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As part of Canada Historic Places Days, the Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) announces its annual list of the Top-10 Endangered Structures in Manitoba for 2025.

These buildings and structures, listed from oldest to newest, are historically significant landmarks that face uncertain futures due to neglect, development pressures, or lack of awareness.

Each year, MHS highlights the critical need to preserve Manitoba’s built heritage.  These structures tell the stories of the people, communities, and industries that helped shaped both urban and rural Manitoba.

For over 90 years, the International Peace Garden has stood as a testament to the enduring friendship between Canada and the U.S.—a friendship that remains strong at the Garden. 

They invite the public to join them in a unique show of friendship and relationship building on August 9th with their Handshake Across the Border initiative.

'Join us in this space where disagreements pause, and the beauty of our shared landscape takes center stage,' shares the Peace Garden invite.

The 2025 wildfire season is already one of the worst on record for Canada and there is a high risk that more fires will break out in August, federal officials said on Friday.

More than 5.5 million hectares of land have burned so far this year, more than double the 10-year average for mid-July.

That is still well behind the record fire season in 2023, when more than 6,000 fires burned more than 15 million hectares of land.

There were 561 fires burning as of Friday, including 69 that were considered out of control.

The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday upheld the sentence handed to one youth offender but overturned another, in parallel judgments that clarify the standard courts should use when determining whether a youth should be sentenced as an adult.

In the two separate cases, the youth, who were 16 and 17 years old at the time of their offences, were convicted of first degree murder and sentenced as adults to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years.

Welcome back to Made in Manitoba, as we also welcome back a return guest. Mitchell Makoons is joining us again to showcase music from his latest album "Lady Boots", and also share some new music he put out this Spring. "Lady Boots" came out last year, and there's a very entertaining story about how that title came to be... it literally involves shopping for cowboy boots.

The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum (CATPM), Canada’s only museum solely dedicated to the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and a designated National Historic Site, is proud to announce the appointment of Zoe McQuinn as its new Director General.

Zoe brings over two decades of experience in museum leadership, education, and international cultural work. Most recently the Director of Development at the Manitoba Museum, she led major accessibility initiatives, secured funding for transformative capital projects, and championed community-rooted storytelling.

Manitoba Government Investing More Than $2 Million for Provincial Park Improvements in Westman

Media Release - July 18, 2025

The Manitoba government is investing more than $2 million for upgrades at Spruce Woods Provincial Park in western Manitoba, Environment and Climate Change Minister Mike Moyes announced here today.

On July 18, 2025, at approximately 12:15 am, Dauphin RCMP received a report of an unwanted person breaching release conditions inside a residence on William Street in Dauphin.

When officers arrived, the female resident was alone, uninjured but visibly upset and gave a description of the male suspect who was known to officers.

Officers began patrols and located the suspect, who was advised he was under arrest for breaching court-imposed conditions but fled on foot.

While wildfire smoke expected to blanket parts of Manitoba in haze and poor air quality on Saturday, the agricultural impact is only one part of a much more serious situation, says Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) president Jill Verwey.

Verwey, who farms near Portage la Prairie, acknowledges smoke-filled skies can sometimes reduce crop stress by lowering sunlight intensity and cooling temperatures during sensitive growth periods. But she says that benefit comes with a heavy cost.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging workers to reject Canada Post's latest contract offer.

Union national president Jan Simpson says a strong no vote would not only reject the offer, but also protect the integrity of the bargaining process.

The Canada Industrial Relations Board will hold the vote on the proposed deal starting next week.

Canada Post is at an impasse with the union representing roughly 55,000 postal service workers after more than a year and a half of talks.