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A young Winnipeg entrepreneur is hosting a new convention in town for dancers this weekend, complete with master classes and educational workshops

The Jets scored four times in the first in an 8-3 romp over the San Jose Sharks for their first 4-0 start in Jets history.

The two unions involved say the four-year deal includes average wage increases of 27 per cent and higher starting wages for high-vacancy positions.

Some students who live within 1.6 km of their schools are stuck walking along busy highways -- with no sidewalks -- as they don't qualify for bus transportation.

The defeated deal was struck between Canada, the Chiefs of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the Assembly of First Nations in July.

The Manitoba government's Workplace Safety and Health is investigating three complaints at the Manitoba Inuit Association involving allegations of a toxic workplace

Wab Kinew says he will look at releasing more information about government travel expenses, which would bring his province in line with some other jurisdictions.

The province now says 'environmental factors' have made its plan no longer feasible, and a drawdown of the reservoir is set to end shortly.

A $600-million flood prevention project in Manitoba is now under review and the provincial government has no timeline for starting construction.

Scott McMurchy is a 34-year veteran of the police force who was born in Rossburn, Man., but grew up in The Pas, the community he still considers home.

Police learned that a social media post was falsely advertising a bison hunt at the farm, charging would-be hunters $1,000 per animal.

A pair of Winnipeggers are now in custody facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the death of a 20-year-old man late last year.

Gabrielle Simard-Nadeau was approved as a candidate, but Elections Manitoba announced on the day before the election, without an explanation, that she was withdrawing.

Dr. Brent Roussin, the province's chief public health officer, says it's especially important for people considered high-risk to get a flu shot. 

An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a September shooting at a St. Boniface apartment complex, Winnipeg police say.

With a full winter of hockey still to come for the Winnipeg Jets, they know there’s a long way to go before they see the finish line, never mind cross it.

A list compiled by Global News includes arsons and extortions in Alberta, drive-by shootings in B.C. and Ontario and a Winnipeg murder.

The suspects fled the scene, but police say three men spotted in the area around the time of the attack are considered persons of interest.

An employee of a Winnipeg store is facing charges after he was accused of sending a would-be thief to the hospital.

The province has tapped Lloyd Axworthy to head up a study about the feasibility of relocating Winnipeg's rail lines.

Police said Tuesday that the incident has been deemed accidental in nature and no arrests will be made.