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The Manitoba government says adding officers to a police emergency team will help address crime.

Justice Minister Matt Wiebe says $3.3 million is being directed to double the RCMP emergency response team's current roster of nine full-time positions.

The money is part of a $5.3-million plan announced in last month's budget to boost policing in rural and northern areas.

The province has seen a series of high-profile crimes in recent months, including three break-ins west of Portage la Prairie last weekend that involved armed suspects stealing all-terrain vehicles.

The leaders of the top three federal parties were campaigning Tuesday in Western Canada, where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised to crack down on offshore tax loopholes by appointing a tax task force.

The Conservatives said the task force would be asked to make the rules simpler and more fair and would ensure large companies can't "stash their money in offshore tax havens."

There has been a steady rise in the number of people seeking asylum at a major border crossing south of Montreal, border officials said Tuesday amid concerns that Trump administration policies could drive another massive influx of migrants to Canada.

The rise in would-be refugees at the St-Bernard-de-Lacolle crossing coincides with the looming expiration of the temporary status of hundreds of thousands of migrants in the United States.

Spring has officially sprung—birds are chirping, bees are buzzing, and your houseplants are throwing shade from the windowsill like, “Take us outside already!” Whether you’ve got a backyard Eden or a humble tomato pot on the balcony, there’s one underrated gardening tool you might be missing: classical music. 

Downtown Winnipeg will soon be transformed into a sea of white.

The province announced Tuesday that the Winnipeg Jets Whiteout Street Parties will return and the Manitoba government will provide funding to help fans celebrate.

Hundreds of musicians from more than 20 British orchestras have united in a call for urgent reform of copyright law, demanding a fair share of streaming royalties for all performers—not just headliners.

A 35-year-old man is in custody after numerous batteries were stolen from a property in the RM of West St Paul. 

RCMP say the batteries, which are used on large roadway notification signs, were found at a home in Winnipeg earlier this week. 

An investigation led officers to a home on Lincoln Avenue in Winnipeg, where they found 26 deep-cycle batteries, along with 11 commercial solar panels worth an estimated $25,000. 

The second week of the Winnipeg Baroque Festival gets underway in earnest this week with the largest ensemble to perform in the festival’s history taking the stage at the Crescent Arts Centre. 

Growing up in Winnipeg, Linda Trinh participated in her family’s Buddhist faith without question. It was one way of finding stability within her family’s life as Vietnamese immigrants in Winnipeg’s West End, especially after the death of her father when she was only seven years old.  

The Winnipeg Baroque Festival is well underway, and local audiences have been basking in a rich lineup of early music masterpieces since March 30. But one of the most anticipated events of the festival is still to come: a performance of Membra Jesu Nostri by the choir at All Saints Anglican Church led by Dr.