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With wildfires popping up daily in Manitoba, the province has decided to implement new restrictions related to the fire ban. 

As of 8 a.m. on Friday, the Manitoba Wildfire Service has implemented Level 3 fire and travel restrictions for the entire province. 

This means:

Two youths are in custody after breaking into a vehicle and two stores at CF Polo Park and spraying security guards with bear spray. 

Winnipeg police say the incident happened on Sunday at around 9 a.m.

A music education crisis is unfolding in Saskatchewan, as the Regina Public School Division moves forward with drastic cuts to its elementary band program — a nationally recognized initiative that has enriched the lives of thousands of students for decades. These cuts, driven by years of provincial underfunding, threaten not only the future of music in schools, but the quality and equity of education itself.

As wildfires continue to burn out of control in northern Manitoba, animals are being left behind or brought to safety and displaced with nothing. 

To help comfort families and their furry friends, the City of Winnipeg Animal Services has opened up their facilities as a drop-off spot for animal food donations. 

As thousands of wildfire evacuees arrive in Winnipeg, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and the First Nations Family Advocate Office have teamed up to collect much-needed items for families. 

To do this, they have organized a donation drive. 

"We are collecting new or gently used, clean items to help provide comfort and basic necessities to families who have been displaced and are facing uncertainty during this difficult time," said the First Nations Family Advocate Office. "Many have left their homes with just the clothes on their backs."

One Canadian company is making waves and helping half the population across the globe lead successful and healthy lives throughout each month. 

"There are challenges and repercussions of not being able to, in a healthy and dignified way, manage your period," says Leisa Hirtz, the CEO and founder of Women's Global Health Innovations (WGHI). "There are millions who use old socks, mattress stuffing, or some tribes that sit in sand for five days. It is preventing them from living a dignified life."

A new spy watchdog report says an overseas Canadian Security Intelligence Service operation was suddenly halted by government officials, "creating unnecessary danger for the CSIS team" and raising questions about ministerial accountability.

The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency found no written records indicating the decision to suspend the operation had been made by the CSIS director or the minister of public safety.

National defence is becoming an increasingly thorny topic for Prime Minister Mark Carney's government as Canada comes under heavy pressure from its allies to do more and spend more.

But with just weeks to go until NATO member nations assemble in the Netherlands for a summit that could put Ottawa in the hot seat on defence spending, several of his ministers took the unusual step of removing themselves from discussions with defence reporters this week at Canada's largest defence industry show.

A 1690 Rugeri cello has begun a new chapter in its storied life in the hands of one of Winnipeg’s most exciting young classical musicians.  

David Liam Roberts will be performing on this incredibly rare instrument thanks to a three-year loan from Canada Council for the Arts’ Musical Instrument Bank, which awards rare instruments to talented artists across the country who participate in a competition to use them.  

One of the largest choral families in Winnipeg is announcing a new exciting chapter with the appointment of a new artistic director.  

Leanne Regehr Lee will be taking over the helm of Winnipeg Sonora Voices after years of accompanying and conducting three of the choirs that make up the choral collective. 

“I’m very thrilled about it,” said Regehr Lee in an interview on Morning Light. “It’s really exciting to be part of the leadership team for the organization.”