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Workers at Canada Post could be heading back to the picket lines in a matter of days — but a labour expert warns postal workers might find negotiating conditions far less favourable now than they were during their holiday job action.

Canada Post said late Tuesday it was hitting pause on negotiations with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers after days of talks between the parties bore little fruit.

Opposition parties attacked Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday for being vague about his plans after his government said it would not table a federal budget before the House of Commons rises for the summer.

Following the first Liberal cabinet meeting after the swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said instead of a spring budget, the government will put forward an economic statement in the fall.

The Anxiety Disorders Association of Manitoba (ADAM) is shining a light on supporting people who struggle with mental health, particularly in the month of May. 

"Spring is typically a time when people spend time tidying up around their home, taking out the garbage," says Scott McFadyen, the Executive Director of ADAM. "We're asking people to do the same sort of thing with their mental health."

A wildfire burning near Lac du Bonnet has claimed two lives.

On Tuesday, RCMP received word that two people were trapped in the fire. However,  extreme conditions kept emergency crews from reaching the pair.

At around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, Lac du Bonnet RCMP found two bodies, a woman and a man, just off Wendigo Road, in the RM of Lac du Bonnet.

RCMP believe the pair died as a result of the fire.

An autopsy has been scheduled to confirm the identity of the victims.

New Abraham Anghik Ruben exhibit at WAG–Qaumajuq explores Inuit and Norse mythology and daily life through sculpture and painting. 

Stonewall RCMP have safely located a missing 4-year-old boy.

The child was last seen before bedtime on Tuesday at his home on Road 11E near Teulon.

Stonewall RCMP, along with the RCMP Remote Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS), Police Service Dog (PDS) and Search and Rescue (SAR) helped in the search.

RCMP thank the public for their assistance. 

For Julie Walsh, it all began on a walk through the Exchange District in 1998 when she stumbled upon an art studio, where a painter was working on a massive canvas. 

“I immediately felt this rush of energy of when something’s really true and really resonates with my soul,” she recounts. “I was quite moved by it.” 

Friends and family of a couple who lost their home and one of their four dogs to a fire over the weekend are rallying together to help the pair through this difficult time.  

The fire broke out just before 1:30 p.m. on Saturday in a bungalow on Greenacre Boulevard near McBey Avenue. 

Smoke and flames were pouring from the home when firefighters arrived. 

Strong winds made it difficult for firefighters to battle the blaze. However, crews were able to get it under control by 2:30 p.m.

With temperatures picking up across the province, Classic 107 is matching the heat with our Album of the Month for May: Denis Plante and Stéphane Tétreault’s Stradivatango. The project pairs two exceptional players on two unique instruments: one, a Stradivarius cello; the other, a bandoneon. Together, Plante and Tétreault set out to explore the rich history of Argentinian tango music, as well as sharing original compositions that respond to a musical tradition that stretches back decades. 

One would be hard-pressed to consider a place in Winnipeg that is more suited to a sunset concert than the Garden of Contemplation at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Sound Lounge Events is adding to the ambience this weekend by placing electronic and looping artists in the garden to soundtrack a spring sunset.