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The music school at Canadian Mennonite University marked a significant milestone last week as it presented the 20th edition of the Verna Mae Janzen Music Competition.  

The competition was founded in 2006 by Peter Janzen in memory of his wife Verna Mae, who was deeply embedded in the Mennonite music community before her death in 1989.

The Winnipeg Public Library is looking for its next Maker-in-Residence. 

The position is currently being held by Raymond Lyttle, a multidisciplinary artist who has skills in a variety of mediums including ink, ceramics, oil paints and watercolours. 

For the next two terms, which run through the fall and winter, they are looking for a Winnipeg-based professional with skills in visual/creative arts, technology, and/or digital media. 

The next candidate will also need to be excited to work with people of all backgrounds and abilities.

As the days grow longer and the snow begins to melt, local photographer Jennifer Normand has been busy capturing the beauty of spring through her lens.  

Normand is from New Bothwell but recently took a trip out to Sandilands in search of wildlife, and she wasn’t disappointed. 

Starting this summer, Manitoba Public Insurance will open up its options for towing. 

The plan is to move from a centralized towing model, which only uses one service provider, to a diversified approach, which will use up to five. 

This will allow customers to choose their preferred towing company when reporting a claim. It also allows those needing a tow to contact the company directly to complete claim-related tows after hours.

The federal Liberals are pushing further ahead of the Conservatives in voter support, and almost one in two Canadians surveyed said they think the Liberals will win the election, a new poll suggests.

The survey, conducted by Leger for The Canadian Press, reports that 44 per cent of decided voters surveyed would vote Liberal in the upcoming election, ahead of the Conservatives at 38 per cent.

The poll surveyed 1,599 Canadians between March 21 and March 23, which includes the first day of the election, and the two days leading into it.

The Winnipeg Jets will be without a key piece for an extended amount of time. 

Head coach, Scott Arniel told reporters on Monday that Gabriel Vilardi is out on a week-to-week basis following an upper-body injury. 

It’s a concert that blends the old with the new, and inspires both conversation and reflection. 

The latest offering from the University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra is literally called Reflections, and it offers up very personal pieces that the students that comprise the orchestra cab relate to on a very intimate level.  

Two individuals have been detained in custody following an illicit drug trade investigation in the North End. 

On March 21, with assistance from the West District Community Support Unit, the Guns & Gangs Unit, the Tactical Support Team, the Drone Unit, and the North District General Patrol, officers went to an involved residence in the 500 block of Alfred Street. 

The Winnipeg Goldeyes announced the signing Monday of multi-talented position player Ray-Patrick Didder, whose primary position is shortstop.
 
A native of Oranjestad, Aruba, Didder has twice been a recent teammate of Goldeyes All-Star Dayson Croes when the pair represented the Netherlands at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Premier12 tournament last November, and the Japan Series earlier this month.

Manitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservatives are calling for an investigation after Premier Wab Kinew accepted private travel with Winnipeg's professional football team to go to two Grey Cup games.

The Tory caucus has asked the ethics commissioner to investigate the trips, saying accepting flights through a private charter goes against the province's Conflict of Interest Act.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers invited Kinew on a private charter to the 2023 game in Hamilton and the 2024 game in Vancouver.