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A 21-year-old Winnipeg man has been arrested in connection with a collision in the fall that shut down a major thoroughfare for several hours. 

On Oct. 15, 2024, at around 2 a.m., emergency crews were called to a crash on St. Mary's Road near Morier Avenue.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a 2009 Dodge Charger SRT8 with substantial damage. There was also extensive damage to a hydro pole, guard rail, street sign and a commercial business in the 400 block of St. Mary's Road.

The occupants of the vehicle fled the scene before police arrived. 

Winnipeg police are to provide an update today on an investigation into the death of an unidentified woman who was slain by convicted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki.

Police have provided few details about the young Indigenous victim, who was given the name Buffalo Woman by a group of Indigenous grandmothers.

Skibicki's murder trial heard he met the woman sometime in March 2022 outside a homeless shelter and brought her back to his place before killing her.

Much of southern Manitoba is under a special weather statement on Wednesday morning, with some areas expecting upwards of 20 centimetres of snow. Environment Canada warns that the system will bring heavy and rapidly accumulating snowfall. 

The Parkland and Interlake regions are expected to see the heaviest snowfall, and the system will begin to impact the province on Thursday afternoon.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec.

Poilievre, who held a rally in Hamilton on Tuesday night with an estimated crowd of about 4,500 people, is expected at a news conference in Montmagny, Que., around noon and at a rally in Quebec City in the evening.

Carney, who spent the first few days of the campaign in Atlantic Canada, will be in Ontario today, scheduled for an announcement and a facility tour in Windsor, a facility tour in London and a rally in Kitchener.  

The Winnipeg Jets have clinched a spot in the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs after defeating the Washington Capitals 3-2 Tuesday evening. 

Nikolaj Ehlers scored the game-winning goal. Mason Appleton and Josh Morrissey also scored for the Jets, who played in front of a sold-out crowd at Canada Life Centre. 

Morrissey scored the first goal of the game 6:50 into the first period, bringing the game to a score of 1-0.

In anticipation of National Poetry Month in April, Plume Winnipeg (formerly known as the Winnipeg International Writers Festival) is putting out the call to poets from across the province for its annual Writes of Spring. Writers of all backgrounds, geographies and styles can submit their works for a chance at earning money for their works, publication, and live readings.

This year’s Writes of Spring is extra special as the initiative, which began as a collaboration with the Winnipeg Free Press, is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2025.

Around 4,000 customers are without power on the western side of Assiniboine Park on Tuesday afternoon. 

Manitoba Hydro posted on X sharing the news. "Winnipeg - about 4,000 customers are without power on the western side of Assiniboine Park and north into Silver Heights. Crews are en route."

This Saturday is World Piano Day. Every year, on the 88th day of the calendar, music lovers around the world unite to celebrate World Piano Day—a nod to the 88 keys that make up a standard piano. This annual event is more than just a tribute to an instrument; it’s a global appreciation of the music, creativity and emotions the piano has inspired for centuries. 

The Royal Winnipeg Ballet (RWB) is set to close its season with a historic triple bill, marking the farewell of Artistic Director André Lewis after a remarkable 50-year tenure. Lewis, who has led the company for three decades, will take his final bow at the Centennial Concert Hall from May 1–4, 2025, in what promises to be an unforgettable celebration of his legacy.

Nine individuals were taken to the hospital in unstable condition following a carbon monoxide incident on Tuesday morning.

On March 25 at approximately 9:29 a.m., WFPS paramedics responded to calls at a home on Sharron Bay. 

The paramedics' department-issued carbon monoxide alarms alerted them to carbon monoxide in the home. The readings of carbon monoxide measured 300 parts per million (ppm). 

The home has been ventilated by firefighters while Manitoba Hydro has responded to the scene to investigate the cause of the carbon monoxide.