'Worst fears' confirmed as 2 people trapped by wildfire die in southeastern Manitoba: RCMP | 'Another challenging day' fighting Manitoba's wildfires with not enough rain on the way, officials say | Whiteshell Provincial Park closing due to extreme fire conditions
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'Worst fears' confirmed as 2 people trapped by wildfire die in southeastern Manitoba: RCMP; Supt\. Chris Hastie, commander of Manitoba RCMP's East District, speaks at a news conference in Lac du Bonnet on Wednesday\. Hastie said earlier that morning, police recovered the bodies of a man and a woman who were trapped as a wildfire burned near the southeastern Manitoba community\.

'Worst fears' confirmed as 2 people trapped by wildfire die in southeastern Manitoba: RCMP

May 14 , 2025 at 01:54:50 p.m. CST • :

The bodies of a man and a woman who got trapped as a wildfire burned near the community of Lac du Bonnet in southeastern Manitoba were recovered by police Wednesday morning, RCMP say.

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'Another challenging day' fighting Manitoba's wildfires with not enough rain on the way, officials say; Manitoba Hydro posted this image of the Wendigo Beach area near Lac du Bonnet on Tuesday\.

'Another challenging day' fighting Manitoba's wildfires with not enough rain on the way, officials say

May 14 , 2025 at 10:22:17 a.m. CST • :

Hot weather combined with dry conditions and very windy days have caused multiple fires to erupt in Manitoba. There are 24 active fires, six of them requiring significant response.

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Whiteshell Provincial Park closing due to extreme fire conditions; Access to Whiteshell Provincial Park will be restricted starting at 9 a\.m\. on Thursday, lasting until at least May 21, the province said Wednesday\.

Whiteshell Provincial Park closing due to extreme fire conditions

May 14 , 2025 at 05:26:14 p.m. CST • :

Whiteshell Provincial Park will close to the public on Thursday as firefighters work to control a wildfire that forced evacuations in the southeastern Manitoba area earlier this week.

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Residents of 3 buildings managed by 1 company say they're enduring sweltering wait for air conditioning; Barbara Faria worries someone in her building may have a medical emergency if the air conditioning isn't turned on soon\.

Residents of 3 buildings managed by 1 company say they're enduring sweltering wait for air conditioning

May 14 , 2025 at 08:19:11 a.m. CST • :

Residents at three different apartment blocks run by the same property management company say they're fed up with the fact their central air conditioning hasn't been turned on despite record-breaking Winnipeg heat.

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South Whiteshell Provincial Park cottagers flee as fire spreads from Ontario border; Flames are seen in the distance Monday night from a fire burning in the area around Ingolf, Ont\.

South Whiteshell Provincial Park cottagers flee as fire spreads from Ontario border

May 13 , 2025 at 10:04:19 p.m. CST • :

Cottagers in parts of Whiteshell Provincial Park were scrambling to pack their belongings Tuesday after an out-of-control wildfire along the Ontario border prompted the province to issue an evacuation notice for the southern area.

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Missing 4-year-old boy found safe after being reported missing from Teulon home: RCMP; The missing boy was not in his bedroom Wednesday morning, and was reported missing around 9:15 a\.m\., Manitoba RCMP said in a Wednesday afternoon news release\.  

May 14 , 2025 at 12:35:49 p.m. CST • :

Missing 4-year-old boy found safe after being reported missing from Teulon home: RCMP

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Lac du Bonnet wildfire forces out nearly 1,000 people during 'very dark day' in eastern Manitoba; A water bomber flies over treetops and through dark smoke in the Lac du Bonnet region on Tuesday\.  

May 14 , 2025 at 06:54:37 a.m. CST • :

Lac du Bonnet wildfire forces out nearly 1,000 people during 'very dark day' in eastern Manitoba

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Violent sex offender expected to live in Winnipeg a high risk to reoffend: police; Michael Curtis Thomas, 31, has been released from Stony Mountain Institution after serving a sentence for aggravated sexual assault\. He is expected to live in Winnipeg and considered a high risk to reoffend, police say\.  

May 13 , 2025 at 03:39:55 p.m. CST • :

Violent sex offender expected to live in Winnipeg a high risk to reoffend: police

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RCMP officer shoots woman during disturbance on Trans-Canada Highway; Officers responded to reports of a person walking in and out of traffic on Highway 1, near Road 88 West, on Monday night, police said\.  

May 13 , 2025 at 11:51:42 a.m. CST • :

RCMP officer shoots woman during disturbance on Trans-Canada Highway

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Peruvian Winnipegger fondly recalls meeting with future Pope; A groupe of people stand in a decorated room\.  

May 14 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Peruvian Winnipegger fondly recalls meeting with future Pope

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May 14 , 2025 at 10:48:17 a.m. CST • :

Province broadens vaccine eligibility as 24 more measles cases reported in Manitoba

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May 14 , 2025 at 09:45:09 a.m. CST • :

Ontario, Manitoba agree to boost interprovincial trade, facing U.S. tariff crunch

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May 14 , 2025 at 03:49:54 p.m. CST • :

Overland flood watch issued for southwestern Manitoba starting Wednesday

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May 13 , 2025 at 08:22:57 p.m. CST • :

Lodge owner decries killing of caribou on property, but others caution against rush to judgment

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May 14 , 2025 at 01:14:32 p.m. CST • :

Winnipeg police ask for help to solve fatal stabbing of 23-year-old 1 year ago

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