News/Canada/Manitoba
Fatigue, ‘maze’ of bush and B.C. suspects’ desperation elevate risk to police as search drags on: experts
Unforgiving terrain, fatigue and the potential desperation of the two suspects wanted in three B.C. killings ramp up the risk to police officers involved...
Vulnerable teens lacked supervision in house without running water, adequate food
Teen girls in Child and Family Services care lived in this suburban home until the water was shut off for non-payment. (Tyson Koschik/CBC)...
Majority of Canadians against accepting more refugees, poll suggests
In a new poll commissioned by CBC News, a majority of respondents want Canada to accept fewer refugees and do more to encourage...
Teen hiker found dead on Mantario Trail after setting off satellite distress beacon
The Mantario Trail is a 60-kilometre hike along the Ontario border in Whiteshell Provincial Park where the body of a teen was found...
Farming project helps Yazidi refugees return to roots
Yazidi refugee Adol Ilyas says being able to farm near St. François Xavier, Man., brought back great memories of farming at her home...
‘If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention’: MMIWG inquiry report includes 231 recommendations
In its final report, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls calls the violence a ‘Canadian genocide.’ (CBC) After...
A century of water: As Winnipeg aqueduct turns 100, Shoal Lake finds freedom
Chief engineer William Gregory Chace stands in one of the arches of the Winnipeg aqueduct under construction in August 1915. (City of Winnipeg...
Manitoba spent big money to fight flooding. Could its solutions work in Eastern Canada?
As parts of Eastern Canada struggle with record flood levels, Winnipeg is unusually dry. That’s partly because of a long, slow spring melt,...
Details emerge about 2018 runaway train incident in Manitoba town; safety board blames human error
Details of a disturbing incident involving an uncontrolled train that rolled downhill into a western Manitoba town more than a year ago have come...
Raymond Cormier denies killing Tina Fontaine, admits to giving her drugs
Raymond Cormier says he didn’t kill or sexually exploit Winnipeg teen Tina Fontaine, but admits he gave her cannabis, prompting a call from...
2 girls left in Manitoba home after sex assault allegations made against foster dad
Despite allegations of sex abuse, a police investigation and an arrest, child welfare officials allowed children to remain in the home of a foster...
Winnipeg cancer patient spends almost a year documenting chemo pumps with expired safety checks
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is calling it a “one-off situation” after a Winnipeg cancer patient documented for months multiple occasions where her...
