A 67-year-old man police have described as transient is dead after an early morning car crash in Headingley, Man.

Joseph Dunford, currently serving as the province's deputy minister of public service delivery, had his nomination confirmed by the city's Executive Policy Committee Tuesday.

He has spoken out about being quizzed on working with his ex's rumoured new love during this year's charity football match ...

The community was evacuated due to wildfires, but the device — which police say looked like a pipe bomb — was noticed by staff who were preparing for the return of students.