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• 'Absolutely devastating': Struggling duty-free stores call for end to ArriveCan app

  Duty-free shops along Canada's border, like the one in Emerson, are continuing to report record low sales.

  

• 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.

  

• Boil water advisory in place for part of Brandon following water main break

  City crews in Brandon have found a water main break that was causing low-pressure problems for a large part of the city. However, a portion of the city is now under a boil water advisory until the problem is completely fixed.

  

• Lisa LaFlamme is leaving CTV News

  Lisa LaFlamme is leaving CTV News. The network announced today that the Chief Anchor and Senior Editor is departing after more than 30 years with the company.

  

• Weather conditions favourable for 'severe' storms in parts of Manitoba

  Environment Canada is warning Manitobans that conditions are favourable in parts of the province for the development of “severe” thunderstorms that could cause strong winds, large hail, and heavy rain.

• How Winnipeg is helping residents beat the heat this summer

  With Winnipeg experiencing scorching hot weather, the city is taking steps to help keep residents safe and cool.

• About 4,000 beagles destined for drug experiments finding new homes

  About 4,000 beagles are looking for homes after animal rescue organizations started removing them from a Virginia facility that bred them to be sold to laboratories for drug experiments.

• Police looking for suspects after two injured in unrelated Saturday morning incidents

  Winnipeg Police are investigating a pair of unrelated incidents that took place early Saturday morning.

• Car accident leads to impaired driving arrest: Brandon police

  Officers with the Brandon Police Service arrested a 23-year-old man for impaired driving following a car accident in the city.

• Missing Sask. mushroom picker found dead

  The search for a 74-year-old woman lost in the forest northeast of Smeaton has come to a tragic end.

• Weapon in deadly 'Rust' film set shooting could not be fired without pulling the trigger, FBI forensic testing finds

  FBI testing of the gun used in the fatal shooting on the movie set of 'Rust' found that the weapon handled by actor Alec Baldwin could not be fired without pulling the trigger while the gun was cocked, according to a newly released forensics report.

• Feds quietly change rules to allow one-time ArriveCAN exemption at land border crossings

  The Canada Border Services Agency is temporarily allowing fully vaccinated travellers a one-time exemption to not be penalized if they were unaware of the health documents required through ArriveCAN.

• 'We've been abandoned': Man dies in B.C. town waiting for health care near ambulance station

  For the second time in less than a month, a resident of Ashcroft, B.C., died while waiting for health care after having a heart attack mere metres from a local ambulance station.

• New mural celebrates St. James 100th anniversary

  Visitors to St. James will now be greeted by a new mural celebrating the neighbourhood's 100th anniversary that was unveiled Sunday.

• 15-year-old behind bars after armed robbery attempt: Police

  Officers were called to the 900 block of Portage Avenue around midnight for reports of robbery with a firearm.

• Canadian home sales fall for 5th month in a row, down 29 per cent from last July

  Canada's average resale home price fell 4.5% from a year ago in July and was down 5.4% on the month as buyers continued to sit on the sidelines amid rising borrowing costs.

• Anne Heche taken off life support, 9 days after car crash

  Anne Heche, the Emmy-winning film and television actor whose dramatic Hollywood rise in the 1990s and accomplished career contrasted with personal chapters of turmoil, died of injuries from a fiery car crash. She was 53.

• 5 ways being single can cost you more

  Amid high inflation and rising cost of living, a person's relationship status can impact their finances. There are five ways in which flying solo can put you at a financial disadvantage and a few ways to mitigate them.