This week’s speech from the throne kicked off the first session of the forty-third Manitoba Legislature on November 21. Read by Lieutenant Governor Anita Neville, the speech outlined the priorities of Premier Wab Kinew’s government over the coming four years.

Three weeks of strike has come to an end for more than 300 Hanover School Division (HSD) EAs, as 83 percent of them voted to ratify a deal offered by school division. As of Thursday, November 23, it’s back to work as usual for the majority of EAs.

November 19–25 is National Addictions Awareness Week. What better time to talk about the phenomenon of vaping and the hold that it has, in particular, on Canadian youth?

The Hanover School Division (HSD) and CLAC Local 306, the union representing Hanover EAs, have come to a tentative deal. On Wednesday, November 22, it’ll be back to the voting station for the striking EAs to determine whether the newest deal will be ratified.

Beginning November 17, Ste. Agathe residents will have access to their own hometown doctor. Using newly created clinic space inside the Ste. Agathe Pharmacy, Dr. Riviraj Warnakulasooriya, more easily called Dr. Rivi, will meet with scheduled and drop-in patients from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. every Friday going forward.

It was better late than never for the RM of Ritchot’s annual audited 2022 financial statements. Almost a year after the fact, on November 7, council convened with Ian Hyslop, a contracted independent auditor from The Exchange Group, to review the final numbers.