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The Canadian economy lost jobs for the second month in a row as the unemployment rate climbed to its highest level since May 2016, excluding the pandemic period.

Statistics Canada said Friday the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.1 per cent in August, its highest level since August 2021, as the economy lost 66,000 jobs for the month.

The report follows the July labour force survey that showed a loss of 41,000 jobs and an unemployment rate of 6.9 per cent.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday human smuggling across the border with Canada is getting worse — and that traffickers are looking north following the Trump administration's crackdown at the border with Mexico.

"The northern border, it always has been, but it's gotten much worse, much more prevalent because … it's a multibillion-dollar business, the smuggling of drugs, guns and humans," Bondi said during a news conference in Tampa, Fla.

Messages of condolences and support poured in for a Manitoba First Nation after a mass stabbing on Thursday, including from a First Nation in Saskatchewan that experienced one of its own exactly three years earlier.

Police say eight people were found severely injured in two homes on Hollow Water First Nation, northeast of Winnipeg.

An 18-year-old woman died while the suspect, her 26-year-old brother, died after the stolen vehicle he was driving collided with a vehicle driven by a police officer responding to the attack.

It was a leap of faith and a test of courage that led Lisa to establish Little Luxuries House & Carpet Cleaning.

After 15 years in a career that was no longer fulfilling her, and just having gotten off a night shift and contemplating her future, she visited her brother for a morning cup of coffee and prayed.

"God, please reveal to me my strengths and the wisdom you created me for. Help me figure out which direction to go in. No sooner had I said this when a gentleman walked into my brother’s yard.”

Romans 6:6

Matthew 28:18-20

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

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A brother and sister are dead and several others, including a Mountie, injured after a mass stabbing Thursday on a Manitoba First Nation.

Police say the woman, 18, was among those stabbed by her brother, 26-year-old Tyrone Simard, in the early morning attack on the Hollow Water First Nation northeast of Winnipeg.

A 30-year-old male is facing a long list of charges after he was found to be intoxicated while driving late Wednesday night.

Just before 11:30 p.m. on September 3, North District General Patrol officers arrested a man who was intoxicated while driving his vehicle and colliding with two pedestrians, in the 1-99 block of Atlas Crescent.

The Winnipeg Police Service is investigating after human remains were found near the University of Manitoba on Tuesday. 

Officers said the remains were found on the banks of the Red River near the University. 

Officers had been called to an area near Markham Road and University Crescent around 1:30 p.m. on September 2.

The investigation is ongoing and no additional information is available at this time.

A 32-year-old male has been charged after stealing $10,000 worth of meat in Winnipeg.

Between April 19, 2025 and June 11, 2025, the WPS investigated 11 shoplifting incidents around the city. Through the investigation, officers learned that the male suspect attended the stores and stole over $3,000 worth of merchandise, primarily meat, before fleeing the store.

The Property Crime Unit took over the investigation and identified the suspect.