St-Pierre-Jolys frog jumping event has big cultural impact, organizer says

This weekend's National Frog Jumping Championship is part of the annual Frog Follies and Agricultural Fair.

Who is Andrea Giesbrecht? Competing pictures emerge of woman who hid infant remains

by Cameron MacLean

After a judge sentenced Andrea Giesbrecht to eight and a half years in prison for concealing the remains of six dead infants, questions remain about the case and the woman at the centre of it.

'Still a borrower's world': What this week's rate hike means for your finances

by Jacqueline Hansen

Personal finance expert Kerry Taylor answers viewer questions about what the Bank of Canada's interest rate hike means for them in a CBC News Facebook Live.

Q&A; 'A Mean Girls situation': Online neighbourhood watch groups can be dangerous, expert says

Criminologist Frank Cormier warns that if neighbourhood watch groups on social media aren't done properly, they can sow resentment, anger and exclusivity instead of keeping people safe.

Severe thunderstorm warning turned down to watch as system heads east to Whiteshell

Environment Canada is warning residents in part of Manitoba's Interlake area about a possible tornado on Friday evening.

'There are other options': Pallister says private sector better bet for physiotherapy, occupational therapy

by Cameron MacLean

The private sector will step up to ensure Manitobans have access to physiotherapy and occupational therapy after the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority announced it would be transferring those services out of hospitals and into private clinics, Premier Brian Pallister said in a scrum with reporters Friday.

Woman who hid remains of 6 infants in storage locker sentenced to 8½ years

Andrea Giesbrecht has been sentenced to 8½ years in prison for concealing the remains of six infants in a storage locker in Winnipeg. With time already served factored in, she will spend another seven years and 10 months in prison.

'They rock and rolled quick': Crews battled blaze at building under construction in St. Boniface

A building still under construction in Winnipeg's St. Boniface area went up in flames on Friday evening.

'We're still human beings,' says inmate as trial continues on solitary confinement

by Alison Crawford

The federal government's use of administrative segregation is on trial in British Columbia. Correctional Service Canada is also facing more than half a dozen lawsuits about the practice.

Hey Karen, what about some free tickets, groceries and Air Miles?

by Matt Cullen

Winnipeg Blue Bombers fan Karen Kuldys thought she had won a million dollars, until a penalty took it all away. It turns out that she won't be going away empty-handed.

Wilderness advocate geared up to keep all-terrain vehicles out of parks

by Bartley Kives

The Wilderness Committee is calling on Manitoba to ban the use of all-terrain vehicles within provincial parks.

'We're looking for everything': Winnipeg community health centre asks for donations of hygiene products

Combs, soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste are among the bare-minimum hygiene products a Winnipeg health centre is asking for to help its clients in need.

Protesters surround machinery to protect Winnipeg's Parker Lands

A group of protesters gathered at the Parker Lands in an effort to halt the removal of trees and destruction of what they call an important environmental wetland area in Winnipeg.

Bear Clan helps police promote safety campaign after spike in North End property crime

by Bryce Hoye

Members of a North End watch group went door knocking with police in the William Whyte neighbourhood Friday to spread safety tips after a spike in property crimes in the area, but some in the area want assurance they'll soon see more officers patrolling the streets.

Jimmy Carter resting after being released from night in Winnipeg hospital

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter was released from a Winnipeg hospital on Friday and briefly returned to a Habitat for Humanity build site before being taken away for some rest.

Woman found critically injured in middle of Winnipeg street

A woman was found unconscious in the middle of Winnipeg's Main Street early Friday morning.

7 charged in Canada Day weekend brawl

Seven people are facing assault charges and police are looking for two more after a large fight broke out in the hours after Canada Day celebrations in Winnipeg.

Indigenous leaders to boycott Monday's meeting with premiers

Three Indigenous groups will boycott the meeting with Canada's premiers on Monday because they believe their groups should be included as equal partners at the Council of the Federation meeting, which starts on Tuesday.

