Improved weather helps crews battle wildfires in Manitoba's north, east, but fight will continue for some time | Manitoba agencies working to protect wildfire evacuees who may be vulnerable to drug dealers, exploitation | Make team tackling derelict properties in Winnipeg permanent, city report recommends
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, June 05, 2025.
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Improved weather helps crews battle wildfires in Manitoba's north, east, but fight will continue for some time; A wildfire burns in northern Manitoba on June 2, when the road to Norway House was closed\. The community is one of many in the province that have started moving priority residents out due to worsening air quality\.

Improved weather helps crews battle wildfires in Manitoba's north, east, but fight will continue for some time

June 5 , 2025 at 11:27:15 a.m. CST • :

Manitoba's officials are giving an update on the wildfires burning out of control across the province, forcing thousands out of their homes.
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Manitoba agencies working to protect wildfire evacuees who may be vulnerable to drug dealers, exploitation; Felix Anderson, a full-time First Nation safety officer in Pimicikamak Cree Nation, says he's been helping keep an eye on community members who were evacuated to the city of Thompson due to wildfires\. Local officials have been collaborating to help prevent vulnerable evacuees from being targeted\.

Manitoba agencies working to protect wildfire evacuees who may be vulnerable to drug dealers, exploitation

June 5 , 2025 at 04:59:33 p.m. CST • :

Felix Robinson says he felt called to step up and provide a familiar face for Manitoba wildfire evacuees in the midst of chaos and fears of the unknown, as local officials scramble to protect vulnerable people far from home.
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Make team tackling derelict properties in Winnipeg permanent, city report recommends; The unsafe conditions response team has cut the time it takes for inspectors to respond to complaints from weeks to days, according to a new city report\.

Make team tackling derelict properties in Winnipeg permanent, city report recommends

June 5 , 2025 at 06:15:52 p.m. CST • :

A team created to speed up City of Winnipeg responses to complaints about burned out and derelict properties could become permanent. 
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Dying woman sues doctors for failing to diagnose cancer after early CT scan; A woman says two doctors failed to detect cancer on a CT scan she had in July 2024 that she claims could have prevented the disease from spreading to other organs in her body\.

Dying woman sues doctors for failing to diagnose cancer after early CT scan

June 5 , 2025 at 09:47:19 a.m. CST • :

A Winnipeg woman who was given a life expectancy of six months after cancer metastasized from her lungs to her brain, liver and other organs says the disease could have been prevented from spreading if two doctors had detected it earlier.
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MPI pulls plug on costly IT overhaul Project Nova, cites 'missteps' and 'failures'; Manitoba Public Insurance board chair Carmen Nedohin, left, CEO Satvir Jatana, and Christian Dandeneau, chair of MPI's technology committee, speak to reporters at a news conference on Thursday announcing the end of Project Nova\.

MPI pulls plug on costly IT overhaul Project Nova, cites 'missteps' and 'failures'

June 5 , 2025 at 12:52:33 p.m. CST • :

Manitoba Public Insurance is cutting its losses and killing Project Nova, the IT overhaul project that has bled money since it was first launched in 2019, and the province has requested an audit of "the decisions and management" around it.
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These are the communities under mandatory and voluntary wildfire evacuations in Manitoba; A wildfire is seen near Sherridon, Man\., on May 27\.  

June 4 , 2025 at 11:20:59 a.m. CST • :

These are the communities under mandatory and voluntary wildfire evacuations in Manitoba

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Woman charged with 1st-degree murder in death of missing Winnipegger; Shelby Hayward, 30, was last seen at Polo Park mall on Oct\. 20, 2023\. In early 2024, Winnipeg police received information that led homicide investigators to believe Hayward was dead\.  

June 5 , 2025 at 08:34:20 a.m. CST • :

Woman charged with 1st-degree murder in death of missing Winnipegger

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Winnipeg Transit considering shield extensions or full enclosures to better protect drivers; A file photo shows a driver behind a partial shield\. Winnipeg Transit installed the partial shields on all its buses in response to growing concerns about violence\.  

June 5 , 2025 at 05:30:34 p.m. CST • :

Winnipeg Transit considering shield extensions or full enclosures to better protect drivers

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Family of Blue Bomber great Milt Stegall mourns death of son, Chase; Chase Stegall, 20, died Monday morning at his residence at DePaul University in Chicago, where he was a sophomore with the school's soccer team\.  

June 4 , 2025 at 10:51:10 a.m. CST • :

Family of Blue Bomber great Milt Stegall mourns death of son, Chase

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Inside the MMF's wildfire emergency command centre; Woman stands in front of table cover with clothing donations  

June 5 , 2025 at 12:25:51 p.m. CST • :

Inside the MMF's wildfire emergency command centre

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June 5 , 2025 at 11:37:54 a.m. CST • :

Watch as the northern Manitoba wildfires grow

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June 5 , 2025 at 12:08:41 p.m. CST • :

Carney and Trump are holding private talks to drop tariffs

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June 5 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Manitoba cabinet minister harassed college employee in past job, external investigation concluded

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June 5 , 2025 at 03:00:52 p.m. CST • :

Manitoba police investigation unit takes on case of man bitten by police dog

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June 4 , 2025 at 05:08:47 p.m. CST • :

Temporary shelter opens for pets of Manitoba wildfire evacuees

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