Manitoba looks to move Thompson wildfire evacuees elsewhere amid struggle for hotel space, minister says | Returning Nopiming residents thankful their homes were spared by wildfire | Manitoba sees growth from interprovincial migration for 1st time since 2004
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Manitoba looks to move Thompson wildfire evacuees elsewhere amid struggle for hotel space, minister says; A helicopter crew works on a wildfire in northern Manitoba on June 12\. More than 22,000 people have been forced out of their homes this spring by wildfires in Manitoba, officials say\.

Manitoba looks to move Thompson wildfire evacuees elsewhere amid struggle for hotel space, minister says

June 19 , 2025 at 10:56:10 a.m. CST • :

Manitoba is looking at moving more than 100 wildfire evacuees from the northern city of Thompson to another part of the province, as it struggles to find enough hotel space for everyone forced out of their homes this spring.

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Returning Nopiming residents thankful their homes were spared by wildfire; A water bomber sprays water on a wildfire burning out of control in Nopiming Provincial Park on May 29\. Some residents and cottagers have been allowed to return to the park, but a mandatory evacuation order is still in place for a vast area of Nopiming, as well as nearby Wallace Lake, South Atikaki and Manigotagang River\.

Returning Nopiming residents thankful their homes were spared by wildfire

June 19 , 2025 at 06:34:35 p.m. CST • :

Some Manitobans living and working in Nopiming Provincial Park have returned home more than a month after they were forced out by the largest wildfire in the province's east.

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Manitoba sees growth from interprovincial migration for 1st time since 2004; During the first quarter of 2025, Manitoba gained more people from other provinces and territories than it lost\. The province hasn't had a net gain from interprovincial migration in a quarter since 2004, according to Statistics Canada data\.

Manitoba sees growth from interprovincial migration for 1st time since 2004

June 19 , 2025 at 07:05:44 p.m. CST • :

More people moved to Manitoba from other parts of Canada than left during the first quarter of 2025 — a feat the province hasn't accomplished on a quarterly basis since 2004.

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In this Manitoba beach town, preserving the seawall art gallery is an eternal struggle; The Swan family visiting the Gimli Seawall Gallery in Gimli, Man\., in 2014\.

In this Manitoba beach town, preserving the seawall art gallery is an eternal struggle

June 16 , 2025 at 11:56:13 a.m. CST • :

Threatened by wind storms and crashing waves, the Gimli Art Club shoulders the arduous task of maintaining the beloved murals that decorate the town's pier. Writer Sarah Swan reflects on an overlooked art destination on Lake Winnipeg.

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Force is strong with Winnipeg lightsaber group; Man and Woman posing with their lightsabers

Force is strong with Winnipeg lightsaber group

June 18 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

The River City Sabers train in combat using LED lightsabers. The fencing style is a fusion of various martial arts techniques. While the group may be inspired by Star Wars, being a fan isn't a requirement to join.

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Riley Laychuk's Manitoba forecast for Thursday, June 19, 2025; Winnipeg's high on Thursday is 26 degrees with a risk of thunderstorms\.  

June 19 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Riley Laychuk's Manitoba forecast for Thursday, June 19, 2025

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Woman charged with robbing girl, 9, on bicycle in Thompson; The RCMP detachment in Thompson, Man\. A 22-year-old woman has been charged with robbery and other offences after allegedly approaching a nine-year-old girl on a bicycle Wednesday and asking for a bag of food the girl had, RCMP say\.  

June 19 , 2025 at 02:54:12 p.m. CST • :

Woman charged with robbing girl, 9, on bicycle in Thompson

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Morden decides on solution for wastewater woes — but funding still an issue; Nancy Penner, the mayor of Morden, says the city wants to purchase 80 acres of land east of its current lagoon, pictured here in March, to build a new wastewater lagoon system\.  

June 19 , 2025 at 03:57:36 p.m. CST • :

Morden decides on solution for wastewater woes — but funding still an issue

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Man, 36, dead after head-on highway crash north of Winnipeg; Police say a 36-year-old man is dead and a 67-year-old man was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a head-on crash north of Winnipeg\.  

June 18 , 2025 at 09:09:40 a.m. CST • :

Man, 36, dead after head-on highway crash north of Winnipeg

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Youth surrounded, robbed at knifepoint in Winnipeg, police say; Police say the victim told officers he was approached by several teens, and that each pulled a knife from fanny packs they were wearing\.  

June 18 , 2025 at 10:47:34 a.m. CST • :

Youth surrounded, robbed at knifepoint in Winnipeg, police say

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June 19 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

People in Disraeli encampment waiting for housing amid concerns about safety, bike chop shop in area

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June 19 , 2025 at 11:28:30 a.m. CST • :

Group files court action to overturn Parks Canada ban on motorized watercraft for Clear Lake

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June 18 , 2025 at 04:40:19 p.m. CST • :

More than 2 dozen cottages, homes burned to the ground in Manitoba's Burge Lake Provincial Park

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June 19 , 2025 at 09:06:14 a.m. CST • :

Educational support workers in Winnipeg School Division give strike mandate to union

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June 19 , 2025 at 03:30:05 p.m. CST • :

Winnipeg to start treating trees for emerald ash borer next week, city says

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