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• WestJet pilots to launch strike authorization vote as negotiations fizzle

  The union representing WestJet pilots will launch a strike authorization vote Monday as contract talks with management drag on, the Air Line Pilots Association said Friday.

  

• 'We all respect each other more': How a new youth program is fostering reconciliation through Indigenous land-based knowledge

  A first-of-its-kind program is bringing students from across the country to Winnipeg to learn about Indigenous culture while promoting reconciliation and environmental sustainability to youth.

  

• City unveils final design for Osborne Village cycle route

  The city's final design for bike lanes through Osborne Village has been announced and a cycling advocate is calling the design a positive step.

  

• 'Feels so surreal': Winnipegger wins $1M lottery jackpot

  One Winnipeg woman is the city’s newest millionaire after a big lottery win.

  

• Why some parents are frustrated over $10-a-day childcare in Manitoba

  Parents are citing concerns over the pledge for $10-a-day childcare in Manitoba as certain children are excluded from the rate at certain times of the year.

  

• Donald Trump facing at least one felony charge in New York case: AP sources

  Former U.S. president Donald Trump is facing multiple charges of falsifying business records, including at least one felony offence, in the indictment handed down by a Manhattan grand jury, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday.

  

• Siloam Mission changing entry rules, removing sobriety requirement

  A Winnipeg homeless shelter is making changes to its entry policy and removing its sobriety requirement.

• Manitoba professor aims to preserve Indigenous language

  A University of Manitoba professor is working to keep Indigenous languages alive in the province.

• Akwesasne: Bodies of two more migrants found, bring total dead to eight

  Police say the bodies of eight migrants have been retrieved from the waters off the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne, straddling the Canada - U.S. border. The people whose bodies were recovered Thursday and Friday consisted of two families of Romanian and Indian origins who were likely trying to enter the U.S. illegally, police said Friday.

• 'It's a major project': SCO takes possession of The Bay in downtown Winnipeg

  Plans to transform the vacant Hudson's Bay building in downtown Winnipeg are one step closer to reality.

• Federal minimum wage, taxes on alcohol: Here's what's changing in Canada April 1

  The federal minimum wage is increasing from $15.55 per hour to $16.65, and taxes are going up on gas and alcohol nationwide starting April 1.

• Syphilis cases in babies skyrocket in Canada amid health-care failures

  The numbers of babies born with syphilis in Canada are rising at a far faster rate than recorded in the United States or Europe, an increase public health experts said is driven by increased methamphetamine use and lack of access to the public health system for Indigenous people.

• Police investigating arson at Winnipeg home

  The Winnipeg Police Service is investigating an arson at a home in the city.

• Rush for diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic puts cross-border sales in spotlight

  The B.C. government's bid to restrict the sale of diabetes drug Ozempic to prevent non-Canadian residents draining supplies was the right move and a long time coming, says Brett Skinner, founder and CEO of the Canadian Health Policy Institute.

• Pediatric surgeries may be postponed amid surge in patients at children's ICU: Shared Health

  A surge in patient numbers at the HSC Children’s pediatric ICU may cause some surgical postponements, according to Shared Health.

• Manitoba convicts, pulls licences of hunting outfitters following Wildlife Act violations

  Two Manitoba hunting outfitters have been fined thousands of dollars and lost their licenses after a four-year investigation revealed numerous violations of the wildlife act.

• Ottawa gives final approval, with conditions, for Rogers' $26B purchase of Shaw

  The largest telecommunications deal in Canadian history will go forward after Rogers Communications Inc.'s $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. received approval from Ottawa on Friday.

• Missing Manitoba teen found: RCMP

  The Manitoba RCMP said a missing 15-year-old was found after going missing last week.