$267M medical countermeasures lab coming to Winnipeg 'a big deal': MP | CBC News

A new medical research facility in Winnipeg will play a critical role in closing gaps in Canadian vaccine research and other areas of public health emergency preparedness, officials said Wednesday.

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Canad Inns puts the Met, 2 other downtown Winnipeg buildings up for sale | CBC News

Downtown Winnipeg's Radisson Hotel, the adjacent Somerset Building and the Metropolitan Entertainment Centre are up for sale as the Canad Inns corporation seeks to divest itself of properties along th...

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Supporters hope Winnipeg's 1st supervised consumption site will expand hours | CBC News

Dakota Hunter believes Manitoba's first supervised consumption site, opening next week, will cut back on the number of overdoses on Winnipeg streets, but she hopes the facility's hours will be extende...

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Lloyd Robertson, former anchor of CTV and CBC's flagship news programs, dead at 92 | CBC News

Lloyd Robertson, who delivered the news to Canadians in an authoritative and unflappable manner for more than 40 years as anchor for the flagship news programs of CTV and the CBC, has died. He was 92.

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Drunk driver gets 8-year sentence for Winnipeg crash that killed couple last year | CBC News

A drunk driver has been sentenced to eight years in prison and faces likely deportation nearly a year after killing two cyclists in Winnipeg last September.

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U.S. to close Winnipeg consulate as cost-saving measure, Trump administration says | CBC News

Plans to close the U.S. Consulate in Winnipeg mean the United States will "lose touch with a broad swath of Canada," a former employee says.

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Nightclub security assaulted, badly injured star Sea Bears player Teddy Allen, team says | CBC News

A Winnipeg Sea Bears player who the team says was assaulted and seriously injured has been released from hospital. The organization says security at a downtown Winnipeg nightclub is to blame for his i...

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A Winnipeg vape business dispute ended in a kidnapping. Experts say the 'grey market' is only growing | CBC News

A kidnapping in Winnipeg highlights what experts say has become a growing grey market for vapes — products that aren't necessarily illegal but might skirt or brush up against the law — driven in part ...

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Drug-related calls for Winnipeg youths nearly double over decade | CBC News

Critics say the Manitoba government isn't adequately addressing the growing needs of young people as drug-related paramedic responses for youth have nearly doubled in Winnipeg in a decade.

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'Our children don't need to see this': Residents shocked after parks hit with hateful graffiti | CBC News

South Winnipeg residents say they're hurt and disturbed after some areas in their neighbourhood were covered in graffiti using hateful language, including homophobic slurs.

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Sea Bears star Teddy Allen injured in downtown assault | CBC News

Winnipeg Sea Bears basketball team star player Teddy Allen is in hospital after being assaulted in downtown Winnipeg Sunday night.

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Downtown Winnipeg restaurant burns for 2nd time since fire last fall | CBC News

Fire crews were called to the now-vacant Boujee Restaurant and Bar at 191 Main St. around 5:38 p.m., the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said in a Monday news release.

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WestJet, CUPE reach tentative deal to end strike by flight attendants, airline says | CBC News

WestJet and the Canadian Union of Public Employees have reached a tentative deal, ending a strike ​that has led to the cancellation ‌of hundreds of flights, the Calgary-based airline said early Monday...

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WestJet flight attendants hit picket lines in Winnipeg as strike takes off | CBC News

WestJet flight attendants hit the picket lines outside Winnipeg's Richardson International Airport on Sunday morning after the airline and union couldn't reach a new contract deal by the strike deadli...

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WestJet strike: Airline, union still at the bargaining table as flight attendants hit the picket lines | CBC

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Blowback to Nakba exhibit featuring family members at human rights museum heartbreaking: Winnipeg woman | CBC News

A woman whose family is among those featured in a controversial human rights museum exhibit on the displacement of Palestinians says she's disappointed the public discussion has focused so much on wha...

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Bug spray shortage bites some western Manitoba shops amid 'horrific' mosquito swarms | CBC News

Some people in western Manitoba are having a hard time finding bug spray for the long weekend as local shops experience a shortage.

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Manitoba orders fogging in several communities as West Nile-carrying mosquito count soars | CBC News

A high count of the mosquito that carries West Nile virus has prompted a province-mandated fogging program in several areas of Manitoba.

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Lab services, temporary outpatient clinic to open in Dauphin by end of next week | CBC News

A full month after the Dauphin Regional Hospital closed due to significant flood damage in the basement of the facility, a limited number of care services are expected to return to the western Manitob...

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Winnipeg's Muslim community shaken after shots fired at mosque with people inside, leaders say | CBC News

Members of Winnipeg's Muslim community say they're "deeply shaken" after shots were fired at mosque while people were inside Wednesday night.

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Bombers lose again at home, as B.C. backfield tears holes in porous Winnipeg run defence | CBC News

Zander Horvath ran for 191 yards and three touchdowns to help rookie B.C. Lions quarterback Kaidon Salter record a 35-19 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in his first CFL start on Thursday.

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Giant Tiger store in downtown Winnipeg set to close in November | CBC News

The looming closure of a Giant Tiger store considered a longtime staple in downtown Winnipeg is a "signifier of a community that's not well" amid rising poverty and other social issues, one researcher...

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IG Wealth parent company selling off Winnipeg HQ, will move into leased Portage and Main space | CBC News

IGM Financial, the second-largest publicly traded company in Manitoba, is selling its downtown Winnipeg headquarters but will continue to be based in the city.

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Trees downed, thousands without power after wild winds, lightning shake southern Manitoba 'like an earthquake' | CBC News

Fierce winds whipping through southern Manitoba on Wednesday night reached speeds as high as 133 km/h, leaving a trail of downed trees and knocking out power for thousands.

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