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Motorists are encouraged to use extra caution on Manitoba highways on Saturday as an annual project is taking place. 

Members of 4-H club are set to begin their annual cleanup campaign on Saturday, June 7, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

4-H is "an international youth and volunteer organization. It’s a program that provides members with the resources and activities to build self-confidence, communication, and leadership skills while learning about a topic of their choice," 4h.mb.ca says. 

A remarkable wave of generosity swept across Manitoba this week as communities united for the Manitoba Day of Caring for Wildfire Evacuees — a special, province-wide broadcast that brought together more than 30 radio stations to support those displaced by ongoing wildfires.

Held on Thursday, June 5, the unprecedented collaboration mobilized listeners from Brandon to Steinbach, Thompson to Winkler, and nearly everywhere in between. By the end of the broadcast day, donations had reached $306,073.26 — an incredible show of care and compassion from Manitobans.

RCMP believe a 12-year-old boy missing from his temporary residence in West St. Paul may be in Winnipeg. 

Charlie Bird was last seen on his scooter near Highway 8, going East on Grassmere Road. Red River North RCMP received a report of the missing boy on June 4 at approximately 10:30 p.m.

He is described as 5’2”, 110 lbs, with brown eyes and brown hair. He was last seen wearing a black sweater and black pants. He may have a large bruise on his neck.

This summer, the skies over Manitoba have been thick with smoke as wildfires continue to burn across the Prairies and into northern regions. The haze hasn’t just made it hard to breathe—it’s forced outdoor events to a grinding halt, including performances by Shakespeare in the Ruins (SIR).

In just 48 hours, the beloved site-specific theatre company had to cancel multiple shows due to unsafe air quality, racking up more than $15,000 in unexpected losses. For a small non-profit arts organization, that kind of hit isn’t easy to absorb.

The Town of Snow Lake has issued a mandatory evacuation order, requiring all residents to leave by noon on Saturday, June 7, as a massive wildfire threat looms.

The order follows a prior evacuation alert and was announced at noon Friday.

Approximately 1,100 people live in the northern Manitoba community, which is now under threat from three wildfires that have merged into a single, massive blaze. According to the City of Flin Flon, the fire spans an estimated 140 kilometres in length and five kilometres in width.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew promoted his province Friday as the route for a future trade corridor, which could include a pipeline, in order to get goods from Western Canada to overseas markets.

"The politics are (that) something needs to get built in Western Canada. I think everybody understands that," Kinew told a breakfast meeting of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce.

Jami Reimer first became interested in frogs because of her background in choirs. The link between the two is the joining of many voices into one.  

“When I was in grad school, my sister Jillian was in grad school at the same time doing a much more ecological course of study,” she explained in an interview on Morning Light, “and she was telling me about these massive chorusing events... whereby biologists could connect through these species, their sound and through their voice.” 

A wildfire burning close to Flin Flon is closing in on the city. 

Officials say no structures have been lost in Flin Flon or Creighton as of last night. However, winds in the area are now blowing from the south, resulting in heavy smoke and fire moving towards the south side of Flin Flon.

"Fire protection, including sprinklers, has been set up, and fire crews will be working in the Channing area to protect property in the area," said city officials in a post on Facebook.

After a critical review, Manitoba Public Insurance has decided to close off Project Nova.

Four families received keys to their new homes Thursday morning.

A key ceremony was held at the Habitat for Humanity Build at the Pandora Avenue West development in Transcona yesterday to celebrate this momentous occasion. 

"It was a day filled with laughter, happy tears, and dreams realized—a powerful reminder of why we do what we do," said Habitat for Humanity Manitoba in a post on Facebook.