Summer 2025 blows past record as Winnipeg's smokiest on record | Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation pauses evacuation, Leaf Rapids lodge owners relieved after fire misses property | Canad Inns founder Leo Ledohowski remembered as 'icon of the industry'
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Tuesday, August 05, 2025.
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Summer 2025 blows past record as Winnipeg's smokiest on record; This summer is the smokiest on record for Winnipeg, as the province continues to grapple with its worst wildfire season in three decades\.

Summer 2025 blows past record as Winnipeg's smokiest on record

August 5 , 2025 at 04:00:14 p.m. CST • :

Winnipeg surpassed a nearly 65-year-sold smoke record over the weekend, making 2025 the city's smokiest summer ever since Environment and Climate Change Canada started tracking smoke hours more than seven decades ago.
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Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation pauses evacuation, Leaf Rapids lodge owners relieved after fire misses property; A large plume of wildfire smoke hangs in the air near Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation\.

Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation pauses evacuation, Leaf Rapids lodge owners relieved after fire misses property

August 5 , 2025 at 11:05:19 a.m. CST • :

Winds shifting in a positive direction have Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation in northern Manitoba pausing its wildfire evacuation, while the operators of a lodge northwest of Leaf Rapids are thankful a fire narrowly missed their property.
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Canad Inns founder Leo Ledohowski remembered as 'icon of the industry'; Government and business leaders said Tuesday that the death of Canad Inns founder Leo Ledohowski is a huge loss for Manitoba's hospitality industry\.

Canad Inns founder Leo Ledohowski remembered as 'icon of the industry'

August 5 , 2025 at 07:24:24 p.m. CST • :

Canad Inns founder Leo Ledohowski left a tremendous legacy on Manitoba's hospitality industry, business and political leaders said Tuesday as they shared memories of the late hotelier.
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1st Hudson's Bay lease sold in Winnipeg as shoppers, experts consider how best to fill large empty spaces; The lease for the now-closed Saks Off 5th in Winnipeg Outlet Collection has been sold to YM Inc\., and shoppers are dreaming of ways the large space could be filled and revitalized\.

1st Hudson's Bay lease sold in Winnipeg as shoppers, experts consider how best to fill large empty spaces

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

The empty anchor location in the Winnipeg Outlet Collection mall may gain a new tenant now that a deal has been struck with YM Inc., which owns brands such as Urban Planet, Bluenotes, West49 and Suzy Shier.
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Man who escaped police custody in Chemawawin Cree Nation in July found in shed; Roberto Easter, 30, from Chemawawin Cree Nation escaped police custody in the northern Manitoba community on July 21, police said\. After a lengthy search and tips from the public, police say they found Easter in a shed in the community on Monday\.

Man who escaped police custody in Chemawawin Cree Nation in July found in shed

August 5 , 2025 at 09:26:53 a.m. CST • :

A man who escaped from a police vehicle during his arrest in a northern Manitoba First Nation late last month was found hiding in a shed in the community, police say.
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Ex-CAO admits to stealing over $500K from Manitoba municipality, then faking cyberattack; Former Gilbert Plains CAO Amber Fisher pleaded guilty to theft over \$5,000 in a Winnipeg courtroom on Friday\. Two other charges — fraud over \$5,000 and knowingly using proceeds of crime — were stayed\.  

August 1 , 2025 at 02:03:09 p.m. CST • :

Ex-CAO admits to stealing over $500K from Manitoba municipality, then faking cyberattack

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Winnipegger's $300 fine for throwing things at Canada goose a rare case but a good reminder, lawyer says; A now-20-year-old woman pleaded guilty under legislation known as the Migratory Birds Convention Act, after being caught on camera in Winnipeg last year throwing a bottle of leather cleaner and a pylon at a Canada goose to chase it off its nest\.  

August 4 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Winnipegger's $300 fine for throwing things at Canada goose a rare case but a good reminder, lawyer says

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Winnipeg's South Indian community finds unlikely camaraderie through wrestling; Two men wrestle  

August 5 , 2025 at 04:59:51 p.m. CST • :

Winnipeg's South Indian community finds unlikely camaraderie through wrestling

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Riley Laychuk's Manitoba forecast for Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025; Winnipeg's high is 26 and windy on Tuesday\. Possible showers Wednesday morning\.  

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

Riley Laychuk's Manitoba forecast for Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025

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Winnipeg couple leaves encampment for drug-free supportive housing; Anna Moar and Kadin McCron appear in their new apartment after moving in Friday\. The facility on Fountain Street operated by St\. Boniface Street Links offers transitional housing for homeless people and people with addictions\.  

August 1 , 2025 at 06:26:09 p.m. CST • :

Winnipeg couple leaves encampment for drug-free supportive housing

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August 5 , 2025 at 01:39:27 p.m. CST • :

Man, woman hospitalized after 4 vehicles struck from behind at West End intersection

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

The location of his stolen bike is known, but this Winnipegger can't get it back

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August 3 , 2025 at 09:17:01 a.m. CST • :

Portable sauna units worth roughly $75K stolen from owner's lot in Winnipeg

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August 3 , 2025 at 12:30:26 p.m. CST • :

Winnipegger, Ontario man dead after separate drownings in southern Manitoba

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August 2 , 2025 at 03:22:09 p.m. CST • :

Overdose prevention RV totalled in crash, forces pause on safe injection and drug testing

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