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‘We need answers’: Telus’ gives final report into 911 outage but redacts critical informationPublished: May 23, 2025 at 6:19PM EDTRay Switzer holds a picture of his son Dean, who died of a heart attack. Telus had an outage that impacted 911 the night of his heart attack. Uploaded May 16, 2025. (Danton Unger/CTV News Winnipeg)

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Ethics investigation finds former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson acted improperlyPublished: May 21, 2025 at 3:20PM EDTHeather Stefanson speaks to the media in Winnipeg on Monday, October 2, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski)

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City removing all parking meters, opting for mobile payments insteadPublished: May 21, 2025 at 11:14AM EDTA parking paystation is shown in downtown Winnipeg on May 21, 2025. (Danton Unger/CTV News Winnipeg)

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Winnipeg’s plan to use a sulphur gas compound pesticide known as “Giant Destroyer” to control ground squirrel populations has been put on pause. The control program was set to begin Tuesday. However, a city spokesperson confirmed its delay. “The program is paused while a decision is pending from the Province on our pesticide use permit,” the spokesperson wrote in an email to CTV News, noting the timing of the approval will determine when the program can get underway.

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Hundreds of residents have been allowed to return to their homes in Lac du Bonnet, though officials are asking for patience as some areas remain evacuated. The rural municipality’s reeve, Loren Schinkel, told CTV News as of Tuesday morning, about 650 residents were allowed back into the area. “Unfortunately, the province indicates that they still have concerns,” Schinkel said, noting about 150 people are still waiting to return home.