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A Manitoba man sentenced to life in prison after a judge convicted him of sending letter bombs to his ex-wife and two lawyers in 2015 has been denied full parole. 

A parole board hearing for Guido Amsel took place earlier this month, 10 years after Amsel committed his crimes. 

The board found that despite Amsel's generally behaving positively while incarcerated and participating in some programming, he shows no remorse for his actions and continues to believe he was set up by police and his ex-wife. 

The Canada Revenue Agency has offered contract extensions to around 850 call centre employees as their union sounds the alarm over staffing levels. 

CRA spokesperson Etienne Biram says the workers, whose contracts were set to expire in September, were contacted about the decision last week.

The federal union representing workers at the tax agency recently launched an online campaign denouncing staffing cuts. 

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to meet with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington this week after Ottawa announced it would be lifting some retaliatory tariffs.

LeBlanc's office said he will travel to the United States capital on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced last Friday that Canada will drop some retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products to match American tariff exemptions for goods covered under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade, called CUSMA. .

Heading into the 2025-26 minor hockey season, Hockey Manitoba has announced they will be launching the 'Green Armband Initiative', a program designed for younger officials, starting in the Pembina Valley with plans for it to expand province wide in the future.

For all officials, every level

Large-scale paintings combine with bullet casings, shoes and other objects at the 226 Gallery on Main Street for an artist’s response to a crisis continuing to unfold in his home country.  

Approximately $17,900 worth of fentanyl, a replica firearm, and other drug-related evidence was seized following a traffic stop on Friday night. 

At 10:38 p.m. on August 22, the Winnipeg Police Service received a call from a concerned citizen about a 2019 Chevrolet Malibu being driven recklessly on Portage Avenue after entering the city from the Perimeter Highway. 

20 arrests have been made over a three-day period following a string of retail robberies in Transcona and St. Boniface. 

A retail theft suppression project conducted by the Winnipeg Police Service’s East District Community Support Unit, with the assistance of the Property Crime Unit, and East District General Patrol officers, took place between August 21 through August 23. 

The project was a proactive effort to address the serious issue of shoplifting and the threat of injury to staff and the general public.

Kennedy Center dance programming team terminated amid sweeping staff upheaval

The Kennedy Center has dismissed its dance programming team, the latest in a series of layoffs and resignations since former U.S. president Donald Trump assumed leadership of the cultural institution earlier this year.

Winnipeggers can enjoy a multitude of activities this winter and fall as the leisure guide registration starts at 8 a.m. on Tuesday. 

The fall/winter leisure guide includes many activities, including swimming lessons across the city, as well as skating lessons. 

Celebrating Banff with strings attached.

From August 25 to 29, 2025, Classic 107 is proud to celebrate the ongoing 15th Banff International String Quartet Competition by presenting a daily string quartet spotlight at 1 PM—each reflecting the style and era showcased at that day’s Banff round.