EDMONTON – A wild forest fire north of Edmonton has claimed at least two homes. Forest and farmland continue to burn out of control in places, though firefighters working through the night have made progress.

LONDON -- It has all the ingredients of a proper British royal wedding: romance, tradition, rain, and a gossip magazine feud.

Two men barely got wet when the float plane they were flying in touched down on the Winnipeg River, flipped over and then partly submerged in the water.

When snowbird Kathy Huard and her husband headed down to Arizona last fall in their RV, they took the long, scenic route, stopping in Montana, South Dakota, Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas.

The Supreme Court of Canada struck down a key element of Canada's youth-crime laws on Friday, ruling that it violates the constitutional rights of young people to make it the norm to impose adult sentences for violent crimes.

When entomologist Taz Stuart joined the City of Winnipeg's insect-control branch, he intended to take a more environmentally friendly approach to the city's annual battle with mosquitoes - but somewhere along the way, his green plans got scaled back.

A large gust of wind that caused an otter plane to flip over in the water northeast of Lac du Bonnet, Man., had officers rushing to the scene on Friday, thinking the aircraft had crashed.

A Winnipeg man has been charged with manslaughter in the death of a woman who overdosed on drugs in October 2007.

Winnipeg police have identified a body pulled from the Red River last week as that of a man who had been missing since mid-April.

Members of the Long Plain First Nation have voted overwhelmingly in favour of building a casino on reserve property near Portage la Prairie, Man.

The Broe Group, an affiliate of OmniTRAX, Inc., is contributing $100,000 to The University of Winnipeg’s Institute of Urban Studies (IUS) to develop a Sustainable Development Plan for Churchill... and the company is also donating 200 thousand dollars to support the renewal of the Churchill Northern Studies Center.

City police say a male found unconscious behind a home in the 400 block of Flora Avenue remains in critical condition. The investigation has determined that the man was assaulted some time Friday morning.

A Winnipeg Police Service report shows it's having to spend millions rearresting and monitoring offenders. Since 2005, city police have spent nearly 3.2-million dollars re-arresting offenders. Another 1.1-million was spent conducting curfew checks on people out on bail or shortened sentences.

There are few details being released about a workplace accident Friday afternoon. A worker was apparently operating an excavator at a gravel pit on Garvin road when it rolled and trapped him..

One fire forced the closure of highway 214 early Friday afternoon but the situation was brought under control and the highway was re-opened after about thirty minutes ..

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Carberry EMS is putting on or is a part of several upcoming events this month.

The palliative care walk-a-thon was successful again this year thanks to the efforts of these participants. Fifteen walkers raised $1,446 for palliative care this past Sunday afternoon. Many others were unable to attend due to other commitments.

The NATO Veterans Organization is now almost two years old and has grown from five members in March 2006 to close to 620 members at present.

On Tuesday May 6, a party of sailors from HMCS Winnipeg with a group of soldiers from CFB Shilo stopped at Carberry in the course of a run from the Saskatchewan border to #1 Fire Hall in Winnipeg.

The new town and RM web site is up and running! The address hasn't changed, just the look and navigation of the site, so you can go to www.townofcarberry.ca or www.rmofnorthcypress.ca and have a look at the result of several months work by Shauna McKinnon, the Economic Development Officer, and Brandon's Innovative Media Group.

You’ve heard it before, and you will hear it again. Learning to lead a healthy lifestyle is possibly the best way of treating a host of illnesses. For Manitobans currently living with or at risk of de

Wheat City Journal: Where did you grow up? Joanne Hildebrand: I often say that I was a railroad kid. My dad worked for Canadian National Railway, so I had attended five different schools before Grade

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There were four people who camped out in the flowerbeds of Walmart on Friday, May 9. They braved sub-zero temperatures to help bring attention to the necessity of homeowners to be prepared in case o

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PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE — Damaging vehicle costs Sandy Bay man. A Sandy Bay First Nation man has been sentenced for damaging a vehicle in Portage la Prairie.

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE — Assault nets Long Plain man community service A Long Plain First Nation man has been sentenced to community service work for a charge of assault.

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE — Walking is a good way to stay in shape, and reduce your risk of getting cancer; but this June, it will also be a good way to help raise money for Central Plains Cancer Care Services.

RURAL PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE — A teacher from the Central Plains region of Manitoba has written a children’s book that aims to entertain kids while teaching them about all the different shapes that make up the world around them.

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE — The cost of upgrades planned for the Oakville sewer lagoon are a little higher than the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie originally expected.

Anglers across Manitoba are eagerly heading out to rivers and lakes now that fishing season has begun.

It’s a long way from Portugal to Gretna, Manitoba, but for one man, his trip to Canada ended on a rural road near the southern Manitoba community.

Fire struck again in the Town of Plum Coulee last week. The blaze occurred on May 8 at 219 Main St. The property, which belongs to John and Elizabeth Froese, was under renovations and unoccupied at the time of the incident.

The streets and ditches of Altona were swarming with kids on May 8, hunting for some very unusual treasure. About 24 teams of 8 to 10 students from West Park School spread out all over town, plastic bags in hand, in search of garbage.

Seventeen Toronto students were in Altona this week as part of a SEVEC Community Involvement Program (SCIP). They were twinned up with 18 W.C. Miller students, with the goal of getting to know each other’s communities and completing a project along the way.

Some were able to hold back their tears and tempers, at least until the school trustees cast their votes. Then both gave way.

With sunny skies and temperatures in the mid- to high 20s being predicted for the long weekend, things are looking up for those Reginans planning to head out to a campground or the cottage.

It’s about to become a lot easier for Canadians with a Masters of Business Administration to find a job that fits their skills.

Regina is one step closer to having Canada’s first on-reserve post-secondary institution.

In the wake of the province’s move to outlaw workplace bullying, Saskatchewan’s new harassment prevention unit is up and running.

The snow is gone and forest fire season is here. According to Elvin Reimer, Fire Centre manager with the Ministry of Environment's Fire Management and Forest Protection Branch, there is only one fire burning in Saskatchewan at this time.

A developer is plotting big plans for what is currently the Central Park Bistro. "We're currently finalizing the proposal," city manager Robert Cotterill said of the sale of the property on the southeastern corner of Central Avenue and 11th Street.

The Watoto Children's Choir will make a stop in Prince Albert on their Canadian tour. The group of 16 children from Watoto, Uganda, have been travelling the country since January with their choir team leaders.

Some members of the Sturgeon Lake First Nation want the band's chief and council to resign. Elder A.

Recent Saskatoon real estate legislation gets a mixed review by Prince Albert officials. Vacant lots in Saskatoon are sold through a lottery, with commercial builders taking 73 per cent of available properties and individuals taking 27 per cent.