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• Calls for Winnipeg police board chair to step down over use of 'thin blue line' image

  A police abolitionist group is calling on a Winnipeg city councillor to apologize and step down as police board chair after using what some consider to be a divisive symbol in a tweet earlier this month.

  

• W5 investigation reveals asbestos cement pipes beneath Winnipeggers' feet

  A recent W5 investigation has found there are 721 kilometres of asbestos cement pipes in Winnipeg, and 25 per cent of the water main networks is also made of the material.

  

• 'A miracle': Advocate says help being planned for victims of Calgary house explosion

  A leader in Calgary's South Sudanese community says efforts will be made to provide financial help to 10 people seriously injured in a house explosion.

  

• Quebec police officer stabbed and killed during arrest, second wounded

  A Quebec provincial police officer was fatally stabbed Monday night while performing an arrest in Louiseville, west of Trois-Rivieres, Que. The Surete du Quebec (SQ) has confirmed the identity of the officer, Sgt. Maureen Breau, who had been on the force for over 20 years. She was assigned to the post of the MRC de Maskinonge. Another officer was injured during the incident, but their life is not in danger.

  

• 'They are skin and bones': 4 puppies found abandoned in box by Manitoba highway

  A Manitoba dog rescue is looking for answers after four freezing, malnourished puppies were found abandoned in a box on the side of a highway.

  

• 'It was my first fire': Churchill volunteers extinguish burning cars

  The Volunteer Fire Department of the town of Churchill extinguished three vehicles that caught on fire Friday morning.

  

• Man dead after being found unresponsive inside Northern Manitoba home: RCMP

  A 37-year-old man is dead after being found unresponsive inside a home in northern Manitoba over the weekend, according to the Manitoba RCMP.

• B.C. to limit access to diabetes drug that has social media fame for weight loss

  British Columbia's health minister says he's pushing through a regulatory change to limit the sale of the diabetes drug Ozempic to non-Canadian residents as celebrities promote its weight loss side-effects.

• Liberals to go after predatory lending in today's budget, invest in dental care plan

  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to table a federal budget in the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon, which a federal source says will include plans to go after predatory lending and more details on dental care as part of a pitch to make life more affordable.

• $15M investment to support wastewater treatment in Manitoba municipalities

  A provincial investment of more than $15 million will help to support water and wastewater treatment projects in three rural Manitoba communities.

• Nashville shooter was ex-student with detailed plan to kill

  The former student who shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school in Nashville and killed three children and three adults had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and conducted surveillance of the building before carrying out the massacre.

• How many COVID-19 vaccine doses should you have by now?

  Here is a summary of the current COVID-19 vaccination guidelines from NACI, for both children and adults who are at increased risk of serious illness and those who are not.

• Shirley Richardson, Winnipeg philanthropist, has died at 98

  One of Winnipeg’s best-known philanthropists is being remembered for her generosity to Assiniboine Park.

• Man seen with gun in hotel prompts hold-and-secure in Selkirk: RCMP

  A 32-year-old man has been arrested after RCMP say he was spotted with a gun in a hotel room in Selkirk.

• Walmart Canada CEO says retailer not trying to profit from inflation

  Walmart Canada is not trying to profit from food inflation, president and CEO Gonzalo Gebara told a parliamentary committee studying the issue Monday evening.

• House fire on Manitoba First Nation leaves 11-year-old dead: RCMP

  A house fire on a Manitoba First Nation on Saturday has left an 11-year-old boy dead.

• New technology bringing harm reduction supplies to those who need it

  They may look like vending machines, but this new technology coming to Winnipeg and northern communities will help remove barriers for those looking to access harm reduction supplies and services.

• Why so many women are experiencing burnout

  A pair of mental health experts in Manitoba are warning that women are putting unrealistic expectations on themselves, leading to burnout and emotional fatigue.