Manitoba’s St. Theresa Point and Wasagamack First Nations are expected to evacuate vulnerable residents Monday morning after declaring states of local emergency in the last 48 hours, Wasagamack Chief Walter Harper said. The First Nation...

For the second time in a matter of weeks, a provincewide state of emergency has been declared due to the worsening wildfire situation. On Thursday, two communities began mandatory evacuations, forcing an additional 4,600 people from...

News from across Saskatchewan for Friday, July 11, 2025.Firefighters in the northern village of Beauval are trying to hold off a fast-moving fire.A woman from Standing Buffalo First Nation has ended her 22 day hunger strike in front of...

Manitoba has declared its second state of emergency in two months as worsening wildfires force the evacuation of two more communities. Military aid has been deployed to help as more than 100 fires continue to burn.

Province’s intergovernmental affairs minister says agreements with some other provinces could be ready in a month or two.

The Explore Indigenous space at The Forks in Winnipeg aims to shine a spotlight on Indigenous-led tourism experiences in Manitoba, with self-guided learning tools and interpretive displays to introduce people to the network of tourism...

Hundreds of residents of Lynn Lake, Man., are being forced out of the northern community, with wildfire activity once again threatening safety only two weeks after people were allowed to return home.

A poll by Probe Research suggests the majority of Manitobans would vote to stay in Canada if there was a referendum, but more than one in five responded they would vote to separate.

A woman who was excited to celebrate with her family at a graduation event for Indigenous women last week says it's hard to look at her college certificate after the experience was tainted by comments Manitoba's accessibility minister...

The doctors' advocacy group is appealing to employers to eliminate sick notes for short-term absences, saying physicians in Manitoba get 600,000 requests for the notes annually.

Berens River First Nation says 49 years of Lake Winnipeg regulation by Manitoba Hydro has damaged its lands and fishing grounds.

Residents from across Manitoba have started to return home following lifted evacuation notices in some regions. Officials said on Monday, 18 wildfires remain active despite the weekend rain, and issued several warnings as more dry, warm...

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he doesn't like seeing the emergency shelter in Thompson filled with children and elders, while many hotel rooms in the city sit vacant. After visiting the shelter and getting an aerial view of wildfire...

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew got an aerial view of parts of northwestern Manitoba devastated by wildfires in recent weeks. He also met with those involved in the firefighting effort around Flin Flon and visited a congregate shelter in...

Manitoba's new law targeting the most dangerous drunk drivers is likely to result in about four lifetime driving suspensions every year, on average, based on an analysis of data from the past 19 years.

Lisa Naylor, Manitoba's minister responsible for emergency services, says the call for people to reconsider essential travel to Manitoba is still in effect. She notes that 14 communities are currently hosting evacuees due to the...

A fake online site claims a clothing warehouse in Flin Flon, Man., burned in a wildfire in the area, and the single-mom owner has to sell off what's left. But the store is non-existent, and no buildings in the city have been lost to...

Manitoba officials declared a local state of emergency and mandatory evacuations for the town of Leaf Rapids on Monday. City officials in Thompson urge residents to be 'ready to go' as nearby flames threaten the community. Manitoba has...

Nurses of African descent are being reported to Manitoba's nursing regulator at disproportionately high rates, and some internationally educated nurses are being surveilled rather than supported, a national nursing organization says.

Manitoba’s minister of emergency management is responding to concerns about the province's request that people limit non-essential travel in the province to free up hotels for wildfire evacuees. Lisa Naylor says people should decide for...

Backcountry travel in Manitoba is only allowed right now with a permit, as a provincewide state of emergency because of wildfires continues. However, some Manitobans aren't happy with those rules.

Canadians should reconsider Manitoba travel plans, so hotel rooms can be used for the rising number of wildfire evacuees, Lisa Naylor, the provincial minister responsible for emergency services, said in a news conference Monday.

It was a terrifying escape for Carl Genaille and other members of a construction crew as an out-of-control fire closed in around them near Sandy Lake in northwestern Ontario.

Chris Wiebe, who was a vice-president of the Manitoba NDP and ran as a candidate in the 2023 election, has quit the party over what he calls top-down leadership and unprogressive policies. Premier Wab Kinew is shrugging off the concerns.