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  The new face challenging River Heights Liberal stronghold

  A political expert says a new NDP candidate could change things in the Liberal stronghold of River Heights.

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  'Tell us why we can't have a team': Players protest shutdown of Transcona hockey team

  A Transcona high school hockey team is looking for answers after their program was shut down on very short notice this week.

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  Teenager abducted at knifepoint and sexually assaulted: Winnipeg police

  The Winnipeg Police Service has made an arrest after a teenage girl was abducted and sexually assaulted on Sunday evening.

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  Manitoba NDP says it would make Orange Shirt Day a statutory holiday if elected

  Manitoba New Democrats are promising to make the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a statutory holiday in the province next year if they win Tuesday's election.

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  Last living suspect in 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted in Las Vegas on murder charge

  A man who prosecutors say ordered the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur was arrested and charged with murder Friday in a long-awaited breakthrough in one of hip-hop's most enduring mysteries.

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  History in the making: First ever Indigenous-led opera prepares for Winnipeg debut

  'Li Keur: Riel's Heart of the North' is a brand new production by Manitoba Opera and it is a completely Indigenous-led program.

• 1 in 3 Manitobans not voting for PCs due to pandemic response: poll

  One-third of Manitobans say the provincial government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has made them not want to vote for the Progressive Conservatives come election day, according to new polling.

• Police investigating explosion in downtown Winnipeg

  The Winnipeg Police Service is investigating an explosion in the city’s downtown area on Thursday.

• How the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is being marked in Winnipeg

  Saturday marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which is a time to honour and commemorate survivors of residential schools and those who never returned home.

• 'We’re going to be here': Landfill blockade removed, but protesters will still make their voices heard

  A blockade set up Wednesday evening leading to the Brady Landfill came down on Thursday, but the protesters who put it up say they will be back if they need to be.

• Manitoba Tories promise to push for reforms to Canada's criminal justice system

  Manitoba Progressive Conservatives are promising to call together other provincial justice ministers to push Ottawa for reforms in the criminal justice system.

• What's open and closed in Winnipeg on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  Saturday marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which means some businesses, services and organizations may be closed or operating at reduced hours over the weekend and into Monday.

• Arrest made after alleged indecent act outside Winnipeg school

  A 21-year-old Winnipeg man has been arrested after he allegedly committed an indecent act outside of a Winnipeg elementary school.

• Some hospitals are bringing back masking - and the general public should consider it this fall too, experts say

  Some hospitals are instigating stricter masking rules again amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases, and although we’ve probably seen the end of broad masking mandates, some experts say the general public should also be making more use of this tool in our arsenal of measures to fight illness.

• Judge says she is ending conservatorship between former NFL player Michael Oher and Memphis couple

  A Tennessee judge said Friday she is ending a conservatorship agreement between former NFL player Michael Oher and a Memphis couple who took him in when he was in high school.

• U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, trailblazer and champion of liberal priorities, dies at age 90

  Dianne Feinstein, whose three decades in the Senate made her the longest-serving female U.S. senator in history, has died, according to a source familiar.

• Woman found dead in Winnipeg; homicide unit investigating

  The Winnipeg Police Service’s homicide unit is investigating after a woman was found dead in the Daniel McIntyre neighbourhood Thursday morning.

• Manitoba NDP releases full platform with potential balanced budget, COVID-19 inquiry

  Manitoba New Democrats laid out more details Thursday of their campaign promises to boost spending on health care, reduce class sizes, return to a balanced budget and hold an inquiry into how the Progressive Conservative government handled the COVID-19 pandemic.