Manitoba News

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's minimum wage is to rise to $15.30 an hour on Oct. 1 to help low-income earners deal with the rising cost of living, the provincial government announced Wednesday.

WINNIPEG — Boyd Group Services Inc. says it earned US$14.2 million in its fourth quarter, up from US$4.9 million a year earlier. The autobody repair shop chain, which keeps its books in U.S.

WINNIPEG — Josh Morrissey was glad Connor Hellebuyck was the last line of defence for the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. Hellebuyck made 29 saves to backstop Winnipeg to a much-needed 2-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes.

WINNIPEG — Four of 13 nurses working on a casual basis to help examine victims of sexual assault in Manitoba resigned Tuesday, and their union blamed a lack of staffing and support.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has agreed to pay $17 million and apologize in the legislature to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of former residents who say they were abused at a centre for people with intellectual disabilities.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is boosting funding to programs that serve people with disabilities. Roughly $80 million will go toward helping service agencies pay higher wages to front-line workers, starting at $19 an hour.

WINNIPEG — Razak Iyal was given a warm embrace as he officially became a Canadian citizen, more than six years after nearly freezing to death walking across the Canada-United States border in Manitoba.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is committing $2.1 million to a new approach to find and help missing persons.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Opposition NDP is promising free birth control if it wins the provincial election in October.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Jeremy Swayman made 36 saves for his third shutout of the season and eighth overall in the NHL-leading Boston Bruins' 3-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.