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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Monday hotels in Winnipeg are opening up to thousands of evacuees who have fled their homes due to raging wildfires.

Speaking ahead of the premiers' conference in Saskatoon, Kinew said some 1,000 hotel rooms are being made available for evacuees in the province's capital city.

"Nobody wants to sleep on a cot for more than a day or two, even in an emergency," Kinew said.

"We're connecting folks who need those enhanced accessibility supports first and then broadening it out to everybody else who needs help, too."

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Over 3,400 people are without power following a power outage in River East, Rossmere and Elmwood on Monday afternoon. 

Manitoba Hydro posted on X saying, "Power is out for areas around Elmwood, Rossmere, and River East."

They are still assessing the situation but there have been reports of downed lines. 

"Stay at least 10 m back from downed lines and anything that they touch — including puddles of water."

A man is facing a lengthy list of charges after going on a crime spree and ramming into a police cruiser. 

Between May 27 to 30, a 33-year-old male went on a crime spree that included stealing property from a residence, stealing a 2015 Jeep Wrangler from a residence and using a stolen credit card at a commercial business in the 100 block of St. Mary's Road. 

Police saw the stolen Jeep in a parking lot in the 1400 block of St. Matthews Avenue on May 31. The Jeep escaped capture after ramming a police cruiser and fleeing at a high rate of speed. 

A single vehicle collision on Saturday evening claimed the life of a 39-year-old Winnipeg male. 

On May 31, 2025, at approximately 5 p.m., Selkirk and Oakbank RCMP attended to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 59 at Birds Hill Road in the Rural Municipality of East St Paul in Manitoba.

A vehicle was observed on Highway 59 driving erratically and lost control at the turn at the intersection. The vehicle jumped the median before hitting a light standard. Both individuals were extracted from the vehicle. 

A Winnipeg intersection will look different than normal on Monday afternoon. 

The intersection at King Street and Bannatyne Avenue will be the first location to experience a scramble intersection. 

The point of the scramble signal is to stop motor vehicles in all directions, once a cycle while allowing pedestrians to cross every direction. 

The Scramble signal is a pilot project being tested to see if it is suitable for streets in Winnipeg. 

The City hopes that by having a dedicated crossing phase for pedestrians will improve safety and efficiency. 

Five people are recovering after multiple people were stabbed early Monday morning. 

The incident happened around 4 a.m. in the 500 block of Mountain Avenue. 

Winnipeg police say when they arrived at the scene, they found five adults suffering from stab wounds. Three were transported to hospital in critical condition, the other two in stable condition. They have all since been upgraded to stable condition. 

It's believed the incident is isolated and involved a group of people who were fighting. They say there is no risk to public safety. 

For artist Tim Schouten, the journey to document the places in Manitoba where the treaties between Indigenous and settler peoples were signed began over two decades ago when he first arrived in Winnipeg. 

“I was at a sort of transitional place in my work,” he explains. “I was shifting from the figure to the landscape as a thematic... and I started exploring the landscape around here.” 

Thick wildfire smoke drifting down from northern Manitoba has prompted Environment Canada to issue an air quality warning for much of the province.

The earlier special air quality statement was upgraded as out-of-control wildfires continue to burn in the north, pushing thick smoke into southern Manitoba and as far away as the American border states.

 Environment Canada says smoke is causing very poor air quality and reduced visibility. 

The smoke is expected to clear throughout the morning as some much-needed rain falls across the province. 

As more Manitobans flee their homes due to out-of-control wildfires, the Winnipeg Humane Society is stepping up to provide temporary shelter for animals with no place to go.

A new temporary shelter will be set up in the St. Norbert Community Centre and will be able to house and provide vet care to about 60 animals.