4+ hour, 39+ min ago  (686+ words) Winnipeg 22" C, Sunny Zena Amundsen didn't realize how tight finances could be for a single-income household after she and her husband welcomed their first baby." She quickly had to learn to keep track of every dollar, recalled Amundsen, a Regina-based…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (833+ words) Winnipeg 17" C, Light rain The federal government is giving provinces and territories an additional $5. 4 billion over two years for the national $10-a-day child-care program, money the minister is framing as stabilizing the program. The program that started rolling out across…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (662+ words) Winnipeg 14" C, Light rain Nine-year-olds and seniors in their "90s regularly bond over bocce in Tuxedo. "cole Tuxedo Park and Extendicare Tuxedo Villa are marking a decade of Senior Buddies, a partnership that began to build intergenerational friendship and understanding in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (554+ words) Winnipeg 18" C, Cloudy with wind A Manitoba company has released what is believed to be the first sector-specific human resources software for early learning centres and child care operations in Canada. The Curbridge Group launched Directors Desk in April. The…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (400+ words) Winnipeg 4" C, Partly cloudy with wind In the recent provincial budget, Manitoba took an important step toward reducing child poverty and strengthening our early learning and child-care system. By eliminating the $2-per-day fee for the lowest-income families receiving subsidized child…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (621+ words) Winnipeg -8" C, Sunny The Manitoba government was ill-prepared to meet its commitment to create 23, 000 non-profit child-care spaces when it signed a $1. 2-billion, five-year agreement with the federal government in 2021. Provincial auditor general Tyson Shtykalo came to that conclusion after he…...