Provincial News

LAC DU BONNET — Fire crews in Manitoba continue to battle out-of-control wildfires including one in the eastern part of the province which has killed two people.

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WINNIPEG — Adam Lowry believes the Winnipeg Jets found another gear on Thursday that was driven by a powerful emotion. “Desperation,” the Jets captain said.

LAC DU BONNET — Wildfires in eastern Manitoba prompted the government to evacuate and close another popular provincial park ahead of the long weekend, while many offered condolences to the family of a stranded couple found dead in the ashes.

FERGUS FALLS — U.S. attorneys have filed sentencing submissions for two men convicted after a family froze to death while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border in Manitoba.

REGINA — Saskatchewan is reporting 37 cases of measles in the province. It's an increase of 10 from last week. Saskatchewan chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, has said the province is part of an outbreak with cases rising rapidly.

REGINA — Saskatchewan's legislative session ended Thursday and with it an anti-separation bill went up in flames.

WINNIPEG — The bodies of two people were found in an area northeast of Winnipeg as fast-moving wildfires spurred by dry, hot and windy conditions prompted hundreds to evacuate Wednesday.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew signed an agreement Wednesday to boost the movement of goods and labour between the two provinces, including direct-to-consumer alcohol sales in place by the end of June.

WINNIPEG — There was a happy ending to the search for a four-year-old boy in a rural area north of Winnipeg. The boy was reported missing on Wednesday morning.