Malak Abas

Winnipeg

General Assignment Reporter at Winnipeg Free Press

Daily newsperson covering a little bit of everything @WinnipegNews. My name is pronounced Mah-lack 🇱🇧. Get in touch: [email protected].

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Articles

Southern Health authority issues measles advisory as case numbers rise in region

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Malak Abas

The Southern Health authority has issued a public advisory amid a growing number of measles cases in the region. The advisory, released Thursday, urges people living in southern Manitoba to “remain vigilant and ensure that all eligible family members are fully immunized against measles.”The provincial government issues weekly updates, but Thursday’s advisory was the first public message to come directly from Southern Health-Santé Sud.
Province confirms more than 100 measles cases this year

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Malak Abas

By: Malak Abas Posted: 2:44 PM CDT Wednesday, Jun. 18, 2025 More than 100 people have contracted measles in Manitoba this year.
Councillors rethink approach to scourge of vacant, fire-scorched buildings

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Malak Abas

By: Malak Abas Posted: 7:04 PM CDT Tuesday, Jun.
Union warns fire truck shuffle could burn city

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Malak Abas

Vehicle moved from inner city to core as part of reallocation of resources: deputy fire chief By: Malak Abas Posted: 6:56 PM CDT Monday, Jun.
Some return home after wildfire evacuation orders lifted

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Malak Abas

WINNIPEG — Two weeks after wildfires forced the people of Cranberry Portage to evacuate, residents are settling into a cautious return to normal. Some 1,700 Manitobans were given the green light to return home beginning Saturday morning after mandatory evacuation orders were lifted in Cranberry Portage, Snow Lake, Sherridon and Herb Lake Landing. Barb Bragg made it back to her home in Cranberry Portage at around 8 p.m. Saturday.
Man charged following armed standoff with police

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Malak Abas

By: Malak Abas Posted: 5:16 PM CDT Sunday, Jun.
“It just feels eerie”: Some residents return home after wildfire evacuation orders lifted

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Malak Abas

Two weeks after wildfires forced the people of Cranberry Portage to evacuate, residents are settling into a cautious return to normal. Some 1,700 Manitobans were given the green light to return home beginning Saturday morning after mandatory evacuation orders were lifted in Cranberry Portage, Snow Lake, Sherridon and Herb Lake Landing. Barb Bragg made it back to her home in Cranberry Portage at around 8 p.m. Saturday.
Humble life-saver, adventurouss seeker, ‘she was my pal’

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Malak Abas

After a plane with six American fishermen on board crashed at a landing strip near Gods Lake Narrows in June 1972, Janet MacKenzie, one of two nurses working at the nursing station, rushed over without a second thought. She cared for the wounded until a medevac plane arrived. Before Janet died on May 7 at age 78, that was all her husband, Robert, and her children knew about that story. She didn’t say too much about it, and when she did, it was to the point and with little embellishment.
Winnipeg’s downtown library visits down, unsafe incidents up: report

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Malak Abas

By: Malak Abas Posted: 8:03 PM CDT Friday, Jun. 13, 2025 The number of unsafe incidents rose dramatically at libraries across Winnipeg in the first three months of the year.
Province now in charge of security at Leila Avenue evacuee shelter

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Malak Abas

The provincial government has taken over security at an emergency shelter amid persistent safety concerns for evacuees fleeing wildfires far from home. A new security strategy was implemented over the weekend at the Winnipeg Soccer Federation North complex on Leila Avenue. It includes on-site Manitoba Justice and Emergency Social Services staff, along with Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, First Nation safety officers and community safety officers, a provincial spokesman said Wednesday.