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WINNIPEG — Nearly $700,000 was spent repairing vandalism to Winnipeg bus shelters over 15 months as city and community leaders urge more support for an unhoused population that has exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nearly $700,000 was spent repairing vandalism to Winnipeg bus shelters over 15 months as city and community leaders urge more support for an unhoused population that has exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Georgetown resident is making a living for himself by making concrete blocks, instead of sitting around and waiting on handouts. Block making is hard work, but for Michael Jack, a certified mechanic, it has become a way of life that is lifting him out of poverty. There were times in the past when Jack was able to pay other persons to work along with him, but at present, he …

All city councillor candidates in Mynarski say crime needs to be addressed in the ward, and the incoming challengers say the longtime incumbent hasn't done enough.

It appears a potential strike of city employees has been avoided according to the City of Winnipeg.

A possible strike involving thousands of municipal workers is now on pause after a tentative labour deal was reached between the City of Winnipeg and the local chapter of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).

A strike that could have involved thousands of City of Winnipeg workers, set to start first thing Wednesday, has been paused by the union, which says a tentative agreement has been reached. But the city says that's not actually true — there is no deal.

City of Winnipeg employees could once again be heading back to the picket lines after confusion over a tentative deal with the city.

The City of Winnipeg is trying to clarify a statement issued Monday by CUPE Local 500 saying it is pausing potential strike action.

A possible strike involving thousands of municipal workers is now on pause after a tentative labour deal was reached between the City of Winnipeg and the local chapter of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).