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Manitobans who use buses to get around will soon be warmer. 

The province announced Monday that starting next month, all buses operating in Manitoba will need to be equipped with a working heating system for passengers. 

"Many Manitobans travel by bus for personal, work, educational or medical reasons," said Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor. "Whether the bus is their only option or their preferred option, all passengers should feel safe and comfortable while travelling on cold days."

Another Canadian is bringing home a prestigious award from an international music competition.

Seventeen-year-old pianist Ryan Wang, hailing from Vancouver, has been crowned the winner of BBC Young Musician 2024.

Wang, who studies on a music scholarship at the prestigious Eton College in Windsor, delivered a stunning performance of Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto during the Grand Final, which was broadcast across BBC TV, iPlayer, BBC Radio 3, and BBC Sounds.

After her party won a majority government in the New Brunswick election on Monday, Liberal Leader Susan Holt thanked all the women who came before her.

Flanked by her three young daughters on stage in Fredericton, Holt, the first female premier-designate in New Brunswick history, delivered a bilingual victory speech that paid tribute to female trailblazers in provincial politics.

The 47-year-old former business advocate and public servant led the Liberals to victory after a 33-day campaign, thwarting Blaine Higgs’s bid to secure a third term as Tory premier.

Liberal MP Sean Casey is the first to publicly confirm that he has signed a letter calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign, arguing it would be in the best interests of the country to let someone else take the reins. 

As an internal revolt brews, few Liberal MPs who are not in the cabinet are publicly defending the prime minister. The upcoming caucus meeting on Wednesday appears to present the most serious challenge to Trudeau's leadership to date.

 On Friday, October 18th, the London Decca record label released a recording that features the world-renowned violinist, Ray Chen performing alongside the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Cristian Măcelaru.  

 Coming up on Wednesday October 23 at 7:30 at the Crecent Arts Centre, The Manitoba Chamber Orchestra is inviting audiences to go on a journey with them; from the serene waters of Bach to the stormy waves of Shostakovich and back.  

There was not a dry eye in the building as Bryan Little took to the ice one last time at Canada Life Centre on Sunday to retire as a member of the Winnipeg Jets. 

The former Jets forward announced late in September that he would sign a one-day contract with the Jets to allow him to officially retire as a member of the team he spent his entire career with. 

The federal government is expected to boost the minimum hourly wage that must be paid to temporary foreign workers in the high-wage stream as a way to encourage employers to hire more Canadian staff.

British Columbia's redrawn political landscape won't be settled for about a week, with manual recounts triggered in two key ridings after a nail-biting provincial election that has yet to produce a clear winner.

Elections BC said Sunday the recounts will take place from Oct. 26 to 28 in Juan de Fuca-Malahat and Surrey City Centre, where NDP candidates lead B.C. Conservatives by fewer than 100 votes.

An 18-year-old man is in custody after allegedly swinging a machete around in a park that was filled with children.

The incident happened on Friday at around 7:30 p.m. at a green space near Ross Avenue and Sherbrook Street.

Winnipeg police say they received a report of a man swinging around a machete in the air in a park, and then approaching a large group of children who were playing in the area.