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Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to calls of a house fire just after 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon in the 700 block of Nassau Street, in the city's Lord Roberts area.

Mayor Scott Gillingham, representatives of the Winnipeg police and Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, and other officials say they're trying to get ahead of the city's arson problem.

Police also obtained search warrants for the foster parents' cellphones, which they say may have been used to research the child's injuries.

Legislation passed Nov. 5 allows people under the influence of methamphetamine and other drugs to be detained for up to 72 hours, up from 24.

A 28-year-old Winnipeg man is in custody after a shooting on Wellington Crescent that left a woman with life-altering injuries, police say.

High and medium risk camps are to be connected with outreach workers and given notice to vacate, while those deemed low risk will be monitored for safety and cleanliness.

Mayor Scott Gillingham had made a motion for his office to work with a consulting firm to explore how an emergency service line for mental health could operate.

Winnipeg firefighters and other emergency personnel are at the scene of a downtown restaurant fire early Thursday. 

Winnipeg's mayor is pushing forward to create a fourth emergency response service in the city that would respond to mental-health crises. 

Police are investigating damage at the Winnipeg constituency offices of two Manitoba cabinet ministers.

Crews were called to the 200 block of Bannatyne just after 5 a.m. They were able to get the fire under control within an hour and 20 minutes.

No one was hurt in a fire Thursday morning at a Kennedy Street apartment building, Winnipeg firefighters say.

The MP for Winnipeg North says a recent violent incident at the Unicity Walmart is an excellent example of why bail reform is needed.

The United Firefighters of Winnipeg (UFFW) is voicing concerns over what they call unacceptable and dangerously long emergency response times in Winnipeg.

WFPS crews were called to a scene near the Redwood Bridge just before 10:15 p.m., where they found the person in the water, and were able to bring them to shore safely via boat.

One firefighter was also injured during the blaze, although not seriously enough to require further treatment.

Three people were assessed by paramedics at the scene of an Elgin Avenue house fire Wednesday morning but didn't need to be taken to hospital, Winnipeg firefighters say.

An apartment fire in Waverley Heights was just one of four fires over the weekend that kept crews with the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service busy.

Firefighters had the blaze under control at 3:37 a.m., and the city's Emergency Social Services team supported the displaced residents.

Winnipeg emergency crews are on the scene of a wildland blaze that is threatening several structures near the 600 block of Gunn Road Monday afternoon.