Police said they were called to the 200 block of River Avenue with the first report, and evacuated people in the immediate vicinity as a precautionary measure.

The Downtown Winnipeg BIZ is hoping to help small businesses weather the storm of the second wave of COVID-19 with a new grant program.

In July, the city decided to adopt the "Places to Go" downtown public restroom strategy, as a way to provide a dignified way for vulnerable people to have access to facilities.

The Bay downtown may have closed its doors, but memories of the 94-year-old Winnipeg landmark remain.

The Downtown Winnipeg BIZ says there's already work being done behind the scenes to look for a suitable tenant or tenants for the building at Portage Avenue and Memorial Boulevard.

A new foot patrol has been rolled out in downtown Winnipeg and the executive director says it will be growing in the coming months.

A building in downtown Winnipeg had to be evacuated Tuesday night after it lost power due to water damage.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation of many Halloween events, that doesn't mean there are no opportunities for Winnipeggers to have some spooky fun.

Hudson's Bay will close its Portage Avenue location in February 2021.

Preliminary data from a Probe Omnibus survey that is about halfway complete shows that about 50 per cent of office workers are back in some capacity downtown.