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Residents of two communities were preparing to head home Tuesday, while another community was being evacuated, as crews continued to battle wildfires across a large swath of the Prairies.

Some of the 2,400 residents of Tataskweyak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba started making their way back, two months after they were forced to leave by encroaching fire.

"It's very good news this week," Chief Doreen Spence said in a video posted to Facebook on Monday night.

The Bank of Canada is expected to make an interest rate decision this morning.

Economists and financial markets widely expect the central bank will keep its policy rate steady at 2.75 per cent.

A surprisingly strong June jobs report and signs of stubbornness in core inflation convinced many economists the bank would remain on hold.

The Bank of Canada left its key rate unchanged at its two most recent decisions as it waits for more clarity on how Canada's tariff dispute with the United States will affect inflation and the economy.

British Columbians are being urged to stay away from coastal areas that remain under a tsunami advisory, after one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded triggered warnings and alerts around the Pacific.

The District of Tofino says beaches are closed, while the province's emergency information agency says people in areas covered by the advisory should stay away from shorelines, with strong waves and currents possible.

A 49-year-old man has been arrested after officers seized over $2 million of illicit drugs.

The Winnipeg Police Service’s Organized Crime Unit opened an investigation regarding the distribution of illicit drugs within Winnipeg in April 2025. 

Officers seized a total of $2.2 million of illicit drugs, including 43 kilograms of methamphetamine, 1,968 grams of cocaine, $150,000 in Canadian currency, scales, a vacuum sealer, packaging material and other drug-related paraphernalia during the investigation. 

A 67-year-old woman has been arrested in connection to a suspicious death in a Maples residence.

On December 8, 2022, North District General Patrol officers attended to a private residence in the 1-99 block of Sardelle Crescent, where a 65-year-old male was located deceased.

The Homicide Unit then assumed the investigation. 

The Homicide Unit met with the Manitoba Prosecution Services who authorized the Manslaughter charge.

10 Icelandic Classical Composers You Should Know (Because Gimli is Basically Little Iceland This Weekend)

It’s that time of year again—when the town of Gimli, Manitoba turns into a sea of Viking helmets, skyr, and family fun for the annual Íslendingadagurinn (a.k.a. the Icelandic Festival of Manitoba). And while we’re all about the Islendingadunk and finding out who can yell “Islendingadagurinn” three times fast, we thought we’d add a little classical class to the festivities.

Scottish violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti has confirmed her long-rumoured relationship with American jazz legend Wynton Marsalis — and revealed the pair are not only married but recently welcomed their first child together.

The Assiniboine Park Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its red pandas.

Sachi, who was born in 2012 at Chausuyama Zoo in Nagano, Japan, arrived at Assiniboine Park Zoo in July 2014.

"Sachi was considered a geriatric panda at 13 years old, with the median life expectancy for red pandas in care being ten years," said the Assiniboine Park Zoo in a post on Facebook.

A monument of the Ten Commandments has returned to Assiniboine Park. 

The large stone monument was originally erected at the north end of the Formal Gardens on May 8, 1965, by the Winnipeg Aerie #23 Fraternal Order of Eagles and its Ladies Auxiliary. 

In 2017, the monument was removed during the construction of the Leaf. 

However, once construction was complete, the monument never returned to its original place, and the Conservancy said it may not be coming back, citing a desire to provide a more inclusive and welcoming place for all people. 

The Experimental Aircraft Association is remembering one of its members following a weekend plane crash near Oakbank.

In a post on EAA Winnipeg Chapter 63's Facebook, the group say that the pilot, Peter Toth, was one of their most active members. 

"Peter Toth loved working on our Emeraude and his Challenger II, and more recently flying his Challenger."