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Filming of curling movie draws ire of Winnipeg hockey community for hogging ice time
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:11:56 EST
Two sets of curling stones are lined up, in red at left and in yellow on right.

Dozens of minor hockey teams in Winnipeg are scrambling to find ice time next month after being swept out of Southdale Community Centre by a film production.


Manitobans hit by wildfires near Flin Flon weigh decisions on fire protection, rebuilding
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:00:00 EST
A husband and wife in their 70s stand on an empty loss where their house stood before it burned down in a wildfire. The man is wearing a plaid coat.

People in the Flin Flon area who lost cabins and homes, or had theirs threatened, are still dealing with the aftermath of the wildfires more than six months later. They face decisions around fire protection, insurance and whether to rebuild.


Peguis reviewing legal options after sale of former golf course to past adviser
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:00:00 EST
A man in a hat.

The chief of Manitoba's most populous First Nation says his band is exploring legal options after its real estate trust sold most of a former golf course near Winnipeg to a property developer who used to advise the band and the trust.


Court approves $18M sale of HBC royal charter to Thomsons, Westons
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:17:34 EST
A historical document is pictured.

Two of Canada's wealthiest families have cleared the final hurdle on the road to buying and donating the royal charter that created the Hudson's Bay Co.


Mobile outreach van in Brandon will help bring harm reduction services to people in need: advocates
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:00:00 EST
A woman leans on a needle receptable.

The Southern Chiefs' Organization is launching a harm reduction outreach van in Brandon, in partnership with the city. The aim to provide low-barrier support for issues like addictions and mental health by going directly to the people who need it.


Manitoba municipal group releases anti-harassment toolkit for mayors, officials
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:00:00 EST
 A life sized firefighter figure wearing a For Sale sign and a dollar sign necklace.

The Association of Manitoba Municipalities, which represents mayors, councillors and other leaders in the province, has released a new toolkit aimed at helping others deal with harassment, threats and violence.


Steel pan orchestra brings Caribbean flavour to choir's holiday show
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:00:00 EST
Three people playing steel drums

There may not be snow in Trinidad and Tobago, but the holiday spirit is vibrant. For the first time, the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir is merging traditional with tropical. The HiLife Steel Orchestra will join the choir for its annual Christmas concert.


Riley Laychuk's Manitoba forecast for Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:00:00 EST
Temperatures plunge in time for the weekend. Expect daytime highs well below normal for this time of year.

Temperatures plunge in time for the weekend. Expect daytime highs well below normal for this time of year.


Customers line up at Manitoba Liquor Marts for 1st chance to buy American booze in months
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:24:06 EST
A group of people wearing jackets lineup outside a building.

Customers flocked to some Manitoba Liquor Marts, with some lining up even before stores opened Wednesday, to buy the first bottles of American alcohol sold at the provincial retailer in months amid an ongoing trade war.


Committee members say work on Winnipeg's Indigenous naming policy stalled as review drags on
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:51:06 EST
A man wearing glasses is sitting in a chair.

Nearly nine months into a review of a city policy meant to increase the number of Indigenous place names in Winnipeg, members of the Welcoming Winnipeg committee say their work remains stalled amid a funding shortage and confusion about their role.


'Profound failure of care' led to death of Winnipeg infant who had meth in bloodstream, prosecutor argues
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:45:20 EST
A baby bottle next to a yellow evidence marker with the number 1 on it.

A prosecutor says a constellation of events in a Winnipeg home that included unsafe sleeping conditions, rampant drug use and the parents' tumultuous relationship shows a "profound failure of care" in the weeks leading up to the death of a three-month-old in 2022.


Trio of Hollywood stars including Jon Hamm take in flick at small Manitoba town's theatre
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:05:03 EST
Four men pose for a picture in a movie theatre lobby.

A small family-owned theatre north of Winnipeg hosted a trio of film stars over the weekend, when Jon Hamm, Johnny Pemberton and Paul Walter Hauser — all currently working on projects in Winnipeg — visited The Flicks Cinema in Stonewall.


Encampment site next to Granite Curling Club 'remediated,' City of Winnipeg says
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:14:10 EST
A bulldozer takes away makeshift tent pieces from an urban encampment.

Makeshift tents and other items scattered around Mostyn Park, next to the Granite Curling Club in West Broadway, have been cleared away by city crews, according to a city spokesperson's email to CBC.


Man allegedly wandered through Winnipeg high school twice before grabbing student at St. Vital elementary
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:59:24 EST
the outside of a glass and concrete building is pictured from below

A 28-year-old man who is a registered sex offender is facing new charges for wandering the hallways of a Winnipeg high school before he allegedly grabbed a student at another school last month.


Tariffs putting brakes on Manitoba trucking hires
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 06:00:00 EST
Transport truck on wintry road

Tariffs and a sluggish economy have turned what was a driver shortage into a job shortage in the province's billion-dollar trucking industry, according to the Manitoba Trucking Association.


Driver on trail of destruction damages cars, runs over stop sign and takes out internet
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:05:37 EST
Close up of a damaged truck tire in the snow

A 35-year-old woman is charged with numerous offences after a pickup truck left a trail of damage in Dauphin, Man.


Jino Distasio appointed as University of Winnipeg interim president and vice-chancellor
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:34:39 EST
A man stands smiling on University of Winnipeg campus, wearing round, black glasses and a black felt, brimmed hat

Jino Distasio, an urban geography professor at the University of Winnipeg, has been temporarily elevated to the institution's highest office.


Winnipeg plowing operations underway as snowfall blankets city
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:09:16 EST
A yellow snowplow drives on a snowy street in the dark early morning

Crews are out plowing Winnipeg streets as an overnight snowfall blanketed the city and continues to fall.


Father of Manitoban who died when 911 failed says new 2-hour deadline for reporting outages falls short
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 06:00:00 EST
A woman is seated in a chair with headphones on, while looking at four computer monitors to help her respond to emergencies.

A grieving father in Manitoba’s Interlake is blasting a new requirement that provinces must be told within two hours of a 911 outage, arguing a shorter timeline is needed to potentially save lives like his son's.


Winter blast cancels school bus service, classes in parts of southern Manitoba
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:10:28 EST
School buses are parked near a pile of snow

Treacherous road conditions from a winter storm that hit southwestern Manitoba on Tuesday have prompted several school-related cancellations for Wednesday.