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• Employers looking to sweeten the deal for new employees amid labour shortage

  Employers in Manitoba are looking to attract a younger generation to join the workforce amid an ongoing labour shortage.

  

• Police make arrest in connection to River East weekend shooting

  Winnipeg police arrested and charged a 34-year-old man in connection to a shooting on Bonner Avenue Sunday morning.

  

• Saskatoon mother accused of faking death says she 'was left with no choice'

  A Saskatoon mother who stands accused of faking her own death, as well as her son's, and illegally entering the U.S. is defending her actions.

  

• New funding to support festivals in rural and northern Manitoba

  The Manitoba government is providing nearly $215,000 in operating grants to 38 rural and northern communities to help fund festivals that support heritage and culture

  

• More Canadians report strong attachment to their language than to Canada: poll

  A new survey finds more Canadians report a strong attachment to their primary language than to other markers of identity, including the country they call home.

• Doctors call for action as growing number of Canadians dying from common food preservative

  Doctors are among those calling for tighter regulation of sodium nitrite as a growing number of Canadians are dying after intentionally ingesting unsafe quantities of the common food preservative in its pure form.

• RCMP looking for missing Steinbach teen

  Steinbach RCMP are searching for a missing teenage girl who they believe is now in Winnipeg.

• Dutch farmer protests and what's happening in Canada, explained

  The ongoing protests in the Netherlands, by farmers opposed to their government’s plan to slash nitrogen oxide emissions by 50 per cent by 2030, have drawn attention to Canadian farmers’ concerns over an emissions reduction target set by the Canadian government. But the policies set out by the Dutch government and the Canadian government are fundamentally different, experts say.

• Ukraine refugees can call 211 for help: Province

  Newly-arrived Ukrainians in Manitoba can now access much-needed information through the province's 211 service.

• Piglet discovery prompts reminder from Winnipeg Humane Society

  The recent discovery of a piglet in a Winnipeg dog park is prompting the Winnipeg Humane Society to remind Winnipeggers about responsibly re-homing animals.

• Police asking truckers to avoid Talbot Avenue during construction

  Winnipeg police is asking that trucks do not drive on Talbot Avenue, specifically between Stadacona Street and Watt Street.

• Canadian Forces Snowbirds grounded in wake of B.C. crash

  The Royal Canadian Air Force has grounded the Snowbirds aerobatic team after one of the jets suffered a hard landing last week in northern British Columbia.

• Well-known Brampton, Ont. real estate agent, media personality savagely attacked outside home

  A well-known real estate agent and media personality in Brampton, Ont. was viciously attacked in broad daylight in his own driveway by three men, two of whom appeared to be wielding an axe and a machete.

• Manitoba first province to sign on to federal funding for crisis hotlines

  Manitoba became the first province Wednesday to sign on to a new federal funding plan for crisis hotlines that help victims of gender-based violence.

• Worker injured by machine in Manitoba construction zone

  A construction worker has been in the hospital since Monday after he was injured by a machine at a construction zone at the west end of Portage la Prairie.

• Winnipeg police looking for witnesses of August 2020 homicide

  The Winnipeg Police Service continues to look for witnesses of an August 2020 homicide, who they believe may have valuable information.

• 'We need to get doses out': Virologist stresses importance of monkeypox vaccine

  With the World Health Organization declaring monkeypox a global health threat, one virologist is stressing the importance of getting vaccines to those who are most at risk.

• 73-year-old injured in St. Clements home invasion: RCMP

  A Winnipeg man faces numerous charges after a home invasion Saturday that injured a 73-year-old woman.