Winnipeg's Wild Weather Week Ends with Cooler Temperatures
Colleen Bready provides the current conditions and an updated weather forecast for June 12, 2026, as Winnipeg experiences a shift to cooler temperatures after a week of unpredictable weather.
Other top stories include a woman who fatally stabbed a stranger in Toronto's PATH system receiving an absolute discharge, Ghana midfielder Partey denied entry into Canada, and a cross-country mystery ending with five pets located during a Vancouver Island arrest.
In local news, a driver died after crashing into a water-filled ditch in Delta, B.C., a Calgary family shares their story during ALS awareness month, and the City of Calgary finalizes a program to add 10,000 trees to its canopy by 2026. Ottawa Police Service faces a $25 million budget deficit, and Riverside South residents will see plans for a massive recreation complex.
In Montreal, police search for a man posing as a postal worker to steal mail, while Loto-Quebec seeks winners of $1 million and a lifetime prize. Rotating pop-ups will occupy empty Station Park food hall space. Edmonton events are highlighted, and over 300 drug overdoses are reported in Moncton, N.B., in less than two weeks.
A Halifax house fire sends one to the hospital, and a man found guilty in a Winnipeg restaurateur's killing receives a 7-year sentence. Winnipeg teens prepare to be ball carriers at the World Cup, and a pair is charged with attempted murder on behalf of a criminal organization.
A Saskatchewan roadway draws attention for its unusual design, Team Canada makes FIFA World Cup history, and a Guelph, Ont., family buys a robotic exoskeleton with donations. Bear spray incidents are down in Saskatoon due to sales restrictions, and College Drive construction faces delays. A mass-casualty collision occurs at a London, Ont., shopping centre, and an impaired suspect flees and crashes a truck.
The Yates trial sees the Crown wrap up evidence, a two-vehicle collision sends a pickup into a south London home, and the RBC Canadian Open impacts traffic. An attacker of Elnaz Hajtamiri is deported, one beach is closed and three are under bacteria warnings, and World Cup game viewing locations in Windsor are listed.
BC Hydro expects record spring power consumption due to the World Cup and hot weather. A B.C. mom encourages her daughter with cerebral palsy to enjoy a skatepark, and a former top defence official warns against booing the U.S. anthem. A suspect is dead after a Texas shooting that killed one and injured nine.
In other news, a judge denies the Kennedy Center's request for a pause on an order to remove Trump's name from a building. PM Carney announces a new intelligence exchange agreement with France, discusses a potential social media ban, and unveils a plan to lower food costs. Steel producers are unhappy with tariff remission program extensions, SpaceX soars 23% in its Wall Street debut, and an appeals court upholds Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud conviction.
Senior doctors consider leaving the U.K. for Canada, Emory University explores a promising therapy for childhood leukemia, and a study examines social anxiety disorder. David Hockney dies at 88, Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at 36, and Gwyneth Paltrow faces backlash for a luxury Israel real estate ad.
Canadian tennis star Mboko will miss Wimbledon with an injured MCL, Donald Trump will not attend the U.S. team's World Cup opener, and Canada's multiculturalism leads to dual allegiances for World Cup fans. As UFOs go mainstream, the jury is out on alien life's implications for religion. A Congolese refugee turned fashion designer dresses Kentucky's governor and NBA stars, and the first leather bag from T-Rex cells is auctioned in Paris.
Timmy, Germany's humpback whale, likely lived only 5 days after a controversial rescue. Environment Canada cuts to radar research put the public at risk, and hundreds of thousands are without power after Midwest storms. Social media use at a young age is linked to earlier drug and alcohol experimentation, the U.S. releases a third batch of UFO files, and Instagram experiences issues.
