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RUTH BONNEVILLE / FREE PRESS Local PM visits HBC Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the landmark former Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) building downtown announcing new federal investments aimed at ending homelessness. The news conference was held at the future site of Wehwehneh Bahgahkinahgohn (the multi-use, First Nations-led redevelopment of the historic HBC building). Carney was joined by Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham, and True North Sports & Entertainment Chairman Mark Chipman, along with other Indigenous, political, and business leaders. Nov 6th, 2026