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Severe drought leads to urgent order for Manitoba Hydro to raise rates by 4% on Jan. 1
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:38:19 EST
A blue sign says "Manitoba Hydro Place."

Manitoba Hydro rates will rise four per cent on Jan. 1 as part of an interim general rate hike the Public Utilities Board says it has ordered "on an urgent basis because of a severe drought."


Pimicikamak Cree Nation not likely to see power restored until Jan. 1: Manitoba Hydro
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 17:41:43 EST
Several men move boxes of diapers.

Manitoba Hydro now says it hopes to have the power back on in Pimicikamak Cree Nation by 6 p.m. on New Year's Day. The northern First Nation has been without power since Sunday.


Man dead, 3 taken to hospital after fire destroys home in Lord Roberts neighbourhood
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:44:40 EST
Emergcy personnel outside a home that's on fire and smoking.

A man died and three people were taken to hospital in the aftermath of a fire that gutted a home in Winnipeg's Lord Roberts neighbourhood on Monday.


Year of Manitoba landfill searches shows reconciliation a work in progress, families say
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 06:00:00 EST
A woman and man stand in front of a banner that says search the landfill.

The year that saw the remains of two First Nations women brought home from a Manitoba landfill and a search get underway for the remains of a third showed how far reconciliation efforts have come — and how far they still need to go, the families say


Here's how to ring in the new year in Manitoba
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 13:49:55 EST
A child sits on an adult's shoulders facing fireworks.

Dance parties, brunches and community gatherings help start the new year off right. Here are a few suggestions.


'Going for the thrill,' says Winnipeg chef preparing for 2nd appearance at national culinary championship
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 08:32:55 EST
A chef in a kitchen smiles while chopping up jicama, a sweet and crunchy root vegetable.

A Winnipegger will put her culinary skills to the test against a group of elite chefs from coast-to-coast in the nation’s capital next month.


Here's what's open, what's closed in Winnipeg, Brandon on New Year's Eve, Day
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:40:03 EST
The East London Optimist Club's Canada Day celebrations are postponed until next year due to new regulations from the TVDSB that prohibit discharging fireworks on their property. The club has been hosting Canada Day celebrations at Argyle Arena for 17 years.

Here's a look at what will be open and closed around Manitoba's two largest cities as people ring in the new year.


Burton Cummings Theatre reports record attendance in 2025
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 07:00:00 EST
The exterior facade of a stone and brick building.

The Burton Cummings Theatre set an attendance record this year in spite of economic pressures that have hampered ticket sales for live music, professional sports and other forms of entertainment.


Blizzard conditions in Churchill, extreme cold in Winnipeg expected on New Year's Eve
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 07:55:08 EST
A person walks across a city street as snow falls.

New Year's Eve will be a cold one for parts of Manitoba.


Pimicikamak Cree Nation declares state of emergency after power outage
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:19:14 EST
A broken power line.

Residents of a northern Manitoba First Nation are being told that their power will not be restored until late in the day on New Year’s Eve. Pimicikamak Cree Nation declared a state of emergency on Monday following a widespread power outage in the Cross Lake area around 11:30 p.m. Sunday.


Woman who killed son should be able to see her other children, lawyer says
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:48:01 EST
An aerial view shows several buildings in a remote wooded area next to a lake.

A mother who stabbed her one-year-old infant during psychosis should not be prevented from seeing her other children, a lawyer told a board tasked with reviewing her case.


Connor McDavid extends point streak to 13 games as Oilers hand Jets 6th straight defeat
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:12:51 EST
A hockey player fires the puck past a goalie.

Calvin Pickard's 41 saves helped the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-1 road victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday.


Snowmobiler killed in Boxing Day accident remembered as loving father, partner, friend
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:36:14 EST
A man and a woman sit between two Christmas trees, with a young boy in the woman's lap.

Family, friends and community members are rallying around a La Broquerie family following the death of a snowmobiler.


Riley Laychuk's Manitoba forecast for Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 06:00:00 EST
Strong winds could lead to blowing snow in parts of southern Manitoba through the afternoon. Temperatures will be above seasonal.

Strong winds could lead to blowing snow in parts of southern Manitoba through the afternoon. Temperatures will be above seasonal.


As spinal surgeries increase, some Manitoba patients refused out-of-province care still feel left 'in limbo'
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 06:00:00 EST
Surgeons performing surgery

Manitoba appears to be expanding the spinal care capacity it set out to when it disbanded a stopgap measure by the Tories that sent some patients out of province due to long waitlists. But two years on, some patients still facing barriers question why the NDP couldn't do both.


Winnipeg firefighters battle house fire in Lord Roberts neighbourhood
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:44:58 EST
Emergcy personnel outside a home that's on fire and smoking.

Winnipeg firefighters braved frigid conditions to battle a blaze in the Lord Roberts neighbourhood. Fire crews responded to a home that was spewing flames and smoke on Nassau Street S. early Monday afternoon.


Christmas gathering, hardware store among Manitoba's latest measles exposure sites
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:40:30 EST
A child with measles

Public health officials are warning of four additional measles exposure sites in southern Manitoba.


Train operations resume near site of 10-car derailment in Winnipeg
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:42:45 EST
a cylindrical, black train car is seen lying on its side in the snow

Train movements have resumed near Winnipeg Transit's Jubilee station following a 10-car train derailment early Sunday morning.


Wellness check leads Mounties to burned out Interlake home, human remains
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:12:56 EST
Rubble and tarps are covered in snow in a wooded area.

Human remains were discovered in a burned down home in Manitoba's Interlake region after police were called to do a wellness check, RCMP say.


Lack of funding stalls plans for long delayed sobering centre in southwestern Manitoba
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 06:00:00 EST
Three emergency workers stand at the back of an ambulance

A proposed sobering centre in Brandon has stalled due to a funding shortfall, even as new legislation allows for the detention of intoxicated individuals for up to 72 hours. Brandon police Chief Tyler Bates says calls related to substance abuse doubled in 2025, showing the need for more holding options.