Rosanna Hempel

Environment Canada expects to launch an updated alerting system for thunderstorms and tornadoes as early as Tuesday — a change welcomed by Canadian forecasters, researchers and residents affected by twisters in the last few months.

The City of Winnipeg is launching a pilot project that could see certain derelict and vacant properties developed into affordable housing meant for homeownership. The program could see some city-owned lots transferred to Manitoba Housing, with a goal of building and renovating homes there with help from social enterprises.

Manitobans should expect higher cabin and home insurance premiums in 2026, one expert says, after a 2025 fire season that destroyed at least 130 properties in the province.

The Manitoba Trucking Association says businesses in the industry continue to grapple with interprovincial issues every day, despite a national conversation on alleviating barriers in light of American tariffs. One company on the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border says navigating two sets of provincial rules adds administrative burdens.

The Indigenous-led organization Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc. opened its expansion project in Winnipeg on Tuesday. The $14-million campus and cultural space on McDermot Avenue began in June 2023 and will host most of the organization’s cultural and educational programming.

Median wait times for several key diagnostic tests and surgeries are once again increasing. Shared Health's provincial surgical lead says wait times may look like they're rising because of how the data is publicly reported.

Surgical waits in Manitoba rising — again

Artificial intelligence is changing how some educators plan their lessons and think about assignments for students. They're contending with how to use generative AI appropriately and ethically in their classrooms ahead of the school year. Manitoba's education minister says the province is developing "clear guidelines" on AI use.

A recent string of alleged extortions has some business owners and workers in central Winnipeg neighbourhoods fearing for their safety, saying they're being threatened with arson and violence if they don't hand over money.

The graduating class of a northern Manitoba high school got their diplomas and threw their caps into the air in front of a home crowd on Saturday, nearly a month after their community returned following an evacuation due to wildfires.