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• Ex-wife of Winnipeg man charged in 'horrifically grisly' death granted protection order, court records show

  A review of court records paints a disturbing picture of a Winnipeg man now charged in what the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) has described as the “horrifically grisly” homicide of a young Indigenous woman in North Kildonan.

  

• Thunderstorms kill 4 in southern Ont., knock out power in parts of Que.

  As the May long weekend kicked off, a massive thunderstorm in southern Ontario and Quebec brought strong wind gusts that knocked down trees, took out power and left at least four people dead.

  

• 'Patchy' frost to develop overnight in Manitoba: Environment Canada

  Even though we are already in the third week of May, Manitobans are in for a cool night.

  

• State of local emergency declared in Whiteshell Provincial Park, Betula Lake area to be evacuated

  The province has declared a state of local emergency within the Whiteshell Provincial Park, and says residents in the Betula Lake area should be prepared to evacuate

  

• Flooding caused more than $1 million in damage to Manitoba community

  One Manitoba community is facing more than $1 million in damage due to flooding, and it’s likely that number will continue to grow.

• Flu cases on the rise in Canada despite expected fall

  The federal government is reporting a sharp rise in influenza in recent months, at a time of the year when detected cases generally start to fall in Canada.

• Services at Pine Falls emergency department temporarily suspended

  The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority (IERHA) is informing residents of a temporary suspension of services at the Pine Falls Health Complex emergency department.

• Officials confirm 10 cases of severe acute hepatitis in children in Canada

  Ten children in Canada were found to be suffering from severe acute hepatitis not caused by known hepatitis viruses over a nearly six-month period recently, the Public Health Agency of Canada announced Friday.

• Missing man found dead after vehicle abandoned in a water-filled field

  A missing man whose vehicle was discovered abandoned in a water-filled field in Southern Manitoba has been found dead.

• Putin's invasion of Ukraine an 'act of madness,' former U.K. PM Blair says

  The United Kingdom's former prime minister Tony Blair says Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine is an 'act of madness.' In an interview on CTV's Question Period airing Sunday, Blair said Putin doesn't appear to be the same man he knew in the early 2000s.

• Price of gas remains high across Canada heading into long weekend

  Canadians may find a lot of long faces at the pump heading into the long weekend as gas prices across the country remain high.

• Winnipeg man fined for driving past flood barricade, getting stranded in water

  Manitoba RCMP are reminding all drivers to respect road barricades that are blocking people from driving in flooded areas.

• Manitoba changing eligibility for fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose

  Manitoba's top doctor says health officials are changing the eligibility for a second COVID-19 booster vaccine.

• NFI Group closing factory in Pembina, N.D., as part of cost-cutting plan

  NFI Group Inc. says it is closing a factory in Pembina, N.D., later this year as part of a new cost-cutting plan.

• The challenges the City of Dauphin is facing as they welcome refugees from Ukraine

  Three Ukrainian families are settling into their new homes in Dauphin.

• What Peguis First Nation leaders say needs to happen to end flooding issues

  Manitoba First Nations leaders are calling on the provincial and federal governments to collaborate and end flooding in Peguis First Nation.

• Suspect in Winnipeg homicide may be in Thunder Bay: police

  Winnipeg police say a suspect wanted for second-degree murder in connection with the death of a Winnipeg man may be armed in Thunder Bay, Ont.

• Extension of soybean seeding deadline one less thing to worry about for farmers

  The seeding deadline for insurance on soybean crops has been extended in Manitoba – a move soybean farmers have been looking to see for years.