Skip to content
Community News Commons
News by you!
Community News CommonsCommunity News Commons
  • Home
  • About CNC
  • Contact Us
Microwidgets - Menu 1
Facebook page opens in new windowTwitter page opens in new windowRss page opens in new windowYouTube page opens in new windowSoundCloud page opens in new window
  • Our City
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Economy & Business
    • Environment
    • Health & Safety
  • Culture
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Food
    • Reviews
    • Sports
    • Science & Technology
    • Religion & Spirituality
  • Our Neighbourhoods
    • Downtown
    • Northeast
    • Northwest
    • Southeast
    • Southwest
    • Outside Winnipeg
  • Philanthropy
    • Charitable Organizations
    • Stories of Giving
  • Story Archives by Year…
    • 2017
    • 2016
    • 2015
    • 2014
    • 2013
    • 2012
  • Photo of the Day – Gallery
Search:
Search CNC Archives
  • Our City
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Economy & Business
    • Environment
    • Health & Safety
  • Culture
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Food
    • Reviews
    • Sports
    • Science & Technology
    • Religion & Spirituality
  • Our Neighbourhoods
    • Downtown
    • Northeast
    • Northwest
    • Southeast
    • Southwest
    • Outside Winnipeg
  • Philanthropy
    • Charitable Organizations
    • Stories of Giving
  • Story Archives by Year…
    • 2017
    • 2016
    • 2015
    • 2014
    • 2013
    • 2012
  • Photo of the Day – Gallery

Category Archives: Politics

You are here:
  1. Home
  2. Our City
  3. Category "Politics"

GM throws Barra under the bus

Economy & Business, Health & Safety, PoliticsBy Roger CurrieApril 4, 2014

Less than two months after being appointed CEO of General Motors, Mary Barra fails to explain to members of Congress why GM did not act sooner to correct problems that led to the recall of millions of vehicles worldwide.

Don’t muddy the water with infrastructure concerns

Environment, Health & Safety, Our Neighbourhoods, PoliticsBy Sean ConwayApril 3, 2014

Water main breaks, frozen pipes and discoloured tap water invites a critical look at city services. It also presents the challenge of differentiating between a glass of beer and a glass of water.

Pension reform — lessons from down under

Economy & Business, PoliticsBy Robert BrownApril 1, 2014

Canadians are being told that we might learn a lot from pension reforms that took place in Australia, even if what we learn is that we can do it better.

Missing the boat on trains

Economy & Business, PoliticsBy Roger CurrieMarch 28, 2014

At one time trains were the lifeblood that transported people and goods across this vast country. Nowadays in western Canada, the shipment of grain and passengers is nowhere near what it used to be.

Premier Redford’s era comes to an end

PoliticsBy Roger CurrieMarch 20, 2014

Who would have thought that the Alison Redford era in Alberta would not last three full years? She has resigned rather than trying to put down a mutiny in the ranks of her Progressive Conservative caucus,

Impact of sanctions against Russia questioned

Culture, PoliticsBy Daniel RobinsonMarch 20, 2014

Leaders from around the world, including Canada, are moving forward with sanctions against Russia in response to its incursion into Ukraine. But do these measures have any real effect?

The casualties of war

Charitable Organizations, Health & Safety, History, PoliticsBy Noah ErenbergMarch 19, 2014

The story of one war widow and her struggle for support highlights the difficulties faced by many of Canada’s veterans and their families in the wake of recent federal government changes to Veterans Affairs services.

Sovereignty becomes major issue in Quebec election

Culture, History, Outside Winnipeg, PoliticsBy Roger CurrieMarch 17, 2014

Ever since the days of René Lévesque, the PQ has done best when it has kept the sovereignty issue out of the headlines, making some wonder if it will backfire this time.

Driverless cars are closer than we think

Education, Health & Safety, Politics, Science & TechnologyBy Roger CurrieMarch 16, 2014

Deaths and injuries in traffic accidents might some day be stories we read about in the history books, along with lives that are tragically ruined by someone driving drunk.

Conference intersects investigative journalism, democracy and human rights

Downtown, Economy & Business, Education, Environment, Health & Safety, PoliticsBy Stacy Cardigan SmithMarch 9, 2014

Carl Bernstein, who broke the Watergate scandal in the 1970s, is one of the many talented journalists who will be in Winnipeg for an upcoming conference.

1
2345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152535455
…5657585960…
6162636465666768697071
72

Copyright © 2017 Community News Commons. All rights reserved.

Go to Top