CBC Manitoba News

People who were forced out of their homes by a wildfire in eastern Manitoba say they're shattered by the scale of destruction and loss seen in their close-knit community.

The former owner of a remote lodge in northern Manitoba where recent caribou hunts led to allegations of vandalism and animal wastage says he believes images of dead fetuses at the site were circulated with the intent of making First Nations hunters "look bad."

Pharmacists in Manitoba will soon be able to prescribe birth control, the health minister revealed this week in an announcement that pleasantly surprised the industry. 

The man and woman who died after they were trapped by a wildfire at a family home in the rural municipality of Lac du Bonnet were Sue and Richard Nowell, Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives said Thursday.

Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice, Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist and Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves to help the Jets avoid elimination with a 4-0 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 5 of their second-round series Thursday.

f

A local state of emergency was declared for Whiteshell Provincial Park after out-of-control wildfires in southeastern Manitoba prompted a mandatory evacuation of the park.

Several areas in eastern Manitoba have been closed off as wildfires continue to wreak havoc and create disruptions in the region.

Assiniboine College is getting a $120-million boost from the province to expand its agricultural school and get a long-planned centre for sustainable agriculture built— a project Manitoba's premier says is critical to filling labour gaps in a key economic sector.

Down 3-1 in their series against the Dallas Stars, the Winnipeg Jets will try to stave off elimination in Game 5 Thursday night on home ice at Canada Life Centre.