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Kids in Winnipeg's Children's Hospital were in for a treat on Friday afternoon with the third annual Suspended Superheroes. 

Participants who have been specially trained geared up in costumes, uniforms, and safety harnesses to rappel down the side of HSC while interacting with children inside. 

No one was injured following a fire Thursday evening in Fort Richmond.  

Fire crews were called to a single-family bungalow on Purdue Bay just before 8 p.m. yesterday. 

Smoke was coming from the house when crews arrived. Firefighters were able to enter the home and fight the blaze form inside. It took about an hour to get the fire under control.

Everyone in the home was able to evacuate safely before crews arrived. No injuries were reported.

Preliminary observations suggest the fire was accidental, caused by unattended cooking.  

After years of being trapped in a cycle of poverty and relying on Employment and Income Assistance (EIA), "Suzy" (name changed) has finally found her footing with the help of Siloam Mission.

“I still can’t believe it sometimes—I’ve got a full-time job now. It feels so good to say that out loud,” she shares. “What’s even better is that I’ve been able to cut myself off from EIA. I’ve been on assistance for so long, it just became part of my life.”

Fall is in the air. 

An autumnal crispness has arrived in Winnipeg, accompanied by changing (and falling) leaves. 

Chris Hall from McNally Robinson Booksellers returned to the Classic 107 studio with the latest picks in the "What to Read" feature -- ones that include titles for this season, and the winter one to come! 

It began with blocks of LEGO – but not the themed city, castle or pirate sets.

“I didn’t like the kits. I thought they were very limiting and were telling me what to do, and I didn’t like it,” recalls Genevieve Krahn. “I played with LEGO for like eight hours a day, and my dad built me a 4x8 LEGO table so I could construct houses and whole villages.”

Growing up, Krahn was also the only kid from Neubergthal, Manitoba who could explain why Frank Lloyd Wright was her famous architect.

Various superheroes will swing into action Friday afternoon to help kids in Winnipeg's Children's Hospital make unforgettable memories. 

One of those superheroes is Josh Pchajek, also known as the Winnipeg Webhead. 

"I play Spiderman at birthday parties, Make a Wish and Dream Factory events," said Pchajek. "It's the most amazing job in the world."

Government business has been put on indefinite pause in the House of Commons and the Conservatives say it will stay that way until the Liberals hand over documents related to misspent government dollars.

Last week, Speaker Greg Fergus ruled that the government "clearly did not fully comply" with an order from the House to provide documents related to a now-defunct foundation responsible for doling out hundreds of millions of federal dollars for green technology projects.

The Winnipeg Jets have introduced a new Ukrainian Heritage logo ahead of the new NHL season.

The logo was designed by Andrii Sobchuk, a native of Lutsk, Ukraine, who moved to Canada with his family to continue his graphic design career with True North Sports + Entertainment after the war began in 2022, the club says in a release.

A Manitoba man convicted of murder 50 years ago has been acquitted.

Clarence Woodhouse was found guilty in 1974 of fatally beating and stabbing a restaurant worker in downtown Winnipeg.

He was granted parole in 1983 and filed last year for a ministerial review of his conviction.

His lawyers argued a confession Woodhouse supposedly made was in fluent English, although he primarily spoke Saulteaux.