Manitoba News

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is promising new financial penalties to enforce rules aimed at removing barriers for people with disabilities.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

The Canadian Armed Forces says it's evacuated over a thousand residents of a northern Manitoba community threatened by a wildfire, while towns and villages in the province are welcoming cooler weather they say is helping firefighters.

WINNIPEG — The attack of a Winnipeg first responder who was allegedly hit with a pole by a man while responding to a vehicle fire is being condemned by the city's firefighters' union.

MONTREAL — A new poll by Leger has found that Quebec residents are the happiest in Canada. The web survey of nearly 40,000 Canadians found that Quebecers rated their happiness at an average of 72.

Health officials said a salmonella outbreak linked to pork deli meats sold at grocery stores and in prepared sandwiches has expanded.

WINNIPEG — Evacuees from northern Manitoba continued to pour into Winnipeg Friday as a renewed round of wildfires threatened communities and shrouded much of the province in smoke.

TORONTO — Hudbay Minerals Inc. is once again suspending its Snow Lake mining operations due to wildfires in northwestern Manitoba.

WINNIPEG — An overpass is back in consideration for safety upgrades at a Manitoba intersection where a bus crash killed 17 people.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government declared a provincewide state of emergency Thursday for the second time this year, as renewed wildfires forced thousands more out of northern communities.