CBC Manitoba News

A provincial court judge has handed down a four-month sentence to a Winnipeg man who admitted he threatened to "smack" a Crown prosecutor during a court hearing this summer.

A remote northern Manitoba First Nation issued a state of emergency on Tuesday after a weekend snowstorm knocked out power, leaving community members without heat and electricity.

Temperatures warm up slightly through the end of the week. Southern Manitoba remains unsettled, however the north will see mostly sunny skies.

A federal immigration program in Manitoba that faced significant cuts earlier this year subsequently received a boost of over 30 per cent from Ottawa — bringing the total number of slots through the provincial nominee program to 6,239, up from 4,750 in January.

Winnipeg ratepayers might not face as steep an increase in water bills as once feared after provincial and federal governments confirmed they will put more money toward the city’s multi-billion dollar sewage treatment plant expansion.

About 3,000 Manitoba Hydro customers remained without power Tuesday afternoon after a storm system brought rain and snow to many parts of the province on Monday.

Former Manitoba politicians who have retired or were defeated in the 2023 election received more than $400,000 in severance and transition payments in the 2024-25 fiscal year.

A southern Manitoba principal is suing a parent who sought to have books removed from school libraries, saying the woman wrote defamatory social media posts insinuating the principal promoted the dissemination of child pornography.

Two women have been charged after police say three women were forcibly confined and assaulted at a home in a northern Manitoba community on Sunday.

From accessing food to teaching the next generation how to take care of the land, members of a northern Manitoba Cree Nation are using their skills to give back to their community.