Matthew Frank

Maxime Bernier, leader of the People’s Party of Canada, showed support for the party’s candidate ahead of next month’s Elmwood-Transcona byelection on Saturday. Bernier is hoping the Sept. 16 vote wil...

Family has been Ken Friess’s lifeline since he was diagnosed with a rare, incurable lung disease. Friess was joined by his family to participate in Winnipeg’s first ever Walk for Pulmonary Fibrosis at...

A year after moving to Canada, Fran Hiebert is still waiting to receive her permanent residency card — something that is supposed to take about 10 weeks. Hiebert, who returned to Canada last June file...

What’s the rush? That’s what some parents and community advocates are wondering as the city prepares to shut down 30 wading pools Friday and another 30 the following Friday. That will leave just six o...

As climate change continues to shrink the Arctic’s ice, new findings reveal that polar bears might continue to live on. A study published by the University of Manitoba, in partnership with Polar Bears International and other institutions, discovered how some polar bears might be more prepared to adapt to climate change than others. It analyzed polar bear populations across the Canadian Arctic, comparing the genetic diversity of the animals near the Arctic Circle to polar bears found in southern regions, including Churchill. JESSICA LEE / FREE PRESS FILES A recent study has discovered how some polar bears might be more […]

Manitoba’s animal health and welfare branch seized more than 130 dogs from a home north of Winnipeg last week as local shelters are struggling — in some cases unable — to meet the demand created by people abandoning their pets.

As a teenager, Joshua Boucher couldn’t have imagined owning a home in his 20s. Surrounded by family and friends in his Transcona front yard Thursday, the now-24-year-old City of Winnipeg employee expressed gratitude for a program helping young Métis adults buy their first houses. “It just really shows you what a community can do for people. It’s very honouring to be here,” Boucher said. Boucher and Meghan Young, his partner, who is a master’s student at the University of Winnipeg, applied to the Manitoba Métis Federation’s First Time Home Purchase Program, which provides money for a down payment and legal […]

What would have been the final chapter for a local café has instead brought fresh coffee and flowers back to Osborne Village. Small Mercies, a café and boutique, reopened its doors on July 3 after bei...

Canada’s oldest steam locomotive needs $150,000 in repairs to get back on track. Prairie Dog Central Railway’s steam locomotive, known as No. 3, won’t operate this year, as a vintage diesel locomotive...

Ian Harasymiw and his grandson, Sheamus, share a cold drink as they watch a red-and-white pinstriped Cessna take off from Canada’s 10th busiest airport. Since taking their spot across from the runway,...