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Winnipeg Police Service have arrested two individuals for drug-related charges and found a sizeable amount of cash. 

On June 15, at approximately 11:14 p.m., officers from the Traffic Division stopped a vehicle in the 2200 block of McPhillips Street. The vehicle was being operated by a 21-year-old with a suspended license. 

Officers also discovered drug paraphernalia, cell phones, and close to $100,000 in Canadian currency during the traffic stop. The driver, as well as the 17-year-old passenger, were arrested. 

Nearly two decades ago, Lexiss Jefferson recognized the need for a space for musicians to play that wasn't a bar. That's when Gordie's Coffee House was conceived.

"There's a chapel beside the sanctuary at Gordon King Memorial United Church [in Glen Elm], affectionately known here in the neighbourhood as the Big Red Church," said Jefferson. "We unchapelized the chapel, which was mostly a storage room at the time, and we filled it with comfortable chairs, tables and couches and fixed it up."

The Winnipeg Police Service has safely located a missing 7-year-old boy.

The boy was reported missing early Wednesday morning.

He was last seen on June 17 at around 8:30 p.m. in the area of Eaton Street and Cosmo Place. 

He has since been safely located.  

As wildfires forced residents of Cross Lake to evacuate earlier this month, RCMP officers and animal rescue teams stepped in to ensure the community’s pets weren’t left behind.

With approval from Cross Lake Chief David Monais and Health Director Helga Hamilton, Manitoba Underdogs Rescue volunteers, with help from Cross Lake RCMP, brought vulnerable dogs to Winnipeg for care.

"These dogs would not have survived the evacuation period," Manitoba RCMP said in a post on Facebook. 

Saxophone Nouveau brings a wall of sax to Old Market Square 
Local five-piece sax group debuts bold, funky arrangements at TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival 

Two Canadians among semi-finalists for 2025 Honens International Piano Competition

Just one day after lifting a mandatory evacuation order and telling residents they could return home, Tataskweyak declared a State of Emergency and is asking residents to delay returning. 

TCN said in a post on Facebook that their water treatment plant is no longer functioning. 

"Water is off again," said TCN Chief and Council in a post. "Water quality test results that were done came back with high aluminum."

A Statistics Canada reports says Canadians are spending less time with friends than ever, with the decline sharpest among the working-age demographic.

The data released Tuesday show that in 2022, only 19.3 per cent of Canadians saw friends on an average day, down from 47.9 per cent in 1986.

The questions to those in the survey asks if they were with a friend or family member in person, separate from communicating using technology such as phone, email, or social media.

Manitoba's government has signed an agreement to support an area of Ukraine in its reconstruction efforts, including in the areas of agriculture and utilizing the expertise of Manitoba Hydro.

Premier Wab Kinew made the announcement in Calgary following the G7 leaders' summit in nearby Kananaskis. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had been scheduled to meet with Kinew but left early to go home.

Zelenskyy told the G7 that overnight Russian attacks killed 15 people and injured more than 150 in Ukraine and he called for support from allies.

Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled off a successful performance hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., say some world leaders and foreign policy experts commenting on his perceived pragmatism and savviness.

Fen Osler Hampson, international affairs professor at Carleton University, said Carney guided the G7 "through the diplomatic Rockies," navigating "shifting weather" on the global front and avoiding "avalanches and treacherous cliffs."