Provincial News

The Manitoba government has recently announced that it is providing $315,000 in funding to support 34 museums across the province.

In spite of rain and cooler temperatures over the Victoria Day long weekend, the Manitoba Wildfire Service advises that risks remain high on a number of existing fires as forests remain dry, and fires in Nopiming and Whiteshell provincial parks remain out of control.

The Manitoba government is introducing a new compulsory math curriculum for Grade 9 students that will include financial literacy to help improve math scores and better prepare students for advanced courses and adulthood.

Public health officials with Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care are notifying the public of new measles exposure sites. Public health is also advising that some of the recent measles cases did not have any known contact to a case either during travel or in Manitoba.

The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises fire and travel restrictions will increase to Level 3 in the southeastern regions including areas 1, 2 and 3 resulting in a full fire ban in effect and all backcountry travel prohibited.

Manitoba Agriculture reports that warm, windy and dry weather over the past week has allowed the province’s farmers to make rapid progress in spring planting.

Due to extreme fire conditions in eastern Manitoba, the province has declared a state of local emergency in Whiteshell Provincial Park. The park will remain closed to the public until conditions improve.

On May 14, 2025, at approximately 9:15am, Lac du Bonnet RCMP recovered two bodies, believed to be an adult male and adult female, just off Wendigo Road, in the RM of Lac du Bonnet. It is believed that both adults succumbed to injuries sustained in the wildfire.

Due to extreme fire conditions in eastern Manitoba, out of an abundance of caution to help ensure the safety of Manitobans, the province is closing Whiteshell Provincial Park.

Public health officials with Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care are notifying the public of new measles exposure sites. Public health is also advising that some of the recent measles cases did not have any known contact with a case.