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The spring is here and the summer is just around the corner, many great family events are available now and even more coming to Manitoba. The days are starting to get a little bit longer, it is time for family fun, let’s make some memories! Discover Minnedosa said a floating water park big enough for 100 people is coming to Minnedosa Lake. The park is being developed by Calgary-based Splish Splash Water Park. The announcement said they have set a target of...

The representative of Manitoba Hydro said that extra crews are working to try to restore service to customers in south-central Manitoba. On Wednesday, March 27th two major power outages affected nearly 13,000 Winnipeg residents, according to Manitoba Hydro. Electricity was lost around 3:30 a.m. in parts of St. James, Tuxedo, North and South River Heights, and Wolseley. Officials are warning people that all downed lines should be treated as live power lines...

Every driver in Canada is expected to see rising gasoline prices as they fill up their vehicle`s tanks. Gas prices affect every person in our country, every trip to work and to the local grocery store matters and hits your wallet if you planning a road trip or you need to just get around the city to run daily errands. The new carbon tax on gasoline, diesel and heating fuels will go into effect in Manitoba on Monday, April 1st. The cost of filling up has al...

Speeding is not only dangerous but also is against a law and can cost you a hefty fine and license revocation for a period up to two years without a right for renewal. Highway RCMP team nabbed two drivers, who decided to race each other at nearly 200 km/h speed. The 17 and 18-year-old boys had been speeding down a highway at 189 km/h when police pulled them over, said RCMP. Both vehicles were traveling west on Highway 44 north of Winnipeg. Cops say each dr...

Elliana Allon is a photographer from Winnipeg and she specializes in childbirth photography. In the past she was a nurse, then in 2015 she became a full-time photographer, and a year later - an on-call birth photographer. She takes pictures not only of childbirth but also of pregnant women. Besides that, she specializes in labour and boudoir photography. Allon said that she is guided not so much by photography as by the technique and principles of the fine...

Fellow Winnipeggers, everyone who loves and supports Blue Bombers, get your tickets early for the next game or for the whole season! Let us all come together and show our support for our city team. If you are not going to visit the game, let us plan a game night at home with friends and family! Rumor has it the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are bidding to host an NFL exhibition game. The spectacle would take place in mid-August during week three of the pre-season...

Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre calls for funds to continue its work in 2019. The centre has saved thousands of wild animals in more than 10 years of its work. Now it is going through difficult times and is asking for help. Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre president Lisa Tretiak said that due to health problems she could not fulfill all her duties in the centre. Over the past years she has been working in the centre every day from morning to e...

Winnipeg company hopes that it is able to save future lives. Now, modern infections mutate and quickly develop resistance to existing medications. So, doctors are trying to find a solution and turn to treatments of the past century. Steven Theriault, CEO of local Cytophage Technologies, explained that his company is using bacteriophage therapy to fight back against anti-microbial resistance. Theriault said that people consume antibiotics with food and then...

On Tuesday four Manitoba residents were honoured by governor general for bravery and dedication. Governor general Julie Payette gave Meritorious Service Decorations, Decorations of Bravery and the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers to forty people from across the country. Four of them were from Manitoba. These four lucky people were musician Robb Nash, constables Trevor Joseph Bragnalo and Steven Ashley Thompson and retired football player Israel Idonije. Ro...

Manitoba government conducts an information campaign to stop sexual harassment of civil servants. The campaign has six posters that explain to employees and their managers what sexual harassment is and how to say about it. It also includes information about making jokes or sending emails about sex or gender. Rochelle Squires, the minister responsible for the status of women, explained that besides the information campaign, the government also made several...

One year ago a scary crash happened in Saskatchewan, experts believe it was not an accident. On April 6 last year 16 people were killed and 13 injured, when a westbound semi-trailer truck struck a northbound coach bus near Armley, Saskatchewan, Canada. The semi-trailer had failed to yield at a flashing stop sign at the intersection of Highways 35 and 335. With the recent sentencing of the driver in the Humboldt Broncos tragedy, truck safety is on a lot of...

St. Boniface rink open its doors again for city residents. It took about half a year and more than half a million dollars to start working again. Board president Ray Comeault is glad that St. Boniface rink is finally open. He said that it was wrong to have an empty arena all winter. Comeault added that the breakdown of the old ice-making plant was not very surprising. However, it happened at a very wrong time and led to the closing of the rink for the enti...

Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries is criticized by society. Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries is under fire because the corporation posted names of people charged with store crimes. The problem is that these people have not been convicted yet. As it became known on Tuesday, the corporation published the names and age of 67 people on its official website. All these 67 people were charged but their guilt was not proven in court. Neil McArthur, director of the Centre for...

Most of the accidents on the road happen because drivers are in a hurry, distracted or simply intentionally do not follow the rules and regulations. Every year, about 421,000 people are injured in crashes that have involved a driver who was distracted in some way. On Tuesday, March 26th a car crashed through the front window of a Goodwill Store. An SUV clipped a parked car and veered off into the storefront of a Goodwill store on Pembina Highway. The vehic...

Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have stood firm on the controversial plan, saying the tax changes are about making the system fair, rather than generating revenue for the government. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau started off his second day in Winnipeg at the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology. China blocked a second Canadian company’s shipments of Canola saying pests were found in the grain. Both companies have oper...

Danielle Moore's family visits Ethiopia. Danielle was among people who died in a plane crash on March 10. Now, her family decided to visit the place of her death and to begin a memorial fund in her name. Daniel devoted herself to the study of ecology, environmental protection, and the protection of human rights and the rights of the Indigenous population. She visited many remote areas of Manitoba to educate children who do not have access to the Internet....

City residents continue to hear about attacks on women. In this regard, the University of Winnipeg created a special program that can give women and girls confidence in their defense. Wii Chiiwaakanak Learning Centre at the university’s RecPlex offers women take free self-defense classes. Angeline Nelson, the U of W’s Director of Community Learning & Engagement, explained that the university created the program when the situation connected with missing and...

If you noticed a turkey in the streets of the city, you are not alone. Wild turkeys are wandering around Winnipeg in search of food and ... love. Flocks of wild turkeys were seen in many parts of the city, including yards in River Heights, roadways in south St. Norbert and even a Starbucks parking lot. Simone Brandson from the Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre explains that at this time of the year wild birds appear in big cities quite often. Spring h...