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Today is Friday, which means it's time to make plans for the weekend! We offer you three great options for the weekend of February 22-24. 1. Afro Prairie Film Festival Of course, at the weekend you can stay at home and watch a new film on Netflix. But, there is an excellent alternative. You can go to Cinematheque for the second Afro Prairie Film Festival. The festival began on Thursday, and it will last 4 days. During the festival, Winnipeggers will be abl...

The most recent game was a big loss for a team and the fans, who came to support and cheered for our very own Winnipeg Jets to win.  The Jets lost with a huge advantage of the competing team, the hole gave Avalanche showed domination and got their well-deserved win. Unfortunately, the last game was not successful for our team. On Wednesday, February 20th Colorado Avalanche got a win 7-1 over the Winnipeg Jets. Both teams worked hard and showed great skills...

On Wednesday, Winnipeg’s Tyson Langelaar added another gold medal to the Manitoba piggy bank at the Canada Winter Games. He became the best of the best in the Long Track 1000m race. Winnipeg athlete showed time of 1:12.79 which became Canada Games record. For the 20-year-old, this success was already the fourth podium at this year's games. Before that, he took the gold in the 1500m and 500m distances and managed to finish second in the 5000m race. In addit...

Winnipegger DJ Lalama will fulfill the dream of his life and play for the team of his native city after he coped with a life-threatening illness. On Saturday, he signed a contract with Bombers, although not so long ago not only his football career but also his life hung in the balance. He got a shoulder injury while training with the CFL’s Montreal Alouettes and did not even suspect to what serious consequences it might lead. “My shoulder popped out,” he s...

Polish immigrant Margaret von Lau started helping newcomers to settle in Canada exactly 20 years ago. She founded NEEDS Inc. or Newcomers Employment and Education Development Services in 10 years after she herself migrated to Canada and went through the hard way of a newcomer. She came to Winnipeg from her native country in search of a better life, but this path was not as simple as the woman had expected. "As a single mom at the time, on social assistance...

Winnipeg hospital emergency rooms have so many patients that they have to divert away some of them. HSC, St. Boniface Hospital, Grace Hospital and Seven Oaks Hospital have opened over-capacity beds due to too high demand in the city. Currently, more than 70 over-capacity beds are being used. However, some patients still have to wait. For example, Jan Lankester's daughter arrived at the hospital on Tuesday night. The girl’s father reported that there was a...

A police report filed almost every day about a missing person in Canada. Most of them 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. But the police and family members work hard every day to locate the missing person and provide help if needed. On Tuesday, Fe...

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. Over 78% of all distracted drivers are distracted because they have been texting while driving. A big crash resulted in the temporary closure of the eastbound Per...

From October of 2018 marijuana is legal to grow, sell and to buy throughout Canada. It 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. According to the recent polls, 38 percent of Canadians use pot solely for recreation, while 12 percent say their pot consumption is only for medical reasons. RCMP have issued 75 cannabis-related tickets since Oct. 17, 2018. Of tho...

Volunteers are creating scarves for kids and teens who lost a close person. The executive director of the charity Palliative Manitoba, Jennifer Gurke, said the organization wants to find more people who can knit scarves for grieving children and youth. "They're meant to be hugs for children who are grieving," said Jennifer Gurke. "We teach children that they can use real and honest language when expressing their grief, that they don't need to keep that ins...

The estimated hike in water-and-sewer tariffs by 4.7% was to increase the average household bill by $61 a year, but the executive police committee decided to postpone it. This decision was made on Tuesday at a meeting of the committee. The tariff increase aims to raise more money for costly upgrades at the North End Water Pollution Control Centre. The provincial Clean Environment Commission proposed it as part of the project on the city’s modernization of...

Winnipeg woman calls parents to vaccinate their kids. Her son is twelve and he has a heart transplant. The woman wants to warn other parents about what terrible consequences can be if they do not vaccinate their kids. Her son had a heart transplant at the age of 4 months and since then the boy has hardly left the hospital due to all sorts of complications. "You've been fighting so many things that you don't have control over that have made your child so si...

A new study made by scientists from the University of Manitoba has shown that a very large percentage of women still consume alcohol while being pregnant. The study also showed that more than 40% of them were not properly informed about the effect of alcohol on the fetus and did not receive the necessary prenatal care. However, 60% were aware of and continued to consume alcohol. "Our research suggests that screening and intervention programs in prenatal ca...

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. Opioid use continues to be a publ...

Indian and Metis Friendship Centre is going to reopen. However, as it became known, the centre can be located in a new place. Recently, Indian and Metis Friendship Centre was ruined by vandals. Due to the great destruction, most likely the centre will have to move to a new place. The Bear Clan will assist in reopening. Members of the Bear Clan Patrol informed that they found the consequences of vandalism on Friday evening. The damage was so great that it w...

Unfortunately, almost every day a police report filed about a missing person in Canada. 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. But the police and family members work hard every day to locate the missing person and provide help if nee...

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...

Canada is always open to welcome new immigrants, people who come from other countries looking for a new home and new safe life for their families. For the last couple of years, Canada has taken a leading position in the field of refugee resettlement, according to new data collected by a researcher from the University of Calgary, which raises questions about the country's role in overcoming the growing international refugee crisis. Newcomers or “fresh” immi...