1+ week, 5+ day ago   (683+ words) Brandon 15° C, Cloudy WINNIPEG — The union for hundreds of Dynacare lab employees in Manitoba has accused the provincial government of interfering in contract talks ahead of next week’s strike deadline. The Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals, which bargains on…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (588+ words) Brandon 15° C, Cloudy with wind Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith joined about 80 people in Brandon on Monday for a community walk to raise awareness about substance use. Speaking in Princess Park before the walk, Smith said she lost…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (93+ words) Brandon 25° C, Windy EDMONTON – Alberta has its first commissioner of music. The province says Jennifer Venance will fill the role. Venance has worked in the government developing the school curriculum, and has more than two decades’ experience as a musician…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (569+ words) Brandon 22° C, Sunny Robin Gibbs’ home in Summerland, B.C., was burned down nearly to its foundation amid the Bald Range wildfire, but he says the devastation doesn’t compare to the emotion of knowing the family dog is still missing....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (452+ words) Brandon 15° C, Clear The union representing nearly 350 Dynacare lab workers in Manitoba has set a Sept. 8 strike deadline. The move comes one week after Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP) members voted 99.7 per cent in favour of a strike…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (401+ words) Brandon 17° C, Clear Another mill is shuttering in British Columbia, affecting about 400 workers in the industry that has taken repeated beatings from tariffs, global competition and a lack of fibre. Domtar announced Thursday the “indefinite idling” of its Howe Sound…...