Latest from Dave Baxter
Fringe Fest play shines spotlight on If Day, when 'Nazis' invaded Winnipeg
On a cold February day more than 80 years ago, Winnipeggers got a chilling glimpse of what the city would look and feel like if the Nazis won the Second World War.
New leader coming to infectious disease lab in Winnipeg
A new leader is coming to the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, after its head stepped down just months after taking over leadership of the embattled laboratory that was previously at the centre of a security scandal involving a Chinese scientist.
Manitoba rural municipality calls out 'slanderous and defamatory' online comments
A rural Manitoba community is pushing back against what its mayor says have become increasingly ugly and abusive comments being posted on the municipality's Facebook page.
Wildfire evacuees face new threats in Winnipeg, including drug dealers: grand chief
While evacuees flee the dangers of wildfires near their communities, many are now being forced to deal with a whole new set of threats in Winnipeg, including drug dealers and the fear of going hungry, a First Nations leader says.
Care home asks court to keep details around woman's fall, death out of police hands
A Winnipeg personal care home is going to court to try to prevent police from seeing details from a critical incident report after a 90-year-old woman died at the home a week after falling out of her bed.
New asbestos handling standards coming for Manitoba workers
New regulations to protect workers from asbestos exposure will come into effect in Manitoba this fall, and officials with the Manitoba Federation of Labour say they can't come soon enough, as workers continue to die from exposure.
St. Boniface Street Links says it will continue outreach work in spite of loss of city funding
St. Bonifiace Street Links, a Winnipeg non-profit organization working to get people out of homelessness and addictions says it will carry on, and is even planning to expand, despite losing a significant chunk of city funding.
Dangerously poor air quality in Manitoba 'about as bad as it's going to get'
As smoke from wildfires continues to fill the air in Manitoba, a local health expert says the air quality on Friday was about as bad as it can get, and he's warning people to avoid going outside if possible until things clear up.
Wildfire evacuees in Winnipeg fear how bad things could get back home in Garden Hill
A teenager forced out of his home Thursday due to a raging wildfire is now wondering how bad the damage will be to his community, and if he will even have a home to go back to.
Manitoba Health warns of new possible measles exposures in Morden
The province is once again warning of new measles exposure sites, as cases of the infectious disease continue to spread in Manitoba.