🚑 Breaking & Incidents
- Tornado confirmed in River Heights and a second twister near Bénard. The Northern Tornadoes Project says an EF1 tornado struck River Heights at 6:31 p.m., tracking two kilometres with peak winds of 155 km/h; a separate EF1 near Bénard had peak winds of 165 km/h and one reported injury.
- Apartment fire sends one person to hospital in critical condition. Fire in a Winnipeg apartment building resulted in one critically injured person, according to the initial report.
- Flooding will close Nordale School for up to four months. The school division says Nordale School will be shut for up to four months because of flooding, one day before classes were to start.
🏥 Health
- Ottawa pledges $5 million for HIV prevention, including self-test kits. Federal funding will expand access to INSTI and OraQuick self-testing kits and boost peer-based support, with the program aimed at connecting people who don't know their HIV status; an estimated 7,000 Canadians are unaware they are HIV-positive, Public Health Agency figures say.
- Net increase in Manitoba doctors overall, but western region lost physicians. A provincial report shows a net rise in doctors across Manitoba in the past year while the western health region experienced a decline in physician numbers.
🚨 Crime & Public Safety
- Wanted man accused of Winnipeg arsons and extortions may be in Ontario, police say. Winnipeg police are seeking a suspect wanted in arson and extortion investigations and say he may be located in Ontario, according to the investigation notice.
- Couple sues city over police raid of wrong condo unit. Plaintiffs allege Winnipeg police carried out a "violent and explosive" raid on the wrong condo unit and have filed a lawsuit against the city.
🏛️ Government & Politics
- Winnipeg surpasses federal housing funding target ahead of deadline. The city has exceeded the federal housing funding target before the federal deadline, municipal officials report.
- Mayoral candidate Woodstock proposes 30-day time limit for derelict property owners. Candidate Woodstock would impose a 30-day limit for property owners to address derelict buildings under his proposal.
📰 Also Today
- Influential Manitoba novel named among 10 Canadian books that might become classics.
- Explainer on the role of a school trustee.
- Four Manitoba writers make 2026 CBC Nonfiction Prize longlist.
- Riley Laychuk posts Manitoba weather forecast for Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026.
- Barry Melrose, former NHL coach and broadcaster, dead at 70.
- Brandon staging of Come From Away marked for 9/11 anniversary.
- Lawsuit says dementia patient found face down in puddle after leaving Winnipeg home.
- Advocacy group says coming months 'critical' for small Manitoba businesses amid U.S. trade war.
- Tornado also reported as touching down in River Heights Sunday night.
- Federal $5M HIV announcement also reported under alternate coverage.
- (Duplicate ID noted) Influential Manitoba novel among 10 Canadian books highlighted.
