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• Death of Manitoba woman with severe burns ruled a homicide: Winnipeg police

  WARNING: This story contains details that may be disturbing. The Winnipeg Police Service is asking the public for any information regarding the homicide of a woman who died of severe burns.

  

• Manitoba investing $27M for reconstruction of provincial highway

  The Manitoba government is investing nearly $27 million for a reconstruction project on a section of Provincial Trunk Highway (PTH) 12.

  

• Families of missing and murdered Indigenous women seek change ahead of Oct. 4 vigils

  A group of family members of Indigenous women killed across B.C. is calling for more police accountability and improved communication when investigating missing person cases across jurisdictions. The families spoke out on the eve of Canada-wide Sisters in Spirit vigils Oct. 4 to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

  

• Trump sues CNN claiming defamation, seeks US$475M in punitive damages

  Former U.S. president Donald Trump sued CNN for defamation on Monday, seeking US$475 million in punitive damages and claiming the network had carried out a 'campaign of libel and slander' against him.

  

• Immigration could be source of conflict between Ottawa and Quebec's re-elected CAQ

  Control over immigration and Quebec's religious symbols ban could be sources of conflict between Ottawa and the province as Premier Francois Legault begins his second mandate.

• Calls to change how stroke research is done for women

  Women are disproportionally affected by strokes. More women die from them, have worse outcomes and face more challenges when recovering, according to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

• North Korea fires missile over Japan

  North Korea on Tuesday fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years, forcing Japan to issue evacuation notices and suspend trains, as the North escalates tests of weapons designed to strike regional U.S. allies.

• Justin Trudeau will take the stand at inquiry into Freedom Convoy response

  CTV News has learned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be called to testify about his government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to anti-mandate Freedom Convoy protests in February.

• 'I'm going to be the premier of all Quebecers': Legault elected with majority government

  Francois Legault has been elected for a second mandate as Quebec premier with a majority government. Within eight minutes of the polls closing across the province at 8 p.m. EST, CTV News declared Coalition Avenir Québec has secured a resounding win in the Quebec legislature.

• Association of Manitoba Municipalities wanting online voting available in Manitoba

  Voters in Winnipeg can start placing their mark on a ballot as advance voting is underway. But unlike several civic elections in Ontario, voters here will be showing up in person.

• Stabbing victim clung onto the hood of car driven by suspect: Manitoba RCMP

  A Manitoba man was taken to the hospital after a violent incident where he was stabbed and then clung onto the hood of the car being driven by his alleged attacker.

• Man charged following alleged sexual assaults on Winnipeg buses

  A Winnipeg man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly sexually assaulted women on various bus routes in the city.

• New initiative aims to lower youth involvement in justice system

  The Manitoba government has announced a new partnership in an attempt to lower youth involvement in the justice system.

• The latest from the campaign trail as Election Day grows closer

  There are just over three weeks left until the Winnipeg election, and here are the latest announcements from the campaign trail.

• Hockey Canada lacks transparency, needs new leadership: sport minister

  Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge is once again calling for change in Hockey Canada's leadership in the wake of new allegations against the troubled sporting body.

• Where to go for advance polls for the municipal election

  Advance voting begins on Monday for the Manitoba municipal election coming up on Oct. 26.

• RCMP seeing 'significant increase' in fraudulent activity in Canada since 2020

  Citing a 'significant increase' in fraudulent activity in Canada in the last two years— the majority of which in the last year has been happening online—the RCMP is calling on Canadians to be aware of scammers' tactics.

• Ringo Starr diagnosed with COVID-19, cancels shows in Western Canada

  Ringo Starr won’t be coming to Winnipeg this week after being diagnosed with COVID-19.