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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is condemning violence that erupted Sunday when Indian consular officials visited a Hindu temple in Brampton, Ont., as police announced three people have been charged in the clash.

Visits by Indian officials to the temple in Brampton and another in Surrey, B.C., were met with protests from demonstrators seeking a separate Sikh nation called Khalistan.

A man remains in hospital after being struck by a car near Kildonan Place Mall Monday evening. 

Emergency crews were called to Regent Avenue West and Stapon Road at around 6:45 p.m., where they found a man in his 30s suffering from serious injuries. 

He was transported to hospital, where he remains in unstable condition. 

The driver of the vehicle involved remained at the scene and spoke with police. No charges have been laid. 

Traffic Collision Investigators have taken over the investigation. 

The Winnipeg Goldeyes announced Monday that right-handed starting pitcher Landen Bourassa has signed with the club for the 2025 American Association season. It will be the Lethbridge, Alberta native’s fifth season with the Goldeyes.
 
Bourassa made 20 starts in 2024, going 8-7 with a pair of complete games. He recorded a 4.01 earned run average in 119 innings.

The family of Murray Sinclair, former senator and chair of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, has shared a statement honouring his legacy and detailing how the public can pay their respects.

Murray Sinclair, who was born when Indigenous people did not yet have the right to vote, grew up to become one of the most decorated and influential people to work in Indigenous justice and advocacy.

A former judge and senator, one of Sinclair's biggest roles was chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into residential schools. 

He died Monday morning in a Winnipeg hospital, said his son Niigaan Sinclair. He was 73.

Sinclair was a father of five and a grandfather.

No arrests have been made in connection to a carjacking that took place over the weekend in the Centennial neighbourhood.

Winnipeg police were called to the intersection of Sherbrook St. and Ross Ave. shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday, where they found a 39-year-old man suffering from minor injuries. 

Quincy Jones, the trailblazing producer, arranger, and musician whose influence touched nearly every corner of the music world, has died.

Jones' publicists confirmed the producer died on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, at his home in Bel Air.

Growing up in Chicago, Jones' early life was shaped by the vibrant but challenging environment of the city’s South Side. He discovered music as a form of solace and self-expression, and by his teens, he was already playing trumpet and arranging music professionally.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to the provinces' premiers, asking them to eliminate their sales taxes on new homes that are under $1 million.

It follows Poilievre's own pledge last week that if he becomes prime minister, he will axe the federal sales tax on new homes sold for under $1 million.

The Conservatives estimated that measure would reduce the cost of an $800,000 home by $40,000 and spur construction of another 30,000 homes per year.

The provincewide lockout against a union of more than 700 foremen at all British Columbia ports is expected to begin at 8 a.m.

The BC Maritime Employers Association has said the lockout is meant to "facilitate a safe and orderly wind-down of operations" in light of "escalating and unpredictable strike action."

Last week, it said the move was being done "defensively" after International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 had issued a 72-hour strike notice for job action, which also starts at 8 a.m.

The Winnipeg Police Service is asking for the public's assistance identifying the driver of a vehicle involved in a collision in September that seriously injured a pedestrian.

The crash happened at around 3:30 a.m. on Sept. 29 near the intersection of St. Anne's Rd. and Granby Bay.

A passerby alerted police of the collision. When officers arrived, they found an 18-year-old woman suffering from serious non life-threatening bodily injuries.

She was transported to hospital in unstable condition and later upgraded to stable.