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St. James swim team losing home pool to renovations until 2026 as Winnipeg faces wave of closures
A Winnipeg swim team has been left treading water as its home pool has once again closed for long-term renovations, and the closure of three more pools looms this fall.
Tataskweyak evacuees warned not to return after leaders declare state of emergency over water treatment plant
Just hours after Tataskweyak Cree Nation announced it was lifting its wildfire evacuation order, the northern Manitoba First Nation declared a state of emergency on Tuesday morning after its water treatment plant stopped working.
Winnipeg student wins $120K scholarship to pursue tech dreams at U of Waterloo
A Winnipeg high school student with a passion for technology has won a $120,000 scholarship to study at Ontario's University of Waterloo in the fall.
Wildfire evacuees returning home after Tataskweyak Cree Nation lifts evacuation order
Tataskweyak Cree Nation started welcoming wildfire evacuees home on Monday evening, more than two weeks after an out-of-control wildfire forced residents to leave the community.
'A big accomplishment' for Grade 12 students honoured at Winnipeg ceremony for Indigenous, evacuated grads
On Monday, Grade 12 students from evacuated northern Manitoba communities were invited to join a Winnipeg School Division ceremony honouring this year’s Indigenous graduates at the University of Winnipeg’s Duckworth Centre.
Pimicikamak Cree Nation lifting evacuation order, community members to start going home Monday
Residents of Pimicikamak Cree Nation can start heading home on Monday, more than three weeks after a nearby wildfire forced the First Nation to start precautionary evacuations for its most vulnerable citizens.
Flin Flon evacuees gather for street hockey game organized by former Bombers captain
Families from Flin Flon gathered at a Winnipeg community centre on Sunday for a street hockey game organized by a former Flin Flon Bombers captain to bring a sense of home as the community remains evacuated due to wildfire.
Cranberry Portage evacuees return home to limited food access, medical care as Flin Flon remains empty
Residents from Cranberry Portage began returning to the northern Manitoba community on Saturday morning, two weeks after a wildfire knocked out its power and forced locals to evacuate to Winnipeg and The Pas.
Winnipeg principal 'dumbfounded' after 4-metre teepee stolen from elementary school's lawn
The principal of an East Kildonan elementary school says the theft of a teepee that was put up on the school's lawn has robbed its students of important land-based learning opportunities during National Indigenous History Month.
Makeshift bike lane set up on Wellington Crescent on anniversary of Winnipeg cyclist's death
Cinderblocks, two-by-four planks and green paint lined hundreds of metres of Winnipeg’s Wellington Crescent on Friday, set up by bike-lane advocates to mark the anniversary of a cyclist's death in a high-speed crash there one year ago.