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• Suspicious fire under investigation in Pine Creek First Nation

  RCMP say a fire in Pine Creek First Nation that destroyed a wellness centre on Monday is considered suspicious.

  

• Next round of funding announced for North End Sewage plant

  More government money is getting invested into the North End Sewage Treatment Plant.

  

• Baby rocker, swing recalled over strangulation hazard

  Two infant products, manufactured by baby gear company 4moms, are being recalled due to strangulation hazards, according to a consumer product notice issued by Health Canada.

  

• Winnipeg police getting more money to deal with firearm trafficking

  The Winnipeg Police Service is receiving new money from the provincial government to put a dent into firearm trafficking.

  

• Canadians favour metric system despite often using imperial measurements: poll

  While many Canadians don’t support moving away from the metric system of measurement, many continue to use imperial measurements in their daily lives, according to a recent online poll.

• Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet accused of sexual assault in class-action lawsuit

  Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet is accused of sexual assault in documents tabled in Superior Court Tuesday related to a class-action lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. The allegations against Ouellet are part of a series of claims made against clergy members that are included in two class-action lawsuits against the church that have been authorized by a judge.

• Armed and barricaded situation lasted nearly 10 hours, three people charged: police

  Three people have been arrested after police officers executed a search warrant, which resulted in an armed and barricaded situation that lasted almost 10 hours.

• Lack of candidates in Manitoba municipalities is not healthy, outgoing Winkler mayor says

  Southern Manitoba municipalities are gearing up for fall elections, but in areas where the current mayor or reeve is not running, some communities could be short on candidates.

• Canada's inflation rate slows in July despite price gains in food, rent, travel

  Canada's year-over-year inflation rate slowed to 7.6 per cent in July, with the deceleration largely driven by a decline in gas prices even as prices for food, rent and travel continued to rise.

• Data centres at risk of overheating as heat waves becomes more intense

  As heat waves become more common and extreme due to the effects of climate change, the data centres that provide the backbone for the online services the public relies on are at risk of overheating.

• 'It is a lot of work there': Manitoba still considering Trans-Canada Highway twinning project

  Manitoba's transportation and infrastructure minister says the province is still considering a project to twin the Trans-Canada Highway, as work is already underway on the Ontario side of the border.

• Folklorama sees increase in attendance after two-year absence

  Following a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 Folklorama pavilions saw an average increase in attendance of 14 per cent compared to the 2019 event.

• Bell MTS service restored in Manitoba

  Customers with Bell MTS should now have their internet and TV services back.

• Man facing nearly 130 charges in connection with serial break-ins: Winnipeg police

  A 33-year-old Ontario man is facing nearly 130 charges in connection with multiple break-ins that resulted in $120,000 in damage and more than 100 people being victimized.

• Explosions rock Crimea in suspected Ukrainian attack

  Explosions and fires ripped through an ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Crimea on Tuesday in the second suspected Ukrainian attack on the peninsula in just over a week, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people.

• 'At the mercy of this whale': B.C. couple had dinghy lifted by humpback during hours-long encounter

  A Vancouver couple was in awe and a bit scared during an hours-long encounter with a whale on B.C.'s Central Coast, much of which they captured on video.

• Five elderly women violently robbed in Winnipeg, police arrest two people

  Winnipeg police have arrested two suspects following the violent robberies of five elderly women.

• CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts up 1.1 per cent in July

  Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in July edged higher compared with June despite a slowdown in urban starts.