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How often do you see an ad or article online about a person missing? How about flyers at busy intersections and downtown building walls? Nowadays people go missing in Canada almost every day. Most of them are found fast and returned home safely, but for in some cases, the search continues for months. A missing person is always a tragedy for the family and friends. People have no rest, can’t sleep peacefully, when a family member is not at home and safe. A...

In Manitoba, unusual Amphibex machines came out on the ice of the Red River. Their task is to break the ice to ensure navigation on the 25-kilometer stretch of the river, as well as to speed up the drift and reduce the consequences of the spring flood. Four amphibious excavators clear 25 km of the river annually. Right before Spring to come to these machines work seven days a week. They use a ladle as support to fall on the ice, and then crush it with thei...

On Wednesday, the Winnipeg Arts Council faced misunderstanding and criticism from city councilors. The situation happened after WAC found out about $500K funding cut. Starting from 2004, the organization received money in an annual allocation for their art programs. However, this year it sees a big funding cut. Winnipeg Arts Council shared the information online and after that the city councilors received a lot of complaints. On Wednesday morning, the mayo...

Students from the University of Manitoba decided to live on the street for five days to attract the attention of city residents to homelessness. Shona Grewar is one of the students who take part in the initiative. She said that they built the shelter on March 10 near the University. Starting from that day they live on the street and take food, water and other donations from caring city residents. The students also raise money for Resource Assistance for Yo...

As it became known, the province decided to cut home repair programs for residents with low incomes. Now this category of the population will not receive financial support for the repair of their houses from the province. Manitoba Government cut several very important programs, including assistance for people with disabilities who want to re-equip their homes and to make them more convenient for life. Innovations shocked the 83-year-old resident of Winnipe...

Rocky the dog is a fortunate guy – now he is a new member of Bell MTS Place security team. Rocky's story could have ended very sadly because if the rescue team had not found a home for him, he would have been euthanized. However, this guy was lucky! Rocky is a very energetic dog, so it was so difficult for the rescue service to find him a new home. When people saw his hyperactivity, they abandoned the poor fellow. A few days before he was to be euthanized,...

The premiere of I'm Going to Break Your Heart has already taken place at the Park Theatre in Winnipeg. Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida are partners both in life and in music, and they came to the city to premiere a new film about their couple. The film is called I'm Going to Break Your Heart and it is based on their life after getting married. It also shows the making of Moon vs. Sun’s new album. The couple has been married for 20 years and both are conf...

A lot of accidents on the road happened 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. Unfortunately, a lot of those drivers are teenagers, who are not just irresponsible to their own vehicles and lives, but to other people’s health and lives as well. Some drivers just really don’t...

The crime is on the rise in Canada for the last couple of years, and the Winnipeg, unfortunately, is not an exception. Violent attacks, beating, and stabbing happens almost every day in our city. Winnipeg Police dedicate a lot of manpower and recourses to fight crime, to locate and punish those responsible for criminal activity in the city. Police Cst. Jay Murray said on Tuesday, March 12th that the number of firearm-related homicides, as well as the numbe...

Everyone loves snow days and beautiful weather the winter brings. People take advantage of winter weather and having fun ice skating, sledding and, of course, winter fishing. But now the days are starting to get a little bit longer and the spring is just around the corner, the skating trail at The Forks is still open. Winnipeg officials made the call to officially close the Red River Mutual trail to skaters for the season on Tuesday, March 12th. The reason...

The film is based on the true story of a criminal who lived a double life in order to support his daughter. Hollywood actor and director Sean Penn will spend some time in Winnipeg this summer. Two-time winner of the Academy Award for the best male role will shoot his new film in the city. On Tuesday, March 12th Buffalo Gal Pictures, an independent production company, held a casting for children actors for a feature film about a father who lives the double...

The City of Winnipeg tabled its budget for 2019 on Friday, March 1st. Some of the highlights include a regular tax rise, but a decrease in roads spending by $29.6 million to $86.4 million. Despite hints of a massive property tax increase, Mayor Brian Bowman said it wasn’t fair for city taxpayers to shoulder an $85 million funding shortfall, which he put squarely in the pockets of the province. Mayor Brian Bowman and his inner circle agreed to spend $100,00...

Recently, there has been a trend towards the popularization of alcohol consumption among women. As it is known, men drink more alcohol than ladies. However, recent studies show that women are almost on the same level with men. Addictions Foundation of Manitoba is alarming because the number of women who died from alcohol in Winnipeg and Manitoba increased by 26%. The number of men increased only by 5%. AFM has conducted lectures on the dangers of various p...

The University of Manitoba thinks a new online tool should be created. The representatives of this educational institution explained that they are asking Manitoba Health to create a new online tool that will give city residents the opportunity to evaluate and compare personal care homes located in Winnipeg and Manitoba. The author of the study stated that all residents of the province are interested in ensuring that personal care homes provide maximum comf...

Jimboy, the 17-year-old boy from Winnipeg, was killed when unknown people broke into his house. The parents of the deceased young guy want their son not to be forgotten and reopen the family bakery because he loved to bake so much. Now, Winnipeg residents call city inhabitants to come to the Filipino bake shop and to support the family. Arlene Pabiz came to Jimel's Bakery at 660 Sheppard St. on Monday. The woman bought bread and buns and she was deeply tou...

Winnipeg’s animal services agency said that animal adoption and dog licencing fees can rise in 2019. City’s Standing Policy Committee on Innovation prepared a report stating that the agency considers it necessary to increase fees for everything from licensing dogs to charging fees and trapping. As the report showed, about 148,386 Winnipeg residents have cats and about 112,139 residents have dogs at their homes. Due to such large populations of domestic ani...

A residential fire is always a scary and dangerous thing, people might get hurt or killed, especially children and elderly citizens since they are not able to react fast and evacuate the building by themselves. Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service is reminding the public to be safe with space heaters after battling a house fire in the 700 block of McPhillips Street early Tuesday, March 12th. Investigators believe the fire was accidental and caused by the unsafe...

Everyone loves football, game night with friends and family always bring us together for a good time, and lucky ones visit the game and have a chance to support their team in person. Our own Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a great team with a bright future and the fans show their support each and every game! It is great news for all of us, the star linebacker will stay with our team for future seasons and we can expect nothing but great games and great show! New...