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Bartley Kives

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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 4h
Manitoba came close to losing its status as a net producer of energy last year. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Manitoba Hydro imported almost as much power as it sold in 2025-26 | CBC News
Manitoba Hydro imported almost as much power from outside the province as it exported during the most recent fiscal year due to drought conditions that restricted the utility's ability to generate its...
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 8h
Gone, Obby Khan: When the Manitoba PCs lost their leader, the NDP lost its greatest asset www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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ANALYSIS | When the Manitoba PCs lost their leader, the NDP lost its greatest asset | CBC News
Obby Khan was to Wab Kinew what Justin Trudeau was to Pierre Poilievre: The gift that kept on giving, as long as he remained in his position. Unfortunately for the NDP, he self-ejected.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Looks like my desk at work got a glow up
Photos of Winnipeg mayoral candidates stuck to rolls of paper towel
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Konrad Narth named new Manitoba Progressive Conservative leader after Obby Khan quits www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Konrad Narth named new Manitoba Progressive Conservative leader after Obby Khan quits | CBC News
Manitoba's Progressive Conservative Party has appointed Konrad Narth as interim leader after Obby Khan quit.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Initial story on Khan’s resignation. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Obby Khan stepping down as Manitoba PC leader | CBC News
Obby Khan is stepping down from his position as leader of Manitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservatives.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Obby Khan has resigned as Manitoba PC leader.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader Obby Khan survives caucus confidence vote www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader Obby Khan survives caucus confidence vote | CBC News
The leader of Manitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservative Party has survived a confidence vote.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Beyond the open wards: Where change is most likely to occur in Winnipeg council races www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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ANALYSIS | Beyond the open wards: Where change is most likely to occur in Winnipeg council races | CBC News
While Winnipeg is guaranteed to have new councillors next month in five vacant seats, there are five other wards where incumbent candidates face competition from experienced challengers, whose ranks i...
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
There’s a new candidate for Manitoba’s tallest waterfall. Kwasitchewan, it appears, does not deserve the title. By @joshcrabb.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Seldom-visited site recently measured as Manitoba’s tallest waterfall | CBC News
Two researchers recently made a more-than-100-kilometre canoe trip to the remote, difficult-to-access Kapakaytay Falls in northern Manitoba. Using a process called digital photogrammetry, they calcula...
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Manitoba PC campaign director quits after 9 months. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Manitoba PC campaign director quits after 9 months in the role | CBC News
The campaign director for Manitoba's Progressive Conservative party has resigned from his role after nine months, without fighting a single election.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Downtown Winnipeg is humid, misty and damp this morning. Like Dublin, minus the salt.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Russ Wyatt, facing 5 sexual assault and drug charges, chooses not to heed calls from mayoral candidates, council candidates and labour leaders to sit out election cycle. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Politicians, candidates, labour leaders urge Russ Wyatt not to run
Councillors, labour leaders and mayoral candidates say Russ Wyatt, who faces five sexual assault and drug charges, will be too distracted by court proceedings to serve another term on Winnipeg city co...
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Good morning. Today is the nomination deadline for Winnipeg’s election. Nine out of 15 registered mayoral candidates are nominated. Kevin Klein is among those who are not but plans to submit his papers today.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Clear-eyed projection for the Winnipeg Jets this season: Out of the playoffs and unwilling to rebuild. www.nytimes.com/athletic/760...
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Winnipeg Jets projections: Without their franchise goalie, a middling team has to face reality (Gift Article)
Whatever happens with Hellebuyck will be franchise-defining and the ultimate influence on this team’s 2026-27 direction.
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Elizabeth Thompson @lizt1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Canada's change to its citizenship rules in Bill C-3 to recognize citizenship by descent is having an unintended consequence - a number of archives across the U.S. are getting so many requests for records to prove Canadian ancestry that they now have backlogs and delays. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Canada changed its citizenship rules. Now U.S. archives are getting flooded with requests | CBC News
CBC News has learned that Canada's change to its citizenship law to recognize the citizenship by descent of 'lost Canadians' is having an unintended consequence south of the border — creating backlogs...
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Deficit projected to be lower, thanks in part to additional tax revenue - and to the province spending below its budget allocations. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Manitoba slices deficit down close to original budget projection
Manitoba finished the 2025-26 fiscal year with an $832-million deficit. That’s half the projected pool of red ink in December, when the province forecast a $1.66 billion shortfall, but close to the ex...
