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Community Connection: more inclusive rebranding

Heather Leeman of Heartwood Healing Centre on how rebranding and renaming their agency is helping them to serve a broader range of clients.

Community Connection: New Legion location

Paul McCluskey from the Royal Canadian Legion Fort Garry Branch gives details on the group’s new location.

Community Connection: Group gets bikes for youth

Jane Kidd-Hantscher, executive director of 25 Bikes, talks about how you can help youth with disabilities get their own bikes.

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Shamattawa man recovering after officer-involved shooting

A man from Shamattawa First Nation is being treated for serious injuries after an RCMP officer-involved shooting Saturday afternoon.

'I'm really angry': Staff shortages temporarily closing some rural Manitoba emergency rooms

Longstanding staff shortages in rural emergency rooms are continuing to create problems, with some being forced to close or cut their hours.

An emergency room in Treherne, Manitoba. (Source: CTV News Winnipeg)

Man stabbed, other sprayed with bear mace at The Forks

Winnipeg police confirmed that one man was stabbed and another was sprayed with bear mace during an incident at The Forks on Friday night.

Forks "New Day" event did not reach pre-pandemic attendance levels

The Forks ‘New Day’ celebrations saw more people come down to celebrate on July 1 than the year before.

Gas prices see long weekend drop in parts of Canada, but analysts say relief not likely to last

The Canada Day long weekend saw gas prices plummet in parts of the country, but the relief at the pumps may not stay for very long, analysts say. The decreases come after crude oil prices slid in June following the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes, sparking fears of a recession.

Winnipeg crews respond to three Maryland Street fires in 12-hour span

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service is reminding residents about fire safety after a blaze started on someone’s balcony Canada Day afternoon.

'Defeated and discouraged': Airport frustrations sour Canadians' summer travel plans

CTVNews.ca asked Canadians to share their travel horror stories as cancelled flights, delays and lost luggage throw a wrench in Canadians' summer travel plans, due in part to staffing shortages at Canadian airports. Some report sleeping at airports and others say it took days to get to or from a destination.

Man arrested for attempted choking with shoelace: Brandon police

Brandon Police have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly trying to choke another man with a shoelace.

Updated pet bylaw takes effect in Winnipeg

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Some emergency rooms across Canada shutting down amid staff shortages

Hospitals overwhelmed by the pandemic’s onslaught are still facing a number of challenges, causing unprecedented wait times in emergency rooms across the country.

Emergency rooms across Quebec are overcrowded as staff take advantage of the opportunity to take much need vacations.

'Defeated and discouraged': Airport frustrations sour Canadians' summer travel plans

Gunmen killed in Saanich bank shootout identified as twin brothers

Twin brothers in their early 20s were responsible for the shooting that injured numerous police officers at a bank in Saanich, B.C., earlier this week, RCMP alleged Saturday.

TD 'significantly' downgrades home sale, price forecasts

A new report from TD says Canadian home sales could fall by nearly one-quarter on average this year and remain low into 2023.

Russia claims capture of pivotal city in eastern Ukraine

Russia's defence minister said Russian forces took control Sunday of the last major Ukrainian-held city in Ukraine's Luhansk province, bringing Moscow closer to its stated goal of seizing all of Ukraine's Donbas region.