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Community group needs help clearing Winnipeg streets of litter

With the spring weather thawing out the city, Winnipeggers are noticing something being left behind by the disappearing snow.

While the litter-lined lanes might look unpleasant right now, it will only get worse. (source: Mason DePatie, CTV News)

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.

Kerri Einarson, Canada, in action during the match between Norway and Canada during the semi finals of the LGT World Women's Curling Championship at Goransson Arena in Sandviken, Sweden, Saturday March 25, 2023. (Jonas Ekstromer/TT via AP)

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

The St. Vital bridge rehabilitation project is currently the only construction zone in Winnipeg with zipper merge signage in place. The city said starting next week, a project on northbound Oak Point Highway will have them in as well. (Source: Daniel Halmarson, CTV News)

'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 rallying supporters in Waco ahead of possible charges

Staring down a possible indictment, a defiant Donald Trump is hoping to put on a show of force Saturday at the first rally of his 2024 presidential campaign, 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.

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Officials: 2 dead, 5 missing in chocolate factory explosion

An explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania on Friday killed two people and left five people missing, authorities said. One person was pulled from the rubble overnight.

In this screen grab from video provided by WPVI-TV/6ABC, smoke rises from an explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading, Pa., March 24, 2023. (WPVI-TV/6ABC via AP)

Putin says Russia will station tactical nukes in Belarus

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans on Saturday to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, a warning to the West as it steps up military support for Ukraine.

Risk of a hard landing for Canadian economy is up, former Bank of Canada governor says

Former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says Canada’s economy is at a greater risk of a 'hard landing' — a rapid economic slowdown following a period of growth and approaching a recession.

Canadians view own country favourably but many unsure about Canada's system of government: survey

A recent study by the Angus Reid Institute found Canadians view their country more positively than Americans do, but only a slight majority of people in Canada believe their system of government is good.

Declining suicide rates in Europe may be linked to increased preventative initiatives: report

Within the last decade the total suicide rate among European nations have decreased, according to a new report that says increased suicide prevention initiatives may have helped bring down this death rate.