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Residents of a high-rise building on Evergreen Place were briefly evacuated Friday morning due to elevated levels of carbon monoxide (CO).

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) responded to a CO alarm at 8:12 a.m. Firefighters detected levels of up to 15 parts per million (ppm) in some areas of the building.

While some residents were evacuated to safety, others were instructed to shelter in place. Fire crews ventilated the building, and paramedics assessed residents, though no one required medical attention or hospitalization.

The Leaf at Assiniboine Park reopens Saturday, unveiling its stunning new holiday display, Birdsong & Boughs: A Holiday Migration.

Running until January 12, the exhibit draws inspiration from the journeys of migrating birds and the homecomings of holiday travellers.

“This display beautifully combines the spirit of the season with the wonders of nature, creating a festive experience to share with family and friends,” said Gerald Dieleman, Senior Director of Horticulture at the Assiniboine Park Conservancy.

The Winnipeg Police Service is asking motorists to avoid the East Perimeter Highway and Highway 1 "at all costs" on Friday afternoon.

A witness says a semi-trailer crashed through a guardrail on the East Perimeter overpass and landed ontop of a passing train below. A CN train derailed as a result.

In a video posted online Cst. Stephen Spencer of the WPS called it a "major train derailment."

The East Perimeter is closed in all directions at Highway 1.

STARS Air Ambulance was dispatched, but there is no word yet on injuries.

Coming up this Sunday night, November 24th at 7pm at the Fort Garry Hotel, Jazz Winnipeg is inviting audiences to get their Groove on with the Very Groovy Things. 

Pat King, one of the most prominent figures of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" in Ottawa, has been found guilty on five counts including mischief and disobeying a court order.

A jury deliberated for about an hour Friday before convicting two men on human smuggling charges in a case where a family from India froze to death in Manitoba while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border.

Steve Shand of Florida and Harshkumar Patel, an Indian national arrested in Chicago, were each found guilty on all four counts they faced related to bringing unauthorized people into the U.S., transporting them and profiting from it.

The audience at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra will be a mixture of classical music and drag fans. 

It’s a contrast that drag star Thorgy Thor knows all too well from her collaborations with orchestras – or, as she refers to them, Thorchestras. Speaking from her home in Brooklyn with Morning Light host Nolan Kehler, she says it’s something she loves to address. 

A 28-year-old male is facing charges after attempting to assault an officer in Point Douglas. 

On Nov. 21, at 4:22 p.m., the Winnipeg Police Service received a call in regards to an adult male who was armed with a firearm in Point Douglas. 

Members of the Central, North, and East District General Patrol, Tactical Support Unit (TST), and K9 Unit responded to the report. The Major Crimes Unit was in the area due to an unrelated matter and noticed a male suspect matching the description of the suspect in the rear lane of the first 100 block of Lorne Avenue. 

A series of workshops, conversations and presentations will culminate at the Video Pool Media Arts Centre in the Exchange District later today. The presentation, called Telling the Story of the End of the World, explores how artificial intelligence and art intersect and how artists can ethically use it as they speak to different large-scale issues in the world today, from climate change to rising authoritarianism.  

Stonewall RCMP are investigating following the discovery of human remains near a home in the RM of Rockwood.

The discovery was made at around 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21 at an address located off Highway 7.

The death is being treated as suspicious and is believed to have happened within the last month

The cause of death remains under investigation  

Stonewall RCMP, along with RCMP Major Crime Services and Forensic Identification Services, continue to investigate.