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ROBERT LEE / FREE PRESS Wab Kinew, Premier of Manitoba, speaks at the press conference where the Manitoba government shared results of studies from the University of Manitoba, the Arctic Research Foundation and Fednav, Canada’s largest international dry bulk shipping company at the University of Manitoba on Friday, August 21, 2026. (Left to right, from front): Jennifer Chen, MLA for Fort Richmond, Wab Kinew, Premier of Manitoba, Mike Spence, board chair, Arctic Gateway Group, Michael Benarroch, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manitoba, Rebecca Chartrand, Federal Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister, and Jamie Moses, Minister of Economic Development.