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Over 2,600 people are without power in Southdale/Saint Boniface due to a hydro outage.

Manitoba Hydro posted on X saying, "Southdale/Saint Boniface: we've got crews en route to an outage affecting about 2,620 customers in the area."

There is no word on what caused the outage.

More to come.

The Winnipeg Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing 54-year-old, Allan Childs.

Childs was recently reported missing, having last been seen in November 2023 in the St. Boniface area of Winnipeg.

Childs is described as 5’7” in height, thin build, with short blonde hair, blonde goatee and blue eyes.

The Winnipeg Police Service is concerned for Childs’ well-being and is asking anyone with any information regarding their whereabouts to contact the Winnipeg Police Service Missing Persons Unit at 204-986-6250.

A 30-year-old male has been charged after child abuse was found on his cellphone. 

Shortly after midnight on July 9, the male suspect was taken into custody near Hargrave Street and Donald Avenue. A cell phone that was in his possession was seized, which revealed child abuse materials. 

A search warrant was then executed at a residence in the Downtown area by Internet Child Exploitation investigators. Following the search, additional electronic devices were seized. 

The 30-year-old male suspect faces the following charges:

The Winnipeg Jets announced on Monday that they have agreed to terms with forward Morgan Barron.

In 74 games with the Jets last season, the 26-year-old recorded 15 points and 16 penalty minutes. The Halifax, N.S. native also notched two assists and two penalty minutes in the 2025 playoffs. 

Barron was originally picked 174th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2017 NHL Draft. He has played in 256 NHL games through his career between the Rangers and Jets with 60 points and 80 penalty minutes. 

The two-year extension has an average annual value of $1,850,000. 

The Manitoba government is promising new financial penalties to enforce rules aimed at removing barriers for people with disabilities.

Nahanni Fontaine, the minister responsible for services for people with disabilities, says the NDP government will introduce changes to the Accessibility for Manitobans Act next spring.

In a video posted to social media, she also says the government will work to ensure every public event is fully accessible with participation from sign language interpreters.

“Sometimes it’s a fantastic discovery. Sometimes it’s more difficult. But I think it’s part of our job to do it, and I always loved it.” 

As the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival gets set to take over the Exchange District from July 16 to 27, we’re getting into the theatrical spirit here at Classic 107—with a Scandinavian twist.

The Winnipeg Police Service says a missing 24-year-old male has been safely located.

The young man was last seen on July 9, and police sent out a missing persons alert on July 11.

On July 12 the WPS sent out another alert saying the man had been found safe.

🎹 Beethoven x 32: One Sonata a Day on Classic 107! 

Set your clocks and tune your radios—Classic 107 is diving deep into one of the greatest achievements in piano literature: all 32 of Beethoven’s piano sonatas. Beginning Monday, May 14, and running every weekday (Monday to Friday) for 32 workdays, we’ll be playing one sonata a day, each in a different time slot, performed by none other than Alfred Brendel, one of the most acclaimed interpreters of Beethoven’s music. 

Greek myth and Japanese folklore. Vibrant colours and a vague sense of foreboding. These are the elements that collide in the Joe Kalturnyk and Takashi Iwasaki’s vision of the idyllical peaceful in Halcyon/Kawasemi, currently on display at the Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Winnipeg.