When Winnipeg locals talk about "going to the coast," they mean the sandy shores of Lake Winnipeg, about an hour away. Part of the draw, says Joanne Liang, a senior buyer at the landmark H.P ...

It sits on the eastern side of Lake Winnipeg, North America’s sixth largest freshwater lake. The lake and its surrounding beaches are a remnant of the prehistoric Glacial Lake Agassiz.

Eight First Nations have filed a more than $4 billion lawsuit against three levels of government for the ongoing “pollution and degradation” of Lake Winnipeg. “What should be considered a ...