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It has been a stormy day for a large part of southcentral and southeastern Manitoba, complete with heavy rain, hail, strong winds and even a tornado warning.

According to Environment Canada, a fairly moisture-laden air mass is moving into southern Manitoba from the United States. This has resulted in thunderstorm activity throughout the day. 

A Manitoba New Democrat has been removed from the government caucus and is firing back at Premier Wab Kinew.

The NDP has removed Mark Wasyliw — a lawyer — from caucus, saying his business partner is a defence lawyer for convicted sex offender Peter Nygard.

Caucus chair Mike Moyes says Wasyliw has failed to demonstrate good judgment and does not align with caucus principles of respect and trust.

Wasyliw says he thinks he has been turfed because he spoke his mind within caucus.

Tune in every day at 1:00 this week as we feature the delightful and charming wind concertos of Severio Mercadante, in honor of his 229th birthday.   

Saverio Mercadante was born in Altamura in 1795 and was a pupil at the Naples Conservatory between 1808 and 1819. There he studied violin, cello, bassoon, clarinet and flute, and composition. His composition teachers included Giovanni Furno, Giacomo Tritto and Nicola Zingarelli. 

A high-speed chase involving a stolen truck resulted in serious injuries and multiple charges against two Winnipeg teens on Saturday night.

The Winnipeg Police Service says in a release that the incident began at 7:45 p.m. on Sept. 14, when a citizen spotted a male and female stealing his 2023 Ford F150 in the 800 block of Dudley Avenue.

A severe weather threat is looming over parts of southern Manitoba, with Environment Canada issuing a thunderstorm watch this afternoon.

Environment Canada first issued a severe thunderstorm watch at 12:37 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16, for several regions such as Morden, Winkler, Altona, Steinbach, and the Whiteshell.

Many of those watches have turned to warnings as storms develop this afternoon and are expected to continue into the evening, with the storms moving into Ontario later tonight.

The adored quintet Canadian Brass have added another Canadian back onto their roster: Winnipegger Keith Dyrda.  

“I'm so excited,” says Dyrda. "It's obviously a massive honour to be included in this ensemble and to be able to do it twice in my life feels really, really special.” 

His previous stint came between 2010 and 2011, when Dyrda was a 21-year-old student completing his undergraduate degree at Montreal’s McGill University.  

On Sunday, September 22nd at 2;30pm at Young United Church, The Royal Canadian College of Organists, Winnipeg Chapter will be presenting a remarkable concert that features Canadian music written for piano and organ duo. 

It's election day for voters in the Elmwood-Transcona area.

A byelection was triggered in March after the NDP's Daniel Blaikie stepped down to take a job with Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew.

Blaikie and his father, the late Bill Blaikie, represented the area for years in the House of Commons.

The executive director of the Transcona Biz, Leila Dance, is running for the NDP, while electrician, Colin Reynolds, is running for the Conservatives. Meanwhile, Ian MacIntyre, a former teacher and president of the Manitoba Teachers' Society will run for the Liberals.

A bloop single to right field in the bottom of the fourth inning drove in the game’s only run as the Kane County Cougars (6-0) defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes 1-0 in game two of the Miles Wolff Cup Final at Northwestern Medicine Field Sunday afternoon.
 
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Winnipeg and southern Manitoba will most likely receive a lot of rain in a short period of time later in the afternoon, throughout the evening and overnight.

"It's a fairly moisture-laden airmass that's moving up from the United States," says Meteorologist with Environment Canada (EC), Chris Stammers. "Looks like there's going to be some thunderstorm activity forming, it's already forming in North Dakota and that's going to be moving northward throughout the day."

Stammers says that southern Manitoba could see roughly 50 mm of rain within a short period of time.