Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press

A search for the remains of two First Nations women at a Winnipeg-area landfill could take up to three years and cost $184 million, says a study examining whether a successful search is possible. 

The study, obtained by The Canadian Press, looked at the various scenarios and challenges that come with searching a landfill and concluded a canvass of the Prairie Green Landfill is feasible.

A year after a family of four from India froze to death while trying to walk to the United States from Manitoba, the agency tasked with patrolling the border says others have not been deterred from attempting the same treacherous journey.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seen a drastic uptick in recent months of people trying to enter North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin illegally from Canada.

A sexual assault trial of a former doctor from southeastern Manitoba has been delayed to address evidence that may have been lost or destroyed. 

Dr. Arcel Bissonnette is facing 22 sexual assault charges for alleged offences against several female patients when he worked in Ste. Anne, Man.

The trial was supposed to hear from its first witness on Monday, but Bissonnette's lawyers said they have concerns about missing documents from the town's police department that detail claims against the doctor beginning in 2017. 

Many youths have passed through the doors of 605 Main St., a one-storey building with a red brick facade that leaders of local grassroots organizations maintain. 

Ashton Sinclair sits on one of the many well-used couches inside on a December afternoon and reflects on what led him there. 

A year ago, the 14-year-old found himself questioning the path he was heading down. The Winnipeg teen watched as some of his friends got locked up and he feared he might be, too. 

Fewer sick kids have been admitted to intensive care units at the children's hospital in Winnipeg in recent days, but health officials are warning this could change as people gather for the holiday season. 

Dr. Karen Gripp, the medical director of the hospital's emergency department, says there are 17 pediatric patients receiving intensive care, down from 23 a week earlier. 

In the neonatal intensive care unit, there are 47 patients, with the normal baseline being 50. 

The Manitoba government will be joining an Indigenous-led committee tasked with determining whether it's possible to recover the remains of two First Nations women believed to be in a landfill outside of Winnipeg. 

The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is leading the group, which also includes outside experts and Winnipeg police. 

The committee is to put together a feasibility study that will include a search and budget plan that will then be presented to different levels of government. 

A man found guilty of manslaughter in the death of a missing Winnipeg cleaner has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. 

A Manitoba Court of King's Bench judge says the sentence is appropriate for Kyle Pietz, who was convicted of killing Eduardo Balaquit.

Justice Sadie Bond says a lengthy term must be imposed because Pietz planned to rob Balaquit while the night cleaner was working alone and later disposed of his body. 

Winnipeg's chief of police says he has no plans to resign and supports exploring options to recover the remains of two Indigenous women who are believed to be in a landfill outside the city. 

Chief Danny Smyth made the comments Friday in a statement to First Nations groups in Manitoba and the media.

Smyth said that he has performed his duties to the best of his ability and is committed to preventing the "victimization and exploitation of women."

Garbage disposal at a landfill outside Winnipeg was paused Thursday as calls to search the area for the remains of two Indigenous women believed to be the victims of an alleged serial killer intensified. 

Premier Heather Stefanson said the management of the Prairie Green landfill, a privately owned dump north of the city, has halted operations as the province and the city figure out what to do. 

"It's very important that we take this pause and we get it right," she said.

Under a dark December night sky, a collage of photos taped to a billboard rests against a tree illuminated only by the light of a sea of candles. 

Each of the photos depicts a smiling Morgan Harris at different points in her short life. 

This is how Cambria Harris, 21, wants the public to remember her mother. 

"I want her to be remembered as happy-go-lucky. She was silly. She was fun. People loved to be around her," she said Thursday evening during a vigil.