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Latest MB wildfire update - released May 30th
Due to the rapidly spreading wildfires and extreme fire conditions, Manitoba remains in a provincewide state of emergency (SOE). The Manitoba Wildfire Service (MWS) reports large areas of very high-to-extreme fire danger persist throughout the province today and human activity continues to significantly contribute to M...
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Elphinstone RCMP respond to fatal all-terrain vehicle rollover
In a media release today, Elphinstone RCMP said that on May 29, 2025, at 5:50 am, they received a report of a rollover involving an all-terrain vehicle on 5th Street in Miniota. When officers arrived local Fire Department and Emergency Medical Responders were already on scene. A Can-Am side by side was found tipped ove...
May 30, 2025

Dauphin RCMP respond to double stabbing
According to a media release, on May 29, 2025, at approximately 3:00 am, Dauphin RCMP received a report of a stabbing outside a business on 2nd Avenue SW, in Dauphin. Officers responded immediately and when they arrived located a 25-year-old female with injuries sustained by a knife. She was taken to hospital with non-...
May 30, 2025

Crews brace for more hot, dry temperatures in fight against Prairie wildfires - The Canadian Press
Crews will face hot, dry conditions with the odd chance of rain today as they try to put down wildfires that have forced thousands out of their homes from Alberta to Manitoba. Saskatchewan and Manitoba have declared provincewide states of emergency to deal with the fires, most of which are scorching pockets of rural co...
May 30, 2025

News Headlines - May 30th
Brandon is sending 5 firefighters and two fire department officers to Lynn Lake which is being threatened by a nearby wildfire. The crew will work to ensure properties in the town are protected. Lynn Lake's 600 residents were evacuated on Monday. The fire, north of the community, is out-of-control, and is estimated at ...
May 30, 2025

Manitoba health officials warning about new measles exposure sites
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. Public health is asking individuals who think they may have been exposed at the ...
May 30, 2025