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A British Columbia researcher in South Asian affairs said Thursday that concerns about the current India and Pakistan tensions are justified, given that the region has not seen conflicts this intense in more than 25 years. 

M.V. Ramana, professor at University of B.C.'s school of public policy and global affairs, said the last time there was a realistic risk of nuclear weapons being used was the conflict between the two sides in the Kargil region of Kashmir in 1999. 

A senior medical advisor with the Public Health Agency of Canada says the country could lose its measles elimination status if the highly contagious disease continues to spread into the fall.

Dr. Marina Salvadori warned of the possibility Thursday as cases in Ontario grew by nearly 200 infections, adding that would only occur if prolonged spread continued beyond mid-October 2025.

As the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra nears the final concerts of its 2024-2025 season, the preparations are marked with changes and farewells. One of those farewells is being made to not only one of the symphony’s longest-serving players, but also to one of the longest-tenured orchestra musicians in Canadian history.  

A hallucinogenic portrait of Tokyo is set to take over the West End Cultural Centre tonight.  

“Re:Gendo” is a collaboration between famed electronic sound artist Carl Stone and vocalist Akaihirume that uses multi-channel sound, video projection and live performance to transport audiences through a landscape that seems familiar, but also eerily different.  

Veterans, diplomats, members of the Armed Forces and political leaders gathered Thursday at events across Canada commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.

"Nearly every family knows somebody who suffered from the effect of war," said Fraser McKee, a 100-year-old veteran who helped to lay a wreath at the Toronto ceremony.

"This is to remember people that will have to go to war, as well as remembering those that went and didn’t come back."

The Manitoba government is hoping to curb the risk of more wildfires by tightening restrictions in some areas.

The new rules expand on restrictions already in effect in many parts of southeast Manitoba, part of the Interlake region and Spruce Woods Provincial Park.

Starting Friday, no fires will be allowed between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. in those areas, and fires at night must be burned in approved campfire pits.

Police are investigating two recent carjackings involving reports of firearms, which occurred on back-to-back days in separate Winnipeg neighbourhoods.

The Winnipeg Police Service says in a release that the first incident took place on May 6, around 5:30 p.m. in the 600 block of Toronto Street. A man in his 40s was robbed at gunpoint, and the suspects took his 2013 grey GMC Terrain. Police say the suspects are believed to be taller Indigenous males.

A new pope has been elected following the death of Pope Francis. White smoke began billowing from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signalling the decision by the College of Cardinals.

A large crowd in the thousands erupted into cheers as the words “Habemus Papam” ("We have a pope") rang out in St. Peter's Square, about an hour after the smoke first poured out. The new pope then came out onto the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and greeted the crowd.

Winnipeg police have made an arrest in connection with the city's latest homicide. 

Just before 2 a.m. on Sunday, officers were called to a stabbing in the 500 block of Waterfront Drive.

At the scene, they found Kerry Eastman, 43, of Sandy Bay First Nation suffering from serious stab wounds. Officers treated the man with chest seals until paramedics arrived.

The victim was transported to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Heartfelt harmonies and tender tributes: PTE’s “Dear Mom” celebrates motherhood through music and memory.