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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.


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.


Winnipeg firefighters battle house fire in Lord Robert 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.


Wellness check leads Mounties to burned out Interlake home, human remains
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:12:56 EST
A police officer with his RCMP shoulder badge pictured.

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.


Man charged with murder in Weston neighbourhood homicide
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:00:16 EST
A photo of a Winnipeg police logo.

A man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a homicide earlier this month in Winnipeg's Weston neighbourhood.


Operation Red Nose Winnipeg 'in desperate need' of volunteers for New Year's Eve
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:37:34 EST
Two volunteers wearing red vests that say "operation red nose" walk into a bar decorated for the holiday season.

A program that offers safe rides home in Winnipeg during the holiday season desperately needs volunteers for New Year's Eve.


Woman's death in St. Malo suspicious: Manitoba RCMP
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:59:40 EST
Close up of a vehicle.

RCMP have been called in after woman found dead in the rural Manitoba community of St. Malo on Christmas Eve.


Premier Wab Kinew's popularity remains strong despite ongoing challenges
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:13:02 EST
A man in a suit sits in a dark room.

Premier Wab Kinew's popularity shows few signs of sagging, despite ongoing challenges in health care, justice and the province's finances.


Rail crews clearing tracks after 9 train cars derail in Winnipeg, CN says
Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:06:35 EST
Two workers in bright orange and yellow gear look on as a train car is lifted by a crane

CN Rail crews were clearing tracks early Sunday morning after nine train cars derailed near Jubilee Station in Winnipeg. 


City urges Winnipeggers to help prevent garage fires after series of blazes
Sun, 28 Dec 2025 18:18:03 EST
A blue power cord, plugged into an electrical outlet, stretches toward a vehicle. Snow covers the ground.

The City of Winnipeg is urging residents to take precautions after firefighters responded to a series of garage fires this weekend.


Missing Ebb and Flow First Nation woman found dead: RCMP
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 01:17:54 EST
Close up of the RCMP logo on an RCMP car.

A woman reported missing in Ebb and Flow First Nation on Christmas Eve has been found dead, Manitoba RCMP say.


Empty pews: Rural Manitoba churches struggle to find ministers
Sun, 28 Dec 2025 07:00:00 EST
A mulitple exposure of United church minister standing at the pulpit.

Rural United Church of Canada congregations as they struggle to find ministers. In the Prairie to Pine region in Manitoba and Northern Ontario minister vacancies can reach 63 per cent. Rev. Doug Neufeld serves two churches in southwestern Manitoba but is leaving for Ontario, his will make him hard to replace.


I was homeless, in despair, until 1 woman and team of 'heart helpers' saved me
Sun, 28 Dec 2025 07:00:00 EST
A woman with short brown hair, wearing clear glasses and a cream-colored sweater smiles next to a curly white dog

This is my gratitude post to those overlooked in service delivery: A few years ago, I was chronically homeless and at the lowest point in my life, writes Winnipegger Alaya McIvor, until I met the team at Street Links, whom I call my ‘heart helpers.'


Ringette all-stars show off their skills at Winnipeg event
Sun, 28 Dec 2025 12:04:03 EST
Three girls wearing ringette gear

Some of Manitoba's brightest ringette athletes got to test their prowess on the ice during the Winnipeg Ringette League's annual all-start and skill competition this weekend.


Teenager facing theft, weapons charges after stolen vehicle collides with Winnipeg city bus: police
Sun, 28 Dec 2025 09:40:11 EST
Police vehicle at an intersection with a crumpled black sedan vehicle with its front-end smashed

A teen boy in Winnipeg is facing more than a dozen charges after a vehicle was stolen and a city transit bus was rammed.


More than 53,000 Manitobans accessed free birth control in 1st year of provincial program
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 06:00:00 EST
Close up of a package of birth control pills

More than 53,000 eligible Manitobans have accessed birth control at no cost in the first year of the provincial government's free contraception program, the province says. 


Boldy's OT winner caps Wild comeback against Jets
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 22:51:33 EST
Group of players in front of a net. A puck is in between the net and the goalie.

Matt Boldy scored two goals, including the winner just 39 seconds into overtime, to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night.


Winnipeg event aims to bust barriers preventing newcomers from playing sports
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 18:34:47 EST
A girl wearing a soccer jersey. She's posing for a picture with a man and a woman

Over the past year, Isabel Vaca Diez Buhezo has dribbled basketballs, set volleyballs and carved up ice at the rink by going to Winnipeg Newcomer Sport Academy programs.