After seeing satellite images of her home in war-torn Sudan, Amira Ibrahim was unable to eat for two days.
El-Fasher, the state capital of North Darfur and Ibrahim’s hometown, was seized by paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces last week as the country’s civil war continues to rage.
Ibrahim was born in el-Fasher and lived there for 20 years before moving to Winnipeg in 2007, having endured four years of civil war. In 2021, the most recent Statistics Canada census, Canada had welcomed a total o...

Organizations and local artists in Winnipeg are struggling with the rising cost of art supplies. Tiago Resko reports.

Winnipeggers are starting to feel the financial burden of soaring gas prices linked to the recent U.S. and Israel attacks on Iran that have disrupted supply chains around the world.
Since the fighting began Feb. 28, the average price of gas in Canada has increased to 155.9 cents per litre, from 133.6/L, with the average in Winnipeg sitting at 143.9/L, according to sector observer website Gasbuddy.com.
“It’s outrageous,” Rennee Batson, 53, said while filling her tank at 204 Fuels on Salter Street...