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The Winnipeg Police Service is asking motorists to avoid the East Perimeter Highway and Highway 1 "at all costs" on Friday afternoon.

A witness says a semi-trailer crashed through a guardrail on the East Perimeter overpass and landed ontop of a passing train below. A CN train derailed as a result.

In a video posted online Cst. Stephen Spencer of the WPS called it a "major train derailment."

The East Perimeter is closed in all directions at Highway 1.

STARS Air Ambulance was dispatched, but there is no word yet on injuries.

Pat King, one of the most prominent figures of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" in Ottawa, has been found guilty on five counts including mischief and disobeying a court order.

A jury deliberated for about an hour Friday before convicting two men on human smuggling charges in a case where a family from India froze to death in Manitoba while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border.

Steve Shand of Florida and Harshkumar Patel, an Indian national arrested in Chicago, were each found guilty on all four counts they faced related to bringing unauthorized people into the U.S., transporting them and profiting from it.

A 28-year-old male is facing charges after attempting to assault an officer in Point Douglas. 

On Nov. 21, at 4:22 p.m., the Winnipeg Police Service received a call in regards to an adult male who was armed with a firearm in Point Douglas. 

Members of the Central, North, and East District General Patrol, Tactical Support Unit (TST), and K9 Unit responded to the report. The Major Crimes Unit was in the area due to an unrelated matter and noticed a male suspect matching the description of the suspect in the rear lane of the first 100 block of Lorne Avenue. 

A missionary organization based in the USA has set up a dedicated fund for the children of Beau Shroyer,  a young missionary who was violently killed while serving Jesus in Angola, Africa.

The incident happened on Oct. 25, 2024. Since then, three people, including, Shroyer's wife, Jackie, and Bernardino Elias, who worked as a security guard and housekeeper for the family, have been arrested. A fourth suspect remains on the lam.

Katy Nichole, the RIAA Platinum®-selling and Dove Award-winning artist, released her new single “When I Fall” today, Nov. 22.

The song, now available on all major streaming platforms, is the lead single from her highly anticipated sophomore album, which has yet to be titled or receive a release date.

The track has already resonated with millions, amassing over 200 million views on TikTok and inspiring more than 100,000 creators to share their own renditions.

Stonewall RCMP are investigating following the discovery of human remains near a home in the RM of Rockwood.

The discovery was made at around 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21 at an address located off Highway 7.

The death is being treated as suspicious and is believed to have happened within the last month

The cause of death remains under investigation  

Stonewall RCMP, along with RCMP Major Crime Services and Forensic Identification Services, continue to investigate.

After years of prayer, planning, and transformation—both physical and spiritual—a new chapter begins for a southern Manitoba church this weekend.

Gospel Mission Church says it is excited to announce its official launch on November 24 at 10 a.m.

Brad Driedger, the campus pastor of Gospel Mission Morden, shared the vision behind the event.  

The Winnipeg Police Service has been unable to find any evidence that a dangerous person was on campus at the University of Manitoba earlier this week.

On Tuesday, Winnipeg police flooded the U of M's Fort Garry campus after receiving reports of a man allegedly armed with a large kitchen knife near the Allen building. 

The Winnipeg Police Service used social media and the province's Alert Ready Emergency Alert System to get the word out and to ask people to avoid the area. 

Premier Wab Kinew and Mayor Scott Gillingham will go head to head later this month in a friendly hockey game. 

It's all part of the Winnipeg 150 City vs. Province Hockey Game at Gateway Recreation Centre, which will see the mayor, city councillors and members of Winnipeg's Public Service face off against the Premier, MLAs and provincial staff.