Nicole Buffie is a reporter for the Free Press city desk. Born and bred in Winnipeg, Nicole graduated from Red River College’s Creative Communications program in 2020 and worked as a reporter throughout Manitoba before joining the Free Press newsroom as a multimedia producer in 2023. Read more about Nicole.

The aurora borealis took centre stage on social media overnight as Canadians and Americans enjoyed a powerful geomagnetic storm in the night sky.

A Winnipeg man says he is keeping close tabs on family and friends back home in the Philippines, after two deadly typhoons ravaged the country in a matter of days, because he knows firsthand how destructive and terrifying those storms can be.

A surprise strong (G3) geomagnetic storm lit up skies across the Northern Hemisphere overnight (Nov. 5-6), treating skywatchers to dazzling auroras from Canada to northern North America. Geomagnetic conditions have remained unsettled through Nov. 8, meaning aurora activity could continue as additional solar material sweeps past Earth.

It's October, and fall is supposed to be in full swing, but Winnipeg continues to set records for hot weather.