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Behchokǫ̀ tenants decry mould, lack of water, overcrowding
22 May 2026
Behchokǫ̀'s unsuitable housing rate is nearly three times the territorial average, and the community is facing extensive waitlists for housing. CBC News visited three homes in the N.W.T. community to
Man dead, 2 others in hospital after car crash in Scarborough: police
22 May 2026
A man in his 40s has died and two others are in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash in Scarborough on Thursday night, police say.
Highway 401 crash in LaSalle sends driver to hospital with serious injuries
22 May 2026
Single-vehicle collision shut down portion of eastbound lanes for a few hours Thursday night.
Tornado confirmed to have touched down Tuesday in southwestern Ontario
22 May 2026
The Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University has now confirmed that a tornado touched down on Tuesday just southeast of London near Derwent, Ont.
How traffickers in Manitoba bust shipped cocaine through mail, used store as front
22 May 2026
Court documents and sentencing hearings since last fall shed light on how police homed in on three of the people charged as part of the interprovincial investigation called Project Puma.
Boy, 11, should not have been handcuffed after violent incident at Brandon school, parents say
22 May 2026
The family of a First Nations boy who was handcuffed at his Brandon school Tuesday — after police say he punched the principal's face and holes through drywall — are demanding answers about how the crisis was handled.
Glenboro residents proud to invest in their health with new medical clinic
22 May 2026
Facing closure of their 70-year-old hospital and a clinic that was beyond repair, the southwestern Manitoba community of Glenboro decided to take health-care matters in their own hands, raising $2 million to build the new Spirit Sands Medical Clinic.
Mock wedding celebrates Nigerian and Zimbabwean traditions, fights homesickness at U of Manitoba
22 May 2026
Inspired by social media trends, the Black Student Community at the University of Manitoba staged a mock Nigerian and Zimbabwean wedding for students, to both celebrate culture and help fight homesickness.
Riley Laychuk's Manitoba forecast for Friday, May 22, 2026
22 May 2026
Clouds will build across the south again through the afternoon. Much of southern Manitoba can expect rain overnight into Saturday morning.
Yellowknife better prepared to safely evacuate unhoused population, say advocates
22 May 2026
Yellowknife NGOs say they are better equipped to help vulnerable populations during an emergency, after learning hard lessons from the city's 2023 evacuation.
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