Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press

Relatives of two murdered Indigenous women expressed shock, hope and anger Thursday, after receiving news that potential human remains have been found at a landfill where their loved ones were believed to have been taken.

"I think the shock of everything has finally hit me," Melissa Robinson, a cousin of Morgan Harris, said at a press conference sitting beside other relatives

"To every one of you that said no (to a search), to every one of you that didn't believe in us, do better," said Harris's daughter Elle Harris.

Potential human remains were discovered Wednesday at a landfill north of Winnipeg where search teams have been working to find two slain First Nations women.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said he spent time with the families of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran at the Prairie Green landfill when the discovery was made. He later struggled to find words to describe the news.

"I don't think any of us are ever going to forget today," Kinew told reporters. 

A western Manitoba school division's plan to reintroduce the playing of "God Save the King" during morning announcements is back on despite being met with controversy. 

At a board meeting on Monday evening, Mountain View School Division Chairperson Jason Gryba confirmed the plan will go ahead while the division consults with lawyers on the legal repercussions. 

Manitoba legislation includes a regulation that says the royal anthem should be played at the end of the school day in all public schools. 

Jurors are to decide whether a Manitoba man ran down and executed a neighbour he had caught stealing from his property or if his murder charge was based on a sloppy and biased police investigation. 

Eric Wildman has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of 40-year-old Clifford Joseph, who was reported missing on June 7, 2021. 

Joseph's remains were found the following month in a rural area northeast of Winnipeg. 

An expert in collision reconstruction told a murder trial Wednesday there is little evidence to suggest a car belonging to the accused was used to run down a neighbour trying to rob him.

The expert was testifying Wednesday at the trial of Eric Wildman, who has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Clifford Joseph.

Joseph was reported missing on June 7, 2021, and his remains were found the following month in a rural area northeast of Winnipeg. 

A new Manitoba law restricting protests near clinics and hospitals where abortions are performed is to take effect Saturday. 

The NDP government introduced a bill last year that creates buffer zones of between 50 and 150 metres around such health facilities, as well as the homes of abortion providers. 

Inside those zones, people are not allowed to block access, attempt to dissuade people from getting an abortion or harass or intimidate individuals. 

A new Manitoba law restricting protests near clinics and hospitals where abortions are performed is to take effect Saturday. 

The NDP government introduced a bill last year that creates buffer zones of between 50 and 150 metres around such health facilities, as well as the homes of abortion providers. 

Inside those zones, people are not allowed to block access, attempt to dissuade people from getting an abortion or harass or intimidate individuals. 

Newly elected Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Kyra Wilson has vowed to offer the same support to First Nations leaders in the province that her predecessor once gave her in 2022.

Wilson, who was then chief of the Long Plain First Nation in southern Manitoba, had called former grand chief Cathy Merrick asking for help advocating for the search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two slain women from the community after police refused to conduct a search citing safety concerns. 

Newly elected Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Kyra Wilson has vowed to offer the same support to First Nations leaders in the province that her predecessor once gave her in 2022.

Wilson, who was then chief of the Long Plain First Nation in southern Manitoba, had called former grand chief Cathy Merrick asking for help advocating for the search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two slain women from the community after police refused to conduct a search citing safety concerns. 

Leaders from First Nations communities in Manitoba have voted in a new head of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs.

Former Long Plain First Nation chief Kyra Wilson took the majority of the votes during the election, which was held following the sudden death of former grand chief Cathy Merrick last fall.

Wilson took the majority of the votes, securing 37.

Leroy Constant and Bava Dhillon, the two northern candidates, tied for second place with 10 votes each.

Former Peguis First Nation chief Glenn Hudson received four votes.