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Ottawa is giving no sign that it intends to amend existing legislation on medical assistance in dying — something a UN committee called for earlier this spring.

The federal minister responsible for disabilities spoke at a hearing of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities last week, about two months after the committee called on Canada to repeal the 2021 law that expanded eligibility for assisted dying to those whose deaths were not reasonably foreseeable.

A 39-year-old male from Portage la Prairie is facing charges of indecent exposure at a local park. 

On June 13, at 6:50 p.m., Portage la Prairie RCMP received a report of a male exposing himself in a park on Cambridge Street in Portage la Prairie.

Witnesses gave a description of the male to police, who located the male and arrest him without incident a short time later.

Through the investigation, officers learned the male exposed himself to three female youths at the park.

There were no physical injuries to any of the three females. 

National Indigenous Peoples Day is Saturday, June 21. It is a time to acknowledge and celebrate the many First Nations, Inuit, and Métis cultures that make up Canada. Here are some events you can attend to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day in Winnipeg this weekend.

Friday, June 20

National Indigenous Peoples Day @ University of Manitoba (Bannatyne Campus)

June 20, 9 am - 1 pm

Join Ongomiizwin on June 20 to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day.

June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day and the Winnipeg Goldeyes are doing something special to celebrate. 

"We have an indigenous band playing on the promenade before the game. We have hoop dancers. Our anthem singer, Pamela, is awesome. And we're just celebrating the culture," said Dan Chase, Director of Sales and Marketing for the Winnipeg Goldeyes.

Funeral For:  Katherine Bartsch 
Funeral Date: June 25, 2025 
Katherine Bartsch, 94, of Gladstone passed away Saturday, June 14th at Gladstone.  
The celebration of life for Katherine Bartsch will be held Wednesday, June 25th at 2pm at Gladstone Christian Fellowship with burial at Austin Sommerfeld Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at the church one hour prior to the service. 
Donations may be made to MCC Manitoba. 
Arrangements by Clarke’s Funeral Home, Gladstone/MacGregor. 

The Winnipeg Police Service is reminding Winnipeggers who use lockers in the many fitness centres across the city to be extra cautious.

Between April 28 and May 30, Winnipeg police received nearly 20 reports of locker break-ins at fitness facilities across the city.

While the break-ins took place across the city, there was a large number of cases in the Leila North neighbourhood. 

In most cases, the victims had their wallets, keys, ID, and cellphones stolen, and in one case, keys stolen from a locker were used to access a vehicle in the parking lot. 

The Sioux Falls Canaries (20-16) evened their series with the Winnipeg Goldeyes (16-19) Wednesday evening, using a nine-run fourth inning and five total home runs to secure a 15-2 win at Blue Cross Park.
 
The Canaries opened the scoring in the first inning after a dropped fly ball in left field allowed Mike Hart to score. The Goldeyes answered immediately in the bottom half of the frame, as Tanner O’Tremba delivered a two-run double to left-centre, scoring Ramón Bramasco and Roby Enríquez to briefly put Winnipeg ahead 2-1.

A group of students from a Winnipeg high school will soon add a special touch to the downtown landscape.

Eight welding students from Technical Vocational High School spent two months designing and creating 40 bench boxes to be placed along Graham Avenue.

A bus shelter that once occupied space on Graham Avenue will be removed as the city switches to its new Primary Transit Network. This will leave more room for pedestrians to walk, sit, and rest. 

Originally from Cape Breton, Winnipegger Les Gillis is headed across Canada with his guitar and a message of hope for people experiencing homelessness. 

"My journey is going to start going east from Winnipeg, going all the way to Newfoundland," says Gillis. "Back, and then eventually continue on to the West Coast."

Gillis picked up the guitar when he was 17 years old and then spent years busking around the U.S.A., including in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Denver, and Chicago, to name a few. 

Manitoba Wildfire Service (MWS) is easing some fire and travel restrictions beginning Thursday morning.

According to our province, recent rainfall and a full green-up have helped reduce the fire risk in some parts of Manitoba. Other areas remain at high risk, with significant fire suppression operations continuing and restrictions still in place.

Effective Thursday at 8 am, areas 1 to 5 and areas 8 to 22 will be at Level 2 (area 1 includes everything from Provincial Road 302 to the Ontario border and south of the Trans Canada Highway). This means: