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An evacuation order for the northern Manitoba town of Leaf Rapids has been lifted, the province confirmed on Tuesday afternoon, but an ad hoc committee of evacuees say they will continue their demand for answers and improved response efforts in case they are evacuated again.

An evacuation order for the northern Manitoba town of Leaf Rapids has been lifted, a provincial spokesperson said Tuesday afternoon. 

Manitoba’s police watchdog investigating car crash with RCMP cruiser  Global News

Winnipeg man, 60, dies after tree falls onto tent at eastern Manitoba campground  CBC.ca

A 60-year-old Winnipeg man is dead after a tree collapsed onto the tent he was asleep in during a thunderstorm in eastern Manitoba early Monday.

Man dies after tree falls on tent: Manitoba RCMP  CTV News Winnipeg

Manitoba tornadoes: More twisters could be coming  CTV News Winnipeg

Manitoba tornadoes: More twisters could be coming | CTV News  CTV News Winnipeg

Antique cars from 1920s, '30s driving across Manitoba for fundraising campaign  CBC.ca

Five antique cars made a pit stop at the Manitoba Legislature Monday afternoon as they chug along the old Trans-Canada highway for a fundraising campaign. 

Curling Canada says Team Jennifer Jones and Team Rachel Homan will play at the 18-team national women's curling championship in Calgary in February.

In searching for people involved in a possible abduction, Manitoba police are focusing on the Sherridon area, but said they could be in Cranberry Portage or Flin Flon as well. 

Police in northwestern Manitoba are on the lookout for the suspect in an alleged kidnapping.

Manitoba kidnapping suspect arrested, RCMP say  Global News

Police in northwestern Manitoba are on the lookout for the suspect in an alleged kidnapping.

A team of firefighters from Minnesota that was en route to northern Manitoba to help battle wildfires near Leaf Rapids has been redeployed to help fight a fire near Grand Rapids, in central Manitoba.

A crew of 17 people left the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center in Grand Rapids on Monday and is expected to travel up to Leaf Rapids Tuesday to fight a fire near the town, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says.

Antique cars driving across Manitoba for Tree Planting Car  CTV News Winnipeg

Antique cars driving across Manitoba for Tree Planting Car | CTV ...  CTV News Winnipeg

Manitoba to offer free provincial park entry next week  CTV News Winnipeg

Large plumes of dark smoke from an industrial building burning in Point Douglas on Tuesday morning are causing air quality concerns as crews continue to battle the blaze.

Plumes of dark smoke rose over Winnipeg's Point Douglas neighbourhood on Tuesday morning as a large fire tore through an industrial complex, triggering the evacuation of the nearby area. 

Plumes of dark smoke rose over Point Douglas on Tuesday morning as a large fire in an industrial complex causes air quality concerns.

Plumes of smoke could be seen to the north of downtown Winnipeg on Tuesday morning as a fire engulfed an industrial building in Point Douglas.

Plumes of smoke could be seen to the north of downtown Winnipeg on Tuesday morning as a fire engulfed an industrial building in Point Douglas.

Plumes of dark smoke rose over Point Douglas on Tuesday morning as a large fire at an industrial complex covering most of a city block causes air quality concerns.

News Releases | Manitoba Government Offers Free Provincial Park ...  news.gov.mb.ca

A woman who was killed near the downtown shelter where she lived was a bubbly and thoughtful person who wanted to be a change-maker on safety concerns in Winnipeg's core area, a loved one says.

The federal government has not created a national task force that would investigate all unresolved cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls — despite the fact that was a key call for justice in the 2019 final report of the MMIWG inquiry.

An ad hoc committee of wildfire evacuees struggling to keep up with nearly 400 people stuck in a northern Manitoba city say they're in a crisis and are desperate for information about when they will return home.

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Manitoba not affected by B.C. port worker strike, industry experts say — for now  CBC.ca

The effects of thousands of port workers striking in British Columbia haven’t yet trickled down to Manitoba — but industries in the Prairie province are keeping a close eye on what’s unfolding on the West Coast.