Manitoba officials 'cautiously optimistic' as wildfire evacuees from some communities start going home | Flin Flon mayor asks evacuees for patience but says return home is in the works | 'A big accomplishment' for Grade 12 students honoured at Winnipeg ceremony for Indigenous, evacuated grads
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Manitoba officials 'cautiously optimistic' as wildfire evacuees from some communities start going home; A helicopter crew works on a wildfire as another flies by during a helicopter tour Thursday in the area surrounding Flin Flon, Man\.

Manitoba officials 'cautiously optimistic' as wildfire evacuees from some communities start going home

June 16 , 2025 at 09:34:52 a.m. CST • :

People from more than a dozen Manitoba communities forced out by wildfires this spring have either started returning or will start going home in the days ahead, but officials warn that doesn't mean fires in the province are no longer a threat.
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Flin Flon mayor asks evacuees for patience but says return home is in the works; The wildfire that burned this landscape near Flin Flon, Man\., photographed on Thursday, still has a fire line 82 kilometres long, but it's been pushed back enough that re-entry plans have started\.

Flin Flon mayor asks evacuees for patience but says return home is in the works

June 16 , 2025 at 10:37:58 a.m. CST • :

As nearby communities start to reopen and welcome back people who fled Manitoba wildfires, Flin Flon's mayor is asking evacuees from that city for a little more patience.
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'A big accomplishment' for Grade 12 students honoured at Winnipeg ceremony for Indigenous, evacuated grads; On Monday, Indigenous students graduating from Winnipeg School Division high schools were honoured at a ceremony alongside evacuated graduates who fled wildfires in northern Manitoba\.

'A big accomplishment' for Grade 12 students honoured at Winnipeg ceremony for Indigenous, evacuated grads

June 16 , 2025 at 05:46:00 p.m. CST • :

On Monday, Grade 12 students from evacuated northern Manitoba communities were invited to join a Winnipeg School Division ceremony honouring this year's Indigenous graduates at the University of Winnipeg's Duckworth Centre.
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Winnipeg Transit workers injured during assault on bus; A Winnipeg Transit bus is seen in downtown Winnipeg\. Two Winnipeg Transit employees were assaulted over the weekend, while checking on the well-being of a man who was sleeping on a city bus\.

Winnipeg Transit workers injured during assault on bus

June 16 , 2025 at 03:21:47 p.m. CST • :

Two Winnipeg Transit employees were assaulted over the weekend while checking on the well-being of a man who was sleeping on a city bus.
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Sexual assault, other charges stayed against Manitoba First Nation chief; Crown prosecutors have stayed child sex charges against Lake St\. Martin First Nation Chief Chris Traverse

Sexual assault, other charges stayed against Manitoba First Nation chief

June 16 , 2025 at 12:46:31 p.m. CST • :

The provincial court says charges of sexual assault, sexual interference and possessing and making child pornography were stayed Friday against Christopher Traverse.
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Former Manitoba PC leadership candidate loses appeal of polar bear ecotourism permit cut; Wally Daudrich, the owner of Lazy Bear Expeditions, has lost another bid to reinstate his company's polar bear viewing vehicle permits that the province declined to issue this year\.  

June 16 , 2025 at 03:22:31 p.m. CST • :

Former Manitoba PC leadership candidate loses appeal of polar bear ecotourism permit cut

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Bovine tuberculosis case detected in Manitoba, says CFIA; Cattle graze near Black Diamond, Alta\., in this 2016 file photo\. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency \(CFIA\) says a case of bovine TB has been discovered in a cow that came from Manitoba's Pembina Valley region\.  

June 16 , 2025 at 06:19:15 p.m. CST • :

Bovine tuberculosis case detected in Manitoba, says CFIA

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Man, 36, charged after nearly 10-hour police standoff at Disraeli Bridge; A 36-year-old man has been charged after Winnipeg police engaged in a standoff with an armed person under the Disraeli Bridge on Saturday\.  

June 15 , 2025 at 03:07:15 p.m. CST • :

Man, 36, charged after nearly 10-hour police standoff at Disraeli Bridge

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Who owns an EV in Canada? 3 provinces dominate EV registrations; Tim Burrows has created a 'Canada Talks Electric Cars' webinar series for the Electric Vehicle Society and is the contact for the group's Mississauga chapter\. In 2024, 92 per cent of new EVs were registered in three provinces: Ontario, B\.C\. and Quebec\.  

June 16 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Who owns an EV in Canada? 3 provinces dominate EV registrations

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How a dog and hawk protect planes in Winnipeg; A man wearing a bright yellow safety vest stands with a hawk perched on his left hand, while a white and brown dog is seated at his feet\.  

June 16 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

How a dog and hawk protect planes in Winnipeg

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June 14 , 2025 at 10:42:08 a.m. CST • :

Dog owner describes 'unnerving' encounter with aggressive deer in Winnipeg neighbourhood

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June 12 , 2025 at 11:54:36 a.m. CST • :

Police put dent in Manitoba cocaine, gun trafficking ring

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June 16 , 2025 at 04:48:41 p.m. CST • :

Neighbourhood action teams to fix variety of issues in Winnipeg communities

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June 12 , 2025 at 06:03:10 p.m. CST • :

'I wish you had killed me,' woman tells attacker in court after being abandoned in Winnipeg dumpster

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June 15 , 2025 at 09:08:50 a.m. CST • :

'Pure runners high' as thousands hit the pavement at Manitoba Marathon

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