Senior Winnipeg police officer accused of drug trafficking, taking intimate picture of dead person | Manitoba extends provincial state of emergency due to wildfires | A star is born: Canadian teen Mboko outlasts Osaka to win National Bank Open title
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, August 07, 2025.
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Senior Winnipeg police officer accused of drug trafficking, taking intimate picture of dead person; 'This is not a proud moment for our service,' Winnipeg police Deputy Chief Cam Mackid said Thursday, after a veteran member first arrested late last year was charged with several more offences, including drug trafficking and committing indignity to human remains\.

Senior Winnipeg police officer accused of drug trafficking, taking intimate picture of dead person

August 7 , 2025 at 09:40:33 a.m. CST • :

A veteran Winnipeg police officer, who was charged with several offences late last year, is now facing more charges after a 16-month long investigation found he trafficked illegal drugs, distributed a photo of a dead female and disclosed confidential information, police allege.
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Manitoba extends provincial state of emergency due to wildfires; A waterbomber douses a wildfire in Nopiming Provincial Park on May 29, one day after the first provincial state of emergency was issued this year\. It was lifted in late June only to be reimposed in July and extended on Thursday\.

Manitoba extends provincial state of emergency due to wildfires

August 7 , 2025 at 11:56:16 a.m. CST • :

Manitoba is extending a provincewide state of emergency due to wildfires for another month.
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A star is born: Canadian teen Mboko outlasts Osaka to win National Bank Open title; Canada's Victoria Mboko plays a shot during her women's singles final match against Naomi Osaka of Japan during the National Bank Open final in Montreal on Thursday\.

A star is born: Canadian teen Mboko outlasts Osaka to win National Bank Open title

August 7 , 2025 at 06:14:52 p.m. CST • :

Victoria Mboko is the National Bank Open women's singles champion. The 18-year-old from Burlington, Ont., defeated Naomi Osaka of Japan 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 at IGA Stadium in Montreal on Thursday.
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3 generations team up for Canada's National Arabian Championship in Brandon; Two women groom brown Arabian horse in stall

3 generations team up for Canada's National Arabian Championship in Brandon

August 7 , 2025 at 04:36:13 p.m. CST • :

A Saskatchewan teen and her grandmother are sharing the show ring at Canada's National Arabian Championship in Brandon. They're turning the horse show into a three-generation family tradition.
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Riley Laychuk's Manitoba forecast for Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025; Winnipeg's high is a hot and humid 29\. Friday is slightly cooler, but temperatures close to 23 degrees can be expected into the weekend\.

Riley Laychuk's Manitoba forecast for Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025

August 7 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

The risk for thunderstorms shifts to Westman once again on Thursday. Friday brings showers to Winnipeg, but a good soaking rain to the west into the weekend.

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Millennium Library shut down after man's death on Wednesday; Winnipeg's Millennium Library was closed on Thursday, after police found a man with significant injuries there on Wednesday evening\.  

August 7 , 2025 at 10:44:25 a.m. CST • :

Millennium Library shut down after man's death on Wednesday

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Costco customers shocked after someone drains all the funds from their gift cards; Big-box retailer Costco Wholesale Corp\. is offering few details about why and how a number of customers lost all the funds on their digital gift cards known as Shop cards\.  

August 7 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Costco customers shocked after someone drains all the funds from their gift cards

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Team investigates reports of possible tornadoes near Winnipeg; Meteorologist Scott Kehler, chief scientist with Weatherlogics, took this photo of a funnel cloud near Dugald, Man\., on Wednesday night\.  

August 7 , 2025 at 12:51:12 p.m. CST • :

Team investigates reports of possible tornadoes near Winnipeg

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Parents plead guilty to criminal negligence after 8-year-old found 'close to death' from malnutrition; Two parents, who can't be named because it would identify their children, will be sentenced at a later date following guilty pleas to criminal negligence causing bodily harm, after their son was found severely malnourished in 2023\.  

August 6 , 2025 at 04:30:55 p.m. CST • :

Parents plead guilty to criminal negligence after 8-year-old found 'close to death' from malnutrition

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'Grey listing' could discourage Manitoba nurses from taking jobs at Health Sciences Centre; The president of the Manitoba Nurses Union says several recent disturbing incidents at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre, including a July 2 incident that saw two nurses sexually assaulted, have pushed the union to call for a vote on whether to 'grey list' the hospital, meaning nurses would be discouraged from taking jobs there\.  

August 6 , 2025 at 06:52:29 p.m. CST • :

'Grey listing' could discourage Manitoba nurses from taking jobs at Health Sciences Centre

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August 6 , 2025 at 01:13:06 p.m. CST • :

Winnipeg dental clinic sues man who described 'terrible experience' in series of online reviews

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August 7 , 2025 at 04:23:38 p.m. CST • :

Province to begin spraying for mosquitoes in Winkler Friday as West Nile concerns rise

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August 7 , 2025 at 09:56:13 a.m. CST • :

Family of now-identified victim of Winnipeg serial killer gets special hearing to relay impact of killing

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August 7 , 2025 at 03:28:30 p.m. CST • :

Man who killed Winnipeg woman in 2012 to return to minimum security despite reportedly kissing prison manager

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August 7 , 2025 at 11:01:28 a.m. CST • :

2-year-old found safe after man broke into home, left with infant in Interlake First Nation, RCMP say

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