Camp more, spend less: Manitoba park reservations open April 7 with free entry for 2025
Mark your calendars. Reservations for provincial park campgrounds will open in just over a week.
To help keep up with demand, the province is once again staggering opening dates over five days from April 7 to 11, making it easier for Manitobans to secure their favourite spot. And as announced in the budget last week, the province is making park entry free for one year.
Celebrating World Piano Day in Fort Garry
Every year since 2015, musicians all over the world have paid tribute to one of the most beloved instruments ever created.
World Piano Day is celebrated on the 88th day of the year to mark the 88 keys that make up the modern instrument. Danny Carroll will be touching each one of those keys as he offers up a World Piano Day tribute concert in Winnipeg this weekend.
Virtuosi Concerts: Northern Magnolias to feature pioneering Black composers in Winnipeg performance
This Saturday, March 29, at 7:30 pianist Luke Welch will grace the stage at St. Andrew’s River Heights United Church as part of Virtuosi Concerts' Northern Magnolias performance.
Treacherous driving conditions lead to school closures in Manitoba
Several schools are closed and buses are cancelled as a significant snowstorm continues to roll through the province.
This has led to treacherous driving conditions and highway closures throughout Manitoba.
Find a list of closures and bus cancellations below.
This page is updated as closures and cancellations come in. Keep checking back for the latest details.
Snowfall warning ended: North Winnipeg hit with 30 cm, south sees 5 cm
UPDATE: As of 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Winnipeg is no longer under a snowfall warning.
Previously:
Much of southern and central Manitoba remains under a snowfall warning Friday morning, as a significant winter storm rolls through the province.
Over the past 24 hours, the system has blanketed the province in heavy snowfall, leading to highway closures and treacherous driving conditions inside the city.
Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Brad Vrolijk says it's been a bit of a journey.
Prime Minister Mark Carney hosting a meeting with Canada's premiers today as election campaign continues
For the second day in a row, Liberal Leader Mark Carney has been pulled away from campaigning to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Carney, in his role as prime minister, will meet virtually with Canada's premiers today to discuss the country's response to Trump's latest duties.
The president signed an executive order earlier this week to implement 25 per cent levies on all automobile and auto part imports — his latest move to upend global trade through a massive tariff agenda that pushed some automakers' stock prices down on Thursday.
Significant snowfall leads to highway closures across Manitoba
Significant snowfall Thursday night into Friday has led to the closure of several Manitoba highways.
The heavy snowfall has led to treacherous driving conditions, with more closures expected throughout the day.
As of 11 a.m. the following highways are closed.
- Highway 5, McCreary to Grandview.
The province is reminding motorists that closure gates and message signs may not be present at closure locations. Motorists are encouraged to avoid the closed highways and find another route.
Stress-free problem solving the specialty of Aloha Plumbing & Drain Services
It might not be your typical name for a plumbing business, but “Aloha” captures exactly what co-owner and founder Julian DeJesus hopes his customers will feel about his service.
“If I say the word ‘Aloha,’ you will feel something positive,” he says. “We want everyone to have those positive vibes.”
Major winter storm to bring up to 25 cm of snow to Manitoba
A significant winter storm is moving across the prairies, bringing heavy snowfall to parts of Manitoba.
Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Brad Vrolijk says the system will move through in two phases.
Three performers take top prize in U of M Concerto Competition
The University of Manitoba Concerto Competition announced its three winners after a final round performance on the stage at the Desautels Concert Hall last week.
Out of nine performers, pianist Ari Hooker, violinst Shion Tamashiro, and percussionist Nathan Gibbens came out on top of a field that was open to all students in U of M’s Desautels Faculty of Music.