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Grey Cup primer: Can Montreal stop Saskatchewan?
Sun, 16 Nov 2025 18:04:43 EST
A men's football quarterback looks on and smiles during a practice.


Port of Churchill, Hudson Bay Railway get $51M in provincial money toward improvements
Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:13:43 EST
A large statue of a polar bear stands with industrial buildings and a sign reading "Manitoba" in the background.

Manitoba is putting up $51 million in new funding to help upgrade the Hudson Bay Railway line as federal and provincial government officials were in Winnipeg Sunday to work toward the possibility of expanding the Port of Churchill.


Hardy tailgaters gear up for Grey Cup in Winnipeg
Sun, 16 Nov 2025 18:09:55 EST
Eight people all in blue pose for a picture

For one day and one day only, Jeremy Remillard is going to cheer for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Remillard and a group of his friends started tailgating outside Princess Auto Stadium beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday, gearing up for the 112th Grey Cup game.


Prime minister says Louis Riel's legacy 'helps to unite' Canada at event marking Métis leader's execution
Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:16:14 EST
Crowd with the front row of people seated, including two men in suits. Some people are smiling and clapping, and woven sashes are worn by a few people in the crowd.

Prime Minister Mark Carney laid a wreath at the grave of Louis Riel to mark the 140th anniversary of the Red River Métis leader's execution at a ceremony in Winnipeg on Sunday morning.


Santa Claus parade brings out thousands on Grey Cup weekend
Sun, 16 Nov 2025 09:22:06 EST
A man dressed as Santa Claus on a Christmas float

A massive crowd of people lined the streets of downtown Winnipeg on Saturday to see colourful Christmas floats and Santa Claus, and to get a close up look at the Canadian Football League’s championship trophy.


Pedestrian dead after collision in Winnipeg's North End
Sun, 16 Nov 2025 11:35:23 EST
A pedestrian was taken to hospital in critical condition after being hit by a car on Saturday afternoon.

A pedestrian is dead after he was struck by a vehicle in Winnipeg's North End neighbourhood on Saturday afternoon, police said.


Flin Flon has been 'a little jewel' for northern Manitoba creators for nearly a century, artists say
Sat, 15 Nov 2025 06:00:00 EST
Man with grey beard and dark eyeglasses wears a cowboy hat and holds a bright blue guitar painting with a rainbow bird

A mining town with a deeply musical past, Flin Flon has been a haven for artists since the northern Manitoba city was founded nearly 100 years ago.


4 people hospitalized after house fire in Transcona
Sat, 15 Nov 2025 13:39:37 EST
The exterior of a fire-damaged one-storey house.

Four people were sent to hospital after a fire broke out in Winnipeg’s Transcona neighbourhood Saturday morning.


Winnipeg Jets' Cole Perfetti returns to ice, scores 1st goal of season after injury
Sun, 16 Nov 2025 11:27:10 EST
Hockey player in a dark blue jersey and white helmet looks over his shoulder

Counted on to shoulder a bigger role with the Winnipeg Jets this season, Cole Perfetti notched his first goal of the season on Saturday.


Winnipeg Jets' Vilardi scores winner during shootout against Calgary Flames
Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:39:20 EST
Hockey player in a white and blue jersey with the number "13" and last name "Vilardi" scores on a net with a goalie in a red and yellow jersey with the number "32."

Gabriel Vilardi scored the only goal in the shootout on Saturday as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Calgary Flames 4-3.


'Emotional, proud day' for Winnipeg's Palestinian community as province raises flag for 1st time
Sat, 15 Nov 2025 15:58:00 EST
A large group of people wearing coats stand waving black, white, green and red flags

A large crowd gathered at Memorial Park in Winnipeg to see the Manitoba government raise the Palestinian flag for the first time early Saturday morning — a move celebrated by the local Palestinian community, but decried by B'nai Brith Canada as an "error in judgment" by province.


City's plan to combat strain on fire department isn't 'going to move the needle': union
Sat, 15 Nov 2025 07:00:00 EST
Firefighters battle a house fire at night in Winnipeg's West End.

The union representing Winnipeg's firefighters says it's not satisfied with plans to decrease strain on the department outlined in the City of Winnipeg’s preliminary budget for 2026.


Sioux Valley Dakota Nation elects Jennifer Bone as new chief after halted vote count resumes
Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:21:44 EST
Jennifer Bone is elected chief in Sioux Valley Dakota Nation.

Sioux Valley Dakota Nation has elected a new chief and council after vote counting resumed Friday, following an abrupt halt to the counting process Thursday night, when the electoral officer stopped the process and left, citing safety concerns. 


Oh fudge! Cocoa prices are down, but sweet treats still pricey for holiday shoppers
Sat, 15 Nov 2025 07:00:00 EST
Chocolate bars on display at Brownie-Palooza store

Cocoa prices are coming down, but Winnipeggers may still be left with a bitter taste when they go go out shopping for treats ahead of the holidays.


Capital spending up 75% in draft 2026 Winnipeg budget
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:00:00 EST
A man seated at a table speaks into a microphone.

The City of Winnipeg plans to significantly ramp up borrowing and spending on capital projects next year, with hundreds of millions more going to fund major infrastructure projects like upgrades to the North End Water Pollution Control Centre and purchases of more buses.


Vatican returns Indigenous cultural items to Canada's Catholic bishops on a 'historic day'
Sat, 15 Nov 2025 05:56:49 EST
An old kayak

A century-old Inuvialuit kayak once used for beluga and whale hunts, and 61 other cultural objects from First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities have long been held in Vatican Museums vaults. But the items will be returned to Canada on Dec. 6 after Pope Leo on Saturday gifted them to a delegation of Catholic bishops.


CFL 'guilty of bad timing' in rule changes amid surge of Canadian patriotism: Winnipeg fan
Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:50:02 EST
Two football players shown walking down a corridor, backlit by the field

The Canadian Football League is fighting fan unhappiness over upcoming rule changes that traditionalists say betray the Canadian version's proud differences from the better-known U.S. game, ahead of the CFL's championship game on Sunday.


Winnipeg couple plead guilty to animal cruelty after killing cats, birds, axolotl for videos they sold
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:46:18 EST
A photo shows a smiling woman and man posing for the camera.

A Winnipeg couple have pleaded guilty to multiple counts of animal cruelty after being arrested last year for making videos of animals being tortured and killed and selling them on a messaging app — a venture that included more than 90 animals, ranging from kittens to birds to an axolotl.


State of emergency declared in Garden Hill amid hepatitis A outbreak in Island Lake
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:30:21 EST
Oogoogeek dive team searches the waters of Island Lake for missing community members.

The grand council representing First Nations in the Island Lake region of northern Manitoba says a state of emergency has been declared in one of its communities as it looks to contain an outbreak of hepatitis A.


Vote count resumes in Sioux Valley Dakota nation
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:07:13 EST
A group of people stand outside a building with a sign encouraging people to vote.

Ballot counting in Sioux Valley Dakota Nation’s election for chief and council was halted Thursday night after the electoral officer abruptly stopped the process and left, citing safety concerns. On Friday, elders appointed a new electoral officer and ordered counting to resume that afternoon.