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• Flooding causing more campgrounds to close down in Manitoba

  Overland flooding in the province is leading to more campgrounds having to close down.

  

• Stakes are high for farmers as 2022 crop shapes up to be most expensive in history

  The stakes are high as Canadian farmers take to the fields to plant 2022's crop, which some are saying could find a place in the record books as 'the most expensive ever.'

  

• Elon Musk denies he sexually harassed flight attendant on private jet: report

  Billionaire Elon Musk took to Twitter late on Thursday to denounce as 'utterly untrue' claims in a news report that he had sexually harassed a flight attendant on a private jet in 2016.

  

• Traffic delays expected with construction along Perimeter next week: province

  The province is asking for people to be "patient and cautious" as construction is set to take over a portion of the Perimeter Highway next week.

  

• Teen arrested in death of 31-year-old man; also charged in February assault

  Winnipeg police have arrested a 17-year-old male in connection to the death of a 31-year-old man who was found injured near Slaw Rebchuk Bridge before he died in hospital.

• 'This is an unusual situation': Feds monitoring monkeypox cases in Canada

  Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the federal government is monitoring monkeypox cases and their chains of transmission after two cases were confirmed in this country.

• Searchers find missing Arizona hiker dead, his dog alive with him

  A missing hiker was found dead, his dog alive and lying next to him, in rugged forest in north-central Arizona five days after reporting he was lost, authorities said Thursday.

• Rolling Stones exhibit less than a month away from opening

  In less than a month fans of the Rolling Stones will be getting plenty of satisfaction as a new exhibition will be opening up all about the rock band.

• Court rules Manitoba's move on federal child welfare allowance violated charter

  The Manitoba government violated the rights of Indigenous children in care by clawing back hundreds of millions of dollars in federal payments, a Court of Queen's Bench justice has ruled.

• Surgical procedures returning to 'pre-pandemic' levels in Manitoba

  The taskforce aimed at reducing the surgical backlog in Manitoba says surgical procedures are consistently being performed at levels before the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Canada banning Chinese telecom giant Huawei, ZTE from 5G networks

  Canada is banning China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE, another Chinese company, from participating in the country's 5G wireless networks, citing national security and cybersecurity concerns. Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino made the announcement about prohibiting products and services from these 'high-risk vendors,' in Ottawa on Thursday.

• Supreme Court to rule on Quebec City mosque murderer's sentence May 27

  Canada's highest court is set to rule on the constitutionality of consecutive life sentences for the gunman who murdered six people at a Quebec City mosque in 2017.

• Ed Fast says it became 'untenable' to do job as Conservative finance critic

  Conservative MP Ed Fast said it was becoming 'untenable' to do his job as finance critic within the Conservative Party of Canada, which is why he asked to be relieved of his duties.

• Man accused in attack on Dave Chappelle faces attempted murder charges in separate incident

  The man accused of attacking comedian Dave Chappelle during a performance in Los Angeles earlier this month is now facing attempted murder charges -- for an entirely different incident.

• 'Outstanding' support for Whiteshell cottagers battling flood waters

  As waters continue to rise on the already-swollen Winnipeg River system, cottagers in Whiteshell Provincial Park are sandbagging to protect properties at risk. Meanwhile, parks staff have been “absolutely outstanding” in their efforts to provide needed sandbags and other resources, said Ian Baragar of the Whiteshell Cottagers Association.

• Abortion accessibility in Canada: The Catholic hospital conflict

  A leaked draft showing that the U.S Supreme Court justices are preparing to overturn the Roe v. Wade abortion-rights ruling has sparked debate in Canada, including whether Catholic hospitals can impede your access to abortion.

• City of Brandon recognized with national award

  The City of Brandon was the recipient of the 2022 Canadian Association of Municipal Administrator’s Willis Award for Innovation in recognition of its Truth and Reconciliation Week in 2021.

• Manitoba civil service union fought wage freeze, wins retroactive pay hikes

  Some 11,000 Manitoba civil servants have won retroactive pay raises after fighting government demands for a wage freeze.