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Revamp of Manitoba's air quality monitoring infrastructure needed for 'smokier future,' says expert
Manitoba is looking to expand the infrastructure it has to monitor air quality, a step experts say is important to better map pollution and its long-term health effects worsened by smoke billowing from wildfires.
3 of 4 Island Lake communities under states of emergency due to Manitoba wildfires
Two more communities in Manitoba's Island Lake region are preparing to evacuate vulnerable residents away from wildfires spreading out of control around them.
Manitoba again declares provincewide state of emergency as wildfires force new evacuations for thousands
Manitoba has declared a provincewide state of emergency for the second time this year, as wildfires threatening communities have forced thousands from their homes in recent evacuations.
Plastic surgeon's 6-week suspension for professional misconduct 'slap on the wrist': former patient
A Manitoba woman who was injured by a plastic surgeon more than a decade ago is worried after the doctor was suspended for medical errors – and wants the disciplinary system to change to protect others.
Amid Manitoba's devastating wildfire season, replanting aims to restore forests, fight climate change
Tree planters sowed three million seedlings during a reforestation project this spring, aiming to restore a part of Manitoba’s Interlake canopy that burned in 2021. The province’s worst wildfire season in recent memory has brought a renewed sense of urgency to replanting, organizers say.
Manitoba Public Insurance wants 2% rate hike for 2026
Manitoba Public Insurance has filed an application with the province's Public Utilities Board to raise the cost of insurance by 2.07 per cent, starting next April. The increase would mean the owner of an average private passenger vehicle would pay $21 more annually, the Crown corporation says.
Manitoba reports 3 more measles cases in 3rd week of June
Three more measles cases were confirmed in Manitoba during the third week of June, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 108 so far this year.
'Pure runners high' as thousands hit the pavement at Manitoba Marathon
Clear skies, cooler temperatures and clean air quality graced the streets for 12,500 runners who hit the pavement on Sunday during the annual Manitoba Marathon. With growing interest over the sport across the country organizers say about half of the participants are new runners.
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.
Dog owner describes 'unnerving' encounter with aggressive deer in Winnipeg neighbourhood
A moment of fascination turned into discomfort and fear for a Winnipeg dog owner who was followed by a deer stomping its hooves Thursday. A spokesperson for the province said they received several reports about the deer aggressively defending its fawn.