Couple identified as Manitoba wildfire victims were 'friends and family members': Lac du Bonnet mayor | Cottagers, businesses rush to get out after Whiteshell Provincial Park closes due to wildfires | Closures and disruptions caused by the wildfires in Manitoba
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Couple identified as Manitoba wildfire victims were 'friends and family members': Lac du Bonnet mayor; Sue and Richard Nowell pose for a photo with their sons\. The couple died after they were trapped at a family home in the rural municipality of Lac du Bonnet on Tuesday as the wildfire spread across the area\.

Couple identified as Manitoba wildfire victims were 'friends and family members': Lac du Bonnet mayor

May 15 , 2025 at 03:42:53 p.m. CST • :

The man and woman who died after they were trapped by a wildfire at a family home in the rural municipality of Lac du Bonnet were Sue and Richard Nowell, a member of the Manitoba Legislature said Thursday.
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Cottagers, businesses rush to get out after Whiteshell Provincial Park closes due to wildfires; Residents at Whiteshell Provincial Park, excluding firefighters and critical park staff, were under a mandatory evacuation order Thursday\.

Cottagers, businesses rush to get out after Whiteshell Provincial Park closes due to wildfires

May 15 , 2025 at 05:47:34 p.m. CST • :

A local state of emergency was declared for Whiteshell Provincial Park after out-of-control wildfires in southeastern Manitoba prompted a mandatory evacuation of the park.
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Closures and disruptions caused by the wildfires in Manitoba; Manitoba Hydro said in a release Thursday afternoon it's working to restore power in areas affected by the wildfires\. About 400 customers remained without power as of that morning\.

Closures and disruptions caused by the wildfires in Manitoba

May 15 , 2025 at 07:35:22 p.m. CST • :

Several areas in eastern Manitoba have been closed off as wildfires continue to wreak havoc and create disruptions in the region.
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Sex offender with long criminal record expected to live in Winnipeg after release: police; Charles Henry Desjarlais, 62, was released from Stony Mountain Institution on Thursday\. He is expected to live in Winnipeg, according to police\. 

Sex offender with long criminal record expected to live in Winnipeg after release: police

May 15 , 2025 at 01:11:10 p.m. CST • :

A convicted sex offender with a history of violent offences and a lengthy criminal record is expected to live in Winnipeg, and police warn he is considered a high risk to reoffend in a sexually violent manner against girls and women.
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Family of man who died from heart attack wants answers after 911 calls didn't get through; The Manitoba 911 Centre in Brandon is shown in a file photo\. According to Bell, the 911 network provider in Manitoba, the dispatch centre wasn't receiving any calls from Telus customers for at least a portion of March 23, the day Dean Switzer died from a heart attack\. Family and friends tried repeatedly to contact 911\.

Family of man who died from heart attack wants answers after 911 calls didn't get through

May 14 , 2025 at 06:53:27 p.m. CST • :

Raymond Switzer is left wondering if his son would be alive today if any of the nearly two dozen calls made to 911 the night he died were answered.
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Woman hit with hatchet while being sexually assaulted at Thompson, Man., encampment; Thompson RCMP have arrested a 31-year-old man after a woman was sexually assaulted and hit with a hatchet at an encampment\.  

May 15 , 2025 at 08:55:31 a.m. CST • :

Woman hit with hatchet while being sexually assaulted at Thompson, Man., encampment

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Stalled repair: Manitoba farmer left waiting for stolen truck to get fixed; MacGregor farmer Clint Sigurdson says his recovered truck will be out of commission until at least fall\.  

May 15 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Stalled repair: Manitoba farmer left waiting for stolen truck to get fixed

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Province warns of measles exposures at Gretna school, Winkler church; Measles symptoms can include a fever, a cough, a runny nose and red eyes, as well as a blotchy red rash\. Complications can include inflammation of the brain, pneumonia and even death\.  

May 15 , 2025 at 03:49:05 p.m. CST • :

Province warns of measles exposures at Gretna school, Winkler church

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Wildfire deaths in Manitoba turn 'an emergency into a tragedy': Premier Wab Kinew; An aerial view shows part of the fire in the RM of Lac du Bonnet\. As of Thursday, there are 21 fires burning in the province\.  

May 15 , 2025 at 07:35:51 a.m. CST • :

Wildfire deaths in Manitoba turn 'an emergency into a tragedy': Premier Wab Kinew

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Fire in east Winnipeg exposed area that is 'ticking time bomb': city councillor; The burned-out shell is all that remains of a car at Oluspe Autos and Parts on Gunn Road\.  

May 13 , 2025 at 11:30:55 a.m. CST • :

Fire in east Winnipeg exposed area that is 'ticking time bomb': city councillor

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May 15 , 2025 at 06:33:04 p.m. CST • :

Doctors, dentists, pharmacists graduate from University of Manitoba

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May 15 , 2025 at 10:04:39 a.m. CST • :

Man's death in North Point Douglas was homicide, police believe

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May 15 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Riley Laychuk's Manitoba forecast: Rainfall warning for part of Westman

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May 15 , 2025 at 06:41:40 p.m. CST • :

Assiniboine College getting $120M to expand ag school, help fill jobs in 'backbone' of Manitoba economy: Kinew

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May 14 , 2025 at 02:38:52 p.m. CST • :

Playoff hockey helping some newcomer Canadians connect with their new culture

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