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Over time, more frequent floods and wildfires are threatening Manitoba's fiscal resilience
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 07:00:00 EDT
A road severely damaged by water.

The combined cost of wildfires and flooding over the past two years will have a serious impact on the provincial budget in the short term. How Manitoba responds to these disasters on a longer-term basis will be even more significant.


My financial planner convinced me to be tested for prostate cancer. It turns out I had it
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:00:00 EDT
A man wearing a dark sweater and black demin pants stands on a trail looking up at the forest around him.

Adriano Magnifico only got tested for prostate cancer because his financial planner revealed his own diagnosis. Now, Magnifico wants to pay it forward by urging other men to get the simple blood test.


Players from across Canada gather in Winnipeg for 'most prestigious event' in table tennis
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:16:37 EDT
Two people play table tennis on a blue table.

Athletes from across the country were competing in Winnipeg Saturday as part of the Canadian National Table Tennis Championships.


Demand for naloxone training increasing as Winnipeg's drug crisis worsens, consultant says
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 07:00:00 EDT
A man with a beard holds up small plastic nasal inhaler.

As Winnipeg faces a worsening drug crisis, more people are looking to be prepared in the event of an overdose emergency, says a local community safety consultant.


4 hospitalized after multi-vehicle crash on Main Street in Winnipeg's North End
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:53:01 EDT
Firefighters stand at the side of a road, where a motorcycle lies crumpled. A silver sedan is crashed into the sidewalk

Police told CBC News that four vehicles — including a motorcycle — were involved in the crash just before 5:30 p.m. on Friday.


Men suing North Dakota hospital alleging they were switched at birth
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:04:26 EDT
A person's hands hold a phone showing two pictures of babies side by side

The families of two men who discovered through DNA tests that they were switched at birth 38 years ago are accusing a North Dakota hospital of robbing them of the lives they were supposed to lead.


My name is Sarah, and my pronouns are they/them. But no one will understand my identity exactly as I do
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 07:00:00 EDT
A person with short light brown hair, wearing a white t-shirt, stands against a tall tree.

For those who are close, "I want them to know the real me," writes Sarah Struthers, who is non-binary. "I remind people of my pronouns because I care about our relationship."


Riley Laychuk's weekend forecast: humidity builds again
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 07:00:00 EDT
Much of the province will see temperatures climb through the weekend once again. Air quality will remain an issue for parts of the north.

Much of the province will see temperatures climb through the weekend once again. Air quality will remain an issue for parts of the north.


Youth camp organizers coming to grips with new wildfire reality
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:49:19 EDT
Flames and smoke billowing on the shores of a lake. The picture captures the engine of the boat as it speeds off to escape the fire.

Canoe trip and outdoor recreational organizers are coming to terms with the new reality of persistent and disruptive wildfire seasons that pose a danger to young campers paddling through parts of Manitoba and northwestern Ontario.


Woman found dead, with aggressive dogs in area: Manitoba First Nations Police
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:51:17 EDT
A closeup shows the Manitoba First Nations Police Service logo on a black vehicle.

Police say a woman was found dead by a maintenance worker in an area of Sandy Bay First Nation where aggressive dogs had been observed.


Manitoba man gets 12-year sentence for sexually abusing 2 girls he lured on Snapchat
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:09:05 EDT
The Snapchat app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration taken September 15, 2017.

A Manitoba man has been sentenced to a dozen years behind bars for luring and sexually abusing two girls, ages 12 and 13, he met through social media.


3-day closure of a northbound section of Lagimodiere Boulevard begins
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:01:11 EDT

A short stretch of Lagimodiere Boulevard will be closed to northbound travel for three days for railway repairs.


Couple reluctantly mulling late wedding venue change after much of Manitoba campground washed away
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:17:39 EDT
The man with his partner and child

Darius Bomback and his partner, Megan, have about 200 guests coming to their wedding at the end of next month, but much of the venue has been swept away by flooding.


Wildfire smoke expected to lift in Manitoba, but 'this is the season': meteorologist
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:32:45 EDT
An orange-tinged skyline features a river with a bridge over it in the foreground and a modern, curved, glass-encased building near the river on the left. Hazy skies partly obscure skyscrapers in the background.

The smoke blowing over much of Manitoba is forecast to ease on Friday, but with fires in the province's north, and in Ontario and Saskatchewan, it may return, an Environment Canada meteorologist says.


Manitoba's only professional rodeo kicks up dust again in Morris
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:29:24 EDT
Two adults are crouched close to the ground as they work with two children riding two horses.

The three-day Manitoba Stampede, which began Friday with chariot and chuckwagon races, is a big boost to tourism in the town of Morris, south of Winnipeg, officials say.


Manitoba RCMP looking for mother in connection with human remains found in Lake St. Martin in 2025
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:35:15 EDT
A close up of an RCMP patch on the sleeve of a Mountie.

Investigators are searching for the mother of a newborn infant or fetus whose remains were found in an Interlake community over a year ago.


4 arrested, 1 wanted after string of catalytic converter thefts in Winnipeg
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:38:52 EDT
Underside of a vehicle.

Multiple people are facing charges after more than a dozen catalytic converters were stolen from vehicles across Winnipeg between late April and early June.


Brandon floodwaters fall, Manitoba city remains on high alert
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:33:12 EDT
Sand bags on a highway near a flooded park.

Waters are slowly receding on the Assiniboine River, but Brandon officials warn the fight against flooding isn't over.


Missing woman, 56, last seen in Flin Flon on Thursday found: Manitoba RCMP
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:28:35 EDT
 A logo on the door of an RCMP vehicle is pictured on a cloudy day.

A missing woman last seen in the northern Manitoba city of Flin Flon earlier this week has been found, RCMP say.


Lottery sales slipping among young adults, but Manitoba hopes smaller prizes will win them over
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:00:00 EDT
A person holds up a lottery ticket to a red scanner.

The corporation that runs lottery games in Manitoba is betting smaller prizes and more achievable wins will sway young people who rarely, if ever, play.