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A Winnipeg art sale held over the weekend to raise funds for grandmothers raising grandchildren in Africa was an overwhelming success.

On Oct. 6, 2024, Grands 'n' More Winnipeg, which aims to raise awareness within the broader community about the desperate plight of African grandmothers and their orphaned grandchildren, hosted its annual Art from the Attic sale at St. Vital Centre.

The Winnipeg Jets opened their 2024-25 season in spectacular fashion, shutting out the Edmonton Oilers 6-0 thanks to a standout performance from goaltender Connor Hellebuyck.

The Jets blocked an impressive 29 shots, and the scoreboard lit up with contributions from six different goal-scorers: Adam Lowry, Mason Appleton, Rasmus Kupari, Dylan Samberg, Kyle Connor, and Mark Scheifele.

For those living on the streets, survival often overshadows health concerns, and essential care can easily be overlooked.

That was the case for one individual, who recently shared how Siloam Mission’s health centre brought a life-changing realization to light—his need for glasses.

“When you’re living on the streets, you learn to get by with less. You don’t always realize just how much you’re missing,” Peter (name changed) explained, reflecting on how his eyesight had deteriorated without his knowledge. “Seeing an eye doctor was the last thing on my mind.”

Winnipeg police are searching for three suspects after a woman and her teenage daughter were assaulted and robbed on a Winnipeg transit bus.

The unprovoked attack happened on Monday at around 6:15 p.m. on a bus near Portage Ave. and Valour Rd.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a 40-year-old woman and her 16-year-old daughter suffering from injuries as a result of being cut with an edged weapon. They were transported to hospital where they were both treated and released. 

On this day five years ago, Manitoba faced one of the most intense storms in its history—the Thanksgiving Blizzard of 2019.

What started as a typical autumn day quickly turned into a weather nightmare that Manitobans will never forget.

Dubbed *the perfect storm* by meteorologists, the blizzard began on October 10, 2019, and continued to pummel the province over the next several days.

Winnipeg's Mayor at the time, Brian Bowman, aware of a big storm that was about to hit Winnipeg, addressed the public near noon on Oct. 10.

With Thanksgiving coming up on Monday, October 14, what's open and closed in Winnipeg?

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service was kept busy Wednesday battling a grass fire in the Weston area.

The fire broke out in a field on Logan Avenue just west of McPhillips Street at around 11:23 a.m.

By the time crews arrived at the scene,  the fire was covering an area the size of half a football field.

WFPS crews used specialized wildland firefighting equipment to battle the large fire.

It took just under an hour to get it under control.

No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. 

A Toronto artist based in Florida says he's anxiously waiting to ensure the safety of his friends in the state and assess the potentially catastrophic damage to his property as Hurricane Milton barrels towards his community just outside Sarasota.

He's just one of many Canadians who own homes in the state. Like him, many have fled because of this hurricane or its predecessor Helene, which unleashed devastation across several southern states just a few weeks ago. 

A 48-year-old man from Brandon is dead following a collision Tuesday evening about 26 kilometres west of Brandon.

Emergency crews were called to Highway 250, approximately 10 kilometres north of Highway 1 at around 5:15 p.m. yesterday where they found a crash involving an SUV and a motorcycle. 

The driver of the motorcycle, a 48-year-old man from Brandon was pronounced dead at the scene.

The 37-year-old female driver and lone occupant of the SUV, from Souris suffered non-life threatening injuries. She was transported to hospital and has since been released. 

A pair of fires kept Winnipeg fire crews busy Tuesday evening.

The first fire broke out around 6:40 p.m. in a six-storey apartment complex in the 0 to 100 block of Keewatin Street. 

Smoke was coming from the building when crews arrived. The fire was located in the elevator mechanical room. Crews launched an offensive attack, and the fire was under control shortly after 7 p.m.

Some residents were temporarily evacuated from their suites, while others sheltered in place. No injuries were reported.