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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.

Community spirit: 2025 Community Band Festival brings music to Coronation Park 

Electricity was in the air at the RBC Convention Centre on Thursday as Mayor Scott Gillingham and the Winnipeg Arts Council hosted the Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts, a celebration of the community’s achievements and innovations over the previous year. 

A 36-year-old Winnipeg man is facing several charges after driving while intoxicated and smashing into a vehicle with a young child in it. 

Portage La Prairie RCMP say they received report of a possible impaired driver on Highway 1, just east of Portage La Prairie at around 4:45 p.m. last Thursday. 

A witness spotted the suspect's vehicle driving into the parking lot of a business between Oakville and Portage La Prairie. Officers quickly responded and learned the suspect had struck the witness vehicle that was parked with a young child in a car seat, before fleeing.