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To help prevent power outages across the province, Manitoba Hydro is stepping up its tree trimming and vegetation management.

Tree contact is the most common reason for power outages in Manitoba, and last year alone, there were over 2,600 tree-related power outages in the province, the most they've dealt with in over a decade. 

Although the utility has always worked to keep trees and brush away from its infrastructure, the company is now taking more action along its power lines and equipment. 

The ongoing wildfire situation in the province has led to some changes with the 2025 Folklorama Festival. 

In support of those displaced by the wildfires, the First Nations Pavilion has made the difficult decision to withdraw from this year's festival.

Loughborough physicists unveil the 'world's smallest violin'—and it's thinner than a human hair

Tiny platinum violin is more than just a joke—it’s a breakthrough in nanotech research

If you’re thinking of filing a dramatic complaint about exams or class schedules at Loughborough University, you might want to brace yourself for a microscopic dose of sarcasm.

Firefighters battling a wildfire near the town of Leaf Rapids were forced to evacuate the community late Wednesday evening. 

In a Facebook post, the Town of Leaf Rapids informed its residents that one of the fires in the area had jumped the Churchill River and entered the town through the industrial area. 

A lawyer for one of two leaders of the Freedom Convoy facing sentencing told an Ottawa court Wednesday her client should not be left with a criminal record.

Crown prosecutor Siobhain Wetscher said Wednesday she is seeking stiff sentences for convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber because of the broad community harm caused by the three-week 2022 protest in Ottawa's downtown core.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe wrapped three days of meetings with his fellow premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday with a message he admitted he wouldn't have sent over the past decade.

"We can be proud of the work our federal government is doing, in fairness," Moe said.

Moe has been one of the federal Liberal government's most vocal critics in recent years — and criticism of Ottawa is usually guaranteed when provincial leaders gather.

Dozens of people attended the Winnipeg Fringe Festival show, 'An Improvised John Hughes Movie', on Tuesday at the Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain, and Classic 107 was there!

The show was an improv show with stylistic influences of John Hughes movies, incorporating audience suggestions on the spot.

With a different theme each show, the theme for Tuesday's show was a family camping trip, which was inspired by an audience member.

After 11 National Hockey League seasons, former Winnipeg Jet Nathan Beaulieu has officially retired from the league. 

Beaulieu was originally selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2011 NHL Draft, 17th overall. 

Between time with the Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, and Anaheim Ducks, he recorded 98 points in 471 NHL regular-season games and an additional five assists in 21 Stanley Cup Playoff games. 

Now that the British government has vowed to lower its voting age to 16 by the next general election, one Canadian senator says it's past time for Canada to do the same.

The U.K. announced last week that it would lower its voting age from 18 to 16 in a bid to strengthen British democracy and restore trust in politics.

Sen. Marilou McPhedran said the issue has been her "top parliamentary priority" since she joined the Red Chamber. She said lowering the voting age to 16 would be good for democracy and that the only arguments against it are "based on stereotypes."

A Winnipeg man and his brother are using their cycling skills to give back to the same organization that helped house them as children. 

Jose and Carlos Castro, along with their parents, moved into a Habitat Manitoba home on Angus Street in Point Douglas in 1991, just shortly after arriving in Canada from El Salvador. They say this home not only sheltered them, but also hope, community and the opportunity to thrive.