Bartley Kives

An organic farmer, a garden store owner and a part-time corn producer are among the council candidates in St. Norbert-Seine River, the semi-rural Winnipeg ward straddling both sides of the south Perimeter Highway.

Two information technology managers — one retired, one still in the workplace — are challenging two-term city councillor Shawn Dobson in Winnipeg's St. James ward in this civic election.

The final report from the inquiry into Winnipeg's police headquarters project will be made public Monday at 1 p.m.

Former Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz “violated the public trust” and former city chief administrative officer Phil Sheegl displayed “a complete lack of a moral compass” by engaging in "blatant" conflicts of interest involving the owner of the construction company awarded the contract to build the city’s police headquarters, the provincial public inquiry into the scandal-plagued project concluded.

As the population of the Winnipeg area continues to rise, mayoral candidates in a rural municipality northeast of the city are wrestling with how, or even whether, to accommodate the growing demand for housing.

Winnipeg mayoral candidate Kevin Klein says property taxes will rise to help pay for his promise to add 100 more police officers.

There is a broad consensus among candidates in Springfield's election that the Sio Silica sand-mining proposal is the biggest concern in the Manitoba rural municipality.

Winnipeg mayoral candidate Kevin Klein clarified his fiscal policies on Friday as he promised to freeze property taxes in 2027 but also levy a new emergency-service fee equal to a 1.4 per cent property tax increase.

Incumbent Winnipeg mayoral candidate Scott Gillingham remains the preferred choice of Winnipeg voters even though his early and seemingly insurmountable lead has almost been cut in half, according to a new public opinion survey.

Winnipeg mayoral candidate Scott Gillingham reiterated his promise to raise property taxes by 3.5 per cent in 2027 and promised to keep future annual tax hikes "close" to inflation.