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• Fire crews put out overnight truck blaze

  

• BIZ optimistic about the future of Winnipeg's downtown despite survey showing declining perceptions

  A new survey says nearly half of Canadians think their downtown has declined in the last year, but Winnipeg's downtown advocates say they are optimistic about its future, and are working hard to make downtown a safe space for everyone.

  

• Winnipeg Airports Authority gets $4.8 million to attract new routes

  The Winnipeg Airports Authority (WAA) is getting a financial boost from the Province to try and attract new routes to Winnipeg and improve flight connectivity to popular destinations.

  

• Winnipeg police arrest two women from Ontario in connection to grandparent scam

  Winnipeg police have arrested and charged two women from Ontario in connection to grandparent scams in the city.

  

• Police, experts sound alarm after another fatal drowning in Manitoba

  The number of fatal drownings in Manitoba has police and experts issuing a reminder to Manitobans about how quickly fun in the water can turn tragic.

• 'I hope that we made this day very special': German memorial honours lost war bomber crew

  Families of the crew of a Second World War bomber shot down over Germany in 1945 are finally getting closure for their long-lost loved ones after a local man with a passion for archeology created a memorial in their honour.

• Manitoba beaches good despite algae blooms

  Beach conditions are good across Manitoba this week, according to the Province.

• N.W.T. RCMP deploy controversial roadside cannabis screening devices

  RCMP in the Northwest Territories have begun using roadside cannabis-screening technology that has faced criticism from defence lawyers elsewhere in Canada.

• Calls to keep libraries open seven days a week grow in Winnipeg

  It's been years since Winnipeg libraries were open seven days a week, but now some Winnipeggers are calling for the extended hours to make a comeback.

• 'I've never ever experienced this': Foundation repair companies playing catch up, work booked into next summer

  If Manitobans are looking to get the foundation of their homes repaired, they might be waiting quite some time before crews can arrive.

• 'A really neat idea': Selfies with sunflowers fundraiser starting this weekend

  Along the Trans-Canada Highway stands a sea of sunflowers, a place where Manitobans can go to take selfies, all for a good cause.

• FBI seized 'top secret' documents from Trump home

  The FBI recovered documents that were labelled 'top secret' from former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to court papers released Friday after a federal judge unsealed the warrant that authorized the unprecedented search this week.

• Anne Heche legally dead, remains on life support for donor evaluation

  Anne Heche remains on life support and under evaluation for organ donation after a car crash that led to her brain death, a representative for the actor said Friday.

• Drug alert warns of beige down street drug found in Brandon

  Advocates are warning people to take precautions after a street drug, which naloxone has no effect on, was recently found in Brandon for the first time.

• Author Salman Rushdie on ventilator after he was stabbed on lecture stage in New York

  Salman Rushdie, whose novel 'The Satanic Verses' drew death threats from Iran's leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York.

• Winnipeg police concerned for well-being of missing man

  Officers with the Winnipeg Police Service are asking the public for help in finding a missing 38-year-old man.

• Passengers tackle Canadian man after he became violent, tried to open plane doors mid-flight

  A plane bound for Toronto has been forced to divert to Iceland after a Canadian man allegedly became violent and tried to open the aircraft door mid-air.

• Wanted man arrested after crashing bicycle in North End

  Winnipeg police say a man wanted on a warrant was arrested following a bicycle crash in the North End.