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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

'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.

Manitoba Hydro fully restored power Friday to Pimicikamak Cree Nation, 530 kilometres north of Winnipeg, but its water plants, pumps, tanks and pipes froze after an outage Dec. 28.

Manitoba Hydro says repairs are complete after a downed power line left a remote Manitoba First Nation in the dark earlier this week.

Residents of Pimicikamak Cree Nation are evacuating as a prolonged power outage leaves the community without heat and water in extreme cold, Manitoba Hydro says.

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

About 1,200 residents from Pimicikamak Cree Nation have been staying in Thompson, although it's unclear how many are in the city's hotels or have other accommodations. 

Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are on the ground providing help to a First Nation in northern Manitoba that is in the throes of severe water issues.

A new reliability report warns Canada’s power grid faces growing strain as electricity demand rises faster than new supply, raising concerns about winter reliability.