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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has discussed increased trade with representatives from Europe and appears open to having a second port on Hudson Bay.

Kinew met this morning with ambassadors and high commissioners from the European Union and 18 member countries.

He says the meeting was a chance to show the countries, which represent a market of 450 million people, that Manitoba is open for business.

The trumpet world is mourning the loss of one of its brightest stars. Niklas Eklund, the acclaimed Swedish trumpeter and master of the Baroque repertoire, has died at the age of 56. His death was confirmed April 15; the cause is unknown.

Canadians got a break on inflation in March as gas prices fell and a slowdown in travel to the United States helped cool airfare costs, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

The annual rate of inflation slowed to 2.3 per cent last month, down from 2.6 per cent in February. A poll provided by LSEG Data & Analytics ahead of Tuesday’s release had expected yearly inflation to hold steady month-to-month.

StatCan said gas prices fell 1.6 per cent year-over-year in March, coming off a hike of 5.1 per cent in February.

If you spot smoke rising from Winnipeg’s fields this spring, don’t panic; it’s likely the city carrying out controlled burns.

Starting this week and up until mid-June, the city will be conducting controlled burns in natural areas, weather permitting. 

The city says fire plays an important role in the preservation and restoration of the prairies. Without controlled burns, weeds can invade endangered plant communities within the city. 

Controlled burns have been conducted in Winnipeg's tall grass prairies since 1986.

April showers don’t only mean May flowers – they also mean time inside with a good book. Fortunately, Chris Hall from McNally Robinson Booksellers returned to the Classic 107 studios for the April edition of ‘What to Read’! 

Two people are in hospital following a fire early Tuesday morning in the St. Boniface Industrial Park.

The fire broke out just before 3:30 a.m. in an industrial building in the 0 to 100 block of Panet Road. 

When crews arrived, they found a small fire, which they were able to quickly extinguish.

Two people working in the building were injured, with one being transported to hospital in unstable condition and the other in stable condition. 

The cause of the fire is believed to be accidental. 

Fire officials continue to investigate.

It has been a year of many firsts for the Winnipeg Baroque Festival, and that will continue on Thursday night as the Festival presents its first concert to feature wind instruments.  

Fierbois – the duo of oboist Caitlin Broms-Jacobs and pianist Madeline Hildebrand – will be sharing a program entitled Love & Madness, with musical highlights from the French Baroque tradition with some Italian masterworks. 

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising that a government led by him would use the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights to implement his tough-on-crime agenda — something no prime minister has ever done.

Poilievre was campaigning in Montreal on Monday, where he announced he would pass a law to allow judges to impose consecutive life sentences in cases of multiple murders. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in 2022 that imposing consecutive life sentences violates an offender's Charter rights.

Some of the bills now before the Manitoba legislature will have to wait until the fall to be passed into law.

The Opposition Progressive Conservatives have exercised their right under legislature rules to hold back five bills for further debate beyond the summer break.

One bill would forbid liquor licences in urban convenience stores and gas stations — a move the Tories say will affect small businesses and customer choice in the few locations where such licences have been issued.

Two men are in custody following a month-long investigation by the Winnipeg Police Service’s Property Crime Unit into a series of vehicle thefts, break-ins, and frauds across the city.

The investigation began in March after a spike in property-related crimes, including stolen vehicles, licence plates, and personal items from cars. Police say the suspects frequently used stolen vehicles to commit further offences and often swapped licence plates to avoid detection.