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Staff 1 minute read Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026

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An information screen at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport shows some flights to U.S cities cancelled or delayed after that country’s Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nation-wide grounding of all flights on Friday.

Grounded U.S. flights cause chaos, confusion at Winnipeg’s airport

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Grounded U.S. flights cause chaos, confusion at Winnipeg’s airport

Morgan Modjeski 4 minute read Yesterday at 7:52 PM EST

Travellers in Winnipeg were amongst those affected Friday after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded flights across the U.S. due to problems at regional air traffic control centres.

Issued around 4 p.m., the FAA notice said the ground stop was being imposed “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.”

Shania Clarke, who was set to travel to Vancouver from Winnipeg Friday, said her flight was cancelled.

“I was actually just in the middle of printing my luggage tag and then I got a notification on my phone that my flight was rescheduled,” Clarke said at the Winnipeg Richardson International Airport.

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La Cour, located at 366 Marion St., was built to include 52 apartments that are labelled “deeply affordable.”

St. Boniface residential development La Cour opens doors

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St. Boniface residential development La Cour opens doors

Aaron Epp 4 minute read Yesterday at 7:26 PM EST

The ribbon has been cut and tenants are starting to move into a new six-storey residential development in St. Boniface.

Representatives from Opaskwayak Cree Nation and Freedhome Developments Ltd. gathered with supporters on Friday to celebrate the grand opening of La Cour. Located at 366 Marion St., the development includes 127 housing units, 52 of which are labelled “deeply affordable.”

La Cour is wholly owned by OCN, a Manitoba First Nation located near The Pas. It’s the second apartment OCN has opened in Winnipeg in the last 16 months, following the July 2025 grand opening of a seven-storey, 69-unit building at 380 Young St.

“Thank you to everybody for … walking with us, as Opaskwayak, into the future when it comes to business, because business speaks volumes,” said OCN Chief Michael Constant. “(We’re) filling this place with just the people who need a residence to call home, and this is why we’re here.”

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“As we know, right now in Winnipeg and in other municipalities in Manitoba, transit systems are underfunded and struggling to keep up and provide the service that’s reliable,” said Laura Cameron with Climate Action Team Manitoba.

Transit advocates call for province to boost funding to municipalities

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Transit advocates call for province to boost funding to municipalities

Carol Sanders 4 minute read Yesterday at 7:22 PM EST

With an election less than a year away and the provincial NDP gathering in Winnipeg this weekend, transit proponents say it’s time the Kinew government restored 50-50 provincial-municipal funding.

“We want to see them stick to their word and to follow through on that and restore this funding agreement so that we can see the operating budgets that we need to have effective service,” said Laura Cameron with Climate Action Team Manitoba.

In 2017, then-opposition leader Wab Kinew called out former Progressive Conservative premier Brian Pallister for ending the 50-50 transit cost-sharing with Manitoba municipalities.

“He’s not listening to Manitobans who ride the bus, who are raising their voice all week and the week before saying they object to the impact that this government’s program of cuts is having on the service that they rely on here in the city,” Kinew said in the legislature at the time. “Will the premier reverse his plan for cuts? Will he reinstate the 50-50 transit formula?”

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‘I love the springtime’: Kinew hints at early election as NDP gathers for annual convention

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‘I love the springtime’: Kinew hints at early election as NDP gathers for annual convention

Carol Sanders 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 6:48 PM EST

New Democrats from across Manitoba are gathering in Winnipeg to debate policy resolutions and get ready for a provincial election that must happen by Oct. 5 — but could come much sooner.

The party has $3.5 million to spend on the campaign and plans to expand its majority in the legislature, Premier Wab Kinew told reporters Friday.

“We’ve got enough candidates to grow our majority to represent you right across this great province,” the NDP leader said ahead of delivering a report to the 400 registered delegates at the RBC Convention Centre.

The NDP has 34 of the 57 seats in the legislature. The Progressive Conservatives have 19, mostly in rural Manitoba outside of vote-rich Winnipeg.

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After a change in it’s delivery standards, Canada Post has instructed workers to stop concealing packages behind planters, between doors or in other private locations and leave them in the open. (THE CANADIAN PRESS FILES/Paul Chiasson)

Local union, Canada Post spar over package delivery rules

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Local union, Canada Post spar over package delivery rules

Scott Billeck 5 minute read Yesterday at 5:40 PM EST

Some Winnipeg letter carriers say they will continue hiding customers’ parcels to prevent theft, even if they face discipline by Canada Post.

The Winnipeg local of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers warned that ahead of the holiday season, a change in the Crown corporation’s delivery standards will put their packages at greater risk of theft.

Matthew Aitken, a Winnipeg letter carrier and union officer, said workers have been instructed to leave packages in the open, including in apartment hallways. Previously, they were required to conceal parcels behind planters, between doors or in other private locations.

“I know that myself and other carriers will continue to put stuff between a screen door and a door or in people’s mailboxes,” Aitken told the Free Press Friday. “We will hide stuff and keep people’s stuff safe. Even if it’s against the rules.”

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