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Registration for Manitoba Public Insurance's (MPI) popular high school education program, Driver Z, will soon be open.

MPI announced on Wednesday that it will open on July 23 at 8 a.m.

The program is offered in several communities around Manitoba. A mix of Lessons, virtual, and in-person classes is used. Students gain valuable experience through the in-car learning sessions, which provide knowledge and skills to drive safely and prevent collisions. 

Carman RCMP are asking for the public's assistance after a windmill was stolen.

The windmill was stolen from a property in the RM of Grey. Officers believe it was taken between July 4 and 6. 

The windmill is 25 feet high, with a six-foot blade and is silver in colour. Due to the size, officers believe that someone nearby may have seen something. 

A Transcona fire on Tuesday night is believed to have been caused by a lithium-ion battery or charger failure.

Shortly after 10 p.m. on July 16, the WFPS responded to reports of a fire in a single-family bungalow in the 300 block of Kildare Avenue West.

When fire crews arrived on the scene, they found smoke coming from the house and launched an interior fire attack. The blaze was declared under control at 10:27 p.m.

All occupants safely self-evacuated prior to the crew's arrival. No injuries were reported. 

Manitoba Historical Society launches MHS InSite app to connect people with the province’s past.

A couple from southern Manitoba has been listening to CHVN 95.1 FM for the past 25 years—and they even play it for their animals.

AnnMarie Penner has been listening to CHVN since day one when it first hit the airwaves in September 2000. 

"We were so excited when we heard we were getting a Christian radio station," says Penner. "We've been listening right from the beginning, and we've got it hooked up everywhere: outside, the garage, and in the barn."

Penner and her husband, George, live on 10 acres of farmland between Île-des-Chênes and Niverville. 

Believers working on search crews in central Texas are praying for dry skies.

Southeast Cancer Support Services (SCSS) is launching a new initiative called Wishes of Hope.  

The program focuses on granting wishes for children with cancer in the Southeast area — whether that be a new toy, a bedroom makeover, meeting a hero, or going on an exciting experience. 

All about hope 

Executive director of SCSS, Cindi Rempel Patrick, says the program is meant to bring joy to the children. 

Thousands of Manitobans remain out of their home communities due to wildfires.

With recent cooler weather — accompanied by rain in some areas — there was no word of additional evacuations as of Tuesday afternoon.

But the 13,000 residents of Thompson were still being told to be ready to evacuate if necessary as the forecast called for drier weather and strong winds.

The Canadian Red Cross was already housing evacuees in Winnipeg.

RCMP say they've arrested the pilot of a small aircraft that was allegedly hijacked from Victoria and flown to Vancouver International Airport, where other flights had to be temporarily halted.

RCMP in Richmond, B.C., say in a statement that a report came in just after 1 p.m. Tuesday about a Cessna that "had been hijacked" and was on its way to Vancouver.

Police say the "sole occupant" of the plane was arrested after it touched down. 

The company that owns a rail line and port in northern Manitoba has increased its capacity to transport goods, as governments eye potential growth in trade through Hudson Bay to overseas markets.

Officials with Arctic Gateway Group said Tuesday a new dedicated critical mineral storage facility has been built at the Port of Churchill, tripling the port’s storage capacity for critical minerals.