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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. 

Séan McCann brings heartfelt stories and singalongs to Winnipeg stop on Great Canadian Road Trip. 

Traffic signals are working, and the power has been restored following an outage that left 2,500 customers without power on Wednesday morning. 

WAVERLEY HEIGHTS, WINNIPEG: crews are investigating an outage affecting about 1,070 customers. #MBoutage pic.twitter.com/7pVEm1iWj1

A global study from UNICEF suggests many Canadian kids are unhappy, with social struggles such as bullying and difficulty making friends among the sources of their anguish. 

UNICEF’s 19th Report Card suggests one in five youth in Canada face frequent bullying, one in five are lonely and one in four struggle to make friends.

It blames bullying in particular for a drop in life satisfaction reported by 15-year-olds, down three percentage points to 76 per cent since 2018.

Prime Minister Mark Carney shook up his cabinet Tuesday by moving some key players involved in Canada-U.S. relations into new positions and promoting 24 new faces in a move meant to signal change at the top.

While some were prominent figures in former prime minister Justin Trudeau's government — including Dominic LeBlanc, Mélanie Joly, Chrystia Freeland and François-Philippe Champagne — Carney froze out other prominent members of his predecessor's team.

Carney named 28 full ministers to his cabinet, which will meet for the first time on Wednesday.

The Winnipeg Public Library is looking for its next Writer-in-Residence.

Every year since 1985, the Winnipeg Public Library has picked the perfect candidate to provide one-on-one mentorship and public workshops for up-and-coming writers of all genres in our city.

The chosen candidate will do this through meetings online, in person, by email or by phone. The writer in residence will also offer group workshops and a writing circle. 

During their time in the role, they will also have the opportunity to work on their own writing. 

The Winnipeg Police Service says a missing 79-year-old woman has been safely located.

Police sent out a release just before 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15, asking for help locating the woman.

The release said she was last seen on Tuesday, May 12, at 9 p.m. near Manitoba Avenue and Powers Street. 

The WPS then sent out another release just after 11 a.m. saying she had been found safe.

The Winnipeg Jets find themselves on the brink of elimination after a 3–1 loss to the Dallas Stars in Game 4 of their second-round playoff series on Tuesday night.

Despite another strong start and a solid performance through much of the game, Winnipeg was once again stymied by Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger and undone by a Mikael Granlund hat trick. With the loss, the Jets now trail 3–1 in the best-of-seven series.

The series shifts back to Winnipeg for Game 5 on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. CDT.