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Three people were taken to hospital on Friday night after a fire broke out in a four-storey apartment building in downtown Winnipeg.

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service was called to the 200 block of Vaughan Street at 6:50 p.m., according to a release from the City of Winnipeg.

When crews arrived, they saw smoke coming from the building.

Firefighters helped some residents escape from the building. Other residents had managed to get out on their own before crews arrived.

Canada's spy service tracked the flow of its intelligence reports across government and studied how other agencies handled them as part of an investigation into leaks of classified information about foreign interference, a newly released memo shows. 

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service described the "tireless efforts" in the memo prepared for staff who were keen for an update on the probe into unauthorized disclosures to the media. 

“I’m living in a sad and terrifying nightmare,” says Winnipeg choreographer and musician Casimiro Nhussi. 

“The land is red and dry, the river, too. The trees are naked, and the animals are skinny and sad. There isn’t enough green land for all of us.” 

These sentiments of despair are the impetus behind the latest production from Nhussi’s NAfro Dance collective, Serengeti. The project explores the environmental challenges and existential threats of the climate crisis that all living creatures share. 

Ports in British Columbia could potentially be paralyzed again starting next week, as the latest labour dispute has triggered a provincewide lockout notice from employers against a union of more than 700 foremen.

The BC Maritime Employers Association says in a statement that it will "defensively" lock out members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 starting Monday at 8 a.m., shutting down all cargo operations provincewide but leaving cruise ships and operations for grain vessels unaffected.

The Manitoba government has increased its funding for the Manitoba Arts Council to $13.7 million this year, an eight per cent boost announced Friday at the Centennial Concert Hall.

The investment aims to strengthen the province’s arts sector, supporting artists, Indigenous knowledge keepers, and organizations that shape Manitoba’s cultural landscape.

With colder temperatures and shorter days comes the perfect time for cozying up with a good book. If you are in a reading rut, Chris Hall from McNally Robinson Booksellers joined Nolan Kehler in the Classic 107 studios to share 'What to Read' with him for the first time.

The titles that Chris shared with Nolan this month were: 

Precipice by Robert Harris

A Case of Matricide by Graeme Macrae Burnet  

Didion & Babitz by Lili Anolik

Patriot by Alexei Navalny

No one was injured following an early morning fire in the city's North End. 

The blaze broke out at around 6 a.m. Friday morning in a single-storey home in the 800 block of Pritchard Ave.

When crews arrived, the fire was well involved with smoke pouring out of the home. 

Firefighters fought the fire from outside the home, quickly declaring it under control about 40 minutes later. 

No one was found in the house and no injuries were reported. 

The house suffered significant fire, smoke and water damage. 

On August 2nd, 2024, the Music and Arts Record Label released a CD that features the fantastic playing of the renowned Ukranian-American pianist Anna Shelest.