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WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government outlined major spending increases on capital projects and a mix of tax measures in its annual budget tabled Thursday.

CALGARY — Calgary Hitmen goalie Daniel Hauser set a new Western Hockey League record for wins with a 5-1 victory over the Red Deer Rebels on Wednesday.

WINNIPEG — The two men vying for the leadership of Manitoba's Progressive Conservative party squared off Wednesday night in a debate that touched on crime, health care, taxes and other issues.

WINNIPEG — A First Nations-led project to redevelop the historic Hudson's Bay Co. building in downtown Winnipeg to advance reconciliation has doubled in cost nearly three years after it started.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government signalled Wednesday that its new budget will include supports for people affected by tariffs imposed by the United States and new spending to create jobs.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba NDP has won a provincial byelection to hold onto the east Winnipeg riding of Transcona. The byelection was held to fill the seat formerly held by Nello Altomare, the Manitoba education minister who died in January.

WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg man already facing mischief charges for allegedly spray-painting swastikas and antisemitic graffiti on fences and other structures is now facing terrorism charges.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government plans to expand the province's human rights code to cover gender expression.

Once again, Jackson Tachinski will pull double duty. The Manitoba Bisons star will perform at quarterback and receiver at the CFL's national combine, which begins Friday in Regina.

IQALUIT — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he hopes recovering the remains of two First Nations women murdered by a serial killer from a Manitoba landfill brings closure to their families.