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An investigation is underway after a cottage went up in flames in Falcon Lake Tuesday evening. 

Just before 9 p.m. Tuesday, Falcon Lake RCMP were called to a structure fire in Block 11 in Falcon Lake. 

The cottage was completely engulfed in flames when officers arrived. With assistance from the Province of Manitoba Wildfire Service, the local fire department was able to quickly get the fire under control.

No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.

Paystations for on-street parking and city-operated surface lots in Winnipeg will soon become a thing of the past. 

The city announced on Wednesday that paystations will start being removed on July 2, with a goal to have all of them gone by August 31.  

Once removed, Winnipeggers will have to pay for parking using the PayByPhone app, online or by phone. 

A North End community centre has received a much-needed upgrade. 

Turtle Island Neighbourhood Centre, located at 510 King Street, unveiled a renovated kitchen on Tuesday, which will help support healthy food options and community programming in the Lord Selkirk Park and William Whyte communities. 

The renovations include a new universally accessible kitchen with new cabinets, counter tops, commercial grade appliances and an expanded pantry area. 

The latest concert from DreamPlay features what can only be described as musical treasures.  

For one thing, there’s the instrument that will be featured most prominently: the button accordion, which has played a key role in musical cultures from France to New Orleans to Ukraine. The music of all of these places and more will be on full display in Spirit Reel: The Musical Worlds of Jim Hiscott, which is the other treasured element of DreamPlay’s concert. 

Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht, widely known as 'Professor Popsicle,' is being named to the Order of Manitoba for his groundbreaking work in cold-weather survival and hypothermia research.

The Order of Manitoba was established in 1999 to honour Manitobans who have demonstrated excellence and achievement, which has in turn enriched the social, cultural or economic well-being of the province and its residents.  

The professor emeritus who retired at the University of Manitoba says he received the phone call about a month ago. 

The Village Conservatory is providing an opportunity for the next wave of musical theatre artists in Winnipeg to showcase their talents. 

Two people are in hospital after getting trapped in a house fire early Wednesday morning. 

The blaze broke out just after midnight in a home in the 300 block of Aberdeen Avenue. 

When firefighters arrived, flames and smoke were pouring out of the home, and they quickly learned that there were still people trapped inside.

Firefighters rescued two people from the home. They were both transported to hospital in unstable condition. 

It took about half an hour to get the fire under control.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. 

Young Manitoba composers take centre stage at inaugural CMI concerts. 

It takes courage, creativity and a whole lot of hustle to build a life in music. For performers, that often means collaborating with others to bring existing works to life. For composers, it’s about creating something entirely new—and hoping it gets heard more than once. But for a new generation of artists in Manitoba, it also means championing each other’s work. 

The head of one of Canada's largest federal unions says the federal government needs to focus on repairing the relationship between public servants and management.

Nathan Prier, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees, said this is a "delicate moment" and that new Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali has his work cut out for him.

Prier said the Trudeau government made several questionable decisions that eroded trust among workers. They included a messy return-to-office rollout that was conducted without consulting employees, he said.

The Manitoba government faced more questions about its property tax reforms Tuesday after some homeowners did not receive a promised $1,500 credit on their annual bill.

Finance Minister Adrien Sala said there was a problem with some homeowners not registering their properties as their primary residence, which is a condition to get the credit. He put part of the blame on municipal governments.