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• 'Go out and have a laugh': Festival of Fools kicks off at The Forks

  A beloved circus-themed event has returned to The Forks, offering free children's entertainment for Winnipeggers throughout spring break.

  

• 'It's a high holiday': The Easter bazaar raising money for Ukrainian newcomers

  Winnipeg's Ukrainian cultural centre hosted an Easter-themed sale this weekend to help people prepare for the upcoming holiday and teach English to Ukrainian newcomers.

  

• 'There's still two camps': Zipper merge divides Winnipeg drivers

  

• Canada's Einarson falls 8-5 to Norway in women's curling world championship semis

  SANDVIKEN, Sweden - Canada's Kerri Einarson fell 8-5 to Norway's Marianne Roervik in the world women's curling championship semifinals on Saturday.

  

• 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it': Proposed liquor in grocery stores pilot brings mixed reactions

  There are mixed feelings in Manitoba about a proposed plan to expand liquor sales and put beer, wine and hard alcohol on the shelves of retailers like grocery stores.

  

• 'A sad thing that happens': Town of Arborg dealing with increase in stray cats

  A town in Manitoba's Interlake area is trying to find new homes for stray cats that were dumped in the community.

  

• Trump, facing potential indictment, holds defiant Waco rally

  Facing a potential indictment, Donald Trump took a defiant stance at a rally Saturday in Waco, disparaging the prosecutors investigating him and predicting his vindication as he rallied supporters in a city made famous by deadly resistance against law enforcement.

• The downtown exhibit showing Winnipeg’s response to two pandemics

  A new interactive exhibit in Winnipeg’s Exchange District is exploring how our community responded to two global pandemics a century apart.

• Manitoba First Nation enforcing new measures to combat drug crisis

  A Manitoba First Nation is enacting measures to combat an ongoing drug and addiction crisis while also calling on the federal and provincial governments to do more to address drug-related deaths within northern remote Indigenous communities.

• Canada finishes with 7-5 round-robin record, makes playoff cut at women's worlds

  SANDVIKEN, Sweden -- Canada's Kerri Einarson closed her round-robin schedule with an 11-5 loss to Denmark's Madeleine Dupont on Friday but still managed to secure a playoff berth at the women's world curling championship.

• MMIWG2S+ licence plates to be available in Manitoba in 2023

  Manitoba Public Insurance is working on a special licence plate meant to raise awareness on the societal issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people that will be made available to the Manitoba public by the end of the year.

• Manitobans dazzled by northern lights dancing in sky

  Manitobans were treated to a stunning display of the northern lights on Thursday night, as the sky was lit up with swirls of green.

• Manitoba-designed satellite heading to International Space Station

  A project created by students and faculty at the University of Manitoba will be blasting off into space later this spring to conduct research.

• Need a job? These are Manitoba’s most in-demand occupations

  Manitoba’s labour force is growing at a rate to supply enough workers for available positions into 2026, according to the province’s labour market outlook.

• Manitoba 2022 spring flooding generated nearly $200M in costs: province

  Manitoba’s spring 2022 flooding left the province with nearly $200 million in costs.

• Winnipeg's temporary patio program is back, Mayor wants to see it stick

  With patio season right around the corner, Winnipeg businesses now have the chance to apply for a temporary patio this summer.

• Manitoba's tuberculosis rate double the national average: WRHA

  Manitoba continues to experience the highest rate of tuberculosis among Canadian provinces, but health officials say that number could be brought down dramatically by addressing root causes of the infectious disease.

• Restaurants and bars brace for biggest alcohol tax jump in 40 years

  Canada's restaurant industry is bracing for the biggest jump in the country's alcohol excise duty in more than 40 years, spurring warnings the tax hike could force some bars and restaurants out of business.