Jets routed 7-2 by Blues in Game 3 blowout, series lead cut to 2-1

The Winnipeg Jets suffered a lopsided 7-2 defeat in St. Louis on Thursday night, as the Blues rode early pressure and a playoff hat trick from Pavel Buchnevich to claw back into the series.

The loss trims Winnipeg’s series lead to 2-1 heading into Game 4 on Sunday.

Buchnevich shines, Blues dominate from the start

Heading into the game, the Jets were well aware of the challenge ahead. Mark Scheifele had said earlier in the week that playing in St. Louis’ building would be a difficult test, and he was proven right in emphatic fashion.

Federal party leaders work to drive home key messages as election day approaches

Party leaders emphasized familiar themes Thursday as they criss-crossed the country to shore up support in the final stretch of the federal election campaign.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre began Thursday in Halifax — where he pitched a promise of change for Canadians struggling to afford life's essentials — before heading to Saskatoon.

In Coquitlam, B.C., Liberal Leader Mark Carney spoke about bringing Canadians together to build up the country to fight U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war.

Stopping speeders: MPI and RCMP team up with new tech on Manitoba roads

As we head into the summer months, the Manitoba RCMP and MPI are reminding Manitobans to slow down. 

"Speeding is one of the most dangerous high-risk driving behaviours we see in Manitoba," said Maria Campos, MPI Vice President & Chief Customer and Product Officer. "The thousands of crashes and the high number of fatalities are very concerning, and we want to make sure that law enforcement has the tools they need to help curb this behaviour."

New FortWhyte visitor centre opens, now accessible by bus

FortWhyte Alive has officially opened its new visitor centre, something that has been in the works for years. 

The FortWhyte Alive Buffalo Crossing, Paul Albrechtsen Visitor Centre, is located along McGilivary Boulevard.

This new building, built to the highest global energy efficiency standards, will serve as both a physical and symbolic gateway to the 660-acre reclaimed urban green space.

West End students learn bike repair, ride away with refurbished wheels

Students from a West End junior high are being offered an eight-week course with a reward.  

In partnership with The Wrench, a charitable non-profit that operates the largest and best-equipped community bike shop in western Canada, General Wolfe School is offering a bicycle repair and maintenance course. 

Over two months, the youth, all in Grade 9, work on refurbishing a bike, which in return they can take home and call their own. 

2 new cases of measles confirmed in southern Manitoba

Provincial public health officials are warning Manitobans of possible exposure to measles. 

Officials say two new confirmed cases of measles have been reported in the Southern Health-Santé Sud region related to recent travel to Mexico. 

Both individuals were at Southwood School in the Garden Valley School Division during the infectious period. 

'To honour him': Canadian Bishops, Métis leader, Governor General attending funeral for Pope Francis

Donald Bolen, the archbishop of Regina, is travelling to Vatican City for Saturday’s funeral of Pope Francis – a journey, he says, is to honour a pontiff who mirrored his vision and his compassion.

"When (Francis) put out a book called 'The Name of God is Mercy,' I smiled. Because my episcopal motto is 'mercy within mercy within mercy' — very much that same understanding,” Bolen said in an interview.

"I had enormous respect for Pope Francis through his pontificate.”