Over 50 children taken by CFS in Manitoban Mennonite community; no progress on status of Nigerian university students set to be deported from Regina; a significant Métis historical artifact will be unveiled next month; Winnipeg will test malathion alternative for mosquito fogging and Montreal will name a new interim Mayor next Tuesday. Read More

Sled Island festival starts this afternoon in Calgary; Manitoba revises its math curriculum; a planning consultation on high profile Parcel Four in Winnipeg will be held tomorrow; a former Montrealer has been indicted for Nazi-era war crimes in Hungary and the CRTC prepares for a major review of regulations. Read More

Premiers from Canada's Western provinces met today in Winnipeg; chronic wasting disease gets worse in deer and elk in AB and SK, the RCMP create a tip line for off-road vehicle thefts; a $500,000 donation to the Winnipeg Zoo will be used to build a larger tiger enclosure and the Mayor of Montreal was arrested on corruption charges this morning. Read More

Flooding in Fort McMurray forces hundreds more to evacuate their homes; a large wastewater leak near Zama City, AB has affected more than 42 hectares, the Mayor of Selkirk, MB wants help in removing a derelict cruise ship that has sat dormant for 23 years; a Wendy's in Brandon, MB has abandoned their 9-patty T.Rex burger and the 62nd annual Red River Ex opens today in Winnipeg. Read More

5 things is back! Investors Group Field hosts its first CFL game; the Alberta Health Minister cleans house; Canada Safeway sold to Sobeys; Polo Park area gets more money from province and the 2013 Winnipeg Jazz Fest begins tonight. Read More

The numbers are in for Winnipeg's Sherbrook Pool; an LGBT flag is raised at an Alberta military base; Winnipeg aims to create a long-term arson reduction strategy; police will crack down on jaywalking on Whyte Avenue in Edmonton and Winnipeg housing welfare advocates create a "Worst Home" contest to raise awareness. Read More

There are few forms of entertainment that have spawned as many celebrities as stand-up comedy. Read More

An Alberta MP quite Tory caucus; dog walkers in Winnipeg aim to drive away drug dealers; Calgary sets up new rules for food trucks; truckers in Alberta recruited to curb human trafficking on highways and Saskatoon Mayor aims to increase bus ridership. Read More

You asked for it; a more Prairie-centric 5 things! Read More

China sees another deadly industrial accident; worst flooding in decades rocks central Europe; Russia will withhold missiles for Syria; thousands attend anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation and many more thousands attend anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre in Hong Kong. Read More

Anti-government protests in Turkey grow larger; the CRTC stands up for cell phone consumers; accused in VIA Rail terror plot is unable to find lawyer; National Chief says Idle No More protests will continue this summer and three storm chasers were killed in Oklahoma tornado. Read More

Nigeria votes to ban same-sex marriage; Winnipeg's Osborne Village will see a new tenant; a Canadian-owned gold mine in Kyrgyzstan experienced large-scale protests; scientists have found proof that the Martian surface was carved by water; and a Russian man jumps off Mount Everest for some Red Bull Read More

Toronto police name second suspect in shooting linked to the Rob Ford crack video; Canada's abortion pioneer, Dr. Henry Morgentaler, dies at 90; the Pakistan Taliban won't accept peace initiatives from their government; the Velvet Underground and Andy Warhol's estate have settled over the use of a stylized banana; and the animal sanctuary currently home to the IKEA monkey has dropped abuse allegations against the monkey's former owner Read More

Canada moves to expel the Eritrean diplomat, the first gay couple in France weds, the mother who abandoned her baby in a sewer pipe in China said it was an accident, there are deadly beavers in Belarus and there'll be a telescope on the moon. Read More