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This Saturday morning, June 14 at 9 a.m., Classic 107 is diving headfirst into the world where classical music and jazz groove together. Why? Because the TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival is just around the corner!

Manitoba star defender Ashton Bell was the first player selected in the PWHL's expansion draft and the Deloraine product will now join a stacked Vancouver team that's looking to make an instant impact on the league. 

The federal public service shed almost 10,000 people last year, with the Canada Revenue Agency and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada losing the most employees.

The last time the public service contracted was in 2015, when the number of people employed dropped just slightly from 257,138 to 257,034.

The number of public servants employed by the federal government fell from 367,772 to 357,965 over the last year.

Canada's fentanyl czar says the fight against the deadly opioid would get a boost from proposed new tools for law enforcement in the Liberal government's recently tabled border bill.

Kevin Brosseau, the federal point person on fentanyl, welcomes provisions in the Strong Borders Act to increase inspection powers, give police easier access to information, crack down on money laundering and improve control of chemicals used to make the drug.

The John Howard Society of Manitoba is asking for help to help families with incarcerated parents connect with their loved ones this Father’s Day through their Get the Story Out campaign. The campaign, run by the society’s literacy department, allows for parents in correctional facilities to record themselves reading to their children.

Poetry turns to sound in a unique sound installation this month at the Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery at Canadian Mennonite University. That poetry, first published by Sarah Ens in 2022 in her award-winning collection Flyway, gains new life in the sound design of Jami Reimer, who Winnipeg audiences interacted with at her bio-acoustic opera Soft tongues at the 2025 Cluster New Music & Integrated Arts Festival.  

Winnipeg streets will be filled with thousands of racers on Sunday for the Manitoba Marathon, forcing several road closures. 

Beginning on June 14 at 8 a.m., Chancellor Matheson Road between Research Way and University Crescent will be closed until 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 15. 

On Sunday, single lanes of traffic will be affected on many roads from 2 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Some major impacts include:

Cool weather and rain this past week are helping crews battling wildfires in Maitoba. 

The Manitoba Wildfire Service says that much of the province is at a moderate fire danger, with the continued risk of new fire starts from lightning.

In Flin Flon, fire crews are holding the line, which is allowing them to push into deeper locations. Meanwhile, as conditions are stabilizing, Deputy Mayor Alison Dallas-Funk says conversations have started with the Northern Health Region to begin re-instating basic core healthcare services in the city.

A cat is recovering following a fire Thursday evening in a Corydon area apartment complex.

At around 8:45 p.m. last night, a fire broke out in a four-storey apartment building in the 600 block of Mulvey Avenue.

Smoke was coming from the building when crews arrived, and an interior attack was launched, with the fire declared under control about 20 minutes later. 

Most occupants evacuated before crews arrived. However, some had to be rescued by firefighters.

The Shuffle Demons return to Winnipeg with funky flair and fresh tunes.

After 40 years of high-energy shows, outlandish outfits, and genre-bending music, The Shuffle Demons are back in Winnipeg for the first time since 2009. They’ll hit the stage at Old Market Square on Wednesday, June 18 at 9:30 p.m. as part of the TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival.