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• 'Tremendously historic day': Firefighter says Manitoba led the world to acknowledge cancer risk

  After working for more than two decades, Manitoba firefighters say the world's governing body on cancer research and prevention is finally acknowledging firefighters' cancer risk.

  

• 'An insult to both the living and the dead': Jewish cemetery vandalized in Winnipeg

  A Jewish community in Winnipeg is looking for justice after dozens of headstones were toppled in its cemetery.

  

• Airline schedule reductions expected to have “ripple effect” on Manitoba travellers

  Your summer plans may be in for some turbulence as Canada’s major airlines reduce flights amid a growing number of delays and cancellations.

  

• City of Brandon inquiring about feasibility of water park

  Is it possible to have a water park in Brandon? That’s the question the city is asking after opening bids for a feasibility study.

  

• 'Working until we are old': some fear retirement is unattainable amid rising inflation

  Experts say retirement is something everyone should be planning for, but a new survey shows many younger Canadians are concerned retirement won't be in the cards for them.

• Group of healthcare workers suing the province over vaccination policy

  More than a dozen healthcare workers in Manitoba – many of whom were placed on unpaid leave after refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo regular testing – are now suing the province.

• Man rushed to hospital in critical condition after downtown stabbing: WPS

• Roadway near Queen Elizabeth Bridge reopened

  The road near the Queen Elizabeth Bridge has been reopened according to the city.

• Registration for city councillors now open in Winnipeg

  Eleven people have registered to run to be Winnipeg’s next mayor and now those who are wanting to be a city councillor are able to put their name forward.

• Storm brought baseball-sized hail, 90 km wind gusts to parts of Manitoba: ECCC

  A storm that initially sparked tornado warnings across western Manitoba pelted parts of the province with large hail and strong winds Wednesday night.

• COVID-19 cases down in Manitoba, 18 deaths reported

  The number of COVID-19 cases reported in Manitoba has dropped, though the province identified 18 more COVID-19 deaths.

• Suspect wanted in connection with two homicides arrested: WPS

  The Winnipeg Police Service said Leah Carol Clifton was arrested Friday at a home in the 500 block of Spence Street.

• WATCH

  WATCH | Physician expects new COVID-19 variants every few months: 'Whole world is a petri dish'

  An emergency room physician in Toronto is warning that COVID-19 variants will continue to 'mutate endlessly' as the Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are poised to become the dominant strains of the virus.

• Soldier protesting COVID-19 mandates completes march in Ottawa ahead of Canada Day

  Canadian Forces veteran James Topp marched through Ottawa on Thursday on the final leg of his cross-country march, and was joined by Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre for part of the walk.

• Four years after completion, new interchange already requires concrete repairs

  A four-year-old road project that cost the province a quarter billion dollars is already in need of repairs.

• Lawsuit alleges government violated treaty land entitlement agreement with Manitoba First Nations

  A committee formed to implement an agreement to resolve outstanding treaty land entitlements for Manitoba First Nations has filed a lawsuit against the federal government.

• Environment Canada confirms 3 tornadoes touched down in Sask. on Wednesday

  Environment Canada has confirmed that three tornadoes touched down in Saskatchewan on Wednesday.

• Indigenous organization purchase farmland to reconnect youth with their roots

  A local Indigenous organization is hoping to reconnect Indigenous youth with their roots with the purchase of farmland north of Winnipeg.