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wyatt is registered to run again - a day before the deadline to do so. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Facing sexual assault charges, Russ Wyatt to seek re-election in Transcona | CBC News
A Winnipeg city councillor facing charges of sexual assault is running for re-election. Russ Wyatt filed his registration paperwork at city hall Monday, a day before the deadline.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The Ottawa Redblacks never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Saudi Arabia has a mutual defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan. Turkey is a NATO member.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
There might be no economic case for expanding the Port of Churchill, but that may not be the point www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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ANALYSIS | There might be no economic case for expanding the Port of Churchill, but that may not be the point | CBC Accessibility
The question before Manitobans right now is why Canada and Manitoba are not simply proceeding with a $3-billion port expansion and railway upgrade, if indeed a Hudson Bay shipping route is essential f...
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Tough news from the RCMP to the families of victims of the 1985 Air India boming - Canada's deadliest terrorist attack: vancouversun.com/news/crime/a...
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Air India families shocked that RCMP investigation at a dead end after 41 years
Some relatives of the 1985 Air India bombing victims are devastated after the RCMP told them the investigation has hit a dead end.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Mayoral candidate Kevin Klein is promising to make Winnipeg ‘the safest city in Canada’ within four years on the basis of metrics he said he would define after winning the October election. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Klein promises crime-reduction task force as Winnipeg mayoral candidates focus on safety | CBC News
Winnipeg mayoral candidates Kevin Klein, Mike Vogiatzakis and Scott Gillingham issued promises Friday to reduce crime and improve public safety.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Winnipeg aerospace industry hopes federal defence dollars fly to Manitoba. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Aerospace industry hopes federal defence dollars will fly to Manitoba
As Canada ramps up defence spending, the aerospace sector in Winnipeg is trying to take advantage.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This morning at Winnipeg’s Victoria Inn, there was both a harm-reduction conference and a defence-industry gathering. The two events did not cancel each other out.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
And now the EU is using the term “associate member.”
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Kinew government promised today to triple mining production by tonnage within five years. That was already going to happen, thanks to PADCOM’s potash mine near Russell, as Ian Froese reports … www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Manitoba could hit new mining goal — tripling production within 5 years — with just 1 mine | CBC News
Manitoba is vowing to triple mining production within the next five years — a target it may hit simply with the new potash mine increasing production as scheduled.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today in asymmetrical warfare … Netherlands rail system brought to a standstill by low-tech saboteurs www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Netherlands rail disruption due to suspected sabotage, operator says
Trains were cancelled or delayed on Tuesday after objects were found on tracks at multiple locations.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Port of Churchill, railway improvements would cost fraction of LNG project proposed by Manitoba premier www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Port of Churchill, railway improvements would cost fraction of LNG project proposed by Manitoba premier | CBC News
As Premier Wab Kinew pitches investors on a Port of Churchill expansion that could cost as much as $80 billion, the company that owns the port says it only needs a small fraction of that cash — less t...
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Ten of 14 Winnipeg mayoral candidates are at a debate organized by the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1505. Six of these 10 have run or tried to run before: Clacio, Woodstock, Hayat, Klein, Vogiatzakis and Gross. Incumbent candidate Gillingham did not attend.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
CBC News is now reporting: “a senior Canadian official says Canada is not seeking EU membership in any capacity including ‘associate member.’ “
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This story about a derelict daycare is worth 3.5 minutes of your time. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Vacant daycare built 2 years ago derelict, ransacked by thieves
A $5.5-million Winnipeg-area daycare built two years ago with provincial funds has never opened. It now sits derelict and surrounded by weeds after being plundered by scavengers and damaged by floodin...
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
$5.5M daycare built with provincial funds now derelict, scavenged by thieves and damaged by flooding www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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$5.5M daycare built with provincial funds now derelict, scavenged by thieves and damaged by flooding | CBC News
A $5.5-million Winnipeg-area daycare built two years ago with provincial funds sits vacant, derelict and surrounded by weeds after being plundered by scavengers and damaged by flooding.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A gift link to the WSJ piece about Carney seeking to make Canada an “associate” EU member. www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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Exclusive | Mark Carney’s Audacious Bid to Make Canada an ‘Associate Member’ of the EU
As trade talks with the U.S. collapse, prime minister pursues a major—and risky—pivot to Europe; an Ottawa book club plays its part.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
NYT travel does Lake Superior, from Thunder Bay to Pukaskwa. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/t...
