Winnipeg Latest News

• Another hit to the Canadian wallet, US tariffs loom over consumers

  With a new tariff deadline approaching, Canadian businesses and shoppers are bracing for another wave of price increases.

  Consumer

  10 hours
• Survivor, advocate react to world junior trial verdict

  'What happened in that room wasn't right,' he said. 'It may not have been illegal, as found by the judge, but it wasn't right.'

  Canada

  11 hours
• Manitoba government touts $115M in Highway 2 improvements

  The funding is set to be used for 'repairing and replacing structures' on the highway, which runs west from Winnipeg to the provincial border with Saskatchewan. 

  Canada

  Jul 25
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• Power out in northwestern Manitoba town due to wildfire that also destroyed one home

  Manitoba Hydro says power is out in the northern town of Leaf Rapids after a wildfire entered the community earlier this week and destroyed some infrastructure. 

  Fire

  Jul 25
• ‘Keep the faith’: Snow Lake residents evacuated for 2nd time in weeks due to wildfires

  The mayor of a town in northern Manitoba that has been evacuated for a second time says it's been tough on the emotions and mental well-being of the community.

  Fire

  Jul 25
• More than $100K in drugs, other contraband seized at Stony Mountain prison

  Police have been notified after drugs and other contraband -- with an estimated institutional value of $108,520 -- were seized at a prison.

  Crime

  Jul 25
• Man who escaped MFNPS custody last seen in Portage la Prairie: RCMP

  Manitoba RCMP are on the lookout for a man who escaped the custody of the Manitoba First Nation Police Service Thursday night and was last seen in Portage la Prairie.

  Crime

  Jul 25
• Leaf Rapids evacuees come together amid wildfire fears

  Evacuees from Leaf Rapids banding together in Winnipeg and wondering what's going to be left of their tight-knit community when wildfires recede.

  Canada

  Jul 24
• Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive lineman Stanley Bryant to miss Grey Cup rematch

  Bryant will sit for a second straight game after missing the entire week of practice with an ankle injury.

  Sports

  Jul 24
• Brandon cop awarded provincial honour for work thwarting high school stabbing

  A Brandon police officer has received a significant honour from Premier Wab Kinew for his efforts at stopping a violent incident at a local high school.

  Crime

  Jul 24
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• Winnipeg cops to boost presence in Osborne Village to combat violent crime

  The project is going to focus on ongoing problems in the area, including violence and disruptions to local businesses that police attribute to illicit drug use.

  Crime

  Jul 24
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• Manitoba wildfires threatening Lynn Lake power lines

  This fire season around 800 hydro poles have been damaged, with crews able to repair around half of those so far.

  Jul 24
• Leaf Rapids, Man. officials say wildfire entered town Wednesday

  The province says more information will become available later on Thursday about the situation in Leaf Rapids, Man., where a wildfire entered the community Wednesday night.

  Fire

  Jul 24
• ‘They’re all feeling it’: Evacuees still waiting out the wildfires in Winnipeg

  Many residents of northern Manitoba continue to wait out the wildfires in Winnipeg, wondering when they can head home. 

  Canada

  Jul 23
• Manitoba, federal ag ministers announce funding for local food processors

  Nineteen food processors in Manitoba will share in more than $6 million in provincial and federal funding, Manitoba's agriculture minister announced Wednesday.

  Politics

  Jul 23
• Cabinet minister who criticized interpreter says she’s focused on doing better

  Nahanni Fontaine, the minister responsible for services for people with disabilities, has repeatedly apologized for remarks she made last month.

  Politics

  Jul 23
• Manitoba RCMP investigating assault by 3 unknown men in The Pas

  Police said a 56-year-old man was walking home after 10 p.m., when he was attacked by three unknown men behind a business on Fischer Avenue in The Pas.

  Crime

  Jul 23
• Passenger, 20, killed in crash between trucks on Manitoba highway

  The passenger in a water truck that was involved in a crash with a gravel truck Tuesday morning is dead, Manitoba RCMP say.

  Traffic

  Jul 23
• ‘Getting pretty bleak’: Drought conditions lead to agricultural disaster for Interlake RMs

  Rural municipalities in Manitoba's Interlake region are raising alarm bells about drought conditions and the effect they're having on local producers.

  Weather

  Jul 23
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• Tornado alert pings Winnipeg phones, despite no warning for the area

  According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, when a neighboring region has a warning, if there's any cell tower that points to that region, it will broadcast an alert.

  Canada

  Jul 22
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• ‘It’s almost door-closing’: Winnipeg businesses voice concern over vandalism, arson

  Some business in Winnipeg, Man. are sounding the alarm over recent incidents of vandalism and arson. 

  Canada

  Jul 22
• Winnipeg Blue Bombers QB Zach Collaros practices, will play against Argonauts

  Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros said he's fit to play on Saturday for a Grey Cup rematch after leaving their last game with an injury.

  Sports

  Jul 22
• RCMP search for Manitoba man who escaped police custody with accomplice’s help

  Manitoba RCMP say there's no threat to public safety after a man escaped police custody Monday afternoon and remains at large.

  Crime

  Jul 22
• Winnipeg cops search for details about Selkirk Avenue machete attack

  Winnipeg police are reaching out to the public in hopes of learning more about a machete attack on July 13 that put an 18-year-old victim in hospital.

  Crime

  Jul 22
• Manitoba corrections officer charged with sexual assault of 2 inmates

  Police say that in each case two corrections officers were guarding the inmates and, when one officer left the room, the assaults happened.

  Crime

  Jul 22