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Every winter in Winnipeg there is special parking rules implemented to help snow cleaning services move the equipment around the city and clean the streets to make it possible and safe to drive and get to work and back home. The city authorities use special signs to mark places that are prohibited from parking, which are priorities for snow removal. Due to the harsh weather conditions for the past 24 hours, some of the Manitoba highways are closed to prohi...

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. But even the industrial building fire brings a great danger and life-threatening panic to people inside and near the building. Treherne is a small city just one hour away from Winnipeg. Just yesterday, February 24th the Treherne Food Store was destroy...

Everyone loves snow days and beautiful weather the winter brings. But sometimes too much snow can bring some problems like difficult driving conditions and power outages. The winter forecast for Canada shows different temperatures and not as much snow, as it was last year. It is expected that the eastern part of the country throughout the winter will have a lot of rain and snow, predicts Accuweather. This week will deliver the coldest temperatures and high...

Car theft is a growing problem in Canada, thankfully in Winnipeg, we have the Air1 helicopter that helps police to track down and find the stolen vehicle fast! A new report from the Canadian Insurance Bureau says that picky car thieves are increasingly targeting Ford trucks and high-end SUVs. At the same time, the total number of car thefts continues to grow throughout the country. A 22-year-old man is in custody after a brazen carjacking in Winnipeg’s dow...

Most of the road crashes and accidents happen because of distracted drivers, people behind the wheel do not pay attention to what is in front of them, but instead are talking on the phone, texting or playing with car stereo system. Such behavior while driving leads to minor or even fatal crashes that can ruin not just your vehicle but also your life forever. Last Saturday, February 23rd a vehicle smashed a hair salon window hitting a chair one of the custo...

Everyone dreams of hitting a lottery jackpot, but not everyone even tries and buys lottery tickets. Life is full of surprises, not always good ones, but sometimes it's just your lucky day! Theresa Marcelino bought a ticket for the Jan. 30 6/49 draw at Kim’s Lottery Link in Winnipeg Square and is now “living in a dream.” “Winning a million dollars just doesn’t feel like a real thing,” Marcelino said in a statement released by Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Fri...

Drug trafficking problem is on a rise in Canada for the last couple of years. Winnipeg authorities started a full-scale investigation into the city`s meth problem. As per Winnipeg Police, there is a spike in meth-related crime incidents, like property theft, residential break-ins, unreasonable anger towards each other (meth users) and other people around them, violent attacks, some ending up in lethal outcomes for victims. On Thursday, February 21st two Wi...

Winnipeg Square a main shopping mall of the city, which is located downtown at Portage and Main with 45 stores and restaurants. Some of the stores and businesses been there for many years, and, of course, when one of the anchor tenants is moving out, it is a big deal. If you are looking for card shops in Winnipeg, Hallmark is one of the first stores that come to mind. Located at 360 Main St Unit B6, Winnipeg the store was at the perfect location in the dow...

In 2018 the number of road crashes had increased compared to 2017 throughout Canada. Manitoba alone seeing a 25% increase in road fatalities. Most of those accidents happening due to drivers being distracted and over 78% of them were texting, just imagine that number. Yesterday, February 21st RCMP said an officer had stopped to check on a semi that had been in a collision when a second semi struck his car from behind. The officer was in the cruiser with em...

The number of thefts in the shops of Winnipeg is increasing every year according to the official statistics of the police. In 2016, 1855 such incidents were registered, in 2017 their number increased to 2,790, and in 2018 there were already 4,465 cases. That is why local Winnipeg entrepreneurs have to invent new ways to combat shoplifting. Patrol Sgt. Phil Penner connects the growth of crime in the city with meth crisis. “People are out in the community, t...

After the snow storms, Winnipeg city authorities implement special parking rules, so parked overnight vehicles will not be in the way of workers and the snow clearing equipment. The city authorities use special signs to mark places that are prohibited from parking, which are priorities for snow removal. Last week delivered the coldest temperatures and highest wind chill values of the winter in Winnipeg so far, also, the snow covered all the streets and veh...

From October of 2018 marijuana is legal to grow, sell and to buy throughout Canada. Doesn’t matter if you are using it or not, cannabis is coming, it is already here and as of today, it is sold in your local stores and online. People are still debating if it is good for Canada, what effect will it have on the youth and if it was the right decision to legalize it, we have to face the fact – cannabis is legal. Businesses across the country, from growers and...

Winnipeg pastor Nathan Rieger is 53 and he was sentenced for two years for arranging to meet a teenage girl for having sex. The pastor was found guilty after he offered a 15-year-girl to meet in California. The girl whom he had to meet was an avatar created by the Police. When the man came to the meeting place, the police were waiting for him and he was arrested. David Ruis, the national director of the Association of Vineyard Churches Canada, was shocked,...

Volunteers are really making a difference helping those who are in need. We are talking homeless people, poor, sick, disabled, children without parents…, the list is endless, so each volunteer, each day and each hour they give and provide the service, really helps those people and the cities to stay cleaner and a better place to live in. An organization working to end homelessness in the city called for change Wednesday while releasing a report that showed...

Patty Hajdu was in Winnipeg on Thursday. Canada's minister of employment, workforce development and labour announced that more than $3 million will be allocated to help women seeking work in building trades. Robert Blakely, the Canadian operating officer for Canada's Building Trade Unions, decided to soften the atmosphere in the hall and joked that Patty looked great in her pants. After that he explained his joke: "Your real friends are the ones who tell y...

Nowadays everyone takes flights. Even the people, who afraid of planes, still fly because it is the safest and fastest way to travel, sometimes, though, the incidents happen. Planes have mechanical issues or the passengers have some health or mental problems, which can force a crew to make a decision of an emergency landing in the nearest airport. Abdul Koroma, a citizen of Winnipeg and a videographer by trade, has a job scheduled in March, that will take...

A lot of accidents on the road happened because drivers are in a hurry and some are excessively speeding, 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. In 2018 that number is already much higher throughout Canada. Manitoba alone seeing a 25% increase in road fatalities. Most of those accidents happening due to dr...

Despite numerous complaints and a reluctance to see this centre in the western region of Winnipeg, the construction work is planned to begin in August. Court of Appeal decided to take Steve Oak’s side and to allow him to start of construction of Bruce Oake Memorial Centre. The centre opening debate began when more than 170 people said they were against it in January. In their opinion, with the advent of the centre, many people with addictions and the poor...