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All of southern Manitoba is currently under a fog advisory early Wednesday morning, including the city of Winnipeg. 

The advisory includes freezing fog with the temperature just below zero degrees. 

Certain areas have reduced visibility, so drivers should exercise caution when on the road and turn on their lights for safety. 

Visibility may be significantly and suddenly reduced to near zero.

The fog is expected to dissipate as the temperature warms up later in the morning.

MPs, diplomats and political staff gathered around the parliamentary precinct to anxiously take in preliminary results of a U.S. presidential election that they all agreed would have an enormous impact on Canada and the world.

"There's a lot of nervous energy in the room tonight," said Gary Keller, who was chief of staff to John Baird, the former Conservative foreign minister.

"This one has so much potential impact on our economy, our society."

The vibrancy and multiculturalism of Winnipeg’s downtown is being reflected with a new public art installation. 

Twelve banners now line the perimeter of Central Park in the heart of the city, each of them uniquely designed to reflect the different people who make up the neighbourhoods surrounding the park.  

Princess Auto Stadium is going to be full of the CFL's loudest fans on Saturday as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers take on the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Western Final. 

The Bombers shared on Instagram that the game is sold out. "Saturday's Western Final is sold out!!"

While kickoff isn't until 5:30 p.m., the team shared that the tailgate will be open early. "Tailgate opens at 2 p.m.! Come watch the Eastern Final with friends!!"

Remembrance Day is Monday and several services have been planned in Winnipeg and across the province to honour fallen soldiers and their families. 

Some of the ceremonies open to the public include:

ANAVETS Unit 283 Assiniboia Remembrance Day Service and After-Service Activities
Location:3584 Portage Ave.
Time: Doors open at 9:30 a.m. Service starts at 10:45 a.m. After service activities and entertainment 12:45 p.m.- 6 p.m.

UPDATE: The south perimeter at St. Mary's Road has reopened following a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday morning.

Previously:

A section of the south Perimeter Highway is closed Tuesday morning following a multi-vehicle collision. 

The crash happened just before 7:30 a.m. As a result, the Perimeter Highway is closed in all directions at St. Mary's Road.  

The head of the United Nations refugee agency says it is wise of Canada to scale back the number of new refugees it plans to resettle if that helps stabilize the housing market and prevents backlash against newcomers.

Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, met with the prime minister in Ottawa on Monday.

His visit comes a little more than a week after the federal government announced plans to cut overall immigration levels by 20 per cent for 2025 — a cut that includes refugees and protected persons.

Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard is asking an Ontario court to review a decision to deny him bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions and sentence.

Nygard’s legal team is set to appear before the Court of Appeal for Ontario today to argue that the motions judge made several errors in dismissing the 83-year-old’s bail application last month.

His lawyers argue in written submissions that, among other things, the motions judge “unfairly discounted” the value of a new medical report.

Millions of Americans are heading to the polls Tuesday as a chaotic presidential campaign reaches its peak in a deeply divided United States, where voters in only a handful of battleground states will choose the country’s path forward.

Vice-President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump have presented starkly different visions for America's future, but polling shows the two remain in a dead heat. 

Well-known actor, Henry Winkler, best known for his role as The Fonz in the American sitcom Happy Days is in Winnipeg filming alongside Lena Headey and Bob Odenkirk in the upcoming movie Normal.

Henry has been cast as the mayor in the crime thriller, while Odenkirk plays a man named Ulysses, a temporary sheriff in the town of Normal and Game of Thrones star, Lena Headey plays a local bartender. 

The popular actor told his fans his thoughts on the city via a post on X.

"So happy here in Winnipeg," said Winkler.