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The Winnipeg Police Service says that a missing 11-year-old has been safely located.

The girl was last seen on September 26, 2024, at 8:44 p.m. near Edderton Avenue and Derek Street in Winnipeg, Manitoba and has not been heard from or seen since.

The WPS said that she is known to frequent the North End and the area of The Bay in Downtown Winnipeg.

Police had sent out a missing persons notice at the end of September and then sent out a second notice on Monday, Oct. 7, saying she had still not been found.

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service is asking Winnipeggers to vigilant after a vacant two-storey home was set ablaze for a third time in three years.

The latest fire happened on Sunday, just before 4:30 p.m. When crews arrived, smoke was pouring out of the home located in the 500 block of Bannatyne Avenue. 

Crews were able to enter the home and fight the fire from inside, declaring it under control about 20 minutes later. 

No one was in the house when the fire broke out, and no injuries were reported. 

Operation Red Nose Winnipeg has partnered with a new host organization as we head into the upcoming festive season.

After almost three decades of supporting the work of Operation Red Nose in Winnipeg, Manta Swim Club has handed over the reins to the Winnipeg Kids Foundation, a newly created non-profit focused on helping underprivileged Winnipeg youth.

After battling addiction for years and losing touch with her family, "Maria" (name changed) has finally found a new path to healing and reconnection.

“It’s been seven months since I’ve been sober. Seven months,” Maria says, proudly. “I say it out loud sometimes just to remind myself how far I’ve come.”

Maria’s struggle with addiction took a heavy toll on her life, robbing her of her health and her sense of self, and most painfully, her family. “We’d lost touch for so long that I wasn’t sure if I’d ever see them again,” she says.

The Oct. 7 attack by Hamas fighters on Israel last year, and the immediate Israeli retaliation that followed, sent shockwaves throughout the world that have shaken Canada culturally and politically.

Here is a look at some of the major developments in Canada related to the conflict.

Oct. 7, 2023 — Hamas-led militants launched air and ground attacks on Israel, killing nearly 1,200 and taking more than 250 hostages. The attacks, followed hours later by Israeli counterattacks in the Gaza Strip, marked the beginning of the current Israel-Hamas war. 

Emotional mourners gathered by the hundreds in cities across Canada on Sunday to honour the victims of Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the still raging war in Gaza and roiled tensions in the Middle East and beyond.

In the nation's capital, a sea of Israeli flags could be seen draped over participants in front of Ottawa City Hall, with Canadian flags waving alongside them as they called for the release of hostages still being held in Gaza.

Winnipeg police have closed a portion of Portage Avenue following a serious incident Sunday evening. 

Officers shut down the curb lanes of eastbound Portage Avenue between St. James Street and Tylehurst Street shortly after 6 p.m.

There is no word on injuries. 

Motorists are encouraged to avoid the area and find another route.

More details to come.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau repeatedly reiterated calls for a ceasefire in the Middle East on Saturday as he blamed Hamas, Hezbollah and Israel for a staggering number of civilian deaths.

But Trudeau stopped short of outright condemning Israel for beginning a ground war days after the Israeli military crossed the border into southern Lebanon.

"We need to see peace in the region," Trudeau said from Paris on the final day of the Francophonie summit.

Powerful winds are battering southern Manitoba today, toppling trees and causing damage throughout the region, including in Winnipeg.

The Westwood area has already seen a large tree downed on a residential street, as gusts nearing 100 km/h hit the city. In other parts of the province, gusts have far exceeded 100 km/h at times.

Environment Canada has extended its wind warning across many parts of the south, including Virden, Brandon, Morden, and Dauphin. Severe gusts are expected to persist into the evening, potentially damaging roofs and windows, and downing power lines.