Marney Blunt

3 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Marney Blunt

The wildfires across Manitoba are having both an immediate and long-term impact on wildlife, experts say. At Wildlife Haven in Ile des Chenes, Man., they're seeing an influx of species of birds they wouldn't normally see this time of year, including the common nighthawk, an already endangered species. "Typically we don't see them at all this time of year," Wildlife Haven's rehab manager Carter Phillips told Global News.

3 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Marney Blunt

A Winnipeg family is speaking out after they say their grandmother's CT scan involving medical contrast dye went horribly wrong. The family tells Global News their 78-year-old grandmother, Kathy Boychuk, was not informed to stop taking her diabetes medication before the procedure, and as a result has been left with severe kidney damage. "(It's) hell, plain and simple," Boychuk told Global News over a video call from her hospital bed. "I am in so much pain, you cannot believe it.

3 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Marney Blunt

As emergency crews fight wildfires across the province this year, three-quarters of a century ago, Winnipeg and Manitoba were dealing with a much different natural disaster. It was 75 years ago this spring that Winnipeg was in crisis mode, surrounded and submerged by floodwaters. The flood of 1950 marked one of the most devastating natural disasters within city limits, triggered by the melting of heavy spring snow and then heavy rainfall.

4 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Marney Blunt

Many residents and cottagers in Lac du Bonnet, Man., are returning to the area to assess the damage and begin cleaning up the rubble, after a raging wildfire tore through the area two weeks ago. The more than 4,000-hectare wildfire destroyed dozens of properties, scarred the landscape beyond recognition, and took the lives of two people who were unable to flee the flames. The area is barely recognizable to Ron Burley, who has lived in Lac du Bonnet for the past nine years.

1 month ago | globalnews.ca | Marney Blunt

The seeding season is progressing across much of Manitoba. Most producers are ahead of last year with provincial seeding progress at 57 per cent complete, according to Keystone Agricultural Producers(KAP). "Many regions are seeing good moisture this growing season, and the forecast shows warmer weather," KAP president Jill Verwey said in an emailed statement. "Overall, we are optimistic for a good year and for most Manitoba producers to wrap up seeding on time or ahead of schedule.