Mike Thom

Two years after the death of her son, the mother of a 25-year-old homicide victim is publicly pleading for anyone with information to come forward.

Lyndon McIvor was last seen on August 26, 2023, after a night out with friends on Lake Manitoba First Nation. His body was found five days later, on August 31, in a wooded area within the community.

The RCMP's Major Crime Services continues to investigate McIvor’s death and says it believes people in the community hold information that could help move the case forward.

Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) has received provincial approval to launch a new condensed 16-month Bachelor of Education after-degree program, set to welcome its first cohort in August 2026.

The program aims to prepare confident, community-minded teachers to work in classrooms across Manitoba and beyond, with 28 weeks of practicum placements built into the schedule. The practicum includes extended time in rural and northern communities.

Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) has received provincial approval to launch a new condensed 16-month Bachelor of Education after-degree program, set to welcome its first cohort in August 2026.

The program aims to prepare confident, community-minded teachers to work in classrooms across Manitoba and beyond, with 28 weeks of practicum placements built into the schedule. The practicum includes extended time in rural and northern communities.

The Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) has confirmed three weak tornadoes touched down in southern Manitoba during severe storms on Aug. 5 and 6.

"All three tornadoes were weak by EF-scale standards, but still capable of causing minor damage," NTP noted in its event summaries.

The first occurred the evening of Aug. 5 near Grande-Clairière, southwest of Melita. NTP assigned it a "default" EF0 rating, the lowest on the Enhanced Fujita scale, as no damage was reported. A witness captured video of the twister, and satellite imagery analysis is still pending, according to NTP.

Five adults were rescued Saturday after becoming stranded in the Pinawa float channel when swift water overpowered their inflatable devices.

According to a news release from the Pinawa Fire & Rescue Service, crews were called to the scene on August 9, along with RCMP and EMS, after reports of people in distress.

Fire crews found five "unprepared" people who were unable to reach the shore. The fire department says that none of the people were wearing life jackets or carrying paddles.

To make matters worse, none of them knew how to swim.

The Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) has confirmed three weak tornadoes touched down in southern Manitoba during severe storms on Aug. 5 and 6.

"All three tornadoes were weak by EF-scale standards, but still capable of causing minor damage," NTP noted in its event summaries.

The first occurred the evening of Aug. 5 near Grande-Clairière, southwest of Melita. NTP assigned it a "default" EF0 rating, the lowest on the Enhanced Fujita scale, as no damage was reported. A witness captured video of the twister, and satellite imagery analysis is still pending, according to NTP.

Environment Canada has issued a tornado warning for parts of Southern Manitoba.

At 6:58 p.m. CDT, meteorologists began tracking a severe thunderstorm possibly producing a tornado in the R.M. of Macdonald, including Brunkild, Starbuck and La Salle, and the R.M. of Morris, including Rosenort and Aubigny.

"This is a dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation," the agency warned.

It's been 10 years since Thelma Krull left her Winnipeg home for a morning walk and never returned—her remains later found in the Rural Municipality (RM) of Taché.

On the anniversary of her disappearance, the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) is once again asking for the public’s help to solve the case, which remains open despite extensive investigation and national attention.

A weather system headed for southern Manitoba could bring major rainfall and flooding to parts of the Southeast.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement covering areas including Whiteshell, Lac du Bonnet, Pinawa, Sprague, Bissett, Victoria Beach, Nopiming Provincial Park, Pine Falls, and Northwest Angle Provincial Forest.

A new initiative has been launched to address labour trafficking in Manitoba’s trucking industry, an issue that advocacy groups say has been occurring in plain sight.