Current premier Wab Kinew, along with Manitoba Métis Federation president David Chartrand and other dignitaries, announced the legislation Thursday. Rosanna Hempel reports – Nov 23, 2023 ...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Canadian province of Manitoba has elected the first First Nations premier of a province in Canada.. Manitobans elected an NDP government led by Wab Kinew, who was raised ...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — In a first for Canada, the voters of Manitoba have elected a First Nations member to be premier of one of the country’s provinces. Wab Kinew led the New Democratic Party ...

Manitoba’s new premier was sworn in Wednesday morning, along with the rest of his cabinet. Wab Kinew, who made history Oct. 3 with the Manitoba NDP’s election victory, ...

Manitoba premier declares state of emergency over wildfires, says military aid coming. Wab Kinew says the fires have forced 17,000 people to flee in what he calls the largest such exodus in living ...

WINNIPEG – Métis leader Louis Riel will be recognized as Manitoba’s honorary first premier if a bill put before the legislature Thursday is passed into law. The honorary designation is in ...

Manitoba officials are urging residents of the affected areas to heed wildfire evacuation orders. Premier Wab Kinew said Thursday that there are over 1,000 registered evacuees at this point ...

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson is not ruling out an early election. When asked Tuesday, Stefanson said she has not made any decision about the timing of the election currently scheduled ...

The Canadian province of Manitoba has declared a state of emergency over a series of wildfires, and Prime Minister Mark Carney has agreed to send in the military to help.

Alfred Boyd was named Manitoba’s first premier. There have long been efforts to recognize Riel’s accomplishments. He was declared a founder of Manitoba in 1992 and officially recognized as the ...

He decided to run for the Manitoba New Democrats in 2016 and was elected in the NDP stronghold of Fort Rouge in Winnipeg. John Norquay was the first Indigenous person to serve as Manitoba’s premier.

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has ordered a provincewide state of emergency as his province deals with a series of crippling wildfires. advertisement.