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Four people are fortunate to have escaped a home safely after an undetected carbon monoxide leak in their home on Boxing Day.

The City of Winnipeg says in a release that they were called to a home on Redwood Avenue for a medical emergency around 7:20 p.m.

When firefighters arrived, portable carbon monoxide alarms worn by WFPS members sounded due to high levels of carbon monoxide in the house.

Firefighters evacuated the home and everyone got out safely. 

If you've had a potted poinsettia before but did not have the best of luck with it, you're likely not alone.

Carla Hrycyna, Host of the Lawn and Garden Journal, says the plant which grows naturally in Mexico loves heat, and can be difficult to care for once they're potted.

"There are people that can take their Poinsettia from one season to the other. You will see that sometimes they will drop some leaves naturally on the bottom portion of it, but as we progress into the summer months, put that poinsettia outside."

Winnipeg emergency crews were kept busy on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning after four separate fires, including one at an apartment building where occupants, including residents with disabilities, required rescuing.

We will continue to monitor the situations and update on how the public may help.

From the City of Winnipeg:

Qu’Appelle Avenue fire

At 4:08 a.m. on December 25, 2022, the WFPS responded to reports of a fire in a six-storey apartment building in the 300 block of Qu’Appelle Avenue.

It’s a relatively rare occasion for what Environment Canada defines as a “Perfect Christmas” to occur. Of course, the weather agency is taking this from the perspective of the weather happening on a specific December 25th.

“It was apparent for a very long time we were going to have a white Christmas right across Southern Manitoba,” said CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner. “But to have a have a perfect Christmas, from that forecast perspective, takes a little bit of extra weather magic.”

With Christmas weekend pretty much here, and some of the busiest travel days of the year ahead, hitting the road Friday will include dealing with reduced visibility in blowing snow and trying to stay warm in bitter cold. An Extreme Cold Warning remains in effect for all of Southern Manitoba, with wind chill values nearing or slightly surpassing -40 today. A Blowing Snow Advisory has also been issued for the Central Plains,  Red River Valley and Southeastern areas, including Portage la Prairie, Brandon, Neepawa, Gimli, Carman, Winkler, Morris, Steinbach and the city of Winnipeg.

With Christmas weekend pretty much here, and some of the busiest travel days of the year ahead, hitting the road Friday will include dealing with reduced visibility in blowing snow and trying to stay warm in bitter cold. An Extreme Cold Warning remains in effect for all of Southern Manitoba, with wind chill values nearing or slightly surpassing -40 today. A Blowing Snow Advisory has also been issued for the Red River Valley and Southeastern areas, including Morden, Carman, Winkler, Altona, Emerson, Morris, Vita, Steinbach and city of Winnipeg region.

With Christmas just a few days away, even more eyes than usual are on the forecast with many families planning travel across Southern Manitoba, and beyond, in the coming days. According to CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner, we may see some minor impacts over Christmas Eve through Boxing Day, but at this point, there are no major winter storms on the horizon.

With Christmas just a few days away, even more eyes than usual are on the forecast with many families planning travel across Southern Manitoba, and beyond, in the coming days. According to CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner, we may see some minor impacts over Christmas Eve through Boxing Day, but at this point, there are no major winter storms on the horizon.

A Winnipeg family is left without a home just days before Christmas after a devastating fire on Tuesday night.

The City of Winnipeg says in a release that crews were called to a home on Horrox Bay in the Riverbend neighbourhood around 8:20 p.m. 

Witnesses described the home as being completely engulfed in flames, and when firefighters from the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) arrived the found heavy smoke and large flames coming from the home.

It was a jaw dropping site Winkler's Devin James caught on camera late Saturday night, one highlighting light from above on a clear and calm winter's night.

"I just went outside to grab some items from my shop at 10:45 pm," he explained in an email to PembinaValleyOnline. "I looked straight up into the night sky, and saw the coolest natural light show. The photo is looking straight up to the sky. It looks like northern lights, but everything came to a point directly above us."