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Two more communities in Manitoba's Island Lake region are preparing to evacuate vulnerable residents away from wildfires spreading out of control around them.
The province says nearly 13,000 Manitoba residents are currently evacuated from nine communities because of wildfires. A ...
A network of islands at the north end of Lake Winnipegosis could be vulnerable to mining if the province doesn't do more to protect the land, a local conservation group says.
Named like a "Lord of the Rings" character, this Canadian town in Manitoba is a lakefront escape serving up seafood, art, and ...
An all-female team is more than a month into a self-supported 1,900km kayaking expedition from Grand Portage on Lake Superior ...
• Hecla Island Beach, on Hecla Island (of course) is a hidden gem offering a tranquil escape far away from all the other Lake Winnipeg beaches. The pebbled shoreline runs most of the length of ...
The city of Winnipeg is prepping its downtown convention centre to be used as a shelter to handle renewed demand for those ...
On Monday, June 21, the National Film Board will release the Lake Winnipeg project, a four-part documentary on the Anishinaabe, Cree and Métis communities who live on one of the world’s largest ...
Lake Winnipeg now sits at 715.8 feet above sea level and is expected to continue rising until mid-July, when Manitoba Hydro projects it will crest at 716.8 feet.
The wildfire threat is worsening in northern Manitoba, prompting alerts and evacuations for at least two more communities.
- Lake Winnipeg is the 11th largest freshwater lake in the world -- or 10th, according to some sources -- with a surface area of more than 9,000 square miles. Lake of the Woods, by comparison, has ...