January 18, 2026
Manitoba’s trucking industry is increasingly relying on temporary foreign workers to address a driver shortage, but some companies have faced accusations of taking advantage of newcomers eager to start their lives in Canada. Recent analysis of federal data indicates that businesses in Manitoba’s trades, transport, and related fields were authorized to hire 1,467 temporary foreign […]
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June 6, 2025
Manitoba Farmers Raise Concerns Over Trucking Training Regulations Farmers in Manitoba are expressing the same worries about truck driver training rules that have recently emerged from Alberta and Saskatchewan. During the Keystone Agricultural Producers annual meeting, several farmers voiced their concerns that some proposed training regulations could hinder their ability to acquire Class 1 licences. […]
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May 28, 2025
Truck Driver Critiques RCMP Response Amidst Greyhound Bus Incident A truck driver who intervened to assist Greyhound passengers during a violent incident on July 31 near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, is expressing dissatisfaction with the RCMP’s handling of the situation. Christopher Alguire, a long-haul trucker, shared his account in an interview with CBC News, revealing […]
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