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Sewage $500M, Training Grenade & New Mayoral Entry — Winnipeg Saturday

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🎨 Community & Culture

  1. Manitoba health minister says fixing long ER wait times will take time. The province's health minister said long emergency-department wait times persist and that solutions will require time to implement.
  2. Man catches training grenade while fishing in Selkirk. A fisherman in Selkirk, Manitoba recovered a training grenade while fishing.
  3. Pharmacists in Manitoba can now prescribe birth control, health minister says. The provincial health minister announced that Manitoba pharmacists have new authority to prescribe birth control.
  4. Riley Laychuk's weekend forecast: sun and clouds. Meteorologist Riley Laychuk forecasted a weekend of sun and cloud cover.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Province commits $500M to final phase of North End sewage plant upgrade. The provincial government committed $500 million to complete the final phase of the North End sewage-plant upgrade.
  2. Brad Gross the 11th candidate to join Winnipeg mayoral race. Brad Gross became the 11th confirmed candidate in Winnipeg's mayoral race.
  3. Manitoba must have 'ethical conscience' on student safety at offshore schools, expert says. An expert urged Manitoba to adopt an "ethical conscience" regarding student safety at offshore schools.

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Source Articles (7)

Province commits $500M to final phase of North End sewage plant upgrade

The City of Winnipeg has secured a key piece of funding for the North End sewage treatment plant upgrade, bringing the most expensive project in the city's history one step closer to completion.

General Aug 8, 2026

Pharmacists in Manitoba can now prescribe birth control, health minister says

Authorized pharmacists in Manitoba now have the power to prescribe birth control, the province's health minister announced Friday.

General Aug 8, 2026

Man catches training grenade while fishing in Selkirk, Man.

A man returned from Selkirk's waterfront with a particularly unbelievable fish story Thursday.

General Aug 8, 2026

Brad Gross the 11th candidate to join Winnipeg mayoral race

A Winnipeg realtor is making another bid to become the city's mayor.

General Aug 8, 2026

Manitoba health minister says fixing long ER wait times will take time

Manitoba's health minister says there's no easy fix to long wait times at emergency departments. "We're not happy about the wait times. We have to do better. That work is being done," Uzoma Asagwara said Friday.

General Aug 8, 2026

Manitoba must have 'ethical conscience' on student safety at offshore schools, expert says

Manitoba's first teacher disciplinary hearing unexpectedly shone a light on international schools under the province's purview, with the case of a teacher working at a school in a city in southern China.

General Aug 8, 2026

Riley Laychuk's weekend forecast: sun and clouds

A general mix of sun and clouds for southern Manitoba over the weekend. A few spotty showers are possible. Northern Manitoba will remain mostly cloudy with a few showers likely in the northeast.

General Aug 8, 2026