Folklorama, the longest-running multicultural festival festival in the world, is kicking off on Sunday with 40 pavilions around Winnipeg.

Municipal leaders and residents are once again calling on the provincial government to make immediate safety improvements at a southwestern Manitobaintersection that was the site of a deadly bus crash in June, after another serious collision on Monday.

A Winnipeg health care leader says doctors need to to be more proactive in addressing patients' pain when inserting intrauterine devices (IUDs), an effective birth control device, which can sometimes cause significant discomfort.