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Exploring a Wild Great Lake’s Wildest Shore (Gift Article)
A road trip along the North Shore of Lake Superior, from Duluth, Minn., to Pukaskwa National Park in Ontario, Canada, packed multiple adventures into a week.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Nuclear war.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Avoid Broadway west of Osborne. Broadway is closed in both directions at Young due to a collision. People at the scene say there was a police pursuit but this is not yet confirmed.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Curtailing federal review process for energy projects puts reconciliation, treaties at risk, First Nations say www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Curtailing federal review process for energy projects puts reconciliation, treaties at risk, First Nations say | CBC News
The federal government's decision to scale back the regulatory review process for some energy projects is being harshly criticized by First Nations and environmental groups in Manitoba.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Winnipeg’s mayor on the anniversary of 9/11: Leaders of nations come and go but the bond between Canada and the U.S. endures.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Manitoba unveils climate action plan without specific emission-reduction targets www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Manitoba unveils climate action plan without specific emission-reduction targets | CBC News
The first climate action plan unveiled by the NDP government calls for dozens of ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Manitoba but does not include any emission-reduction targets.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I have been corrected. There are now four. One in Penticton, two in greater Vancouver and one in Toronto.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Trump has banned Canadian pisco. Pisco can only be made in Peru or Chile.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The City of Winnipeg is on track for a $29M deficit on operating spending in 2026. That’s a 2% variance from the budget. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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City of Winnipeg on track for $29M deficit for 2026, June figures show | CBC News
The City of Winnipeg is heading toward a $29-million revenue shortfall on its operating budget this year, based on accounting from the end of June.
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Caitlyn Gowriluk @caitlyngowriluk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
New data suggests the realities of a controversial 72-hour detox site in Winnipeg might not align with the Manitoba government's promises to improve safety by detaining people intoxicated by long-lasting drugs such as methamphetamine. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Winnipeg's 72-hour detox centre mostly seeing people intoxicated by alcohol, not drugs | CBC News
New data suggests the realities of a controversial 72-hour detox site in Winnipeg might not align with the Manitoba government's promises to improve safety by detaining people intoxicated by long-last...
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Winnipeg mayoral candidate Kevin Klein faces fresh attacks as he makes campaign official www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Mayoral candidate Kevin Klein faces fresh attacks as he makes campaign official | CBC News
Former city councillor and PC cabinet minister Kevin Klein faced fresh attacks within minutes of registering his second campaign to become Winnipeg's mayor on Thursday.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Kevin Klein has registered his campaign. There are now 12 candidates for mayor.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Manitoba cabinet minister reminds Winnipeg voters that declared mayoral candidate worked for Peter Nygard www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Manitoba cabinet minister reminds Winnipeg voters that declared mayoral candidate worked for Peter Nygard | CBC News
Manitoba cabinet minister Nahanni Fontaine has weighed in on Winnipeg's mayoral race by taking to social media to remind voters that soon-to-be candidate Kevin Klein used to work for convicted sex off...
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Canada-U.S. trade war complicates Hydro plan to purchase gas turbines from U.S. manufacturer www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Canada-U.S. trade war complicates Hydro plan to purchase gas turbines | CBC News
The Canada-U.S. trade war has complicated Manitoba Hydro's plan to purchase gas turbines for its $3-billion Brandon generating station expansion from a manufacturer based in Massachusetts.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Former councillor, PC cabinet minister Kevin Klein to make 2nd run for Winnipeg mayor www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Former councillor, PC cabinet minister Kevin Klein to make 2nd run for Winnipeg mayor | CBC News
Former city councillor and provincial cabinet minister Kevin Klein says he's about to launch a second campaign to be Winnipeg's mayor.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
How much are the Avs paying Cale Makar over eight years? A smidge more than $163 million USD, which is enough to pay for a private island in Florida, customize a nearly new Boeing 767 or cover the production budget for Project Hail Mary.
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Walking Eagle News @theeagleist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
BREAKING: sucks to have stuff renamed by white people, doesn’t it?
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