Police look for man who fought with officer after being found with drugs, handcuffs and a gun

Winnipeg police are looking for a man who escaped police on Monday after a fight in which an officer was pushed down a set of stairs and splashed with hot coffee.

Ghanaian grandmother buried near where she died at Canada-U.S. border

by Karen Pauls

​A Ghanaian woman who died trying to walk across the border into Canada has been quietly laid to rest just short of her destination. Mavis Korkor Outeye was buried in a private graveside ceremony on June 28 in Hallock, Minn.

'You're picking on the sick people': patient, therapist question occupational therapy cut

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority’s plan to shift occupational therapy out of its hospitals and into private clinics is drawing fire from patients and practitioners.

Man follows, touches woman and child walking downtown, police say

Winnipeg police are looking for a man who followed and touched a woman and her child on Thursday afternoon.

'The plates on our car were not ours': Wolseley family warns others after licence plates stolen

by Kelly Malone

When a Winnipeg family received a call from Morden police asking if their vehicle was stolen they looked outside and saw it still parked on the street where they had left it.

Winnipeg-born actor went to 'ape camp' for major Planet of the Apes role

by Elisha Dacey

If you're a sci-fi fan, his face might be familiar. But in his latest role, a Winnipeg-born actor will be looking a little more "apish." That's because Aleks Paunovic has a major part in the new blockbuster War for the Planet of the Apes.

Teghan's top 5: House of Gold Diamonds spins, a brewery turns 1 and frogs race

by Teghan Beaudette

This weekend has very good music, comedy, art, beer and a patently strange family festival, which is basically all I ever ask for when I’m writing this column.

'No compassion': Sears execs get big cash bonuses while laid-off staff lose severance

by Sophia Harris

Sears Canada plans to dole out up to $9.2 million in retention bonuses to senior staff still working at Sears during its restructuring.

'This is just the right time': The Forks plans Indigenous makeover at South Point

by Bartley Kives

Nearly three decades after The Forks set aside South Point Park for some form of Indigenous development, plans are underway for $1.2 million worth of new cultural and recreation amenities on the forested peninsula bounded by both the Red and Assiniboine rivers.

Miracle baby defies odds after premature birth at less than 2 pounds

When Brody Unrau was born, doctors told the tiny baby's parents he was incompatible with life. Now the Winkler, Man., child is defying the odds and has been labelled a miracle.

Winnipeg CFL fan thought she'd won $1M, but there was a flag on the play

by Devin Heroux

It might go down as the most expensive CFL penalty call in history. When the Toronto Argonauts' Martese Jackson ran back a second-quarter kickoff for a touchdown against the Blue Bombers on Thursday night, Karen Kuldys of Winnipeg was in line to win $1 million.

Coming cuts to health services for newborns, moms 'staggering,' nurses union says

Newborn babies and moms will be put at risk by the latest round of health-care system cuts, says the union representing Manitoba's nurses.

Jimmy Carter gets medical attention after collapsing from dehydration in Winnipeg

by Darren Bernhardt

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter received medical attention for dehydration while in Winnipeg on Thursday, where he is helping build a Habitat for Humanity home.

Woman, 29, dies in house fire in community north of Swan River

A woman from Birch River, Man., is dead after fire tore through a house in the western Manitoba town early Thursday morning.

PM sidesteps calls to reboot inquiry into missing, murdered Indigenous women and girls

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is giving no indication he is willing to intervene in the independent inquiry his government launched to examine the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

Coalition pressures Manitoba government to say no to carbon taxes

by Sean Kavanagh

Groups representing farmers and business owners are calling on the Progressive Conservative government to oppose a federally imposed carbon plan.

Man ambushed, stabbed after arranging meet-up through online dating site

Police have arrested a second suspect one year after they say a man was lured to a location by someone he met through an online dating website and then ambushed, stabbed and robbed by three people.