Person pulled from Aberdeen Avenue house fire dies

One person is dead following a house fire that ripped through a home in the 200 block of Aberdeen Avenue, according to police.

Province's longest-serving female chief to get Order of Manitoba

by Kristy Hoffman

She fought for the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous girls and women to be recognized as valuable long before Canada allowed for the conversation. Now, War Lake First Nation Chief Betsy Kennedy is receiving the Order of Manitoba.

Cyril Weenusk identified as Portage Avenue homicide victim

The victim of Tuesday's homicide in downtown Winnipeg this week has been identified as Cyril Quentin Weenusk, 26, of Oxford House, Man.

Analysis Winnipeg begins to wonder if it TIFs too much

by Bartley Kives

Elected officials at the City of Winnipeg are beginning to wonder whether they've leaned too heavily on a funding mechanism known as tax-increment financing, or TIF.

Midwifery program still paying for space at the University of Winnipeg, even though it sits empty

by Nelly Gonzalez

The University College of the North says it continues to lease space at the University of Winnipeg for its midwifery program, even though the space has been sitting empty for the last four months.

NewLeaf not paying its bills? Business consultants say they're owed $130K

by Aaron Saltzman

A new discount travel company hoping to launch later this month is facing a new controversy. Two consultants say they're owed tens of thousands of dollars and one says NewLeaf's CEO is not returning her phone calls.

First Nations leaders leery of government measures on child welfare

by Kristy Kirkup

A new $382-million government announcement on First Nations child welfare is raising as many questions as it answers, Aboriginal leaders and advocates say.

Video B-17 Flying Fortress from 1945 lands on Manitoba runway

by Brett Purdy

One of only roughly a dozen still flying B-17 heavy bombers landed in Gimli, Man. today on a three-Canadian-stop tour to showcase the wartime aircraft.

Former Winnipeg priest Ronald Léger, archdiocese sued by sex assault victim

One of the sex assault victims of former Winnipeg priest Ronald Léger has filed a $2.1 million lawsuit against him and the Catholic Archdiocese of St. Boniface.

Homicide no indication downtown Winnipeg is unsafe: local businesses

by Kristy Hoffman

A homicide in Winnipeg's downtown is not enough to convince some business managers that the area is not safe.

2 teens die after being struck by vehicle in Thompson

Two teens from Thompson, Man., have died after they were struck by a vehicle as they were walking in the northern town last night.

Northern Manitobans walk to Winnipeg to honour missing, murdered loved ones

Family members of missing and murdered Indigenous people from northern Manitoba have walked more than 750 kilometres from Thompson to Winnipeg to remember their loved ones and raise awareness of violence in their communities.

Bear crashes into a Gimli-area pottery shop

by Katerina Georgieva

In a spin on the "bull in a china shop" theme, Kirk Creed dodged an encounter with a bear that caused havoc in his pottery shop, near Gimli, Man., this week.

Bullets tossed into Canada Day bonfire shoot back at man

A man was taken to hospital after he was hit in the eye by bullet fragments at a southern Manitoba bonfire over the Canada Day long weekend.

Arturo, the polar bear activists lobbied to move to Winnipeg from Argentina, dies

Argentina's last polar bear, who was at the centre of an unsuccessful campaign to be relocated to Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo, has died in the South American zoo where he spent most of his life.

Cyanide used to hook Dory, Nemo for pet stores, scientists warn

Scientists and environmentalists are urging consumers to stay away from buying a Dory, or blue tang fish, as pets because some are caught with an illegal fishing technique using cyanide.

Mayor refuses to elaborate on $567K payout to former acting CAO

by Bartley Kives

Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman says he'd like the province to change the way the city discloses salaries — but declined to shed any light on the $567,000 payout last year to former acting chief administrator Deepak Joshi.

U of M pulled plug on midwifery program, education minister says

Education Minister Ian Wishart is pinning blame for the uncertainty over Manitoba's midwifery program on the University of Manitoba, one of the two educational institutions involved in the new joint venture.

'It's me and a dog and a mortgage': cancer survivor faces hardship after losing Folk Festival job

by Caroline Barghout

Margaret Koshinsky says she was let go by the Winnipeg Folk Festival weeks before she was to return to work after fighting breast cancer.

Manitoba's Muslim community celebrates end of Ramadan with Eid prayer

After a month of fasting for Ramadan, Winnipeg's Muslim community is ready for a big feast.

You've got no mail: What to know about the Canada Post lockout

by Nicole Riva

Canada Post has given 72-hours' notice to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers that employees will be locked out as of Friday because negotiations have failed to reach a contract. That doesn't mean all mail will stop being delivered, just most of it.

Yazidi families terrified in Turkey as they await flights to Winnipeg

by Donna Carreiro

Two Yazidi families were supposed to be starting a new life in Winnipeg, surrounded by loved ones and away from the terrorists. Instead, they are living in fear in a hotel in Istanbul,

Forester alarmed after Emerald ash borer beetle found in Thunder Bay

The city’s resident forester says she was alarmed to hear an invasive beetle species that devastates urban tree populations has arrived in northwestern Ontario, less than 600 kilometres east of Winnipeg.

Sun-cloud mix in store for Wednesday in Winnipeg, rain unlikely

The sun was shining brightly Wednesday morning and will likely stay that way through most of the day.

Backlog of endangered species begin to receive 'attention they deserve'

by Bryce Hoye

The deteriorating state of three Manitoba bird species has caught the federal government's attention, and it comes as a welcome change for some in the wildlife world who have been waiting for the additions for several years.

Opinion Winnipeg queer community needs more from straight allies than random acts of kindness

by Katy MacKinnon

In the wake of the Orlando tragedy, it’s time to thoughtfully reconsider how straight allies of the Winnipeg queer community can create change and foster acceptance within our community.

Monarchs, milkweed and walking path pitched to pretty up retention pond

by Bartley Kives

If Coun. John Orlikow has his way, a new retention pond in Winnipeg's Parker neighbourhood will be ringed by a butterfly reserve.

'A good first step,' says daughter of Cathy Curtis after Grace Hospital locks doors

by Erin Brohman

The daughter of Cathy Curtis is glad Grace Hospital is now locking the doors to the mental health unit permanently, following the escape of a 17-year-old patient on Canada Day.