Union threatens legal action against city unless safety improved at Millennium Library | Winnipeg balances public trees removed, planted in 2024 — but long journey to grow canopy still ahead | Reeve of Man. community at risk from wildfires lauds fire prevention donation
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
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Union threatens legal action against city unless safety improved at Millennium Library; The Millennium Library saw a 68\.9 per cent increase in the number of safety and security incidents between January and March this year compared with the same period in 2024\.

Union threatens legal action against city unless safety improved at Millennium Library

August 12 , 2025 at 01:19:06 p.m. CST • :

The union representing workers at Winnipeg's Millennium Library is demanding safety changes and considering legal action against the city after a man jumped to his death last week — the second suicide there in the past eight years.
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Winnipeg balances public trees removed, planted in 2024 — but long journey to grow canopy still ahead; The City of Winnipeg removed 6,508 trees from parks and boulevards in 2024\. All but 24 of those were replaced by a new tree, narrowing the losses the city saw from the public canopy to the lowest annual amount in 10 years\.

Winnipeg balances public trees removed, planted in 2024 — but long journey to grow canopy still ahead

August 12 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

The number of trees lost in Winnipeg's public areas last year was offset by almost the same number of new ones planted — meeting a target foresters say is relevant but only a starting point on a long road ahead to grow a canopy facing significant threats.
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Reeve of Man. community at risk from wildfires lauds fire prevention donation; Stuartburn Reeve Michelle Gawronsky \(right\) and Laura Reeves, vice president and one of the founders of the Stuartburn Prescribed Burn Association, announce funding that they think can help save property and keep people safe from wildfires\.

Reeve of Man. community at risk from wildfires lauds fire prevention donation

August 12 , 2025 at 12:11:26 p.m. CST • :

A rural municipality in southeast Manitoba that's frequently at risk from wildfires received funding for a new community-led initiative to conduct controlled burns. It's hoped the $116,000 will help prevent future wildfires.
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Satellites detected early hints of 'catastrophic' wildfire season in Manitoba, researchers say; In an illustration, the European Space Agency's Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite is depicted orbiting Earth\. Canada currently relies on its instruments to monitor and predict wildfires\. A team out of University of Ottawa and Université Laval used Sentinel-2 and other tools to shed light on signs this spring that hinted at what's become Manitoba's worst wildfire season in three decades\.

Satellites detected early hints of 'catastrophic' wildfire season in Manitoba, researchers say

August 12 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

There were multiple overlapping signs on the Prairies detectable from space that provided an early hint of the devastating wildfire season Manitoba's still fighting through, researchers say.
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Manitoba RCMP searching for missing man in Thompson last seen on Thursday; Manitoba RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding 21-year-old Kayden Gibbs, who was last seen in Thompson, about 760 kilometres north of Winnipeg, on Aug\. 7, 2025\.

Manitoba RCMP searching for missing man in Thompson last seen on Thursday

August 12 , 2025 at 02:50:42 p.m. CST • :

Manitoba RCMP are searching for a man who went missing in Thompson almost a week ago.
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Repairs needed to deck, patio at Winnipeg library 4 years after construction; The City of Winnipeg fenced off the deck and patio area outside the Bill and Helen Norrie Library over concerns about heaving stones creating tripping hazards\.  

August 12 , 2025 at 12:53:39 p.m. CST • :

Repairs needed to deck, patio at Winnipeg library 4 years after construction

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Manitoban Canada Summer Games athletes in wildfire-weary Nfld. remain optimistic; Canada Games smoke filters through volleyball court  

August 12 , 2025 at 04:27:49 p.m. CST • :

Manitoban Canada Summer Games athletes in wildfire-weary Nfld. remain optimistic

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Inside the kitchen at Folklorama's Croatian pavilion; A person cuts into a wrap  

August 12 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Inside the kitchen at Folklorama's Croatian pavilion

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Saddle up for a look into the world of mounted shooting; A woman shoots a handgun while riding a horse\.  

August 9 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Saddle up for a look into the world of mounted shooting

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Man charged with apartment break-ins in Windsor Park, St. Vital after his DNA found at scenes: police; Police first arrested a suspect Aug\. 1 based on the strength of a DNA warrant\. They took a blood sample they say then confirmed the identity of a suspect who allegedly broke into four Winnipeg apartment buildings March 24 and stole tenant items\. He was arrested again and charged this week\.  

August 12 , 2025 at 01:16:49 p.m. CST • :

Man charged with apartment break-ins in Windsor Park, St. Vital after his DNA found at scenes: police

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August 12 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

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August 12 , 2025 at 12:34:54 p.m. CST • :

Man arrested in connection with targeted Westman shooting that left woman dead, man injured

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August 12 , 2025 at 10:26:37 a.m. CST • :

Missing teen girl last seen in Winnipeg in late July: police

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August 11 , 2025 at 05:15:58 p.m. CST • :

Motorcycle rider sues RCMP, 6 officers after 2023 collision with police vehicle

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August 10 , 2025 at 04:25:10 p.m. CST • :

5 adults rescued from Pinawa Channel in Manitoba

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