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Visual artists of all mediums will descend on the Red River Exhibition Park this weekend for the Winnipeg Fine Art Fair. The event, which first welcomed audiences last year, will see over 70 artists showcasing a wide range of mediums and methods over the course of three days.

The latest exhibit at the University of Winnipeg’s Gallery 1C03 is an act of reclamation and decolonization. 

Reclaimed: Indo-Caribbean HerStories tells the story of Indo-indentureship from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries through a feminist lens. The many her-stories contained within the exhibit are shared through mixed media based in ceramics and photography created by Toronto-based artist Heidi McKenzie. 

Manitobans are seeing immediate relief at the pumps today as the consumer carbon price is officially set to zero.

Liberal leader Mark Carney, shortly after winning the party's leadership race, signed an order in council making the removal official April 1st. The carbon price came with a quarterly rebate to offset the cost of inflation; the final rebate will come in April.

Spring in Winnipeg means the return of the Winnipeg Baroque Festival, and with it, one of its signature events—the Bach Marathon Concert. Organized by the Winnipeg Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO), this beloved event takes place on Saturday, April 5, at Young United Church, running from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

Many workers in Manitoba are set to see a slight increase in their wages this fall.

The Manitoba government says the minimum wage is to go up by 20 cents to $16 an hour.

The increase is to take effect on Oct. 1.

Manitoba's minimum wage is updated annually and tied to inflation.

The government says the latest increase reflects the province's 2024 inflation rate of 1.1 per cent.

The federal minimum wage for employees in the federally regulated private sector is $17.75.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 31, 2025.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised Monday to get the federal government back into the business of home building, while Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives pitched a national energy corridor to fast-track approval of key infrastructure.

The New Democrats rolled out their own national project — a promise to help retrofit 3.3 million homes and pay for it by cutting supports for big oil and gas companies. 

Minimum wage is going up in Manitoba.

An increase of 20 cents will take effect Oct. 1, 2025.

The last jump in minimum wage was October 2024, which saw the rate going up by 50 cents to $15.80.

The increase this October will raise the current minimum wage from $15.80 to $16.00.

This adjustment is based on Manitoba's inflation rate of 1.1 percent, rounded up to the nearest five cents.

 The Winnipeg Baroque Festival continues this week with a brand-new ensemble set to introduce itself to the city’s classical music audience.

The Trio Leonarda, consisting of violinist Elation Pauls, cellist Alyssa Ramsay and keyboardist Leanne Regehr Lee, owes their name to the Ursuline nun and composer Isabella Leonarda from the early 17th century. Leonarda’s music will play a key role in their debut concert called Heaven Will Always Return.

The Winnipeg Police Service is asking for the public's assistance in solving the city's most recent homicide. 

Just before 10 a.m. on Friday, officers were called to a back lane in the 700 block of Wellington Avenue, where they found a deceased man. 

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Bronson Emery Dale Kequahtooway, who was living in Winnipeg but originally from Zagime Anishinabek First Nation, in Saskatchewan.

The Homicide Unit has taken over the investigation.

As we embrace the Winnipeg Baroque Festival (March 30th to April 19th), we here at Classic 107 will be exploring Rosary Sonatas of Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber.  This is a rare chance to immerse yourself in Biber’s profound storytelling.