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The City of Winnipeg has officially started its search for a new Chief Administrative Officer. 

On Wednesday, the city announced it issued a Request for Proposals to hire a consultant to assist in the search process.

Earlier this year the city also announced a CAO Hiring Committee, consisting of members from council, who will oversee the recruitment process. They include Mayor Scott Gillingham, Councillor Janice Lukes (Waverley West), Councillor Jeff Browaty (North Kildonan), Councillor Ross Eadie (Mynarski) and Councillor Devi Sharma (Old Kildonan).

The Canadian Football League (CFL) has revealed the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' six nominees for the 2024 Most Outstanding Player Awards, as selected by the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) and CFL head coaches.

Brady Oliveira leads nominations with dual honours

Winnipeg native and standout running back Brady Oliveira has once again been named the Blue Bombers' nominee for both Most Outstanding Player (MOP) and Most Outstanding Canadian (MOC).

A new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information says 83 per cent of adults in this country have a regular primary-care provider, but that still leaves 5.4 million adults without one. 

It says seniors 65 years and older are more likely to have access to a family doctor or nurse practitioner than younger adults between 18 and 34. 

Access to primary care is highest in Ontario and lowest in Nunavut. 

Winnipeggers looking to see a doctor now have a new clinic to visit. 

On Wednesday, the province announced the opening of a second Extended Hours Primary Care Clinic at Concordia Hospital. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told his MPs Wednesday that he would reflect on what they had to say in a three-hour caucus meeting where some Liberals confronted him about his leadership.

Trudeau was smiling when he left the meeting on Wednesday afternoon, and as he walked briskly past a horde of reporters on Parliament Hill he said only that the Liberal party is "strong and united."

The effort to find the remains of two slain First Nations women believed to be in a landfill is on track and excavation in the target area is set to start in early December, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Wednesday.

"I hope that everybody in the province and across the country sees that Manitoba values and honours Indigenous women," Kinew told reporters as he stood at the Prairie Green Landfill north of Winnipeg.

Kinew also addressed the families of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran, who joined him at the site.

The Winnipeg Goldeyes announced Wednesday that manager Logan Watkins, pitching coach Mark Brewer, and hitting coach Adam Donachie have agreed to new two-year contracts with the club.

A man who was mistakenly released from custody has been located and arrested by police.

Mark Phillip Traverse, 27, was arrested without incident on Oct. 23 at approximately 5:30 p.m. by members of the Manitoba Integrated Violent Offender Apprehension Unit (MIVOAU).

He was found in the Municipality of Gypsumville, Man., after being mistakenly released from custody on Oct. 22.

Traverse had been the subject of a public search, though police had reassured the public that he was not considered dangerous.

A dog is dead after being shot by police, and four people are recovering from injuries following a dog attack on Stadacona Street in Winnipeg.

The Winnipeg Police Service says the incident took place on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, with police arriving to find the victims and the aggressive dog still on the loose.

Victims receive emergency medical care

Officers provided emergency care to a 16-year-old girl who had suffered serious upper-body injuries, applying a tourniquet before she was transported to the hospital in stable condition.

Curbside yard waste collection for the year will soon be coming to an end in Winnipeg. 

Area A's yard waste collection will end the week of Oct. 28 to Nov. 1, 2024. While Area B will end Nov. 4 to 8. 

To determine if resident's area is A or B, the City of Winnipeg has it on the website. It can also be determined by calling 311.