Jets fans across Manitoba make playoff melodies

Inspired by a love of music and passion for the Winnipeg Jets, fans across the province have put their own spin on playoff melodies. After writing the lyrics himself, Bryce Mazepa produced a rock anthem with the help of AI, Freya Hansen teamed up with her …

Manitoba MP Rebecca Chartrand named to Prime Minister Carney’s new cabinet

The only Manitoban named to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet is a rookie MP representing the province’s far north. Rebecca Chartrand has been named minister of northern and Arctic affairs, as well as minister responsible for the Canadian Northern …

Dry, hot weather adds to Manitoba's early wildfire season, evacuations ordered

Photo: The Canadian Press Firefighters arrive at the Flin Flon airport, as wildfires burn in northern Manitoba on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. The Manitoba government has issued an evacuation order for Nopiming Provincial Park in the eastern part of the province …

Man wanted in 2024 Manitoba shooting arrested in Ontario: RCMP

A fugitive linked to a September 2024 shooting in Thompson, Man., has been arrested in Ontario, RCMP say. A Canada-wide warrant had been issued for the suspect, 22, after the incident last fall, which followed a car crash on Perch Avenue in the northern …

Manitoba Launches All-Party Committee to Support Local Journalism

The Manitoba government has announced the creation of an all-party committee to examine the future of local journalism across the province. The committee, which will be chaired by St. Boniface MLA Robert Loiselle, will hold public consultations in …

From Winter’s Grip to Summer’s Sting: Manitoba’s insect season awakens

Tick season is already in full swing, but mosquitoes have yet to make their presence known in a big way.  Let's just say when the time comes for them to realize our Manitoba winter is officially over, they'll be sure to show up! It's …

Hot, dry weather in Manitoba this year 'quite serious' for farmers, firefighters

Hotter and drier conditions in Manitoba could put the province's farmers and firefighters to the test this year, a climatologist says. Canada's first heat warning of 2025 has hit southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan with unusual intensity and length, …

Riley Laychuk's Manitoba forecast for Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Manitoba Champions awarded

By: Free Press staff Posted: 8:21 PM CDT Monday, May. 12, 2025 Businesses and individuals were named “Manitoba Champions” by the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce on Monday night. Read this article for free: To continue reading, please subscribe: Monthly …

Manitoba man arrested after RCMP recover $45K in stolen goods

Manitoba RCMP say they’ve recovered more than $45,000 in stolen property, including a trailer that was reported stolen from Steinbach. Officers from the Brandon detachment were called to the community of Wheatland last Wednesday, and a search of a local …