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The City of Winnipeg has a new poet laureate for 2025-2025.  

The Winnipeg Arts Council announced that award-winning writer Jennifer Still will be assuming the role. Still succeeds Chimwemwe Undi as the fourth poet laureate since the Winnipeg Arts Council launched the program back in 2018.  

As National Poetry Month draws to a close, local poets are ensuring that it goes out with a slam – a poetry slam, that is. 

The Winnipeg Poetry Slam is hosting the first qualifier of its 2025 season this week, and it represents the first chance that aspiring slam poets have to share their works not only in the city, but on a national level as well. 

What are the things that signify a Manitoba spring?  The sight and sounds of geese, the lawn taking on the faintest shade of green, and the little creepy crawlies that you feel making tracks up your leg in the middle of the night.

Yes, unfortunately in Manitoba with the season of spring comes the season of ticks.

Brandon University professor in the Department of Biology, Dr. Bryan Cassone, has a keen interest in infectious diseases carried by both ticks and mosquitos.

Prayers have been answered for a downtown Winnipeg church. 

Last year, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, located at the corner of Smith Street and Graham Avenue, was praying for a miracle as they attempted to keep their church building from collapsing.

Classic 107 is setting sail for Sweden this week! From Monday, April 28, through Friday, May 2, tune in during the 1 p.m. hour as we feature the lush, lively orchestral works of one of Sweden’s most beloved composers: Hugo Alfvén. 

The city of Winnipeg is gearing up for their curbside giveaway weekend and a compost giveaway, promoting sustainability and reducing waste. 

"We are committed to doing our part by helping residents keep more things out of the landfill," said City Councillor Ross Eadie, Chair of the Standing Policy Committee on Water, Waste and the Environment. "Any resident that participates in our yard waste collection service, Giveaway Weekend or picking up compost from the Compost Giveaway are helping to reduce the impacts of climate change in our city."

Canadians continue to mourn after an SUV crashed through a Filipino festival Saturday night in Vancouver, killing 11 people and injuring several others. 

About two dozen people participated in a vigil on Sunday in Winnipeg, remembering the victims of the horrific attack. 

After a short, intense and heated election campaign of just 35 days, Canadians go to the polls today to elect a new federal government.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh spent weeks pitching their cases to voters.

Carney, the former central banker and political neophyte, presented himself as a safe pair of hands for a country threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump, while Poilievre focused on addressing crime and the high cost of living and Singh pushed to protect social programs he argued are under threat.

Charges have been laid against a man who's accused of racing a vehicle through a crowded street at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver, killing 11 in an attack the interim police chief called the "darkest day" in the city's history.

Vancouver Police said in a statement Sunday that Kai-Ji Adam Lo faces eight counts of second-degree murder and further charges are anticipated.

Const. Tania Visintin said some victims remained unidentified.

The Winnipeg Jets’ series lead has slipped away after a 5-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Sunday night. With back-to-back defeats in St. Louis, the first-round matchup is now tied at two games apiece.

The Jets had entered Missouri with a commanding 2-0 series lead, but head home looking for answers after two tough outings — and two early exits for their star goaltender.

Early momentum fades