Winnipeg Transit says Portage Avenue is closed at Sherbrook Street.

Siloam Mission will receive up to $1.53 million for a space to give those leaving addictions treatment a place to call home, instead of them being thrust into homelessness.

Winnipeg based Connect Employment Services is celebrating 25 years of helping individuals with an intellectual disability find work. The non-profit agency supports almost 200 individuals compared to 10 people when it was established.