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• How a newcomer fair is connecting recent immigrants with services

  A new one-day fair in Winnipeg is hoping to help newcomers feel more welcome and connect them with important services.

  

• Trudeau mocks 'bare-chested horseback riding' Putin as G7 leaders meet in Germany

  Russian President Valdimir Putin was a target of mockery by leaders of the Group of Seven, as they sat around a table Sunday, commencing their three-day summit in Bavarian Alps, Germany.

  

• Aerospace company working to protect tree canopy using drone technology

  Drones and trees may not seem like the perfect combination, but one company is hoping to use the flying remote-controlled aircraft to protect tree's health.

  

• 'The costs are just extreme': Campers staying closer to home amid soaring fuel costs

  Using a trailer or an RV is an easy way for people to get out of the city and into the outdoors, but with soaring gas prices, the cost of driving with one has gone up drastically.

  

• Rate of extreme rainfall expected to increase dramatically by 2100

  New research looking at the frequency of heavy rainfall across the globe shows that a drastic increase in downpours is expected over the years to come.

• Canada pledges funds as G7 develops response to famine fallout from Russian invasion

  Canada pledged $50 million to prevent Ukrainian grain from going to waste on Sunday as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed to work with G7 nations on further measures to halt the famine caused by the Russian invasion of the embattled country.

• Russia's invasion of Ukraine a 'turning point' in world history: defence chief

  Canada's chief of defence says Russia's invasion of Ukraine is going to change the course of history.

• City receives over 100 calls related to significant rainfall Friday evening

  Winnipeg was once again pummelled by rain on Friday and the city came close to setting a rainfall record.

• Charleswood home suffers extensive damage after fire, one pet dies from injuries

  No one was injured but one pet died after an early morning fire Saturday.

• People with COVID-19 can infect and sicken cats and dogs by cuddling them: study

  Cat and dog owners who cuddle their pets when infected with COVID-19 could end up making the animals sick with the virus, according to a Canadian study.

• 'It just made my heart warm': Winnipeg bus driver's act of kindness captured on video

  An act of kindness from a Winnipeg bus driver is being shared by a passenger who says it warmed his heart to witness.

• 'Not sustainable': Doctors Manitoba concerned about rural and northern Manitoba health-care system

  Doctors Manitoba is voicing concern about the health-care system in rural and northern Manitoba.

• Child labour remains an increasing source of Canada’s everyday products: NGO

  Many Canadians remain unaware of the involvement of forced child labour in the products they buy, according to non-profit agency World Vision Canada.

• Protesters at U.S. Supreme Court decry abortion ruling overturning Roe v. Wade

  Hundreds of protesters descended on the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday to denounce the justice's decision to overturn the half-century-old Roe v. Wade precedent that recognized women's constitutional right to abortion.

• WHO panel: Monkeypox not a global emergency 'at this stage'

  The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in nearly 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency.

• Commonwealth falls short of condemning Russia as Trudeau prepares for G7

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau headed to the G7 summit in Germany on Saturday without a consensus from the Commonwealth to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but with a chorus of countries calling for help to overcome the fallout of the war.

• Five Winnipeg students involved in 'pepper spray' incident while riding bus to school

  A group of students from a school in Winnipeg's River Park South neighbourhood were involved in a 'pepper spray incident' while riding to school on a Winnipeg Transit bus, says a local school division.

• Royal Aviation Museum to honour children and pilot that died in plane crash 50 years ago

  The Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada is working to honour eight children and pilot who died 50 years ago in the Linwood Street tragedy.