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Bartley Kives
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Reporter. Author. Hiker. Paddler. Eater.
$10M deal gives Winnipeg developer control of land from First Nation he advised www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
$10M deal gives Winnipeg developer control of land from First Nation he advised | CBC News
A former golf course north of Winnipeg purchased with money Peguis First Nation received as reparation for broken treaty promises is now mostly in the hands of a property developer who used to advise ...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Reposted by Bartley Kives
Today is the 27th anniversary of the assassination of journalist Tara Singh Hayer - killed after exposing the Air India suspects and agreeing to testify in the terrorism case. I wrote this on the 20th anniversary. Shocking that no one has ever been charged. vancouversun.com/news/crime/j...
Journalist Tara Singh Hayer's assassination still unsolved 20 years after fatal shooting
Already paralyzed from a 1988 assassination attempt, he was transferring himself from his car to his wheelchair when his killer or killers struck. He didn’t stand a…
vancouversun.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Mayor, councillor blast latest decision by the provincially appointed municipal board, which has the power to overturn, amend and append decisions made by elected officials. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Giving curling club power over housing project sets 'dangerous precedent,' says councillor | CBC News
Winnipeg’s mayor says a ruling by the Manitoba Municipal Board could have significant implications for how the city develops its own land, while a councillor says he's concerned the decision "creates a dangerous precedent."
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November 18, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I don’t even like MGD.
November 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Province commits more cash to Hudson Bay Railway even though Churchill port expansion is still not on federal fast track www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Port of Churchill, Hudson Bay Railway get $51M in provincial money toward improvements | CBC News
Manitoba is putting up $51 million in new funding to help upgrade the Hudson Bay Railway line as federal and provincial government officials were in Winnipeg Sunday to work toward the possibility of e...
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November 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Owner of private Manitoba rail port questions $18M provincial grant to potential rival www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Owner of private Manitoba rail port questions $18M provincial grant to potential rival | CBC News
The owner of a privately owned rail port in southern Manitoba’s Red River Valley wants to know why the provincial government provided an $18-million grant to help create a rival rail port further dow...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Went to see aurora. ✨

Caught a bonus dirt-road badger 🦡 and an eight-point bush buck. 🦌
November 13, 2025 at 5:39 AM
PC MLA Doyle Piwniuk won’t seek re-election.

More early talk about a Manitoba election - which is not quite the same as early election talk.

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Turtle Mountain MLA Doyle Piwniuk won’t seek re-election | CBC News
Doyle Piwniuk, the Progressive Conservative MLA for Turtle Mountain, says he will not run in Manitoba's next provincial election.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Winnipeg rail relocation report identifies short abandoned spur as potential starting point www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Winnipeg rail relocation report identifies short abandoned spur as potential starting point | CBC News
An interim report into Winnipeg rail relocation recommends a short abandoned track in the Brooklands neighbourhood as a potential place to start.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
And now we hear from analyst Thomas Petty about the state of the Winnipeg Jets …

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Tom Petty - Free Fallin'
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November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Many, many questions require answers before the Port of Churchill expansion gets a green light.

Where will the port go? How much will it cost? What does the expansion even involve?

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ANALYSIS | The journey toward an expanded Port of Churchill has only just begun | CBC Accessibility
Compared to  other major projects  granted "national importance" status by Mark Carney’s Liberal government, the proposed expansion of the Port of Churchill is still a very fuzzy idea.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I paddled the Hayes
I came close to Stupid Lake
No FoMo fo’ me

#awfulhaikus
happy anniversary of Stupid Lake getting its name [citation needed]
November 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
For municipal nerds only: Long-awaited review of Pallister-era planning legislation recommends improvements to Manitoba municipal board.

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Long-awaited review of Pallister-era planning legislation recommends improvements to municipal board | CBC News
A provincial appeals body granted the power to overturn land-use decisions by cities, towns and rural municipalities in Manitoba is making inconsistent decisions, taking too long to make them and some...
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October 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Sio Silica plans to drill fewer wells, remove less sand as part of new request for environmental licence www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sio Silica plans to drill fewer wells, remove less sand as part of new request for environmental licence | CBC News
Alberta mining company Sio Silica has proposed to drill fewer wells and extract less sand as part of a new application for an environmental licence to bore below the surface of southeastern Manitoba.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Lone protestor against proposed CFL rule changes, Princess Auto Stadium, Oct. 25.
October 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I just crossed the street and Ohtani managed to hit me
October 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Manitoba plans 3 megaprojects that could generate combined $30B in economic activity, premier says www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Manitoba plans 3 megaprojects that could generate combined $30B in economic activity, premier says | CBC News
Premier Wab Kinew says Manitoba is planning three energy projects that could generate $30 billion in new economic activity — a value equal to more than a third of the province’s existing gross domesti...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“Staggering” failure rate for ankle-bracelet monitoring in Manitoba, where 60% of people released with them are re-arrested, remove the devices, damage them or let the batteries die. By @caitlyngowriluk.bsky.social
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How well is Manitoba’s ankle monitoring working? Rearrests, breaches paint 'stark' picture: expert | CBC News
More than half the people released with an ankle monitor since those devices were introduced in Manitoba in August 2024 were rearrested or broke the rules of their release while wearing one, recent nu...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A few thoughts on the outcome in Elmwood-East Kildonan byelection…
October 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Reposted by Bartley Kives
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney nails it.
October 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Former East St. Paul mayor cleared in revised report about conflict complaint against current mayor www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Former East St. Paul mayor cleared in new report on conflict complaint about current council head | CBC News
Manitoba’s ombudsman has exonerated the former mayor of East St. Paul in a revised report about a conflict of interest complaint against the current mayor of the Winnipeg-area municipality.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM