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MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS Premier Wab Kinew announces that his government is changing regulations to cut above-guideline rent increases by 40 per cent and strengthen protections for renters, during a press conference across from the Courts of St. James, a major high-rise apartment complex on Portage Avenue, Tuesday afternoon. The Premier was joined by Aidan Wilson, a renters advocate, Lisa Naylor, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, along with MLA’s Logan Oxenham (Kirkfield Park), and Jennifer Chen (Fort Richmond). Reporter: Scott Billeck and Joyanne Pursaga 261020 - Tuesday, October 20, 2026.