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The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said one person was declared dead on-scene, while three others were taken to hospital.

Local firefighters have their hands full tackling an uptick in arsons, the Wnnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) says, and they're coming up with innovative ways to fight back.

'I noticed fire flames from underneath the vehicle. Took about a second to realize what was going on. It appeared to be a large cardboard box had been trapped underneath.'

Mayor Scott Gillingham said the costs reflect the city's population growth, as well as increased calls for emergency services.

The city could be making some changes to the program meant to tackle the rise in vacant building fires.

It's Fire Prevention Week, and while it's easy to procrastinate on fire safety planning, a woman who lost everything in a house fire says it's important to be prepared

A year and a half after losing his son to a fentanyl overdose, grieving father is working to keep his memory alive and prevent the same thing from happening to others.

The head of the Manitoba Home Builders' Association says something needs to be done to tackle crime at construction sites in Winnipeg and across the province.

An electrical malfunction is likely to blame for a fire at a commercial building in the St. Boniface Industrial Park on Thursday morning, the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service says.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew made says Grand Chief Cathy Merrick of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs will lie in state at the provincial legislature following her sudden death.

The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found Canadians want opposition parties to work with the government despite persistent low approval for the Liberals.

Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews rescued a person from the river near the Assiniboine Park bridge Wednesday night.

According to data released by the city Tuesday, the WFPS responded to 3,389 fires last year — 33 per cent more than in 2022, and a whopping 87 per cent increase since 2019.

Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews were at the scene of what the city is calling a house explosion on Camrose Bay Wednesday morning.

'The condition of the building, how people lived, is not the story here... These people, the people that were living in that building, were treated like they were less than human.'

The Manitoba government announced a nearly $1.5 million initiative to enhance public safety in downtown Winnipeg, premier Wab Kinew announced on Tuesday.

The cause of fire at a Winnipeg residence Saturday night remains under investigation. It was the first of two overnight blazes in the city. No injuries were reported.

One person was rescued and taken to hospital in critical condition, and two cats and a dog were killed in an Alfred Avenue house fire early Monday morning.

Transcona residents remain in limbo two weeks after an explosion rocked the northeast Winnipeg neighbourhood and attempts to clean up were met with an 'unacceptable' response.

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service was called to the scene just before 4 a.m. Thursday, and crews were able to get the fire under control within an hour.