Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A plan to encourage drivers to reconsider taking a shortcut down a River Heights street is moving forward at Winnipeg's city hall.

A Winnipeg man is facing several firearm charges after police say they found a loaded sawed-off rifle during a traffic stop early Wednesday morning.

Winnipeg's public works committee voted Wednesday to ask the province to change the Highway Traffic Act to allow it to lower the residential speed limit from 50 to 40 km/h in residential areas.