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“The look of the leather is what makes this bag so popular. It's meant to sort of get beaten up, so it's not super luxurious. It's just a really good-looking bag that you can really wear in, like a good pair of boots that are meant to take a kicking, you know?” 

This from Jon Thiessen, co-owner of U.N. Luggage in Winnipeg’s historic Exchange District. He has helped countless shoppers find just the right graduation gift, and with another grad season fast approaching, he can help you too.  

While the season has come to an end for the Winnipeg Jets after a devastating 2-1 overtime loss in Dallas, team owner says Winnipeg fans are the best in the league. 

"The past several weeks of playoff hockey created a wide range of emotions for all of us," Mark Chipman said in a post shared to Facebook.

Students, families, and supporters will gather at St. John's Ravenscourt School on Thursday afternoon to honour an alumna and the legacy she created. 

In 2006, Kendra McBain was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of bone cancer called alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. 

The Winnipeg Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing 17-year-old girl.

The WPS says that Mary Chartrand has not been seen in a month. According to a release, she was last seen on April 22 at 7:50 p.m. in the area of Centennial St. and Kingsway of Winnipeg.

The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees said the latest offers from the postal service "fall short" with hours to go until a looming strike deadline.

Canada Post meanwhile said Thursday it's already seeing mail volumes decline ahead of another possible labour disruption and is pushing for an urgent resolution.

Spokesperson Lisa Liu said Canada Post hasn't yet received a response from the union about its proposals issued a day earlier.

The postal service is ready to resume bargaining "as soon as possible" with a mediator at the table, she said.

Some Winnipeggers will have to hold onto their recycling longer than expected. 

Recycling collection is suspended on Thursday, May 22, due to a police investigation after a body was found at the Materials Recovery Facility. 

The recycling suspension does not impact garbage collection. 

For those who have Thursday as collection day, and if it has not been picked up, please put the recycling cart out on Saturday morning before 7 a.m.

The Winnipeg Police Service continue to investigate after reports of a body being found in a Symington Yards recycling depot early Thursday morning. 

WPS received information that a body had been found at a recycling depot in the 300 block of Mazenod Road. It is believed to be an adult male, pending identification. 

The investigation is still in the early stages. More updates will be released when they become available. 

The stories of communities across the Asian diaspora will be represented in the fifth annual FascinAsian Film Festival, which officially gets underway on May 22. Five feature-length productions, dozens of shorts and a wide variety of programming will be presented in conjunction with Asian Heritage Month.  

It’s one thing to be presenting your first-ever photography exhibit to the public, but it is something else entirely for that exhibit to a personal expression of gender and body.  

The Winnipeg Goldeyes (6-6) erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the third inning en route to an 11-6 victory over the Milwaukee Milkmen (4-6) on a pleasant Wednesday evening at Blue Cross Park. The win marks the Goldeyes’ third straight, bringing them back to .500 on the season.
 
Milwaukee opened the scoring early, as Micker Adolfo delivered run-scoring single in the top of the first to give the visitors a 1-0 edge. Winnipeg responded in the bottom of the second when Gustavo Sosa lined a single up the middle to score Tanner O’Tremba and tie the game at 1-1.