Winnipeg city councillors approved the 2025 budget after a divisive debate. The operating budget passed in an 11-5 vote, while the capital budget passed 10-6. It was the closest budget vote of Mayor Scott Gillingham's term in office. The budget raises property taxes by 5.95 per cent, the highest increase since 1990.

Coun. Sherri Rollins wants to see the vote paused for a few days until a committee meeting on water and sewage -- and potential rate increases -- can be held Feb. 3.

Chimwemwe Undi will serve as Canada’s 11th parliamentary poet laureate for the next two years and hopes to encourage more people to engage with the genre.

The University of Winnipeg is shuttering its English-language program, the third such closing by a Canadian university in the past year.

A Winnipeg city councillor has called for the municipal budget to be held over for a month, saying it lacks transparency and accountability and isn’t serving the public. While the majority of councillors including Mayor Scott Gillingham say the budget addresses the priorities of Winnipeggers – increasing public safety and improving road infrastructure – some

Wyatt raised an unsuccessful motion to increase the business tax from 4.84 per cent to 5.84 per cent this year, which also called on the mayor to replace a proposed 3.5 per cent property tax hike for 2026 with a pledge to levy a 5.75 per cent increase. His motion was seconded by Coun. John Orlikow (River Heights-Fort Garry).

A Winnipeg mother is looking for answers about how intravenous fluid ended up in her two-year-old son's arm tissue, causing swelling, skin tearing and first-degree burns.Trilena Francois says she took her toddler,

The Winnipeg Jets have recalled forward Brad Lambert from the Manitoba Moose, it was announced Monday.

More than 300 kids auditioned for the role of young Anna and Elsa in Rainbow Stage's upcoming production of Frozen — triple the amount of submissions the theatre company expected to receive since casting calls were put out before the holidays.

A 39-year-old Winnipeg man says he "got carried away" when he caused over a million dollars in damage to the City of Winnipeg's Deacon Reservoir water treatment plant, after he drove an excavator into vehicles,

The Winnipeg Jets visit the Boston Bruins after Kyle Connor scored two goals in the Jets' 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens.

The Jets don't have a premium prospect or depth in quantity but have a very respectable top eight or nine prospects.