A visit to Canada next month by Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will include a visit with Hudson the polar bear in Winnipeg.

Where do you chill out? Vote for Winnipeg's best park.

The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce wants us to boldly go where no Winnipeg has gone before. Unfortunately, it's leading us down a well-worn path to get there. For the past few years the chamber has held a series of Bold …

Where do you chill out? Vote for Winnipeg's best park.

The town of Birtle is preparing for a big surge of water that could flood homes, the water treatment and sewage plants and even cut off the town’s water supply. The province says an embankment that is holding back water on a tributary of the Birdtail Creek is failing. If it does, it will send […]

The intersection of Wilton and Grosvenor has reopened following a vehicle pedestrian collision shortly before 9 o’clock this morning. The teenager who was struck has been upgraded from critical to stable condition.

University is more expensive than you think. That story at 1pm. But, not only is the cost of tuition more expensive than you may think, but Stats Canada is now telling us that while post-secondary grads are more likely to be employed, high school grads are the ones seeing greater wage gains. Is it still […]

The Aspers have sold their signature downtown building at Portage and Main to Harvard Developments and Greystone Managed Investments. The 33 storey office tower at 201 Portage Avenue is one of Winnipeg’s premier office buildings. The deal is expected to close by the end of May. Harvard’s Managing Director Rosanne Hill says the company is excited about […]

Other highlights from today’s show: -”Heroes are Human Tour” makes it’s way into Winnipeg in May…LISTEN to the detail of this important cross-Canada awareness campaign here -Best-Selling Author Mary-Ann Kirkby has touched down in Winnipeg with her brand NEW book! Details here -Tornado touched down in Arkansas Sunday night, Saskatchewan native & one of North […]

The Winnipeg Public Library wants your opinion to help plan the library’s future. It has launched “Inspiring Ideas” on Monday.

When it comes to the weather, there’s not much to get excited about. Environment Canada’s forecast looks pretty dreary for most of the week, thanks to cool temperatures and the frequent mentions of rain. For today, look for periods of rain (amounts 5-10 millimetres) and a high of

One man was taken to hospital via STARS air ambulance following an ATV crash Sunday. The incident happened near the Stead area earlier in the day. RCMP say the elderly man, believed to be in his sixties, was travelling alone when a medical condition caused him to crash the ATV. There were no

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The Heart and Stroke Foundation said Manitoba needs a dedicated stroke unit at one of Winnipeg's hospitals. The organization said we are the only province in Canada without a stroke unit, adding it can improve mortality rates and outcomes for stroke …

Coca-Cola Canada has donated 300 rain barrels to FortWhyte Alive to help protect Winnipeg's local watersheds. The 170-litre barrels come from recycled beverage concentrate barrels, and can help reduce water bills, conserve water during dry periods, and …

Winnipeg Blue Bombers Logo The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will give amateur football coaches in the community the opportunity to brush up on their coaching skills. Through a partnership with Football Manitoba, the Blue Bombers will host a National Coaches …

The Asper family, under the company Asper Tower Inc., has sold 201 Portage to Harvard Developments Inc. and Greystone Managed Investments Inc. The 33-storey office tower sits at the corner of Portage and Main and houses a number of companies, …

City of Winnipeg golf courses are set to open this week. Harbour View and John Blumbert will open Wednesday, while Kildonan Park opens on Friday. While it’s probably too wet today, the driving range at Harbour View is already open.

Manitoba’s Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed the presence of that pig virus at another high-traffic site. This one is in western Manitoba. This brings the total number of high-traffic or environmental sites that have tested positive to eight. That includes two previously reported cases where it’s likely pigs contracted the virus at a high-traffic site..and […]

Winnipeg’s Asper family is selling the city’s tallest office building, located in the city’s iconic Portage and Main intersection, to two Saskatchewan-based companies.

Aboriginal issues were front and centre at the 2013 Manitoba Book Awards.

Runway improvements at the Winnipeg airport could mean more air traffic noise for residents in some neighbourhoods over the next 14 weeks.

Work to build a multimillion-dollar underpass in Winnipeg’s Transcona neighbourhood isn’t moving quickly enough, according to some who say they haven’t seen much progress in the past year.

The first couple of hip hop is headed to Investors Group Field this summer.

A longtime Exchange District Chinese restaurant that has been closed for almost two months due to frozen water pipes reopened today. Foon Hai, at 329 William Ave., opened just before noon and will be open until 9 p.m. today after being closed for 56 days. Owner Stanley Dare said city crews dug

Manitoba Progressive Conservatives say they want to reach out to all Manitobans — not just members of their party — to obtain their views on policy issues. This morning, they released a broad policy blueprint consisting of six categories, ranging from “bright futures for our

Thousands of people killed in the Holocaust have associations to Winnipeggers. More than 50 people read the names of some of those victims Monday at a Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) ceremony at the Manitoba Legislature Building. Jeff Lieberman, program chair of the event, lost seven

I consider myself to be one of the lucky few who have had the opportunity to have Winnipeg artist and fashion designer, Lennard Taylor (Facebook Fanpage), create a pair of custom, raw jeans for me. He helped me choose …

The Morning News from Global Winnipeg, April 25, 2014.

The idea of going camping is often to leave the working world behind, turn off technology and be one with nature, but a move by Parks Canada could make it a little more difficult to disconnect.

The Tories are opening up their policies for public input in a new initiative announced on Monday.

Winnipeg police have shut down an intersection of River Heights after a teenager was hit by a car. Police said the teen, who was taken to hospital in critical condition, was struck at about 8:45 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Grosvenor Avenue and …

The Manitoba government is increasing penalties for unsafe workplaces. A bill now before the legislature would boost the maximum fines under the Workers Compensation Act. The top fine for workers jumps to $5,000 from $1,500, and, for employers, …

A long, cold winter continues to create problems for Winnipeggers. River City Home Inspection said the number of calls related to mould is higher this year. Inspector Jed Cox said the winter caused more condensation in homes, which can lead to the …

BTBO Beyonce and JayZ. CONTEST. OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS. April 29, 2014 – May 2, 2014. 1. To find out the details of the applicable ticket giveaway, view the Contest spot during CTV Morning Live on the applicable local cable or satellite …

Happening through May 4, the railway will be out in full force all week conducting safety initiatives at commuter stations, CN intermodal terminals and railway crossings in Canada and the United States. CN says the leading cause of rail-related …