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| | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA FACTS AND INFORMATION |
 | | Winnipeg (, CST) is a Canadian city and the provincial capital of the province of Manitoba. |
 | | Winnipeg's largest employers are either government or government-funded institutions: The Province of Manitoba, The City of Winnipeg, The University_of_Manitoba, The Health Sciences Centre, The Casinos of Winnipeg, and Manitoba_Hydro. |
 | | Winnipeg has a long history of minor-league baseball, including the Winnipeg_Maroons of the Northern_League, which existed from 1902-1942; the Class A Winnipeg_Goldeyes, an affiliate of the St._Louis_Cardinals, from 1953-1964; the AAA Whips, the Montreal_Expos farm team in 1970-1971; and, since 1994, the Goldeyes, a franchise in the independent Class AA-quality Northern League. |
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