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Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, May 22, 2025.
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Lac du Bonnet wildfire evacuees return only to find 'barren, black wasteland'

May 22 , 2025 at 06:47:26 p.m. CST • :

Some residents of the RM of Lac du Bonnet have returned home for the first time since the community was evacuated more than a week ago, only to find nothing but rubble left.

Manitoba Tories discipline MLA Wharton after ethics commissioner finds conflict of interest breach

May 22 , 2025 at 04:58:24 p.m. CST • :

One of three Tories who were found by the ethics commissioner to have violated the conflict of interest law has been stripped of his critic duties in the wake of a report from the province's ethics commissioner.

City council OK's renaming park after family of Transcona police officer despite concerns about process

May 22 , 2025 at 06:08:53 p.m. CST • :

A park in Transcona will be renamed in honour of the family of a former Winnipeg police officer, but the proposal generated concerns from some councillors about the city's process for commemorative renamings.

Manitoba Museum apologizes for keeping Indigenous ancestral remains in collections

May 22 , 2025 at 02:14:30 p.m. CST • :

The Manitoba Museum has issued a formal apology to First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities for keeping remains and associated belongings in its collections, promising the museum will never accept human remains again.

Wooden clubs a game changer for Manitoba golfer

May 22 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

The steel golf clubs of today are very different from the wooden ones used more than a hundred years ago. A West St. Paul resident who has made it his mission to breathe new life into these old clubs.

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May 21 , 2025 at 03:57:00 p.m. CST • :

New Indigenous-led centre in Winnipeg promises to bridge gaps for entrepreneurs

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May 22 , 2025 at 06:12:23 p.m. CST • :

Provinces pledge $194M to Sask. veterinary college, but capacity stays the same

May 22 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Riley Laychuk's Manitoba forecast for Thursday, May 22, 2025

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May 21 , 2025 at 06:18:43 p.m. CST • :

Winnipeg police board seeks public's opinion on future of policing

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May 22 , 2025 at 12:25:29 p.m. CST • :

Woman assaulted while walking at Assiniboine Park Sunday, Winnipeg police say

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