Civic Election

Construction firm sues disqualified mayoral candidate over bribery remarks

3 minute read Friday, Nov. 4, 2022

A Winnipeg mayoral candidate whose name wasn’t on the ballot after missing a deadline, is being sued for defamation over comments he allegedly made at a seniors’ forum during the campaign.

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Mayoral vote reveals ‘doughnut phenomenon’

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Mayoral vote reveals ‘doughnut phenomenon’

Chris Kitching 6 minute read Monday, Oct. 31, 2022

Maps of Winnipeg’s mayoral election results reveal where the vote was won and lost, with Shaun Loney outperforming Glen Murray in core areas, and vote-rich suburbs propelling winner Scott Gillingham.

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Monday, Oct. 31, 2022

Mynarski posts city’s lowest eligible voter response

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Mynarski posts city’s lowest eligible voter response

Joyanne Pursaga 4 minute read Friday, Oct. 28, 2022

While political experts are lamenting the dismal 37.5 per cent voter turnout in Wednesday’s municipal election, participation was even lower in some Winnipeg council wards.

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Friday, Oct. 28, 2022

Note to Gillingham: make good on vow to end mayor’s grip on power

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Note to Gillingham: make good on vow to end mayor’s grip on power

Tom Brodbeck 4 minute read Friday, Oct. 28, 2022

Mayor-elect Scott Gillingham may have won with only 27.5 per cent support in Winnipeg’s civic election Wednesday. However, if he follows through on one of his key election promises — to reform city hall’s powerful executive policy committee — city council could be a more democratic institution than it has been in years.

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Friday, Oct. 28, 2022

Opinion

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Winnipeg Mayor-elect Scott Gillingham

Urban-sprawl challenge awaits new mayor

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Urban-sprawl challenge awaits new mayor

Editorial 4 minute read Friday, Oct. 28, 2022

Welcome to the very big job, Mayor-elect Scott Gillingham.

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Friday, Oct. 28, 2022

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Mayor-elect Scott Gillingham met with Brian Bowman, Winnipeg’s outgoing mayor, at city hall on Friday.

Police HQ on agenda as mayor, mayor-elect meet

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Police HQ on agenda as mayor, mayor-elect meet

Joyanne Pursaga 2 minute read Friday, Oct. 28, 2022

Winnipeg mayor-elect Scott Gillingham received some advice Friday from the civic leader he will soon replace, during a private “transition” meeting.

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Friday, Oct. 28, 2022

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The Met Centre for Arts and Technology, an alternative high school in the city core, was among the institutions that took part in the Student Vote initiative.

Winnipeg students picked Murray in mock election

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Winnipeg students picked Murray in mock election

Maggie Macintosh 4 minute read Monday, Oct. 31, 2022

Glen Murray, the runner-up in the Winnipeg mayoral race, had been the favourite to take the reins at city hall among students who participated in mock elections this week.

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Monday, Oct. 31, 2022

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Signage outside the First Presbyterian Church in the Wolseley neighbourhood of Winnipeg directs voters to the polling station on Wednesday, October 26, 2022. Scott Gillingham has been elected mayor of Winnipeg, replacing Brian Bowman, who did not seek re-election. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Daniel Crump

A large majority of Winnipeggers chose not to buy in to what civic race was offering

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A large majority of Winnipeggers chose not to buy in to what civic race was offering

Melissa Martin 7 minute read Monday, Oct. 31, 2022

The numbers will haunt Winnipeg for the next four years, in one way or another. There are a few that stand out. They tell us a little about Winnipeg, and a lot about this election. And they’re a warning sign about our civic politics, if not quite — or not yet — a 911 call. So let’s take a moment, and review some of the key figures.

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Monday, Oct. 31, 2022

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Lois Brothers is among a group of nominees who mounted well-organized campaigns with similar themes. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press files)

School divisions awash with rookie trustees

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School divisions awash with rookie trustees

Maggie Macintosh 5 minute read Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022

Rookie school trustees — six of whom mounted successful campaigns that took out incumbents, including officials who have served for two decades — have earned more than half of all seats on Winnipeg’s public K-12 boards.

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Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022

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Preliminary numbers show more than 60 per cent of eligible voters did not show up at the polls.

Winnipeg low voter turnout ‘quite disappointing’

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Winnipeg low voter turnout ‘quite disappointing’

Joyanne Pursaga 5 minute read Monday, Oct. 31, 2022

With a competitive race guaranteed to select a new mayor, Winnipeg voter turnout was widely expected to be strong Wednesday.

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Monday, Oct. 31, 2022

Opinion

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Scott Gillingham will be Winnipeg’s 44th mayor.

For Gillingham, the hard work starts now

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For Gillingham, the hard work starts now

Editorial 4 minute read Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022

Winnipeggers have spoken.

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Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022

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Incoming Winnipeg mayor Scott Gillingham went to the Manitoba Legislative Building on Thursday to meet the premier. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)

Voters backed fumble-free Gillingham after allegations sank Murray

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Voters backed fumble-free Gillingham after allegations sank Murray

Chris Kitching 6 minute read Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022

Scott Gillingham won the crowded field in Winnipeg’s dramatic mayoral election thanks to two things: a strong and consistent campaign, and workplace harassment allegations against front-runner Glen Murray.

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Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022

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Shortly before 9 p.m. — less than an hour after polls closed — CTV Winnipeg declared Glen Murray the winner on its live TV coverage and on its website.

Broadcaster suffers bout of premature prognostication

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Broadcaster suffers bout of premature prognostication

Joyanne Pursaga 4 minute read Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022

A surprisingly early declaration of a winner in the mayoral race, a retraction and then a lengthy wait for vote counts from the last half-dozen city polling stations made things confusing for some Winnipeggers trying to follow Wednesday evening’s civic election results.

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Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022

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Anti-vaxxer crushed in Winkler, and other races

Tyler Searle and Chris Kitching 7 minute read Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022

The political landscape in Manitoba municipalities hasn’t shifted much following Wednesday’s vote since many incumbents were acclaimed or returned to office.

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As the newly elected councillor for Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood, Evan Duncan will be the only true fresh face when city politicians get down to business.

Evan Duncan thrilled to be new kid on the block

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Evan Duncan thrilled to be new kid on the block

Malak Abas 3 minute read Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022

Evan Duncan says he won’t have first-day jitters the first time he steps foot in city hall.

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Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022

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Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022

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