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Manitoba Hydro says 'significant progress' has been made, but many customers are still without power after a stretch of chaotic weather hit the province this week.

A wild night of weather in Winnipeg and other parts of southern Manitoba continues as Manitoba Hydro is warning of power outages in multiple locations due to damaged equipment.

Manitoba Hydro says conditions have become so poor Thursday night, they are unable to work on restoring widespread power outages in southwestern Manitoba until the morning.

A 46-year-old Winnipeg woman was arrested after being accused of interfering with a load limiter on her hydro meter and stealing power for much of last month, according to police.

If passed, crypto miners and data centres would be charged up to 100 per cent higher rates for electricity, and have to curtail power at peak times.

Manitoba's plan to charge cryptocurrency companies higher hydro rates and curtail power at peak times will drive those businesses under, officials with two companies said.

Other western Manitoba communities were also on cleanup duty after weekend storms left some towns without power and one issuing a boil water advisory.

The Manitoba government's three-month spring sitting is over. It saw the government pass a tax cut, accusations of racist comments and other unruly behaviour.

A severe storm rolled through southern Manitoba, taking down numerous trees, flooding roads and leaving thousands without power.

Ottawa's AI strategy includes plans to build out data centres, which many Canadians have pushed back against because of the environmental and community impacts.

The Manitoba government announced plans to expand rent control, raise electricity rates for some large users and keep grocery prices from fluctuating for different consumers.

Manitoba electricity rates will rise over three years under a new order by the Public Utilities Board.

Demand for electricity in Canada is soaring with multiple new requirements that include electric vehicles, data centres and defence industrial production.

Spring floods are beginning in central Manitoba, prompting Peguis First Nation to begin evacuating vulnerable people on Tuesday, as flood preparations continue in the Interlake.

Manitoba’s upcoming budget will include more child care funding and a smaller deficit, as the NDP government aims to balance finances by 2027.

The chief of Peguis First Nation said "extensive" flooding is expected for the community, but said it has not been determined when it will occur.

Winnipeg police say they responded to reports of a man with a knife. A member of the public managed to disarm the 18-year-old suspect but was injured in the process.

'Our people have been abandoned,' the Nation said in a statement. 'No family should be forced to live in mould-infested, unsafe homes while those responsible dodge their duty.'

The power went out during a cold snap, resulting in ruptured pipes, the evacuation of 4,400 residents from the area and the deployment of the Canadian Armed Forces.

School buses have been cancelled across parts of southern Ontario where residents are bracing for a mixed bag of messy winter weather.