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A motorcycle collision has left a 29-year-old dead.

Shortly after 7 p.m. on July 2, a motorcycle travelling southbound on Pembina Highway collided with an SUV exiting a parking lot in the 1300 block on the west side of Pembina.

The 29-year-old motorcycle driver was taken to the hospital in critical condition and succumbed to his injuries. The SUV driver did remain on the scene and met with police. 

Southbound Pembina was closed for several hours following the collision and Traffic Collision Investigators are continuing this investigation.

Airports were returning to normal operations Thursday after Canada's air traffic control service said some received bomb threats early in the morning.

Nav Canada said the early morning threats affected airports in Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver.

RCMP in Richmond, B.C., said they received a report of a threat at the Vancouver airport's Nav Canada control tower around 2 a.m. local time. The tower was evacuated and no threats were found after a search, the force said in a press release.

The main character in She Falls Again is attempting to survive as an Indigenous woman in Winnipeg – a sadly-complicated task. She talks to the Sky Woman, who challenges her to reclaim her matriarchal power. 

She Falls Again is the latest example of cultural storytelling done by Winnipeg poet, writer and broadcaster Rosanna Deerchild. The unique blend of poetry and prose was recently recognized as one of the winners of the 2025 Indigenous Voices Awards.  

Anastasia St. Amand’s work at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity this month is something of a return to her roots.  

“Some of the first intimacy directing classes I took [were] actually here,” she laughs. 

Prairie Brass Camp and Percussion Workshop Return to U of M: A Summer of Sound, Skill and Success 

A new law meant to protect supply management might not be enough to shield the system in trade talks with a Trump administration bent on eliminating it, trade experts say.

"It's certainly more difficult to strike a deal with the United States now with the passage of this bill that basically forces Canada to negotiate with one hand tied behind its back," said William Pellerin, a trade lawyer and partner at the firm McMillan LLP.

The Winnipeg Police Service says a missing 82-year-old man has been found.

The man was last seen in the area of Windsor Park in Winnipeg at approximately 1 a.m. on July 3.

Police activated a silver alert around 4:30 a.m., asking the public for help in locating the man. About an hour later the WPS sent out another alert saying he had been safely located.

A silver alert is issued when a senior or vulnerable person goes missing.

Confidence federal public servants have in their senior managers has fallen in recent years, a new survey suggests.

The 2024 Public Service Employee Survey said 55 per cent of public servants have confidence in senior management at their department or agency, down from 64 per cent in 2022 and 68 per cent in 2020.

Almost two-thirds of respondents in the new survey said senior managers in their department or agency model ethical behaviour.

The bassist for a Winnipeg band and his partner are dead after a Canada Day crash on a Manitoba highway.

Indie pop band Royal Canoe says bass player Brendan Berg died in the crash a day before his 43rd birthday, along with Olivia Michalczuk.

RCMP say they responded to a head-on crash on Tuesday afternoon north of Swan River, in western Manitoba.

They say a southbound vehicle veered over the centre line and hit another vehicle that's believed to have been parked, causing it to roll over.

A 35-year-old man is facing weapon and drug-related charges after the keen observation of a mall employee over the weekend. 

On June 30, a mall employee saw a male putting a gun into his satchel. Security were made aware and kept a safe eye until police arrived. 

Around 7:15 p.m., officers from East District responded to the report of a man seen with a firearm at a shopping centre in the 1200 block of St. Mary’s Road. No injuries were sustained and no threats were made.