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Winnipeg has a name in mind for its first-ever chief construction officer, Mayor Scott Gillingham announced Tuesday.

A 57-year-old Winnipeg man has been charged with committing an indecent act after an incident on a transit bus Monday afternoon, police say.

The RCMP's new Black Hawk helicopters, intended to patrol the U.S.-Canada border near Emerson, Man., are already noticeable, municipal officials say.

Canada’s population will grow over the years regardless of the federal government’s recent decision to slash immigration rates, a new report shows.

Less than 25 per cent of Manitobans received flu shots this year — well below the norm — which is likely contributing to the surge.

Adam Lowry left the game after the first period and things fell apart from there for the Winnipeg Jets in a 5-2 loss Monday night.

RCMP in Manitoba say residents near the U.S. border could start seeing and hearing Black Hawk helicopters on a regular basis as the national police force bolsters its presence.

Kellie Verway, who was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on Jan. 15, worked as the city's tourism coordinator, and Knox described her as a pillar of the community.

Experts say there needs to be more done to protect whistleblowers in Canada who raise alarms about wrongdoing in professions or organizations.

Another fire at a vacant home in Point Douglas has led to a demolition order. Winnipeg firefighters contended with frigid temperatures but managed to keep the fire from spreading. 

The recall affects specific batches of Golden Valley, Compliments, Foremost, IGA, No Name and Western Family eggs of varying sizes and in varying package sizes. 

Environment Canada issued extreme cold warnings for much of the Prairies and parts of Ontario and Quebec on Saturday morning as arctic air poured south.

Two men have been arrested in connection with a dozen robberies around the city in the span of 10 days.

Much of the training takes place at the Cargill Curling Training Centre in Morris. The team is also competing in the Manitoba Open Bonspiel this weekend.

The Manitoba government and officials at Crown-owned Manitoba Hydro would not reveal the potential impact of tariffs threatened by incoming U.S. president Donald Trump.

Stan Pierre will take over from Brian Dobie as the new head coach of the Manitoba Bisons football team.

Manitoba RCMP are looking into an armed robbery at a Dauphin business — the second such incident in two days.

A 42-year-old man is dead after his vehicle was involved in a crash with a semi-truck on Thursday evening, Winnipeg police say.

You may want to delay any travel plans, a meteorologist says, especially if those plans involve highway driving. 

It has been gratifying, John Shannon says, to see the impact hockey has made on Canadians of all backgrounds.

This winter, two children have tragically died in snowmobile accidents: a 12-year-old girl in God's Lake Narrows, and a 10-year-old boy near Carman in December.

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has referred to Canada as 'the 51st state' in numerous social media posts, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pushed back against.

According to police, a criminal network operated by a Winnipeg street gang had been trafficking cocaine and hydromorphone downtown and in the West End.