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The Manitoba Wildfire Service (MWS) says the province remains at a moderate to high wildfire danger level, with human activity, including arson, playing a major role in fuelling current fire conditions.

Officials say deliberately set fires are forcing crews to redirect resources that would otherwise be used to manage natural wildfire outbreaks, many of which are burning close to communities.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to convene the Incident Response Group in Ottawa today to discuss the ongoing wildfire situation across the country.

Carney also convened the group of ministers and senior officials a little over a month ago in response to an earlier wave of wildfires, which peaked in May and June, then receded, and have now flared up again.

More than 6,000 people are currently out of their homes in Manitoba, and the communities of Lynn Lake and Snow Lake ordered residents to flee for the second time in just weeks.

The Conservatives want Prime Minister Mark Carney to sell all the assets in his blind trust to avoid any possible conflicts of interest.

Carney set up the blind trust after he was sworn in as prime minister in March and the details of how it works were made public on Friday.

They show that the prime minister has set up screens to avoid potential conflicts related to his previous interests in Brookfield Asset Management, Brookfield Corporation and Stripe Inc.

But Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre believes that's not enough.

Over 2,600 people are without power in Southdale/Saint Boniface due to a hydro outage.

Manitoba Hydro posted on X saying, "Southdale/Saint Boniface: we've got crews en route to an outage affecting about 2,620 customers in the area."

There is no word on what caused the outage.

More to come.

The Winnipeg Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing 54-year-old, Allan Childs.

Childs was recently reported missing, having last been seen in November 2023 in the St. Boniface area of Winnipeg.

Childs is described as 5’7” in height, thin build, with short blonde hair, blonde goatee and blue eyes.

The Winnipeg Police Service is concerned for Childs’ well-being and is asking anyone with any information regarding their whereabouts to contact the Winnipeg Police Service Missing Persons Unit at 204-986-6250.

A 30-year-old male has been charged after child abuse was found on his cellphone. 

Shortly after midnight on July 9, the male suspect was taken into custody near Hargrave Street and Donald Avenue. A cell phone that was in his possession was seized, which revealed child abuse materials. 

A search warrant was then executed at a residence in the Downtown area by Internet Child Exploitation investigators. Following the search, additional electronic devices were seized. 

The 30-year-old male suspect faces the following charges:

The Winnipeg Jets announced on Monday that they have agreed to terms with forward Morgan Barron.

In 74 games with the Jets last season, the 26-year-old recorded 15 points and 16 penalty minutes. The Halifax, N.S. native also notched two assists and two penalty minutes in the 2025 playoffs. 

Barron was originally picked 174th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2017 NHL Draft. He has played in 256 NHL games through his career between the Rangers and Jets with 60 points and 80 penalty minutes. 

The two-year extension has an average annual value of $1,850,000. 

The Manitoba government is promising new financial penalties to enforce rules aimed at removing barriers for people with disabilities.

Nahanni Fontaine, the minister responsible for services for people with disabilities, says the NDP government will introduce changes to the Accessibility for Manitobans Act next spring.

In a video posted to social media, she also says the government will work to ensure every public event is fully accessible with participation from sign language interpreters.

“Sometimes it’s a fantastic discovery. Sometimes it’s more difficult. But I think it’s part of our job to do it, and I always loved it.” 

As the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival gets set to take over the Exchange District from July 16 to 27, we’re getting into the theatrical spirit here at Classic 107—with a Scandinavian twist.