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• Chief says excavation of Manitoba church basement found no evidence of human remains

  No evidence of human remains has been found during the excavation of a Catholic church basement on the site of a former Manitoba residential school.

  

• Manitoba preparing for 3,000 evacuees from Northwest Territory wildfires

  The Manitoba government says people forced to evacuate due to wildfires in the Northwest Territories could be arriving in Manitoba by Saturday.

  

• 'Just unfathomable': Manitoban living in Kelowna shocked by development of massive wildfire

  A former Manitoba resident is grappling with the uncertainty as a massive wildfire creeps closer to Kelowna, B.C.

  

• High-rise apartment fire displaces residents, sends two to hospital in Winnipeg

  Two people, including a firefighter, were sent to the hospital on Thursday evening following a fire at a high-rise apartment building in the River-Osborne neighbourhood in Winnipeg that displaced dozens of people.

  

• Two wildlife organizations joining forces to improve conservation efforts in Manitoba

  A new partnership was christened Friday with the release of two previously orphaned birds back into the wild.

  

• 'A crisis situation': More pets being surrendered in Winnipeg

  Animal organizations in Winnipeg say they’re seeing a continued increase in dogs and other pets being surrendered at their facilities.

  

• 'Get rid of them': The invasive plant species in Manitoba

  Invasive plant species continue to be a problem in Manitoba, as communities work to rid their green spaces of the wrong kind of green.

• 'Fire chief's worst nightmare': West Kelowna crews rescue residents who ignored evacuation order

  West Kelowna fire chief Jason Brolund's voice conveyed both pride and exhaustion as he described the risks crews took battling the McDougall Creek wildfire Thursday night.

• Manitobans deserve subsidy for electric vehicles, Opposition New Democrats say

  Manitoba's Opposition New Democrats are promising rebates for people who purchase electric vehicles.

• Both sides returning to bargaining table in Liquor Mart strike

  Both sides are heading back to the bargaining table in an attempt to reach a deal in the Liquor Mart strike.

• Longtime Blackhawks leader Toews says he's stepping away for health -- but not retiring

  Former Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews, a free agent after 16 years in Chicago, says he is stepping away from hockey to get healthy after playing in just 53 games last season.

• 'Everyone should leave tonight': Over 19,000 residents flee Yellowknife as wildfires approach

  Amid evacuation orders, the mayor of Yellowknife is urging non-essential workers to leave by Friday night as wildfires remain 15 km northwest of the city’s boundaries.

• 'We are here with you': Tax employee union marches in support of landfill search

  More voices are joining the increasing calls to search the Prairie Green Landfill for the bodies of two Indigenous women believed to be buried there.

• Ozempic shortage expected in Canada: manufacturer

  A shortage of diabetes drug Ozempic that is used off-label for weight loss is expected in Canada, the manufacturer says.

• What a St. Vital hockey association is doing to encourage more women to get into hockey

  Hockey organizations in Winnipeg are working to bring more women into the game, encouraging them to get involved behind the bench.

• British nurse guilty of killing 7 babies, trying to kill 6 others, in neonatal ward

  A neonatal nurse in a British hospital was found guilty Friday of killing seven babies and trying to kill six others.

• Doctors Manitoba releases vision to fix province’s health-care system

  The organization that advocates for physicians in Manitoba has shared its vision to fix health care in the province, and is hoping parties will pay attention to it as the election looms.

• Two brands suspend advertising on X after their ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content

  At least two brands have said they will suspend advertising on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after their ads and those of other companies were run on an account promoting fascism. The issue came less than a week after X CEO Linda Yaccarino publicly affirmed the company’s commitment to brand safety for advertisers.