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A Winnipeg woman is facing criminal charges after allegedly stealing nearly $95,000 from her employer over the course of a year.

According to the Winnipeg Police Service, the Financial Crime Unit launched an investigation in April 2024 after receiving a report of fraud from a commercial business in the 900 block of Powell Avenue.

Police say the investigation revealed that between May 2023 and April 2024, a female employee used her position to generate fraudulent invoices and receipts, which she then deposited into her personal bank account.

Friends and family of University of Manitoba student and basketball star continue to grieve following his sudden death over Easter weekend. 

Michael Makumbi, 22, attended the University of Manitoba as an international student. He was also part of the Legacy Preparatory Basketball Academy and Segue, a faith-based student club at the UM.

The young athlete died suddenly during the Easter weekend, which friends and family are attributing to a blood clot. 

Joshua Mudiwa became friends with Michael within days of arriving in Canada.

As we head into the summer months, the Manitoba RCMP and MPI are reminding Manitobans to slow down. 

"Speeding is one of the most dangerous high-risk driving behaviours we see in Manitoba," said Maria Campos, MPI Vice President & Chief Customer and Product Officer. "The thousands of crashes and the high number of fatalities are very concerning, and we want to make sure that law enforcement has the tools they need to help curb this behaviour."

FortWhyte Alive has officially opened its new visitor centre, something that has been in the works for years. 

The FortWhyte Alive Buffalo Crossing, Paul Albrechtsen Visitor Centre, is located along McGilivary Boulevard.

This new building, built to the highest global energy efficiency standards, will serve as both a physical and symbolic gateway to the 660-acre reclaimed urban green space.

Funeral For:  Henry Thiessen 
Funeral Date: April 27, 2025 
Henry Thiessen, 88, of Winnipeg formerly of Stuartburn, passed away Wednesday, April 23rd at Heritage Lodge. He is survived by his wife Susan, 1 daughter, 2 sons, 1 sister, and their families. He was predeceased by his parents Jacob and Ana Thiessen, 2 sons, 3 sisters and 5 brothers. 
The funeral service for Henry Thiessen will be held Sunday, 11am at Friends Funeral Service, 2146 Main Street, with burial at Reinfeld Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at the chapel one hour prior to the service. 

Students from a West End junior high are being offered an eight-week course with a reward.  

In partnership with The Wrench, a charitable non-profit that operates the largest and best-equipped community bike shop in western Canada, General Wolfe School is offering a bicycle repair and maintenance course. 

Over two months, the youth, all in Grade 9, work on refurbishing a bike, which in return they can take home and call their own. 

A Christian radio broadcast ministry is sharing the good news of Jesus with the many people left picking up the pieces of their lives in Myanmar after a recent and devastating earthquake. 

The 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the country of Myanmar on Mar. 28, 2025, with the initial death toll of 1,700 people. 

Provincial public health officials are warning Manitobans of possible exposure to measles. 

Officials say two new confirmed cases of measles have been reported in the Southern Health-Santé Sud region related to recent travel to Mexico. 

Both individuals were at Southwood School in the Garden Valley School Division during the infectious period. 

Donald Bolen, the archbishop of Regina, is travelling to Vatican City for Saturday’s funeral of Pope Francis – a journey, he says, is to honour a pontiff who mirrored his vision and his compassion.

"When (Francis) put out a book called 'The Name of God is Mercy,' I smiled. Because my episcopal motto is 'mercy within mercy within mercy' — very much that same understanding,” Bolen said in an interview.

"I had enormous respect for Pope Francis through his pontificate.”

Pierre Poilievre is defending the Conservative campaign platform's heavy reliance on economic growth in a period of deep uncertainty, while the NDP and Liberals spar over cost-cutting.

The Conservative leader was campaigning in Hamilton, Ont., on Wednesday, with just days to go before the federal vote on Monday and a day after he released the party's costed campaign platform.