Local News Categories All News Local News Sports & Recreation Commentary Arts & Culture Local News Mar 16, 2026 Niverville Reminds Residents of Spring Road Weight Restrictions With temperatures rising, the Town of Niverville is reminding residents that the province will soon announce spring weight restrictions on local roads. Local News Mar 13, 2026 Locals Call for Immediate Action at Dangerous Intersection After years of provincial inaction, some residents of Ste. Agathe are tired of waiting for authorities to improve safety for drivers at the intersection of Highways 75 and 305. In recent days, a petition including nearly 1,000 signatures was presented to MLA Ron Schuler. Local News Mar 12, 2026 Still No Charges for Burglars of 88 Carats It’s been almost a year since owners Travis and Danielle Wiebe showed up for work at 88 Carats Co. only to find the place ransacked and around $300,000 in valuable merchandise missing. It was a first for this couple after 26 years in the jewellery business. Local News Mar 12, 2026 Providence President Announces Retirement Providence University College president Dr. Kenton Anderson has announced his intention to retire. His official last day will be May 31, 2027, allowing him one more year in the position before passing the baton. Local News Jul 20, 2023 Niverville Helping Hands Expands Location, Service Model Niverville Helping Hands (NHH) has been providing food hampers to families in need for more than 30 years. As the need for their services has increased, so has their need for space. Local News Jul 19, 2023 Winkler Council Responds to Outcry for Library Defunding After months of debate over the demands of a group of citizens to defund the local public library, Winkler’s municipal council has reached a decision. Local News Jul 17, 2023 This Year’s Highway Fatalities Reach Concerning Level The St. Pierre-Jolys RCMP would like to issue a reminder to everyone that the practice of safety on Manitoba highways is a matter of life and death. Local News Jul 14, 2023 Canadian News Media Caught in Crossfire Between Feds and Tech Giants On June 22, the federal government passed a bill that has the potential to forever change how millions of Canadians access news. For journalists and news agencies across the country, both large and small, this could mark the end of an era. Local News Jul 11, 2023 Manitoba Looks to Philippines for Help with Healthcare Crisis This month, a group of University of Manitoba nursing faculty assessors will travel to the Philippines to perform in-person clinical competency assessments for 20 internationally educated Filipino Local News Jul 10, 2023 Province Promises More Niverville-Style Senior Care Campuses On July 7, dozens gathered on the lawn of the Niverville Heritage Centre’s aging-in-place campus for a new senior’s housing announcement from the provincial government. Local News Jul 06, 2023 Niverville Mayor Makes Plea for Help in Finding Vandals Just one day prior to the May long weekend, and after hours of readying the Niverville splash pad for local families to enjoy, the Public Works department returned to a nasty surprise, Local News Jul 06, 2023 Eight Rural Families Benefit from Habitat Homes in 2023 Thanks to Habitat for Humanity Manitoba, eight rural lower-income families are about to receive keys to their own newly built homes. This year’s Habitat builds are taking place in Morden, Brandon, Dauphin, and Portage la Prairie. Pagination Load more Citizen Poll Has the case involving former teacher Braeden Martens's sexual assault charges affected your trust in the school system’s ability to protect students? Choices Yes. This incident raises big questions about how teachers are hired in Manitoba. * No. Despite this disturbing case, the system largely does a good job of vetting teachers. * Vote Have a more nuanced opinion? Leave us a comment below: * By submitting a comment, you acknowledge that your feedback may be printed in a future edition of The Citizen. All responses will be anonymous unless signed by the writer. Signed comments are more likely to be published. Cell Number Comment
Local News Mar 16, 2026 Niverville Reminds Residents of Spring Road Weight Restrictions With temperatures rising, the Town of Niverville is reminding residents that the province will soon announce spring weight restrictions on local roads.
Local News Mar 13, 2026 Locals Call for Immediate Action at Dangerous Intersection After years of provincial inaction, some residents of Ste. Agathe are tired of waiting for authorities to improve safety for drivers at the intersection of Highways 75 and 305. In recent days, a petition including nearly 1,000 signatures was presented to MLA Ron Schuler.
Local News Mar 12, 2026 Still No Charges for Burglars of 88 Carats It’s been almost a year since owners Travis and Danielle Wiebe showed up for work at 88 Carats Co. only to find the place ransacked and around $300,000 in valuable merchandise missing. It was a first for this couple after 26 years in the jewellery business.
Local News Mar 12, 2026 Providence President Announces Retirement Providence University College president Dr. Kenton Anderson has announced his intention to retire. His official last day will be May 31, 2027, allowing him one more year in the position before passing the baton.
Local News Jul 20, 2023 Niverville Helping Hands Expands Location, Service Model Niverville Helping Hands (NHH) has been providing food hampers to families in need for more than 30 years. As the need for their services has increased, so has their need for space.
Local News Jul 19, 2023 Winkler Council Responds to Outcry for Library Defunding After months of debate over the demands of a group of citizens to defund the local public library, Winkler’s municipal council has reached a decision.
Local News Jul 17, 2023 This Year’s Highway Fatalities Reach Concerning Level The St. Pierre-Jolys RCMP would like to issue a reminder to everyone that the practice of safety on Manitoba highways is a matter of life and death.
Local News Jul 14, 2023 Canadian News Media Caught in Crossfire Between Feds and Tech Giants On June 22, the federal government passed a bill that has the potential to forever change how millions of Canadians access news. For journalists and news agencies across the country, both large and small, this could mark the end of an era.
Local News Jul 11, 2023 Manitoba Looks to Philippines for Help with Healthcare Crisis This month, a group of University of Manitoba nursing faculty assessors will travel to the Philippines to perform in-person clinical competency assessments for 20 internationally educated Filipino
Local News Jul 10, 2023 Province Promises More Niverville-Style Senior Care Campuses On July 7, dozens gathered on the lawn of the Niverville Heritage Centre’s aging-in-place campus for a new senior’s housing announcement from the provincial government.
Local News Jul 06, 2023 Niverville Mayor Makes Plea for Help in Finding Vandals Just one day prior to the May long weekend, and after hours of readying the Niverville splash pad for local families to enjoy, the Public Works department returned to a nasty surprise,
Local News Jul 06, 2023 Eight Rural Families Benefit from Habitat Homes in 2023 Thanks to Habitat for Humanity Manitoba, eight rural lower-income families are about to receive keys to their own newly built homes. This year’s Habitat builds are taking place in Morden, Brandon, Dauphin, and Portage la Prairie.
