A record number of women were elected to municipal office in Manitoba this year, marking a significant step toward greater gender representation in local government, but more work is needed to ensure council tables reflect the communities they serve. Of the 339 women who ran in Manitoba’s 2026 municipal general elections, 213 were elected, setting […]

It was Friday the 13th when Andrea Johnson heard the news from a friend over a muffled telephone receiver from the county jail in Cascade, Idaho. After 16 months behind bars, Johnson had been granted parole. “I was anxious, but I was hopeful,” Johnson, 46, said. “I was excited. Why wouldn’t they let me out?” […]

A former police sergeant was sentenced for his crimes Friday while the force’s chief promised better oversight on a database he used to find, date and deceive vulnerable women in Regina.  Robert Semenchuk was handed a conditional sentence of two years less a day, to be served in the community, followed by three years’ probation. […]