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UPDATE: As of 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Winnipeg is no longer under a snowfall warning. 

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Much of southern and central Manitoba remains under a snowfall warning Friday morning, as a significant winter storm rolls through the province.

Over the past 24 hours, the system has blanketed the province in heavy snowfall, leading to highway closures and treacherous driving conditions inside the city. 

Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Brad Vrolijk says it's been a bit of a journey. 

For the second day in a row, Liberal Leader Mark Carney has been pulled away from campaigning to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. 

Carney, in his role as prime minister, will meet virtually with Canada's premiers today to discuss the country's response to Trump's latest duties.

The president signed an executive order earlier this week to implement 25 per cent levies on all automobile and auto part imports — his latest move to upend global trade through a massive tariff agenda that pushed some automakers' stock prices down on Thursday.

Significant snowfall Thursday night into Friday has led to the closure of several Manitoba highways.

The heavy snowfall has led to treacherous driving conditions, with more closures expected throughout the day.

As of 11 a.m. the following highways are closed.

• Highway 5, McCreary to Grandview.  

The province is reminding motorists that closure gates and message signs may not be present at closure locations. Motorists are encouraged to avoid the closed highways and find another route. 

It might not be your typical name for a plumbing business, but “Aloha” captures exactly what co-owner and founder Julian DeJesus hopes his customers will feel about his service. 

“If I say the word ‘Aloha,’ you will feel something positive,” he says. “We want everyone to have those positive vibes.” 

A significant winter storm is moving across the prairies, bringing heavy snowfall to parts of Manitoba.

Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Brad Vrolijk says the system will move through in two phases.

The University of Manitoba Concerto Competition announced its three winners after a final round performance on the stage at the Desautels Concert Hall last week.  

Out of nine performers, pianist Ari Hooker, violinst Shion Tamashiro, and percussionist Nathan Gibbens came out on top of  a field that was open to all students in U of M’s Desautels Faculty of Music.  

A Winnipeg iconic curling facility is the host to the 2025 Canadian Curling Club Championships in November. 

Curling Canada made the announcement on Thursday that Winnipeg’s Granite Curling Club, with 110 years of history, which is also known as The Mother Club for Curling in Winnipeg will host the Championships from Nov. 18 to 23. 

On Friday March 28, a section of Portage Avenue East will be closed between 9:30 a.m to 2:30 p.m.

The closure is due to a concrete pour as part of the Portage & Main pedestrian reopening project. 

Pedestrians will still be able to access Portage Avenue East through the closure. All other closures around the area of the intersection will remain unchanged at this time. 

With up to 25 centimetres of snow forecast for much of Manitoba, the city is preparing for the clean-up.

The city says it will monitor road conditions and apply sand or salt to improve traction as required. 

Snow clearing decisions will be based on how much snow falls throughout the day. 

The city is reminding motorists to use caution when near heavy equipment and drive according to the conditions.

The Desautels Faculty of Music’s artists in residence have chosen a seemingly unlikely pairing for their latest concert.  

On the one hand, you have the stalwart Ludwig van Beethoven, whose String Trio in G major, op. 9, no. 1 bears all the hallmarks of the composer’s so-called first period. On the other, you have Kintsugi for Piano Trio, whose composer, New Zealand’s Salina Fisher, was born just shy of two centuries after the string trio was written.