks of the recent Manitoba election when the Conservatives engaged in a negative media campaign. Negative campaigns are often only tolerated if they don’t go…

Al Jazeera

Who is Wab Kinew, Canada’s first First Nations premier of Manitoba?

In a historical first, a member of Canada’s First Nations community has become the leader of Manitoba province.

The Conversation

What Wab Kinew's win in Manitoba reveals about the province's political history

Manitoba voters have elected the NDP’s Wab Kinew as premier. His election is both a break with recent Manitoba political history and a continuation of the long history of Indigenous involvement in electoral politics in Manitoba.

The Guardian - US

Canada’s first First Nations provincial premier elected in Manitoba

Voters elect Wab Kinew, 41-year-old leader of the leftwing New Democratic party and a former rapper and broadcast journalist

The Independent UK

First Nations premier to lead a Canadian province after historic election win in Manitoba

The Canadian province of Manitoba has elected the first First Nations premier of a province in Canada

LiveScience

'Polar bear capital of the world' soon to be overrun with record number of bears due to shifting sea ice

The Canadian town of Churchill has already had more than four times as many polar bear visitors this year compared with the same time last year, and many more could soon be on the way.

The Conversation

Manitoba's reasons for refusing to search for Indigenous women's remains in landfill are a smokescreen

A Manitoba court recently granted police authority to clear a blockade set up by demonstrators near the Brady Road landfill just outside Winnipeg. Indigenous activists and supporters gathered to protest the province’s decision not to fund a search for the bodies of Indigenous women believed to be at Prairie Green…

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