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The Winnipeg Jets suffered their first road loss of the season last night, falling 4-1 to the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena.

The loss snapped a franchise-record seven-game road winning streak to start the season.

Winnipeg’s power play, which had been red-hot at a league-leading 42.2 per cent, faltered in Tampa, going 0-for-5.

Captain Adam Lowry scored the lone goal for the Jets, his third of the season, while goaltender Eric Comrie made 32 saves in his first loss after a five-game winning streak.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back Brady Oliveira etched his name in the history books on Thursday night.

The 27-year-old Winnipeg native took home the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player for the first time and Most Outstanding Canadian award for the second time in his career.

Oliveira’s dominance on the field this season was undeniable, leading the league with 1,353 rushing yards.

Canada Post workers are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with their employer.

Canadian Union of Postal Workers says approximately 55,000 workers are striking, claiming little progress has been made in the bargaining process.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers issued a 72-hour strike notice earlier in the week, saying it's been asking for fair wages, safer working conditions and other improvements over nearly a year of bargaining.

The date is set - Agape Table will officially break ground at their new location on Friday, Nov. 15. 

The non-profit currently serves meals out of the basement of The Wave Church at 364 Furby Street in Winnipeg.  

“We’re moving right beside where we are right now,” says executive director Jim Steep. “We’re at 364 Furby, but our offices are at 356 Furby, and right beside that, at 350 Furby is where the new building will be.”  

The RCMP is rolling out body-worn cameras for officers, deploying more than 10,000 cameras across the country in the next 12 to 18 months.

Officers will be expected to turn on their cameras when they answer calls or interact with the public. They will wear the cameras on their chests and they will flash red lights to indicate they are recording.

"The muscle memory that we're training officers to build in is essentially seatbelt off, camera on," said Taunya Goguen, the RCMP’s corporate management officer, at a press briefing Thursday. 

Several commuters faced a longer drive home on Thursday as several intersections were without power.

"Several intersections in the north-east corner of Winnipeg are without power," Winnipeg TMC posted on X. 

Manitoba Hydro posted on X that the outage is due to a tree on a line. "Approximately 3, 200 customers affected — hoping to have everyone restored by 4:30 p.m.

On November 29th, a fantastic new 2 CD set will drop that is sure to shake things up in the classical music world. 

Canada’s renowned Eybler String Quartet have recorded music of the violist, composer and contemporary of Beethoven, Franz Weiss. 

Major road closures are expected on Saturday November 16 for the annual Manitoba Hydro Santa Claus Parade. 

The parade kicks off at 5 p.m. westbound on Portage Avenue at Main Street and will travel down Portage Avenue to Memorial Boulevard, then will take Memorial Boulevard to end at Broadway.

Starting at 11 a.m., full road closures will be installed on the following routes: 

Two pedestrians have since been upgraded to stable condition following a motor vehicle collision that occurred early Thursday morning. 

At approximately 6:31 on November 14, the Winnipeg Police Service attended to Chief Peguis Trail between Henderson Highway and Main Street in regards to a motor vehicle collision involving two pedestrians.

The driver of the vehicle involved remained on the scene and cooperated with police. 

A female and male pedestrian, were both transported to the hospital in unstable condition, but have since been upgraded to stable. 

The Winnipeg Arts Council continues its City of Song celebrations this weekend with a unique collaboration of words and music between the city’s classical music community and one of its most celebrated rock stars.