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CTV News
09-07-2025
- General
- CTV News
Summer fun at Portage and Main
Summer fun at Portage and Main A coordinated pedestrian crossing at Portage and Main saw hundreds of people giving each other high fives as they crossed the intersection.
CTV News
08-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Winnipeggers high-five to celebrate reopening of Portage and Main
Winnipeggers are seen high-fiving as they cross Portage and Main on July 8, 2025. (Jamie Dowsett/CTV news) Winnipeggers put their hands in the air in a show of excitement for the reopening of Portage and Main. On Tuesday, Downtown Winnipeg BIZ celebrated the famous intersection with a coordinated crossing where attendees high-fived as they passed each other. Olivia Billson, director of marketing, engagement and communications with Downtown Winnipeg BIZ, said the event was all about community, connection and culture. 'Modern cities don't have barriers for people to get across an intersection, to go on the other side of the street to explore what's happening,' she said. Portage and Main reopened to foot traffic last month after a 46-year closure.
CBC
05-07-2025
- CBC
Person jumped into security vehicle to escape knife-wielding man at Portage and Main: police
Social Sharing A 25-year-old man has been charged after several pedestrians were threatened with a knife at Portage and Main, one of whom jumped into a passing security vehicle as they were being chased, Winnipeg police say. Shortly before 7 p.m. Friday, officers were called with reports of an armed man threatening pedestrians with a knife at the intersection of Portage Avenue and Main Street, police said in a Saturday news release. The iconic Winnipeg intersection reopened to above-ground pedestrian crossing for the first time in 46 years just over a week ago. One of the pedestrians, who was being chased by the armed man, jumped into a nearby security vehicle and contacted police, the news release said. Officers found the 25-year-old suspect near Portage and Main, but he fled before being taken into custody a couple blocks away, near McDermot Avenue. A knife was recovered during his arrest. No injuries were reported. The man has been charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon and failing to comply with the conditions of a release order. He was detained in custody.
CBC
30-06-2025
- Climate
- CBC
Winnipeg's Portage and Main reopens to pedestrians after 46 years
Winnipeg's iconic Portage and Main intersection has reopened to pedestrians for the first time in 46 years. Long considered the coldest intersection in Canada, it was closed to foot traffic in 1979 in favour of an underground concourse.
CBC
27-06-2025
- General
- CBC
After nearly 50 years, iconic Portage and Main intersection reopens to pedestrians
It's been decades since people could cross Winnipeg's famed Portage and Main intersection above ground. But as of Friday morning, it's officially open again to pedestrians. The corner has been the topic of fierce debate for years, but Winnipeg's mayor says its reopening is a step toward revitalizing the city's downtown.
