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People living in the Shaughnessy Park area now have a new place to shoot hoops and enjoy time with family.

On Saturday, the City of Winnipeg, the Government of Canada and Buckets & Borders, celebrated the grand opening of major park improvements at Northwood Community Centre.

Neighbourhood residents now have access to a new basketball court with sport surfacing, playground equipment, and new seating areas throughout the park and around the wading pool.

When Prime Minister Jean Chrétien got hit in the face with a pie 25 years ago, the only thing hurt was his pride.

A quarter-century later, Canada's security landscape has changed radically. Threats of violence against politicians have become far more common. What seemed like a harmless prank then looks more like a warning now.

"There is this view that you're a politician, it's all fair game," said Catherine McKenna — who was herself the target of multiple threats of violence while she served as a federal minister.

The Pan American Health Organization says Canada has the highest number of measles cases on the continent and more action is needed to address low vaccination rates.

The regional agency within the World Health Organization, which covers North and South America, says there has been an exponential rise in measles this year. 

As of Aug. 8, it recorded 10,139 confirmed measles cases across ten countries, representing a 33-fold increase compared to the same period in 2024, when there were 311 cases. 

The Winnipeg Police Service has located a missing 9-year-old boy.

He was last seen at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Jefferson area of Winnipeg. 

He was safely located early Saturday evening. 

Dozens of motorcyclists gathered on Saturday morning at Deacon's Corner in Springfield for the Guardians of the Children's 'Empower the Children' motorcycle ride.

Guardians of the Children is an advocacy organization that supports and protects children who have endured abuse. The organization has a motorcycle-focused outreach.

The group supports victims of child abuse by accompanying them to court and holding family-focused events to foster healing and healthy connections.

The resurfacing of a St. Vital street has lead to the temporary closure of a Winnipeg fire hall.

According to the United Firefighters of Winnipeg, Station 26, located at 1525 Dakota St., will be closed effective Aug. 16.

"Just days after a Southwalk Bay fire destroyed one home and damaged two others—where the closest available fire apparatus took nearly 2.5x longer than the national standard—St. Vital residents will now face continued response delays around the clock," said the UFFW in a post on Facebook. 

The father of a First Nations woman who died at the hands of a Winnipeg serial killer told a special court hearing his family was left to "grieve in pieces" for three years before she was identified.

The family and community of Ashlee Shingoose presented victim impact statements Friday during the hearing in Manitoba's Court of King's Bench.

It came one year after Jeremy Skibicki was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life for killing Shingoose and three other First Nations women.

Passengers around the world are feeling the effects after the union representing more than 10,000 flight attendants with Air Canada announced its members were walking off the job after it was unable to reach an eleventh hour deal with the airline.

The strike officially began just before 1 a.m. ET on Saturday.

Keelin Pringnitz and her family, from Ottawa, were returning from a European vacation, but were left stranded after flights were cancelled.

A Shakespearean summer morning: Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Saturday mornings in August are for iced coffee, patios, and maybe a little Shakespeare magic. This Saturday at 9 a.m., we’re bringing midsummer enchantment straight to your speakers with the complete incidental music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Felix Mendelssohn.

Why now? Well, we’re in the middle of summer, and there’s no better time to wander into the forest with fairies, mischief, and music that sparkles like morning sunlight through the trees.

A meeting between Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 postal workers has been delayed until next week due to the availability of federal mediators, the company says.

The two sides, which were set to meet Friday, will now meet on Aug. 20.

It's been two weeks since members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers rejected the employers' latest offers in a majority vote.

After more than a year and a half of negotiations, the two sides met with federal mediators earlier this week before agreeing to meet with each other.