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Nisha J Tuli is one of the world’s breakout authors in the genre of romantic fantasy. Her dystopian romance novel ‘Storm Breaker’ has also been optioned for development as a TV series. All of this was accomplished from her Winnipeg living room-turned-office. Melissa Ridgen met up with the best-selling author.

Global News Morning’s Matthew Merkel is at Birds Hill Park to talk Folk Fest with Valerie Shantz.

The Winnipeg Folk Festival is sold out for the first time in its 51-year history. Global’s Matthew Merkel spoke to attendees and organizers.

The Manitoba government is adding eight more social worker positions in four emergency departments and urgent care centres at a cost of $1.2 million a year.

Grocery stores and retailers will soon no longer be able to hire Winnipeg police officers to work as security guards. Teagan Rasche reports.

How B.C. and Germany’s landmark LNG deal is a win for both sides, and the hurdles still needing to be cleared. Why Canada is ending its “Netflix tax,” and what it’s being replaced with. New York City’s pitch to lure Canadian tourists back to the Big Apple. Plus, why Winnipeg could lose its title as...

Global News Morning’s Matthew Merkel talks to Ellie Ratel of Winnipeg band Stellar as Folk Fest attendees begin arriving at Birds Hill Park.

A former drug addict says he fully supports a Winnipeg police project aimed at curbing the use of drugs along the Main Street strip. Global News Morning’s Clay Young talks to Jospeh Liew of Street Links, who works with people on the street and tries to get them off drugs.

Winnipeg’s mayor is stressing the importance of an expansion to the 17 Wing Air Force base.

While a new City Hall report is showing fewer Winnipeggers are using transit, the mayor says the new transit network is working.

Bike Week Winnipeg is underway. Here’s what to expect from the week-long celebration of the bicycle and everyone that rides, including Bike to Work Day tomorrow.

As the popularity of online sales is forcing some brick and mortar stores to shutter, one business started right here in Winnipeg is opening its biggest location yet. Global News Morning’s Matthew Merkel has more.

The sound of roadwork will be the summer soundtrack for Winnipeg this year, as crews work to improve the city’s roads. Hersh Singh previews what to expect.

Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne visited Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg on Monday, where he highlighted the country’s defence investments included in his government’s spring economic update. Champagne announced that the government will invest $250 million to expand skilled trade training for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and for people who want to start in the Army...

A policing expert told a fatality inquest that a Winnipeg officer who fired two shots at a stolen vehicle and killed a 16-year-old First Nations girl was following police protocol and training.

The cover of the latest edition of the Yellow Pages directory may look familiar to many Winnipeggers. Global News Morning’s Clay Young has the story.

The Federal NDP convention is well underway in Winnipeg as party members work to select a new party leader. Global’s Jazan Grewal is speaking with Marion Nader, a former NDP strategist about the five candidates vying for the top job.

A member of the air force in Winnipeg has just been crowned the World’s Strongest Firefighter — outlifting athletes from around the world. And it’s the first time a Canadian has won the competition. Teagan Rasche reports.

In a mostly-industrial pocket of Point Douglas, Pilgrim Baptist Church has stood – in some form – since 1935. A meeting place for Winnipeg’s Black community -whose congregation started gathering more than a century ago. Iris Dyck has more on the church’s history – and future.

The province says it will be working closely with the federal government and police to cut down Manitoba’s rising number of extortion cases. Global’s Katherine Dornian has more on the scope of the problem in Winnipeg and the plans to address it.