Winnipeg

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, near the meeting of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. It is a major centre of prairie commerce, government, and culture.

Red River Colony: A nineteenth-century settlement along the Red River that became the centre of the Red River Resistance. Its settlement developed at the river junction that later became Winnipeg.
Red River: A river flowing north from the United States through Manitoba into Lake Winnipeg. Winnipeg grew beside the river that forms its eastern urban corridor.
Winnipeg Transit: The public transit system serving Winnipeg with buses and rapid transit. Its routes connect the city’s dispersed neighbourhoods and employment centres.
Exchange District, Winnipeg: A Winnipeg heritage district known for early twentieth-century commercial architecture and arts venues. Its preserved warehouses reflect the city’s boom as a grain and railway centre.
Red River Resistance: A political uprising in 1869–70 that led to Manitoba joining Canada. The resistance unfolded at Fort Garry, near present-day downtown Winnipeg.
Assiniboine River: A prairie river that flows east through Saskatchewan and Manitoba to meet the Red River. Its confluence with the Red River lies at the heart of Winnipeg’s geography.
Portage and Main: A major Winnipeg intersection at the centre of the city’s financial district. It concentrates offices and commerce at a prominent downtown crossroads.
St. Boniface, Winnipeg: A Winnipeg neighbourhood with a longstanding French-Canadian and Métis presence. It preserves a distinct francophone history within Manitoba’s capital.
Louis Riel: A Métis political leader who headed the provisional government during the Red River Resistance. Riel’s government negotiated Manitoba’s entry into Canada from the Red River settlement.
The Forks, Winnipeg: A historic meeting place and public district at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. This landmark gives the city centre its defining river junction.

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