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One of the oldest theatres in Winnipeg aims to welcome concertgoers back inside its historic walls in the next few years at it becomes the artistic home of one of the city’s largest performing arts ensembles. 

About 7,000 people in and around La Ronge, Sask., will be allowed to return home on Thursday after the lifting of a wildfire evacuation order, the director of the local emergency operation centre said Tuesday.

Lyle Hannan said residents of La Ronge, Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band can start going home on Thursday at 8 a.m.

Those deemed to work in essential services will be allowed to return sooner, he said.

Hannan said rain in the last few days helped crews contain the wildfire near the community.

Ottawa’s efforts to prepare the country for the impacts of climate change have stumbled out of the gate, Canada’s environment commissioner said Tuesday.

In a new report, Jerry DeMarco concluded the National Adaptation Strategy was not effectively designed, did not prioritize Canada’s climate change risks and only established one of its three components since its release in 2023.

The Manitoba government is expected to use more "revenue levers," similar to its recent income and property tax changes, as part of its plan to reduce the deficit, a credit-rating agency report says.

S&P Global Ratings has affirmed the Manitoba government's existing short-term and long-term credit ratings and says the outlook for the province is stable, based in part on expected revenue changes and spending control.

The federal government is moving to shore up a historically weak summer job market for students — even as one economist argues tough employment prospects for young people suggest broader softness in the job market.

Statistics Canada shone a light on the difficult employment prospects for students heading back to school this fall in its May jobs report last Friday.

Roughly one in five returning students aged 15 to 24 was unemployed in May, the agency said. The last time the jobless rate for students was this high outside the pandemic was in May 2009.

The Winnipeg Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing 12-year-old gir.

Federal organizations failed to follow procurement and security rules when awarding contracts to the company behind the controversial ArriveCan app, the auditor general said Tuesday.

The report on GCStrategies — one of several audits tabled in the House of Commons on Tuesday — says the company was awarded 106 contracts by 31 federal organizations between 2015 and 2024.

The maximum value of those contracts was more than $90 million but only $65 million was paid out.

If your garden greens are looking a little sad, you might want to swap the watering can for a speaker and hit play on some Bach.

Winnipeg police are searching for a suspect after a man was randomly assaulted at the Forks. 

Shortly after 11 p.m. on Friday, Winnipeg Police say they were called to the Forks Market, where they found a 30-year-old man suffering from serious injuries.

According to witnesses, the victim was assaulted and knocked to the ground by a random man who then continued to attack the victim until he lost consciousness. He then stole an item belonging to the victim before walking away.

The victim was transported to hospital in stable condition. 

Five local organizations that help in the fight against homelessness in Winnipeg will receive a generous donation thanks to a special fundraiser held over the weekend. 

Each year, Brothers of the Fork, a group of local, philanthropic Winnipeg cyclists who have been doing street outreach on the down low since 2011, host the Bridge to Nowhere Ride.

The 90 km ride takes participants from Kildonan Park all the way to Selkirk, Manitoba and back.