Manitoba news

The Manitoba government has ordered mosquito fogging for Morden and Boissevain, after previously targeting parts of Winnipeg and four other communities.

Winnipeg police are asking for tips in a woman's disappearance seven years ago.

A Winnipeg man has been charged with second-degree murder after a shooting that sent a northern Manitoba First Nation into lockdown on Saturday, RCMP say.

Crops are drying out at a federal research farm in Brandon, Man., after floodwaters covered the fields in July, interrupting research to help crops develop crops with better resilience to extreme weather.

The claims process is now open for those seeking their share of an $8.7-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit involving tens of thousands of Canadians.

The claims process is now open for those seeking their share of a $8.7-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit involving tens of thousands of Canadians.

The largest Asian grocery chain in Canada is coming to Winnipeg’s CF Polo Park mall. It will be the first Manitoba store for the expanding Loblaws subsidiary, which operates 40 stores in B.C., Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and the U.S.

Winnipeg police say they will resume their crackdown on open drug use and trafficking in areas where there are concerns about crime and social disorder, with stepped-up enforcement beginning Friday and continuing until November.

Winnipeg police say they are going to resume their crackdown on open drug use and trafficking in areas where there are concerns about crime and social disorder.

Allana Swayze expected to pay more in rent after new flooring, lighting and a security system was added to the entrance and hallways of her Winnipeg apartment building — but she never imagined the owners would ask for a 78 per cent increase.

A few showers or thunderstorms are likely in parts of southern Manitoba through the late afternoon and evening. Northern Manitoba will see a steadier rain.

A Churchill lodge owner has launched two more legal attempts to regain permits to do polar bear tours, including a court application that would double the number of permits he had in past seasons.

Environment Canada expects to launch an updated alerting system for thunderstorms and tornadoes as early as Tuesday — a change welcomed by Canadian forecasters, researchers and residents affected by twisters in the last few months.

Winnipeg's transit union is calling for full safety shields to be installed immediately after they say a bus driver was stabbed with a syringe early Wednesday.

A policy in southeastern Manitoba schools that requires staff to ignore provincial law entitling youth 16 and up to make their own health-care decisions must be repealed, the province's education minister says.

Police say a 15-year-old boy driving a stolen vehicle that was speeding west of Winnipeg last week later failed a test for cannabis.

A new medical research facility in Winnipeg will play a critical role in closing gaps in Canadian vaccine research and other areas of public health emergency preparedness, officials said Wednesday.

A new medical research facility in Winnipeg will play a critical role in closing gaps in Canadian vaccine research and other areas of public health emergency preparedness, officials said Wednesday.

Dozens of nurses at a Steinbach-area hospital have signed an open letter to Manitoba political and health leaders about what they say are "excessive and unacceptable" long-standing safety risks, largely due to a lack of emergency room staff, but magnified by Winnipeg patients trying to avoid long waits in the city, their union president says.

Dakota Hunter believes Manitoba's first supervised consumption site, opening next week, will cut back on the number of overdoses on Winnipeg streets, but she hopes the facility's hours will be extended.

A few isolated showers are likely across south and central Manitoba through the afternoon. Another area of low pressure will bring more rainfall to central and northern Manitoba later in the week.

Downtown Winnipeg's Radisson Hotel, the adjacent Somerset Building and the Metropolitan Entertainment Centre are up for sale as the Canad Inns corporation seeks to divest itself of properties along the Portage Avenue corridor.

Lloyd Robertson, who delivered the news to Canadians in an authoritative and unflappable manner for more than 40 years as anchor for the flagship news programs of CTV and the CBC, has died. He was 92.

A Winnipeg Catholic school teacher who sent dozens of "romantic" messages to a student could face up to 2½ years behind bars, depending on what a judge decides in the coming weeks.

Hateful and homophobic graffiti that defiled parks in south Winnipeg neighbourhood over the weekend is expected to be cleared by end of day on Tuesday.

Plans to close the U.S. Consulate in Winnipeg mean the United States will "lose touch with a broad swath of Canada," a former employee says.

A drunk driver has been sentenced to eight years in prison and faces likely deportation nearly a year after killing two cyclists in Winnipeg last September.

RCMP are searching for a man from Alberta who is feared drowned after his gear was found near the Nelson River in northern Manitoba.

A slice of Winnipeg’s Linden Woods greenspace now bears the name of top-tier international sports greatness. And for world-champion curler Kaitlyn Lawes, it couldn’t be in a better place.

Temperatures may seem cool as the daily highs fall below normal after a hot July in Manitoba, but don't start thinking about an early fall.

One of Canada's most wanted fugitives has been arrested in British Columbia in connection with the deadly shooting of a Winnipeg soccer player two years ago, police say.

A Winnipeg Sea Bears player who the team says was the victim of a weekend assault in downtown Winnipeg has been released from hospital.

A Winnipeg Sea Bears player who the team says was assaulted and seriously injured has been released from hospital. The organization says security at a downtown Winnipeg nightclub is to blame for his injuries.

The theft of dozens of outfits from Ghana's pavilion just days before Winnipeg's Folklorama festival "turned into such a blessing" after volunteers banded together to sew new ones, one organizer says.

Southern Manitoba will see a general mix of sun and clouds through the day. A few showers are possible in eastern Manitoba and northwestern Ontario. Northern Manitoba will see mainly cloudy conditions with scattered showers.

Critics say the Manitoba government isn't adequately addressing the growing needs of young people as drug-related paramedic responses for youth have nearly doubled in Winnipeg in a decade.

A kidnapping in Winnipeg highlights what experts say has become a growing grey market for vapes — products that aren't necessarily illegal but might skirt or brush up against the law — driven in part by consumer desire for cheaper or banned items and large profit margins from a product that's fairly easy to move.

The short-lived strike by WestJet's flight attendants has led to big impacts for some people travelling in and out of Winnipeg.

Police say an officer was around Aikins Street and College Avenue when they heard multiple gunshots around 2:27 a.m.

Winnipeg Sea Bears basketball team star player Teddy Allen is in hospital after being assaulted in downtown Winnipeg Sunday night.

A downtown Winnipeg restaurant hit by suspected arson last fall was again the scene of a fire Sunday.

Fire crews were called to the now-vacant Boujee Restaurant and Bar at 191 Main St. around 5:38 p.m., the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said in a Monday news release.

South Winnipeg residents say they're hurt and disturbed after some areas in their neighbourhood were covered in graffiti using hateful language, including homophobic slurs.

A Selkirk-area genealogy centre that a local historian says is an important source of Métis genealogy is looking for a new home and stable source of funding.

A Selkirk-area genealogy centre that a local historian says is an important source of Métis genealogy is looking for a new home and stable source of funding.

As motorcyclists in Manitoba mourn another rider killed in the province, one expert says the rise in fatal collisions highlights the importance of road safety and motorcycle skills training.

A man has been arrested after what Winnipeg police say was a random stabbing near the Canadian Museum for Human Rights Saturday.

WestJet flight attendants hit the picket lines outside Winnipeg's Richardson International Airport on Sunday morning after the airline and union couldn't reach a new contract deal by the strike deadline.

WestJet flight attendants hit the picket lines outside Winnipeg's Richardson International Airport on Sunday morning after the airline and union couldn't reach a new contract deal by the strike deadline.

Pimicikamak Cree Nation Chief David Monias says one person has been arrested and the lockdown has lifted on Sunday following a shooting in the northern Manitoba community that left one person dead on Friday night.