A report for the city of Winnipeg says substantial rate increases are necessary for water and sewer services and should start with an immediate 2.7 per cent hike.

Veteran performer Buffy Sainte-Marie was handed an achievement trophy at the Aboriginal Peoples' Choice Music Awards in Winnipeg, while Inez, from Chilliwack, B.C., went home with three awards including best new artist.

A countrywide campaign is underway to get more young people interested in agriculture to counter a rapid decline in the number of Canadian farmers over the past several years.

People in Winnipeg won't be able to get an H1N1 flu shot until next Thursday because of a vaccine shortage, the regional health authority announced late Friday.

A late night fire at a home on the God's Lake First Nation claims the life of one person.

Manitoba is planning to showcase its tourism hotspots and cultural attractions at the Vancouver Olympics and at the Paralympic Games that follow.

Slippery conditions in southern Manitoba led to a number of crashes in Winnipeg and surrounding communities on Friday morning.

Two convenience-store employees were injured during a robbery Thursday evening in Winnipeg.

A knock on the door turned into a terrifying home invasion for a Winnipeg teen Thursday afternoon.

A 36-year-old Manitoba man was arrested this week after allegedly assaulting his neighbour with a gun.

An elementary school in Winnipeg's West End was locked down briefly as police surrounded a nearby house where a man was believed to have a gun.

The police were required to control traffic in a Winnipeg parking lot Friday morning after a gas station dropped its price by nearly 15 cents per litre.

A Thursday ruling by Manitoba's highest court to reduce the sentence of a Winnipeg man convicted of sexual crimes against minors is being met with extreme criticism by child-safety and victims' rights agencies.

An independent financial review of a northern Manitoba child-welfare agency has confirmed allegations of overspending and mismanagement.

The number of people with flu-like illnesses in Manitoba increased in the last week confirming the second wave of the H1N1 flu is well underway, provincial health officials said on Thursday.

Police have released sketches of two men sought in a sexual assault in Winnipeg on Monday.

Two people at a Winnipeg food store have been charged for selling mouthwash and hairspray as intoxicating substances.

Prairie flax farmers are worried they will be forced to undergo costly testing to regain their soured reputation with Europe.

Police are searching for a driver who fled the scene of an accident that closed the Trans-Canada Highway for about two hours Wednesday night.

Plans are in the works to honour Ashley Neufeld, the Brandon woman who died in North Dakota earlier this week.