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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.

Federal party leaders are spending their first full day on the campaign trail talking about taxes, transfers and the trades.

Poilievre talks tax cuts

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising a middle-class tax cut, following a Liberal pledge that involves a smaller reduction to the same tax rate.

A 40-year-old man is facing a second-degree murder charge after a domestic-related assault turned fatal.

Just after 3 a.m. on Saturday, officers were called to a home in the 1000 block of Selkirk Avenue where they found a 33-year-old woman suffering from serious injuries. She was transported to hospital in critical condition, where she died of her injuries. 

The victim, Stephanie Anderson-Paupanekis was a member of Norway House First Nation and had been living in Winnipeg since 2024. 

Celebrating Amy Beach: A Week of Music in Honour of International Women's History Month

March marks International Women's History Month, a time to reflect on and honour the contributions of women throughout history. To celebrate, a special 1 p.m. hour-long feature is highlighting the work of one of America's most influential classical composers: Amy Beach. From March 24 to March 28, a series of her remarkable compositions will be showcased, demonstrating her genius and the lasting legacy she left on the music world.

After three weeks of performances, adjudications and awards, the 107th Winnipeg Music Festival officially closed on Sunday afternoon. 

Artists of all disciplines, instruments and abilities were able to celebrate their accomplishments during the festival at a gala performance at St. Andrew’s River Heights United Church.  

Award-winning local musicians Erin Propp and Larry Roy are set to bring their signature blend of expressive vocals and masterful guitar work to the Rady JCC on March 25 at 2 p.m. Their concert, Circle Games and Summer Lawns: A Joni Mitchell Anthology, is part of the Music and Mavens concert and lecture series, celebrating the legendary Canadian singer-songwriter. 

The city is looking for housing developers, non-profits or Indigenous organizations to partner with to help build affordable housing.

To do this, they are making five city-owned properties available for sale or lease through the Housing Accelerator Fund's Land Enhancement Office.

A 23-year-old woman is recovering after she was assaulted while walking to work. 

The incident happened around midnight Saturday in the 500 block of Portage Avenue.

Winnipeg police say the woman was walking to her night shift when a group of teens began following her. They eventually caught up to her, threw her to the ground, demanded her property and began assaulting her. 

A bystander saw what was happening and shouted at the group. They ran off before the police arrived. 

Liberal Leader Mark Carney will try to inject some Canadian symbolism and pride to his election campaign today with a stop in Gander, Nfld.

The town in northeastern Newfoundland famously fed and housed thousands of passengers — most of them Americans — when flights were grounded after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.

Carney's chief opponents, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, will campaign in the seat-rich Greater Toronto Area.

A 40-year-old woman is facing an assault charge after an argument over a parking spot turned violent.

At around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, officers were called to a recreational facility in the 1200 block of St. James for the report of a collision involving a pedestrian. 

An investigation quickly revealed that a woman in her 30s was standing in an open parking spot saving it for her family who were making their way to the spot.