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A 27-year-old man is facing assault charges following a chaotic scene at a West End restaurant. 

Officers were called to a restaurant at the corner Sherbrook Street and Notre Dame Avenue shortly after 7:45 p.m. on Friday, where they found a man causing a disturbance, destroying property and throwing various items at a 39-year-old staff member.

The man continued to throw things, even at the officers when they arrived. The man was not compliant during his arrest and police were forced to use their taser to safely take the suspect into custody.

The 2025 Winnipeg Baroque Festival gets underway on Sunday with an intimate offering in the College Chapel of St. John the Evangelist at the University of Manitoba.

All the King’s Men, the chapel’s resident ensemble, will present a program entitled Masters of the Early 17th Century, a mixture of English and Italian composers that will serve as a primer of sorts for the sixteen concerts that this year’s festival has to offer.

Artists in the classical music and jazz categories received their trophies last night at the 2025 Juno Awards. 

The bulk of the awards celebrating Canadian music were handed out at the Juno Awards Gala ahead of the mainstage event at Rogers Arena hosted by Michael Bublé.  

A 63-year-old man from St. Paul, Minnesota is in custody following a collision late Saturday afternoon. 

The multi-vehicle collision happened just before 5 p.m. near Waverley Street and the Perimeter Highway.

Winnipeg police say the man, who was impaired at the time, was travelling east on the Perimeter Highway in a 2021 Honda Ridgeline and failed to stop at the intersection of Waverley Street, colliding with the rear of another vehicle, causing a multi-vehicle collision.

Affordability measures dominated the promises on the federal election trail on Saturday, with the NDP focused on capping the price of some food items and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre offering more tax writeoffs to some trades workers.

The first week of the federal election drew to a close with both Liberal Leader Mark Carney and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh paying a visit to the national capital.

Applause erupts, and red ribbon falls away as a highly anticipated movie studio in Niverville is officially opened, with a big thanks to a local coffee shop owner.

"Juliette (Hagopian) is my sponsor mother. She sponsored me in 2003, April 16, to Canada from Ethiopia," says Henok Negash, who founded Negash Coffee in Niverville and now self distributes a new coffee brand called Queen Sheba Coffee Roasters.

This Saturday morning at 9 a.m., it’s all about the piano. Why? Because March 29 is World Piano Day, and what better way to celebrate than by tracing the instrument’s incredible evolution through music? From its early days as a refined classical keyboard to its emergence as a powerhouse of expression and virtuosity, the piano has transformed alongside the great composers who wrote for it.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney will be campaigning in Nepean today, the Ottawa riding where he is seeking election.

Carney, who has not yet served as an MP, is expected to meet with volunteers in the riding at 10 a.m.

Carney has faced questions about his decision to run in Nepean, which became vacant only after the Liberal party ousted MP Chandra Arya as its candidate three days before the election was called.

City plows are hard at work after parts of Winnipeg woke up to 30 cm of snow on Friday morning. 

Crews are out plowing major streets, pathways, and sidewalks. They are also applying salt to help improve traction. 

The plowing schedule is determined by the street priority system.

The City is reminding motorists to drive to conditions and use extreme caution when near heavy equipment.

There are no current winter parking bans in effect.

A section of a busy West End street is closed Friday afternoon for a police investigation.

Several police crusiers, the Forensics Unit and yellow tape can be seen surrounding an area near Home Street and Wellington Avenue. 

As a result, Wellington Avenue is closed between Arlington Street and Simcoe Street.

Motorists are encouraged to avoid the area and find another route.