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NDP candidate Shannon Corbett took an early lead minutes after polls closed in the Transcona byelection, and she never looked back.

All 14 polls had reported by 8:39 p.m. on Tuesday, and Corbett claimed victory with 3,616 votes. The PC candidate, Shawn Nason, came in second with 1,569 votes.

The results are unofficial and will be confirmed by Friday.

The 14th annual CAA Manitoba Worst Roads campaign is underway, giving Manitobans the chance to highlight the roads most in need of repair across the province.

“Our research shows that 96 per cent of Manitobans are concerned about the state of our roads,” says Ewald Friesen, manager of government relations at CAA Manitoba. “The CAA Worst Roads campaign gives Manitobans a voice in highlighting the roads they believe are in need of repair, which provides a valuable snapshot to decision-makers.”

Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan has been named one of the three recipients of the 2025 Polar Music Prize, one of the most prestigious honours in the music world. Hannigan, celebrated for her groundbreaking interpretations of contemporary classical music, joins legendary jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and iconic British rock band Queen as this year’s laureates.

The annual rate of inflation accelerated sharply to 2.6 per cent in February as the federal government’s temporary tax break came to an end mid-month, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

That marks a sizeable jump from the 1.9 per cent increase seen in January, when Canadians saw GST and HST taken off a variety of household staples, common gifts and restaurant bills for the entire month.

Selkirk RCMP say a missing 17-year-old girl has been found safe.

RCMP say the girl had not been seen since March 8. They had originally sent out a missing person alert on the evening of March 10.

In an update issued Tuesday, Mounties expressed concern that she may be at risk of exploitation.

She was last seen on March 8, around 8 p.m. at a home in northwest Winnipeg.

On Tuesday, a short time after their second plea for help, the Selkirk RCMP sent out another release saying the teen had been found safe and returned home. 

March is Women's History Month, a time to celebrate the accomplishments of remarkable women throughout history—including those whose voices resonated through music. This week, Classic 107 is shining a spotlight on the works of Cécile Chaminade, a trailblazing French composer and pianist whose compositions captivated audiences in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Each day at 1 p.m., listeners can tune in to hear some of her most significant works, spanning chamber music, piano cycles, and orchestral repertoire.

What do you get when you cross opera and improv comedy? 

The two mediums might seem diametrically opposed on the surface, but at Kilter Brewing on March 18, a new group of improv and opera artists known as The Operavisors will show that the blend is more natural than one might think.  

A 22-year-old man is facing a long list of charges after crashing a stolen vehicle into a light standard in St. James and then fleeing.

The incident happened on Sunday at around 10:15 a.m. Officers responded to Ness Avenue and Ferry Road where they found a red Mitsubishi that had struck a light standard.

The adult driver and female passenger took off before police arrived, leaving the area in a ride-sharing vehicle. 

Officers spotted the vehicle at Ness Avenue and Olive Street and were able to stop it. Both occupants were arrested and taken into custody.

If you regularly tune in to Classic 107, chances are you’ve encountered the enchanting music of Norwegian composer Agathe Backer Grøndahl. And with March being International Women’s History Month, there’s no better time to celebrate this remarkable 19th-century pianist and composer, whose contributions to classical music have too often been eclipsed by her male counterparts. 

It's election day for residents of Transcona. 

A byelection was called after the seat was left open following the death of former education minister Nello Altomare, who died after a battle with cancer on Jan. 14.

The four official candidates for Transcona are former Olympian Susan Auch running as an independent, Brad Boudreau running for the Liberals, Shannon Corbett running for the NDP and former city councillor Shawn Nason running as a PC.