The Canadian Press

Manitoba Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen says the Progressive Conservative government is not planning to call an early election.

Goertzen, who is also the Tory house leader, says the government fully intends to stick to the scheduled date of Oct. 3 of next year.

Goertzen says there are some exceptional circumstances such as an emergency that could prompt an early vote, but the Tories plan to stick to the set date.

A Canadian in Seoul says he's had trouble sleeping since witnessing tens of thousands of people crowding into side streets and alleys in the city's nightclub district on Saturday, a scenario that led to the crushing death of more than 150 people. 

Matthew Clement said he avoided the narrowest streets in Itaewon on Halloween after experiencing dense throngs of people in previous years that made him fear for his life. 

"In the past I've felt overwhelmed. It's terrifying," he said in an interview from Seoul. "It was very difficult to move or even control your movements."

Police in Winnipeg say they've received at least half a dozen reports of children receiving candy containing THC while trick-or-treating.

The Winnipeg Police Service says the reports all included the same product, "Medicated Nerds," with a label indicating that it contains 600 milligrams of THC, given out to children for Halloween.

They said the candy was found in sandwich bags that also came with full-sized chocolate bars. However, the candy was not tested and police could not say for certain if they contain THC.

Milk prices in Canada are expected to go up again in the new year. 

The Canadian Dairy Commission says it has approved an increase in farm gate milk prices of about 2.2 per cent, or just under two cents per litre, effective Feb. 1, 2023.

The Crown corporation, which oversees Canada's dairy supply management system, says the increase is based on the rising cost of production.

Manitoba Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen says a new licence plate could be in place by next summer to raise money for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

The Opposition New Democrats recently put forward a private member's bill to create a specialty licence plate, similar to ones that exist for groups such as the Humane Society or causes like cancer research.

Crown-owned Manitoba Public Insurance gives $30 from each specialty plate to a registered group.

Charges have been stayed against a Manitoba woman accused in the death of a baby found in a garbage bin.

A Crown attorney said the decision was made following an autopsy.

The transcript of court proceedings, which was provided by the provincial government, shows the Crown felt it was not in a position to determine the cause of death or rule out natural causes.

Jeanene Moar was charged with manslaughter and concealing the body of a child after a baby girl was found in the bin in a back lane in Winnipeg last spring.

Police in the Montreal suburb of Laval found the body on Monday of a month-old infant who had been missing since the car his mother was driving crashed into a river Friday.

The boy was in a vehicle with his mother and four-year-old sister that plunged into the Mille Îles River in a northwestern sector of Laval just before 5 p.m. Friday.

Standing on slush under street lights in front of a charred and boarded-up home where a fire claimed the lives of four young children, a large crowd gathered in a northern Manitoba city to mourn the loss and comfort the grieving family.

Manitoba could soon have a new licence plate that would raise money for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

The Opposition New Democrats have put forward a private member's bill to create a specialty licence plate similar to ones that exist for groups such as the Humane Society or causes like cancer research.

Manitoba Public Insurance gives $30 from each specialty licence plate sale to a registered group.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to speak in Winnipeg today to a national group that represents Canadian Ukrainians.

He's also likely to hear a request from the Manitoba government for more money to help Ukrainians who are fleeing the war.

Premier Heather Stefanson says Manitoba is happy to have welcomed almost 12,000 Ukrainians since the Russian invasion began last February.

But she says the province needs federal money to help pay for housing, health care, education and other needs of the new arrivals.