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Folklorama major fundraiser for local cultural organizations

On top of getting a chance to highlight different cultures, Folklorama is also proving to be an important source of funding for local cultural groups.

Performers at Folklorama 2022. The funds raised from ticket and food sales go directly to the cultural groups that run the pavilions.

'When we all join together, that's when true healing takes place': powwow teaches indigenous culture

It was an afternoon of drums, dancing, and reconciliation as 1justcity held its third annual demonstration powwow at Vimy Ridge Park Sunday.

1JustCity held it's third annual demonstration powwow Saturday at Vimy Ridge Park. (Source: Zachary Kitchen, CTV News Winnipeg)

BIZ optimistic about the future of Winnipeg's downtown despite survey showing declining perceptions

A new survey says nearly half of Canadians think their downtown has declined in the last year, but Winnipeg's downtown advocates say they are optimistic about its future, and are working hard to make downtown a safe space for everyone.

Downtown Winnipeg on August 13, 2022 (Source - Zachary Kitchen, CTV News Winnipeg)

Salter, Carlton, Hargrave to be closed for construction: City

The City of Winnipeg is warning motorists of some upcoming road closures due to construction.

Fire crews put out overnight truck blaze

Winnipeg Airports Authority gets $4.8 million to attract new routes

The Winnipeg Airports Authority (WAA) is getting a financial boost from the Province to try and attract new routes to Winnipeg and improve flight connectivity to popular destinations.

Winnipeg police arrest two women from Ontario in connection to grandparent scam

Winnipeg police have arrested and charged two women from Ontario in connection to grandparent scams in the city.

Police, experts sound alarm after another fatal drowning in Manitoba

The number of fatal drownings in Manitoba has police and experts issuing a reminder to Manitobans about how quickly fun in the water can turn tragic.

'I hope that we made this day very special': German memorial honours lost war bomber crew

Families of the crew of a Second World War bomber shot down over Germany in 1945 are finally getting closure for their long-lost loved ones after a local man with a passion for archeology created a memorial in their honour.

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Agent: Rushdie off ventilator and talking, day after attack

'The Satanic Verses' author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and able to talk Saturday, a day after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in upstate New York.

This still image from video shows a man, at left, being escorted from the stage as people tend to author Salman Rushdie, centre right, at the Chautauqua Institution, in Chautauqua, N.Y., Aug. 12, 2022. (AP Photo)

Arizona parents arrested trying to get in locked-down school

Police arrested three Arizona parents, shocking two of them with stun guns, as they tried to force their way into a school that police locked down Friday after an armed man was seen trying to get on campus, authorities said.

Parent of child with rare form of epilepsy distressed over N.S. ER closures

Kristen Hayes lives close to the hospital in Yarmouth, N.S., but she says that twice in the past month, her son, who has a rare form of epilepsy, has been taken by ambulance to the emergency room there, only to be left waiting.

Feds quietly change rules to allow one-time ArriveCAN exemption at land border crossings

The Canada Border Services Agency is temporarily allowing fully vaccinated travellers a one-time exemption to not be penalized if they were unaware of the health documents required through ArriveCAN.

Average rent up more than 10% in July from previous year, report says

Average rent in Canada for all properties rose more than 10 per cent year-over-year in July, according to a recent nationwide analysis of listings on Rentals.ca.