Tornado warning and severe thunderstorm watch in effect for parts of southern Manitoba

Environment Canada has issued a tornado warning for the Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa and the Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes as a severe thunderstorm tracks through the region.

The storm, capable of producing a tornado, was located 10 km southwest of Wawanesa at 8:18 p.m. CDT, moving north at 50 km/h.

16 soldiers injured in accident at Valcartier military base in Quebec

More than a dozen soldiers were sent to hospital this afternoon after an accident at a military base in Quebec.

Capt. Hermione Wilson, a public affairs officer with the Canadian Armed Forces, says the accident took place at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier.

Wilson says the accident in the base's training area involved two armoured vehicles.

She says civilian and military emergency services responded immediately to the scene.

Wilson says 16 members of the 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries.

Conservatives' to introduce non-confidence motion next week: Poilievre

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has confirmed he will ask the other opposition parties to bring down the Liberal government next week with a non-confidence motion.

A Conservative spokesperson said the motion will simply say the House has no confidence in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government.

Now that the NDP has ended the supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals, the minority government needs to shore up support from opposition parties on a vote-by-vote basis.

Investigation leads to $300,000 worth of stolen property in Winnipeg compound

A 38-year-old man is in custody and several other arrests are expected in connection to a recent investigation that led the Winnipeg Police Service to discover around $300,000 worth of stolen property.

On Sept. 7, members of the Central District Community Support Unit were conducting proactive patrolling in the 200 block of Tecumseh Street, when they observed a pickup truck parked in an enclosed compound.

A request for a search warrant for the compound unit was requested and issued. 

Take Your Space and be Visible: Bike Safety Tips for Fall and Winter riding

Right now, we are in the early part of Autumn, and the days are getting shorter. The road traffic is heavier due to the combination of students and teachers returning to school, and people returning to work from their summer vacations. All of this can make for a perfect storm that can make the commute to work trying to say the least. 

For those choosing to get to work on their bikes, the trip to work means that utmost concentration and safe riding habits are key to arriving at work or home safely. 

Fog advisory issued for Winnipeg and other regions

After a soggy start to the week, much of southern Manitoba is starting their day in thick fog.

Environment Canada has issued a fog advisory for southern Manitoba, parts of the Interlake and the City of Winnipeg.  

An extensive area of fog has moved into southern Manitoba leading to thick fog in many areas. 

Environment Canada says visibility may be significantly and suddenly reduced to near zero.

Conditions will begin to improve as the morning goes on.

 

Trudeau says 'all sorts of reflections' for Liberals after loss of second stronghold

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Liberals have lots to ponder after losing a second stronghold in a byelection in Montreal.

"Obviously, it's never fun to come so close and not win a byelection," Trudeau said this morning in French, a few hours after Elections Canada confirmed the Bloc Quebecois had defeated the Liberals in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun.

Canada’s inflation rate hits 2% target, lowest level in more than three years

Inflation finally hit the Bank of Canada's two per cent target in August after a tumultuous battle with skyrocketing price growth, raising the odds of larger interest rate cuts in the coming months.

Canada's annual inflation rate fell from 2.5 per cent in July to reach the lowest level since February 2021.

The slowdown can be attributed in part to lower gasoline prices, Statistics Canada said Tuesday in its consumer price index report.

Manitoba Underground Opera tells ‘The Tales of Hoffman’

Before closing the book on a literary-inspired season, Manitoba Underground Opera has one more tale to tell... or, more precisely, a few of them.  

A gender-bending, English adaptation of Jacques Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffman opens this week at the iconic Club 200.  

“The last show of the season is generally something that I can just have a bit of a wild card time with,” says MUO Executive Director Brendan McKeen.