Manitoba News

A roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

WINNIPEG — Adam Lowry believes the Winnipeg Jets found another gear on Thursday that was driven by a powerful emotion. “Desperation,” the Jets captain said.

LAC DU BONNET — Wildfires in eastern Manitoba prompted the government to evacuate and close another popular provincial park ahead of the long weekend, while many offered condolences to the family of a stranded couple found dead in the ashes.

FERGUS FALLS — U.S. attorneys have filed sentencing submissions for two men convicted after a family froze to death while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border in Manitoba.

WINNIPEG — The bodies of two people were found in an area northeast of Winnipeg as fast-moving wildfires spurred by dry, hot and windy conditions prompted hundreds to evacuate Wednesday.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew signed an agreement Wednesday to boost the movement of goods and labour between the two provinces, including direct-to-consumer alcohol sales in place by the end of June.

WINNIPEG — There was a happy ending to the search for a four-year-old boy in a rural area north of Winnipeg. The boy was reported missing on Wednesday morning.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government issued evacuation orders in two provincial parks and shut down activities in some others Tuesday, as dry, hot weather continued to spur wildfires.

WINNIPEG — If it’s good for Navy SEALs, it’s good for Brady Oliveira. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers star running back added a new element to his off-season training that’s used by the elite U.S. special operations force.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled his 28-member cabinet and it's a mix of familiar and new faces from across Canada.