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More than 2,000 students, families, and community members gathered in Winnipeg for the city's first-ever Graduation Pow Wow, celebrating academic success through Indigenous ceremony. The landmark event honors graduates while making Indigenous traditions a central part of recognizing achievement.
Over 2,000 students, families, and community members gathered in Winnipeg for the first-ever Graduation Pow Wow, celebrating academic achievement through Indigenous ceremony and tradition. The groundbreaking event marks a powerful step toward reconciliation in education.
More than 2,000 students, families, and community members gathered for Winnipeg School Division's first-ever Graduation Pow Wow, celebrating academic achievement through Indigenous ceremony. The historic event brought together all division graduates to honor success while embracing Indigenous cultural practices as part of the celebration.
Apartment dwellers in Winnipeg can now charge electric vehicles at home after 250 new chargers were installed across multi-family properties. The move solves a major barrier that kept renters and condo owners from going electric.
After more than three decades, international rugby is coming back to Winnipeg as Canada's men's team wraps up their July Nations Cup schedule. The homecoming marks a milestone moment for Canadian rugby fans who've waited a generation to see world-class competition in their city.
Ang Braun, who leads Genesis House shelter in Winkler, got a standing ovation at a Winnipeg Jets game for her decades of helping women and families. She almost deleted the invitation email because she thought it was fake.
Team Canada's Matt Dunstone is on fire at the world men's curling championship, clinching his third consecutive victory with a stunning comeback against China. The Winnipeg skipper's four-point surge in the ninth end sealed an 8-4 win and pushed Canada into a tie for third place.
Four dogs huddled behind a dumpster in bitter cold found warmth and care when Winnipeg firefighters brought them to the station. One lucky pup even found a forever home with the paramedic who helped save her.
A new bus manufacturing facility in Winnipeg is bringing full Canadian bus production back to the city for the first time in 15 years. The expansion by NFI Group and New Flyer will create hundreds of skilled union jobs while producing zero-emission transit vehicles.
Manitoba baseball fans turned their love of the game into life-changing support for kids. The Winnipeg Goldeyes and their Field of Dreams Foundation just distributed nearly $100,000 to 48 children's charities across the province.
Winnipeg firefighters just got a game-changing upgrade: a state-of-the-art ladder truck that reaches higher, rescues deeper, and protects better than ever before. It's part of a massive investment in the people and equipment that keep the city safe.
Connor Hellebuyck made save after impossible save as Team USA beat Canada 2-1 in overtime to capture Olympic men's hockey gold. The Winnipeg Jets goalie proved that sometimes the hot hand wins, even when the other team dominates the ice.
Indigenous seniors in Winnipeg are leading research into their own housing crisis, revealing what "a good home" truly means. Their voices are shaping solutions that honor culture, family, and aging with dignity.
A childhood legend becomes a groundbreaking ballet as Canada's oldest professional company stages its first full-length work by an Indigenous choreographer. The production marks a meaningful step in cultural reconciliation and artistic representation.