New building to fight cancer could cost $1 billion, Manitoba premier says

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew speaks with media before at a First Ministers Meeting at the National War Museum Friday, March 21, 2025 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says construction on a long-promised centre for cancer research and treatment will get underway next year.

The new headquarters for CancerCare Manitoba was cancelled by the former Progressive Conservative government in 2017, and the NDP promised in 2023 to build it if elected.

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