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The Manitoba government has announced the first set of winners of the $100,000 prizes in the Vax to Win lottery on Tuesday.

The Manitoba NDP is threatening stall tactics in the House this fall in order to delay several bills, including legislation that will raise Manitoba Hydro…

Five sitting cabinet ministers, a high-profile city councillor and a former member of parliament are among the potential candidates in the race to replace Brian Pallister as Manitoba's Progressive Conservative Party leader — and premier, by extension.

A small but mighty group of volunteers facilitated a county-wide school supply drive, now in its second year. Numerous local businesses donate to the event

Article content We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Hydro rates to increase 2.5% annually for next three years Back to video Finance Minister Scott Fielding and Crown Services Minister Jeff Wharton announced the fixed-rate increase will be an amendment to controversial Bill 35 (The Public Utilities and Ratepayer Protection and Regulatory Reform Act) in the fall and will be set in the interim of a new regulatory process through the Public Utilities Boa...

Winnipeg Free Press By: Dan Lett | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Thursday, Jul. 8, 2021 Opinion The Manitoba Hydro pig has been back to the salon for a whole new shade of lipstick. The Manitoba Hydro pig has been back to the salon for a whole new shade of lipstick. Subject to months of increasingly shrill criticism, the Progressive Conservative government has unveiled new political spin on Bill 35, the controversial proposed law that re-invents the ...

Winnipeg Free Press By: Carol Sanders | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Tuesday, Jun. 29, 2021 Last Modified: 8:13 PM CDT Tuesday, Jun. 29, 2021 | Updates Save to Read Later Manitoba Hydro is seeking its second electricity rate increase in a year without approval from the Public Utilities Board. Manitoba Hydro is seeking its second electricity rate increase in a year without approval from the Public Utilities Board. Jay Grewal...

WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Hydro is looking for a potential rate hike come the fall. During a legislative committee meeting Tuesday morning, Manitoba Hydro President and CEO Jay Grewal revealed the Crown Corporation is looking for a 3.5 per cent rate increase to take effect Oct. 1, 2021. "The rate increase that we presented will allow Manitoba Hydro over the longer term to move towards being able to start to generate net income to be able to pay down its debt and to get closer to achieving that 7...

  WINNIPEG -- If things go according to plan, Manitoba drivers could be receiving a rebate cheque early next year thanks to Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI). MPI announced Monday that it has filed its rate application to the Public Utilities Board (PUB) and it has requested a rate decrease of 2.8 per cent. MPI said the application includes the removal of the Capital Release provision that has given a five per cent discount as part of the rate. With the provision being removed, MPI said a s...