Multiple heat records set as Manitoba sizzles in heat wave

A stiflingly-hot weekend set multiple records in Manitoba and the heat wave isn't expected to loosen its grip anytime soon.

As a heat wave grips much of Manitoba, some tenants and housing advocates in Winnipeg say they would like to see governments set rules requiring landlords to keep indoor temperatures below a certain level.

A few showers are likely south of the Trans-Canada Highway through the day. Temperatures remain hot for much of northern Manitoba.

Wheelchair rugby has arrived in Steinbach, offering a chance for people outside of Winnipeg to try the Paralympic sport.

Jocelyn Thorpe writes about the realities of co-parenting: "Our kids ... will continue to be co-parented by two people who, in our separate ways, always do our best for their sake."

After reporting a record for summer energy consumption, Manitoba Hydro is bracing for six weeks of public scrutiny over its plan to keep the air conditioning on for decades to come.

Winnipeg police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 26-year-old man.

Organizations in the area of Maryland and Sherbrook streets have written an open letter in support of a recent Winnipeg police crackdown on open drug use and drug trafficking.

The driver of a Manitoba Sheriffs van has died after his van collided with a train. The passenger was said to have minor injuries.

A new professional soccer team is launching in Winnipeg, just a year after the last one folded. This time, it's a women's team. The question is whether it can survive where a men's team shut down after only seven years.

A man is dead after the Manitoba Sheriff Services van he was driving collided with a train west of Portage la Prairie.

A 28-year-old Manitoba sheriff's officer is dead after the van he was driving collided with a train west of Portage la Prairie.

A former federal politician denies trafficking any firearms but acknowledges he illegally transferred three guns, after police seized hundreds of weapons from his western Manitoba home last week.

A 42-year-old man is dead after being shot by a Winnipeg police officer at a home in the city's Linden Woods area Monday night.

A 42-year-old man is dead after being shot by a Winnipeg police officer at a home in the city's Linden Woods area Monday night.

Two people were ejected from an SUV during a rollover in Manitoba last weekend, leaving one dead and one with life-threatening injuries.

Peguis First Nation is dealing with the "devastating loss" of an apartment complex recently hit by a fire that police say appears to have been accidental.

Construction isn't scheduled to begin until next year on a permanent bike lane along Wellington Crescent in Winnipeg, but new speed limits have already taken effect.

Construction isn't scheduled to begin until next year on a permanent bike lane along Wellington Crescent in Winnipeg, but new speed limits have already taken effect.

Manitobans cranking up their air conditioners for a reprieve from the extreme heat pulled a record amount of electricity from the provincial power grid to start this week.

CBC News goes behind the scenes of the Heated Rivalry musical parody in Toronto. The lead actors and director-producer discuss bringing Shane and Ilya to life on stage — selling the laughs, the tension and the love story at the centre of it all — and share what they’re hoping audiences will take away with them.

The masked duo shared they still 'feel like we’re just normal humans, pretty much like everyone.'

The Northern Super League has announced that its seventh team in the women’s league will be situated in Winnipeg. The first expansion team in NSL history will kick off in the 2027 season but is preparing for pre-season that typically begins in February 2027.

Temperatures will remain close to 30 C for much of the south once again, however much drier air is starting to move into the province. Humidity levels will feel much less oppressive than the weekend.

Residents of a personal care home in West St. Paul have been stuck in "extreme heat," with the air conditioning broken for several days, one resident's daughter says.

A Canadian soldier killed during the First World War was recently buried in northern France after his remains were unearthed during a construction project.

Canadian resident return trips from the U.S. edged up in June by 3.2 per cent compared to the year before, according to Statistics Canada. It's a small increase, but it's the third month in a row in which Canadian travel is up compared to 2025 — a positive sign for some in the tourism industry south of the border.

First Nations leaders are gathering in Ottawa for three days to debate and discuss issues like fast-tracking major projects, new proposed drinking water legislation, and a promised first ministers' meeting with the prime minister and premiers.

First Nations leaders are gathering in Ottawa for three days to debate and discuss issues like fast-tracking major projects, new proposed drinking water legislation, and a promised first ministers' meeting with the prime minister and premiers.

The owner of a cottage north of Lynn Lake, Man., and seven area residents have sued mining company Alamos Gold over a May 2025 fire that burned down the cabin and forced the residents to flee.