Winnipeg Latest News

• Mathieu Perreault joins hometown Habs, Ryan Reaves traded

  Mathieu Perreault signed with the Montreal Canadiens, while the Vegas Golden Knights traded Ryan Reaves to the New York Rangers.

  Sports

  6 hours
• Severe drought in Western Canada will pressure food industry, raise prices: Expert

  Farm operators' main concern over the current drought was that it was hitting "at the worst time of crop development," according to a new report from Statistics Canada.

  Canada

  7 hours
• Unqualified health-care aide worked several shifts at Winnipeg hospital, WRHA confirms

  The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority would like the public to know that it is aware of an individual who posed as a health-care worker at St Boniface Hospital.

  Canada

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• Archdiocese apologizes after Winnipeg priest accuses residential school survivors of lying

  Winnipeg priest Rheal Forest said during a service this month that students liked residential schools and only claimed they were victims of sexual abuse to get money.

  Canada

  11 hours
• RCMP capture suspects from Ontario, Saskatchewan, in northern Manitoba crack bust

  Two people from Toronto and one from Saskatoon are in custody facing drug charges after a raid by Manitoba RCMP in Thompson early Wednesday morning.

  Crime

  Jul 29
• Take Pride Winnipeg partners with Clorox for community centre project

  The local cleanup organization said Thursday it's partnering with Clorox to make additional disinfectant products available at community centres across the city.

  Health

  Jul 29
• MPI wants you to keep road safety dialed in this long weekend

  As you prepare for the long weekend ahead, MPI wants you to stay aware on the roads.

  Canada

  Jul 29
• Canada’s wildfires could cost billions, kill thousands if nothing is done: report

  The warning comes as statistics from the B.C. government show 1,251 wildfires have charred more than 4,500 square kilometres of bush since the start of the fire season on April 1.

  Environment

  Jul 29
• Two COVID-19 deaths reported by Manitoba health officials Thursday

  Two women from the Winnipeg region -- one in her 40s and one in her 70s, both of whom were linked to the Alpha variant of COVID-19, have died.

  Health

  Jul 29
• Demolition company facing $25K in fines after Winnipeg woman fatally struck by dump truck

  Tamara Orellana Azolas, 57, was walking in a parking lot near Garden City Shopping Centre when she was run over by a gravel truck in April 2019.

  Canada

  Jul 29
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• Hate crime investigators reach out to public to ID Winnipeg vandal

  Winnipeg police are reaching out for the public to help identify a man suspected of vandalizing a series of Pembina Highway businesses with hateful graffiti last week.

  Crime

  Jul 29
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• One suspect still at large in Salter Street beating of passerby, police say

  Winnipeg police said the incident took place around 2:45 a.m., July 16 when a passerby confronted a group of people who were spray-painting gang insignia on a business.

  Crime

  Jul 29
• Province, tourism organizations want Manitobans to take a ‘TRIP’ this summer

  Getting out and exploring Manitoba could be cheaper than ever before thanks to a new tourism rebate incentive program, or TRIP.

  Canada

  Jul 29
• Hextall on Hockey: Jets’ off-season looking positive so far

  The Winnipeg Jets were silent on day one of free agency but that doesn’t mean management wasn’t working, Hextall on Hockey says.

  Sports

  Jul 29
• What can Canada do to prosecute residential school crimes? Here’s what we know

  'It could be quite onerous, but it's the duty we owe to each of those children that died in those graves and to their families,' said one advocate.

  Canada

  Jul 29
• Winnipeg partnership aims to improve city safety with communications hub, video surveillance system

  The Downtown Community Safety Partnership (DCSP) now has its sights set on streaming its resources through a communications hub and creating a downtown camera system.

  Canada

  Jul 29
• Oak Bluff, Man. triathlete Tyler Mislawchuk exits Tokyo Olympics with injury

  Manitoba's Tyler Mislawchuk won't race in the mixed team relay event at the Olympics after sustaining an injury.

  Sports

  Jul 28
• Former Winnipeg Jets, Manitobans find new homes in NHL free agency

  Five now former Winnipeg Jets signed with new teams on the opening day of NHL free agency.

  Sports

  Jul 28
• Manitoba reports 3 COVID-19 deaths, 26 new cases

  Health officials say Manitoba currently has 497 active COVID-19 cases, including 304 variants of concern.

  Health

  Jul 28
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• Winnipeg authors press rewind and look back at golden age of video rentals in new book

  Remember going down to the video store? While it might be an alien experience to many young people, for a pair of local authors, it's something worth waxing nostalgic about.

  Entertainment

  Jul 28
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• Nate Schmidt is ready to reset and re-energize with the Winnipeg Jets

  Newly acquired Jets defenceman Nate Schmidt would like to set the record straight. He did not refuse to be traded to Winnipeg. He just needed time to think it through.

  Sports

  Jul 28
• First Nations group says all residential schools need to be investigated

  Manitoba RCMP said earlier this week that they have been investigating allegations of sexual abuse at the Fort Alexander Residential School.

  Crime

  Jul 28
• Manitoba drought continues to affect farmers, watersheds, wetlands across province

  As Manitoba continues to get hammered by drought conditions, the lack of rain is affecting everything from crops to livestock to wetlands.

  Weather

  Jul 28
• Open-air fire ban extended as extreme dry conditions persist in Winnipeg

  Extremely dry weather conditions led the City of Winnipeg to enact a two-week ban on open-air fires on July 14. On Wednesday the ban was extended until Aug. 11.

  Environment

  Jul 28
• Manitoba to scale back hours at COVID-19 vaccine super sites

  'The vaccine is here, we have more than enough supply -- we have a dose for everyone who wants one.'

  Health

  Jul 28