Provincial News

WINNIPEG — The family of a First Nations woman who died at the hands of a Winnipeg serial killer hopes a special court hearing will help them heal and move on almost a year after the trial.

OTTAWA — Métis leaders left a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday saying they're confident they will be included in talks about major projects Ottawa hopes to use to bolster the economy in the face of a trade war with the United State

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says its provincewide state of emergency is being extended as 14,000 remain out of their homes due to intense wildfires.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes acquired McLeod Bethel-Thompson from the Edmonton Elks in exchange for Cody Fajardo as an insurance policy in case Davis Alexander got injured.

OTTAWA — The Manitoba Métis Federation is turning down Prime Minister Mark Carney's invitation to discuss his government's controversial major projects legislation, saying it won't attend the meeting alongside another Métis group it claims has no rea

WASHINGTON — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew accused a group of Republicans of throwing a "timber tantrum" and playing "political games" after they called out Canada over wildfires sending smoke billowing across the international border into their states.

PRINCE ALBERT — Saskatchewan safety officials say wet weather is expected to help in the fight against wildfires in northwest Saskatchewan.

American pop star Chappell Roan has stirred up quite the "Femininomenon" for fans in Saskatchewan, and the premier hopes it means she'll do a show in his province.

SASKATOON — Saskatchewan's health authority is requiring staff to get consent before cutting the hair of Indigenous patients, nearly a year after a Métis man's ponytail was cut without his approval.

LA LOCHE — Wildfires raging in Saskatchewan have forced another 500 people from their homes.