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It was 75 years ago this spring that Winnipeg was in crisis mode, surrounded and submerged by floodwaters. An aerial ...
Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations has promised Peguis First Nation he will convey their concerns about repeated ...
In 1997, it was a flood, not a fire, that triggered mass evacuations. Fortunately, no one was preventing Manitobans from ...
Winnipeg civic officials were also advising Tuesday that everyone else should make sure their sewer backwater valves are working and that sump pumps are hooked up to avoid basement flooding.
"We feel pretty protected by the floodway." For 40 years, the Red River Floodway wrapping around Winnipeg's east side has saved the city from a flood catastrophe. It's the kind of safeguard that ...
Thick, stubborn ice has increased the threat of flooding over the next few days as this city braces for a higher than expected Red River crest, officials said Thursday. Authorities predicted water ...
As a result, Dauphin Lake is now a foot over flood stage and still rising. Floodwaters wash out roads, cut off communities in Manitoba's Parkland area Winnipeg River, already flowing at a record ...
The City of Winnipeg is preparing for a flood nearly as severe as the second-worst deluge in modern history — even though there's no indication the Red River will rise that high next spring ...
WINNIPEGWINNIPEG — Flooding has forced evacuations in some ... The Peguis First Nation, about 150 kilometers (93.2 miles) north of Winnipeg, was placed under a mandatory evacuation order after ...
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, April 16 (Reuters) - The city of Winnipeg declared a state of emergency on Thursday as flood waters rose on both the Red and Assiniboine rivers, which converge in the Canadian ...