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Winnipeg is ranked second for Canada's clearest skies year-round, sixth sunniest city year-round, and second for sunniest city in Canada in spring and winter. [18] Winnipeg is sunnier in the summer, spring, and winter than any Canadian city east of it. [33] Winnipeg has short daylight hours in the winter and long daylight hours in the summer.
Winnipeg has two daily newspapers: the Winnipeg Free Press and the Winnipeg Sun. [50] There are five weekly newspapers delivered free to most Winnipeg households based on geography. [51] There are several ethnic weekly newspapers, [52] as well as regionally- and nationally-based magazines based in the city.
Winnipeg has also developed its own distinct take on many foods, including its own styles of rye bread and "Co-op" cream cheese. Winnipeg-style rye is very light compared to most other forms of rye and is made by the Winnipeg Rye Bread, City Bread and Kub bakeries and can be found in any grocery store. [21]
Winnipeg is named after nearby Lake Winnipeg, 65 km (40 mi) north of the city.English explorer Henry Kelsey may have been the first European to see the lake in 1690. He adopted the Cree and Ojibwe name win-nipi (also transcribed win-nipiy or ouenpig) meaning "murky water" or "muddy water" [12] [13] [14] (modern Cree: wīnipēk, ᐑᓂᐯᐠ).
Labour and Immigration is no longer a department on its own. As of 2023, the immigration portfolio is part of the Dept. of Advanced Education, Skills and Immigration; [3] former components of Labour have now been moved to different departments. [24] Mineral Resources: 2016 [6] Multiculturalism and Literacy: 2016 [6] Municipal Affairs: 1953 1989
Dafoe, John W. "Early Winnipeg Newspapers: The Last 70 Years of Journalism at Fort Garry and Winnipeg," Manitoba Historical Society Transactions, Series 3, 1946-47 online; Hiebert, Daniel. "Class, ethnicity and residential structure: the social geography of Winnipeg, 1901–1921." Journal of Historical Geography (1991) 17#1 pp: 56–86.
Pages in category "Geography of Winnipeg" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Flag of Manitoba Location of Manitoba. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Manitoba: . Manitoba – Canadian prairie province.The province, with an area of 649,950 square kilometres (250,900 sq mi), has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography.