Curated Video
Firefighting resources stretched thin to start wildfire season
With large wildfires burning across Canada, firefighting resources are already considered inadequate and officials are calling in for support from other countries.
Curated Video
Thousands of evacuees in Manitoba face uncertainty
A mass evacuation of northern communities and First Nations started Wednesday as people try to escape multiple fires. People who have been displaced are finding places to stay all over the province.
Curated Video
Northern Manitoba communities forced to evacuate again as multiple fires burn
A wildfire destroyed at least seven homes and forced nearly 200 people to evacuate from Tataskweyak Cree Nation in northeastern Manitoba, the community's chief and council said in a social media post on Saturday. Additionally, about 600...
Curated Video
Manitoba declares provincewide wildfire emergency
Manitoba has declared a provincewide state of emergency over multiple out-of-control wildfires that have forced thousands to flee.
Curated Video
Manitoba has your back, premier tells 2SLGBTQ+ community
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Thursday at an event in the legislature celebrating the launch of Pride Month that the government will support anyone facing anti-2SLGBTQ+ sentiment. The event included a drag show.
Curated Video
Serious injuries involving kids in care under-reported: youth advocate
A new report from the Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth shows young Indigenous people experience serious injuries far more than other groups in Manitoba. The numbers in the report are troubling, but the youth advocate says they're...
Curated Video
The fire weather pattern everyone is watching
It’s still May, and wildfire season across the Prairies is already off to a dangerous and fast-moving start. Meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe explains how extreme heat, and gusty winds are creating a perfect storm for fire growth — with...
Curated Video
Evacuation order issued for Flin Flon, Man., as wildfire threatens northern city
A wildfire near Flin Flon has people in the northern Manitoba city on high alert, with residents told to pack their bags and leave on short notice on Wednesday.
Curated Video
Thousands flee as Manitoba declares province-wide wildfire emergency
Manitoba has declared a province-wide state of emergency over multiple out-of-control wildfires that have forced thousands to flee.
Curated Video
Wildfires prompt state of emergency in Manitoba
Premier Wab Kinew declared a state of emergency on Wednesday. The armed forces have also been called in as wildfires force thousands from their homes.
Curated Video
Manitoba declares province-wide wildfire emergency
Manitoba has declared a province-wide state of emergency over multiple out-of-control wildfires that have forced thousands to flee.
Curated Video
Convicted human smugglers sentenced after freezing death of family at U.S.–Canada border
It’s been more than three years since a family of four from India froze to death near the Manitoba–Minnesota border. On Wednesday, Harshkumar Patel, who prosecutors say was the ringleader in an international human smuggling ring, was...
Curated Video
Sask. declares wildfire emergency as First Nations vent about Manitoba's response
Thousands of people have been forced from their homes as wildfires burn across the Prairies. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe declared a state of emergency on Thursday, a day after his Manitoba counterpoint Wab Kinew announced one for his...
Curated Video
Saskatchewan declares state of emergency as wildfires grow across Prairies
Saskatchewan declared a state of emergency as wildfires quickly expanded in the northern part of the province forcing thousands from their homes. The situation is similar in parts of Alberta and Manitoba where hot, dry conditions are...
Curated Video
Shifting winds could worsen Prairie wildfires
Thousands of people are on edge in Saskatchewan and Manitoba as winds threaten to push wildfires closer to their communities. Flin Flon, Man., is particularly at risk with a fire lurking on the edge of town.
Curated Video
Cranberry Portage, Man., under mandatory evacuation order
Hundreds of people are being forced to evacuate the northwestern Manitoba community of Cranberry Portage, near Flin Flon, after a wildfire knocked out power overnight, closed a stretch of highway and worsened air quality. Read more:...
Curated Video
Former Manitoba justice minister interfered in Nygard case: judge
A Manitoba judge has determined a serious abuse of process took place when Kelvin Goertzen, who was then the province's attorney general and justice minister, ordered a review in 2022 of a decision to not charge former fashion mogul...
Curated Video
Wildfires trigger evacuations across Western Canada
Evacuation orders are in effect across parts of Western Canada as warm, dry conditions fuel several out-of-control wildfires from Manitoba to British Columbia, forcing thousands to flee.
Curated Video
Human smugglers to be sentenced in death of family near Manitoba-U.S. border
Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel, two men convicted of human smuggling in a case where a family of four from India froze to death trying to cross the border from Manitoba into the U.S. in 2022, are set to be sentenced in a Fergus Falls,...
Curated Video
Ex-PC cabinet minister regrets pushing silica mine approval after party's election loss
Jeff Wharton says he thought his actions were in the right when he advocated for the approval of the Sio Silica sand mining project in southeastern Manitoba, but he accepts that the ethics commissioner disagrees in his report.
Curated Video
Manitobans, Indigenous leaders watching closely as King Charles set to deliver throne speech
Indigenous leaders, political analysts and monarchists in Manitoba say they'll be watching and listening closely as King Charles III delivers the speech from the throne in Ottawa on Tuesday, marking first time since 1977 that Canada's...
Curated Video
Riley Laychuk's Manitoba forecast for Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Air quality concerns persist across a good swath of northern Manitoba due to wildfires. Temperatures remain above seasonal, and could even crack 30 C in some locations.
Curated Video
Military evacuation flight out of the wildfire zone
As out-of-control wildfires threaten communities in northern Manitoba, The National’s Adrienne Arsenault travels with the Canadian military on a critical evacuation flight out of Pukatawagan.
Curated Video
Habitat for endangered caribou threatened by eastern Manitoba wildfire
A wildfire around Nopiming Provincial Park has destroyed much of the habitat for a woodland caribou herd during the season in which females are giving birth. Experts are worried about the long-term effect on boreal woodland caribou,...