Several road closures around Winnipeg tomorrow
Several roads and intersections are going to be affected by construction or road work starting tomorrow.
Left turns from Westbound Inkster Boulevard to Southbound McPhillips Street will be restricted from June 2 until August 29.
Motorists are encouraged to plan alternate routes.
Manitoba wildfire emergency worsens with high winds, more evacuations
Wildfires continue to rage across Manitoba, with 25 fires currently active and thousands displaced as officials respond to dangerous conditions across the province, according to the provincial government's latest fire bulletin Saturday evening.
The provincial state of emergency remains in effect, and authorities warn that human activity and hot, dry weather are fuelling extreme fire behaviour.
Student-led festival celebrates Asian Heritage Month
Attendees gathered to celebrate Asian Heritage Month at a festival held by Asia Connect MB on the University of Manitoba campus.
Asia Connect MB, a student-led festival, had several student groups, vendors, and food trucks on-site participating in the festivities. Student groups such as the University of Manitoba Filipino Student Association, UMFSA, were involved in organizing the festival.
As well, there were cultural performances such as dance and music for people to enjoy.
Man dies after police shooting in St. James
Manitoba’s police watchdog is investigating after a man was fatally shot by Winnipeg Police during a confrontation in the St. James area Friday evening.
According to a Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) news release, officers were called to the 200 block of Ferry Road around 6:11 p.m. on May 30 following reports of a suspicious person. The call indicated that an unknown man was in a rear lane, covered in blood and possibly trying to break into homes.
Hundreds ride through Winnipeg to support prostate cancer research
Hundreds of motorcycles revved their engines down Portage Avenue Saturday morning to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer research.
It was all part of the 17th annual Motorcycle Ride for Dad, an event that draws in hundreds of participants each year.
This year's ride started at Earls Polo Park and continued west on Portage Avenue to Assiniboia Downs, then on to Selkirk, Gimli and back for the wind-up event at Canad Inns Windsor Park.
More evacuations ordered as crews battle wildfires burning in Manitoba
More people in northern Manitoba are leaving their homes as wildfires continue to threaten communities.
The roughly 600 residents of Cranberry Portage have been placed under a mandatory evacuation order because fires have knocked out power to the community -- a situation expected to last for days.
An evacuation of Pimicikamak Cree Nation, which started earlier this week, is ongoing and officials are expecting five flights to leave for Winnipeg by the end of today.
Wildfires spark poor air quality alerts in Manitoba as 14 fires burn out of control
Smoke from multiple wildfires burning across Manitoba is triggering air quality warnings and special statements across much of the province.
As of Friday morning, 25 wildfires are actively burning in Manitoba, with 14 considered out of control.
The largest, fire EA061 in Nopiming Provincial Park, has grown to 124,238 hectares. A second major blaze near Flin Flon has reached 37,959 hectares.
Rain not forecasted as crews battle wildfire burning near Flin Flon
There's no rain in the forecast for Flin Flon, Manitoba, over the next week as crews there fight a wildfire that's raging nearby.
Temperatures throughout the weekend are expected to range from the low to high 20s, before cooling off.
Thousands have evacuated the northwestern Manitoba city, including municipal government officials and health-care professionals.
Flin Flon mayor George Fontaine said on Friday that unless things changed, the fire was projected to take chunks out of the town.
9 a.m. with the Bard: Classic 107 preps for Shakespeare in the Ruins
If music be the food of love... we say turn up the volume! This Saturday, May 31 at 9 a.m., Classic 107 is dishing up a Shakespeare-inspired playlist to celebrate the return of Shakespeare in the Ruins (SIR), Manitoba’s acclaimed outdoor theatre company. Their 2025 season kicks off June 5 with Macbeth, followed by a production of Waiting for Godot (yes, that one), beginning June 13.
Carney says he has no immediate plans to overhaul municipal funding
Ottawa probably can't help overhaul how municipalities raise funds in the near future, because the federal government is now focused on major, nation-building projects, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday
"We're building on what has worked. We're learning lessons from what hasn't," Carney said at an event held by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
The group represents cities and towns that have lobbied Ottawa for years to give them more independent means of financing their operations.