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For dancer Alex Elliott, the impulse to sing is what led her to the genesis point of her latest piece. 

Calling all knitters! If you love to knit, Assiniboine Park is the place to be this weekend. 

About 100 people are expected to gather at the popular park for World Knit in Public Day, a global celebration of creativity and community. 

The gathering will happen beneath the trio of large trees just east of the Assiniboine walking bridge, and knitters of all skills are welcome to attend. 

Participants can enjoy their hobby alongside fellow knitters for three hours, while supporting a good cause.

The famous cries of “Stella!” will be ringing down Osborne Street and River Avenue this week as The 28th Minute theatre company presents A Streetcar Named Desire. The production represents a rare opportunity for Winnipeggers to engage with the drama of playwright Tennessee Williams, whose works are not presented often in the community. 

More areas of Whiteshell Provincial Park will open today as suppression efforts hold the line, keeping a large wildfire at bay.

At 8 a.m. Wednesday, Crowduck Lake and Big Whiteshell Lake reopened for permanent residents, cottages and commercial operators. 

Later this afternoon, at 4 p.m., Florence Lake, Nora Lake and Ophir Siding will also open.

Campgrounds at Big Whiteshell Lake will have a phased-in reopening, starting with seasonal campers on Friday, June 13.  

One of the oldest theatres in Winnipeg aims to welcome concertgoers back inside its historic walls in the next few years at it becomes the artistic home of one of the city’s largest performing arts ensembles. 

About 7,000 people in and around La Ronge, Sask., will be allowed to return home on Thursday after the lifting of a wildfire evacuation order, the director of the local emergency operation centre said Tuesday.

Lyle Hannan said residents of La Ronge, Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band can start going home on Thursday at 8 a.m.

Those deemed to work in essential services will be allowed to return sooner, he said.

Hannan said rain in the last few days helped crews contain the wildfire near the community.

Ottawa’s efforts to prepare the country for the impacts of climate change have stumbled out of the gate, Canada’s environment commissioner said Tuesday.

In a new report, Jerry DeMarco concluded the National Adaptation Strategy was not effectively designed, did not prioritize Canada’s climate change risks and only established one of its three components since its release in 2023.

The Manitoba government is expected to use more "revenue levers," similar to its recent income and property tax changes, as part of its plan to reduce the deficit, a credit-rating agency report says.

S&P Global Ratings has affirmed the Manitoba government's existing short-term and long-term credit ratings and says the outlook for the province is stable, based in part on expected revenue changes and spending control.

The federal government is moving to shore up a historically weak summer job market for students — even as one economist argues tough employment prospects for young people suggest broader softness in the job market.

Statistics Canada shone a light on the difficult employment prospects for students heading back to school this fall in its May jobs report last Friday.

Roughly one in five returning students aged 15 to 24 was unemployed in May, the agency said. The last time the jobless rate for students was this high outside the pandemic was in May 2009.

The Winnipeg Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing 12-year-old gir.