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• Man dead in Sunday morning shooting: Winnipeg police

  Winnipeg police say a 59-year-old man is dead after an early morning shooting in the south end of the city on Sunday.

  

• Two 14-year-old girls missing since Wednesday: RCMP

  Manitoba RCMP are looking for two 14-year-old girls who have been missing since June 29.

  

• How to avoid luggage headaches amid air travel chaos

  Travellers might not have any control over long lines and cancelled flights, but there are ways to minimize luggage disasters. From tracking devices for your luggage to packing light, here are some tips and tricks for your next trip through the airport.

  

• 'They couldn't breathe': Survivor shares details inside migrant trailer

  Simple advice from a friend to stay near the door may have saved Yenifer Yulisa Cardona Tomás from the deadly fate that befell 53 other migrants when they were abandoned trapped in a sweltering semi-trailer last week on the edge of San Antonio. The 20-year-old from Guatemala's capital said it was already hot on June 27 when she stepped out of the warehouse on the Texas side of the Mexico border where she had been waiting and climbed into the back of the trailer.

  

• Police find person of interest in deadly shooting at Chicago-area parade

  Highland Park's police chief said the 22-year-old man identified as a person of interest in the shooting that killed at least six people, wounded at least 30 and sent hundreds of people fleeing from an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday has been taken into custody.

• Winnipeg man stole and crashed a car, bit officer during arrest: police

  Winnipeg police have charged a man after investigators say he stole a car, crashed it and bit an officer while being arrested.

• People warned to stop stomping on canola crops to take selfies

  Two “serious instances” involving people endangering crops to take selfies at a southern Ontario canola farm over the Canada Day long weekend have prompted police to warn the public about the potential consequences of trespassing into crop fields.

• 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Tamara Lich set to have bail hearing

  Tamara Lich, an organizer of the 'Freedom Convoy,' is set to appear in an Ottawa court today for a bail hearing after being arrested last week for allegedly breaching one of her bail conditions.

• City workers could staff former Canada Post office tower

  City employees could one day fill the office tower connected to the downtown police station.

• 'Somebody has to do something': Efforts made to keep the doors open at long-time Brandon senior centre

  An employee at a long-time Brandon seniors’ centre is doing whatever she can to try to keep the centre from closing its doors this month.

• Climate protesters glue themselves to 200-year-old painting

  Two climate change protesters were arrested after they glued themselves to the frame of a famous John Constable painting hanging in Britain's National Gallery, the central London museum and police said.

• Crews battle fire at vacant Stella Ave. home

  Fire crews now have a blaze under control after it broke out Monday afternoon.

• One dead, four injured in rollover crash in RM of Grahamdale

  One person has died and four people were taken to hospital following a crash last week in the RM of Grahamdale.

• Canada signs $20B compensation agreement on First Nations child welfare

  The federal government says it has signed a $20-billion final settlement agreement to compensate First Nations children and families harmed by chronic underfunding of child welfare.

• Canadian animal shelters pushing overcapacity amid inflation, staff shortages

  Animal shelters throughout Canada are struggling to make room for surrendered pets as resources are stretched to a breaking point, according to the federation of humane societies and SPCAs.

• West Kildonan Library nominated for historical status

  The West Kildonan Library has officially been nominated for historical status.

• City of Winnipeg launches online tracker for 311

  Winnipeggers who are looking for help from the city will now be able to see up to date wait times for 311.

• Victim of stabbing at The Forks had just moved to Winnipeg from Ukraine

  A Ukrainian refugee living in Winnipeg for two weeks was the victim of a Canada Day stabbing at The Forks.