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The Manitoba government is planning to expropriate a private property in south Winnipeg that has seen clashes between its owner and area residents.

Premier Wab Kinew says the government will take over the area known as Lemay Forest and turn it into a provincial park.

The owner of the 18-hectare property started cutting down trees in the winter and planned to develop an assisted living facility.

Area residents and conservationists opposed the move, citing the pristine forest and the area's history, which included an orphanage and a cemetery.

The Manitoba government says it is repatriating energy by not renewing two hydroelectric export contracts to Minnesota.

Premier Wab Kinew says the contracts are set to expire at the end of this month and amount to 500 megawatts of power that will now be available for Canada.

Kinew says 50 megawatts of power will be set aside to go toward the potential development of a transmission line that would connect parts of Nunavut to Manitoba's grid.

The St. James community is rallying together to help a family who recently lost everything after their Crestview area townhouse went up in flames. 

The fire broke out shortly after 4 p.m. on Friday at the Fairlane Meadows in the 200 block of Fairlane Avenue. 

It took crews about four hours to get the fire under control. 

The family of four, including two young children, were able to escape without injury. Their cats were rescued by firefighters and are currently at the emergency vet. 

One of the hallmarks of the Flash Photographic Festival is its "Bring Your Own Venue (BYOV)" element that allows audiences to encounter photography in unlikely places. The exhibit on display at X-Cues Cafe and Lounge in Winnipeg’s West End takes things a step further by taking the viewer to an unlikely place. 

Sacred Sounds for Holy Week: A Musical Journey on CLASSIC 107 

As we approach Easter Sunday on April 20, CLASSIC 107 invites you to join us at 1 PM each weekday for a special Holy Week series. This curated selection of sacred works reflects the profound themes of sacrifice, reflection, and redemption central to the Easter season. 

Two student ensembles from the University of Manitoba’s Desautels Faculty of Music are getting ready to present two early works from two of the biggest voices in the western classical music canon. 

The unique nature of the repertoire featured in the concert It Takes a Village is that the piano quintets it features by Antonin Dvořák and Dmitri Shostakovich are pieces that were initially conceived at around the same age as the students who are playing them.  

The province is introducing new early reading screening tools to ensure no student is left behind. 

The Manitoba government announced last week that the new tools will allow teachers to identify students at risk of future reading difficulties.

Recent increases in school taxes have put a dent in the Manitoba government’s estimate of how many homeowners are better off under its new tax-credit system.

"We have seen some unexpectedly high increases from school divisions," Finance Minister Adrien Sala said in an interview.

Manitoba goaltender Raygan Kirk has had a terrific season with the PWHL's Toronto Sceptres and the rookie has enjoyed every moment of being a professional hockey player.

Coming out of college, Kirk admits that getting used to the schedule has been a lot of fun but it has taken some time to get accustomed to it all. "It's been a lot of fun so far, it's flown, it's crazy to think playoffs start in May, but it's been a lot of fun but I really can't get over just how fast it's all flown by."

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to tighten financial transparency rules for elected officials — and is using that promise to take aim at Liberal Leader Mark Carney.

Poilievre told a press conference in Ottawa on Sunday that if his party forms government, he'll ban what he calls "shadow lobbying."