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Jami Reimer first became interested in frogs because of her background in choirs. The link between the two is the joining of many voices into one.  

“When I was in grad school, my sister Jillian was in grad school at the same time doing a much more ecological course of study,” she explained in an interview on Morning Light, “and she was telling me about these massive chorusing events... whereby biologists could connect through these species, their sound and through their voice.” 

A wildfire burning close to Flin Flon is closing in on the city. 

Officials say no structures have been lost in Flin Flon or Creighton as of last night. However, winds in the area are now blowing from the south, resulting in heavy smoke and fire moving towards the south side of Flin Flon.

"Fire protection, including sprinklers, has been set up, and fire crews will be working in the Channing area to protect property in the area," said city officials in a post on Facebook.

After a critical review, Manitoba Public Insurance has decided to close off Project Nova.

Four families received keys to their new homes Thursday morning.

A key ceremony was held at the Habitat for Humanity Build at the Pandora Avenue West development in Transcona yesterday to celebrate this momentous occasion. 

"It was a day filled with laughter, happy tears, and dreams realized—a powerful reminder of why we do what we do," said Habitat for Humanity Manitoba in a post on Facebook.

Community spirit: 2025 Community Band Festival brings music to Coronation Park 

Electricity was in the air at the RBC Convention Centre on Thursday as Mayor Scott Gillingham and the Winnipeg Arts Council hosted the Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts, a celebration of the community’s achievements and innovations over the previous year. 

A 36-year-old Winnipeg man is facing several charges after driving while intoxicated and smashing into a vehicle with a young child in it. 

Portage La Prairie RCMP say they received report of a possible impaired driver on Highway 1, just east of Portage La Prairie at around 4:45 p.m. last Thursday. 

A witness spotted the suspect's vehicle driving into the parking lot of a business between Oakville and Portage La Prairie. Officers quickly responded and learned the suspect had struck the witness vehicle that was parked with a young child in a car seat, before fleeing.

Winnipeg Goldeyes right-hander Landen Bourassa (L, 2-3) turned in another outstanding effort Thursday night, tossing his second complete game of the season in a narrow 2-1 loss to the Kane County Cougars (11-13) at Blue Cross Park.
 
Bourassa, who leads the American Association with 41.2 innings pitched, surrendered just one earned run on five hits while striking out six and walking none. The Lethbridge, Alberta native continues to be a workhorse for the Goldeyes’ rotation.

The Liberal government has introduced legislation aimed at cutting down barriers to internal trade by recognizing provincial and territorial rules at the federal level.

Officials who briefed reporters this morning say the goal is to reduce the number of redundant standards across the country.

They say that, for example, a company that produces washing machines that meet a provincial energy efficiency standard won't have to meet a separate federal standard to sell outside that province.

In 2023, as Canada suffered through its worst-ever wildfire season, the federal government was looking at creating a national disaster response agency.

Two years later, the country is again facing another summer of wildfires. There is still no sign of such an agency, though governments are tapping the private sector to help with evacuations.

Ali Asgary, a York University professor of disaster and emergency management, said the work to establish a national agency is "unfortunately … not going as fast as our crises are going."