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A primary care facility in the North End is hosting a hygiene drive to collect some much-needed items. 

After seeing an increased need for items like soap, shampoo, toothbrushes and other necessities, Hope Centre Health Care decided to host a hygiene drive.

"When I started at Hope Centre Health Centre, we did not have enough funding," said Social Services and Community Outreach Facilitator, Susanna Tasse. "We were pulling from our emergency food fund."

Canada's foreign ministry expressed alarm about its shrinking ability to counter foreign disinformation online due to limited access to data and the evolving tactics of adversaries, a newly released memo shows. 

The memo, tabled Wednesday at a federal inquiry into foreign interference, noted Canada had led the G7 Rapid Response Mechanism to identify and respond to threats to democracy through open-source data analytics. 

On October 4th, a recording project will be released will serve as a profound tribute to the resiliency and spirit the Ukrainian people. 

Monday, Sept. 30, is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. There are several events taking place throughout Winnipeg to mark the day.

Running until Sept. 27, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation will host lunch-and-learn sessions online. 

Three people are dead following a collision in the RM of De Salaberry late Tuesday afternoon. 

The crash happened just before 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 24 at the intersection of Highway 23 and Provincial Road 200.

St-Pierre-Jolys RCMP say a vehicle travelling northbound on Provincial Road 200, failed to stop at the intersection and was struck by a westbound SUV.

The 43-year-old male driver of the westbound vehicle, from Mitchell, was not physically injured.

The Liberal minority government has survived a vote of non-confidence in the House of Commons by a count of 211-120.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre put forward the motion asking MPs to declare they did not have confidence in the prime minister or his government.

Poilievre failed to get the support of other opposition parties to bring the government down.

The Bloc Québécois and the NDP voted against the motion.

If the non-confidence motion had passed it would have defeated the government and very likely triggered an immediate election campaign.

At least two Canadians have died in the escalating violence in Lebanon, which has members of Parliament discussing a possible evacuation of Canadian citizens from the country.

"We are devastated by the loss of two Canadians, but the entire Lebanese people are (also) suffering right now — women, children, innocents," said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

"This is a horrific situation," he told reporters on Parliament Hill, repeating his earlier calls for both Israel and Hezbollah to de-escalate.

Manitoba motorists will continue to benefit from lower fuel prices for at least three more months.

Premier Wab Kinew announced through a press release on Wednesday that the gas tax holiday will be extended until December 31st. It was set to expire on September 30th.

The gas tax holiday, which has been in place since early January, removes the 14-cent Provincial Sales Tax.

Winnipeggers looking to help a good cause and find new material to read over the cooler season are encouraged to stop by St. Vital Centre this weekend.

The Children's Hospital Book Market will be set up in the busy mall this Friday and Saturday, with all proceeds going towards helping sick and injured kids at the HSC Children's Hospital.

Each year the Book Market raises between $300,000- $500,000 for specialized programming for kids in hospital. Last year, the Spring Book Market raised an all-time one-day record of over $182,000.

A 32-year-old man is dead after being struck by a vehicle near Morden, late Tuesday night. 

Shortly before 10 p.m., Pembina Valley RCMP say they were called to Highway 3, near Road 25W, three kilometres east of Morden, for a man walking in the middle of the highway. 

As they were responding they received word the man had been struck by a vehicle. 

When officers arrived, they found a 32-year-old man, who was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The driver of the vehicle, a 17-year-old male from Winkler, remained at the scene. He was not physically injured.