Manitoba news

Province broadens vaccine eligibility as 24 more measles cases reported in Manitoba  CBC

Overland flood watch issued for southwestern Manitoba starting Wednesday  CBC

Residents in southwestern Manitoba are being warned to brace for overland flooding, as heavy rainfall is expected to hit the area between Wednesday and Friday.

'Another challenging day' fighting Manitoba's wildfires with not enough rain on the way, officials say  CBC

Two people confirmed dead in Manitoba wildfire  CTV News

More than a dozen caribou with unborn calves slaughtered in northern Manitoba  APTN News

With three Canadian teams in the NHL playoffs, fans across the country are cheering from the sidelines, including those who newly call Canada home, some of whom say celebrating hockey during playoff season helps them connect with the national identity.

Doug Ford signs Manitoba trade deal in response to Donald Trump’s tariffs  Toronto Star

The bodies of a man and a woman who got trapped as a wildfire burned near the community of Lac du Bonnet in southeastern Manitoba were recovered by police Wednesday morning, RCMP say.

Police say they've recovered the bodies of a man and a woman who were trapped as a wildfire burned near the community of Lac du Bonnet in southeastern Manitoba.

Dry, hot conditions lead to evacuation orders in Manitoba, Ontario  Sudbury News

A year after the homicide of a man who was stabbed in Winnipeg's West Alexander neighbourhood, police are still looking for the suspect connected to his death. 

Manitoba's police watchdog is not authorizing charges related to an encounter that resulted in a man being hospitalized in Thompson.

Police say a four-year-old Teulon boy reported missing after he was last seen before bedtime Tuesday night has been found safe.

Manitoba battles ‘challenging conditions’ as wildfires rage on  CTV News

Manitoba Wildfires: Officials Provide Update – May 14, 2025  CPAC

Winnipeg breaks 125-year-old record amid sweltering heat wave  CTV News

Manitoba Hydro evacuating generating stations in wildfire zone  Manitoba Hydro

Portage cabin owners brace as wildfires spread in eastern Manitoba  PortageOnline

The government has expanded eligibility for the measles vaccine in parts of Manitoba after cases once again doubled in the province.

Measles cases have once again doubled in Manitoba, with 24 new cases confirmed in the province.

Manitoba officials will give an update on dozens of wildfires that have prompted multiple evacuation orders and states of local emergency and have already claimed several buildings.

Manitoba officials are giving an update on dozens of wildfires that have prompted multiple evacuation orders and states of local emergency and have already claimed several buildings.

Hot weather combined with dry conditions and very windy days have caused multiple fires to erupt in Manitoba. There are 24 active fires, six of them requiring significant response.

Ontario signs agreement with Manitoba to eliminate trade barriers  Global News

As the threat of U.S. tariffs ratchets up pressure on the Canadian economy, the governments of Ontario and Manitoba have agreed to ease barriers on the flow of goods, services and workers between the two provinces.

‘Property can be replaced, lives can’t’: Officials urge safety amid Manitoba wildfires  Global News

2 dead in Manitoba wildfire as crews continue to battle major blaze  Global News

Ontario, Manitoba reach internal trade agreement, promise alcohol sales deal by end of June  The Globe and Mail

Rains provide relief for wildfires in Manitoba, NW Ontario, but raise flood risk  The Weather Network

Winnipeg police have issued a silver alert for a 79-year-old woman who has been missing since Monday.

A silver alert issued for a missing 79-year-old woman has been cancelled after she was found safe, Winnipeg police say. 

Residents at three different apartment blocks run by the same property management company say they're fed up with the fact their central air conditioning hasn't been turned on despite record-breaking Winnipeg heat.

Hundreds of people have been forced out of a swath of cottage country in eastern Manitoba as a raging out-of-control wildfire near Lac du Bonnet quickly grew in intensity through the late afternoon and evening on Tuesday.

The Red River Valley is looking at another above seasonal day on Wednesday. Rain begins in the west, which is poised to give the south a good soak by the weekend.

Veronica Montenegro and her family had a special meeting last year with Cardinal Robert Prevost, unaware that he would be chosen several months later to lead the Roman Catholic Church. The future Pope Leo XIV knew her family from his time as a bishop in Peru.

'Definitely my son's voice': Manitoba woman targeted by AI phone scam  CBC

A Manitoba woman is speaking up after getting a phone call she said was an AI scam impersonating a loved one's voice. One expert says using the use of artificial intelligence by fraudsters is the latest in phone scams.

Cottagers in parts of Whiteshell Provincial Park were scrambling to pack their belongings Tuesday after an out-of-control wildfire along the Ontario border prompted the province to issue an evacuation notice for the southern area.

Mikael Granlund had his first career playoff hat trick, Jake Oettinger stopped 31 shots, and the Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg 3-1 on Tuesday night, taking a 3-1 series lead over the top-seeded Jets in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs.

The owner of a remote hunting lodge in northern Manitoba says he wants answers after he found a “mass slaughter” of caribou and severe property damage there last month, but police warn that images circulating of the dead animals might not tell the entire story.

A city crew picked up hundreds of needles in Winnipeg parks over the first few days of the city's proactive cleanup program.

Corinne Chief, who lost her brother to a violent attack in November 2021, became emotional as she joined more than a hundred people in downtown Winnipeg on a walk to remember missing and murdered Indigenous men and boys.

Woman wandering in traffic, climbing on cars shot by Manitoba police on Highway 1  Global News

Jets fans across Manitoba make playoff melodies  Global News

More eggs for Manitoba Food Banks  730 CKDM

Wildfires trigger uncertainty, evacuations in Manitoba  CTV News

Manitoba monster is a 500-million-year-old Cambrian predator  cosmosmagazine.com

Manitoba Museum and ROM palaeontologists discover 506-million-year-old predator  EurekAlert!

Evacuations ordered as dry, hot weather adds to Manitoba’s early wildfire season  The Globe and Mail