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Are you planning to return to work after a parenting gap? For many people, this decision can be very scary. You should take a look at some essential tips that job experts from Manitoba are sharing. Here are 5 main mistakes people usually make: 1.Don’t underestimate volunteer jobs You should remember all the experience you had while you were at home, including the work of volunteers. “If you talk about running a major fundraising campaign to build a playgro...

Everyone wants to live in a big house, with many rooms and the property big enough to drive around in a golf cart, with a pool and four-car garage, but not everyone can afford it, especially counting the fact that after purchasing a house like this for a hefty price, you will have to pay annual taxes on the property that could reach like $40-50 thousand dollars annually. Sales were down 5 percent from 2017, and down 6 percent from the record-setting year 2...

Winnipeg`s authorities recognize the growth of our city`s needs, the population grows every year and the workforce visiting Winnipeg constantly increases as well. Public transportation is a very important part of city infrastructure modernization and development. In addition to putting surveillance cameras inside buses, the city is also working on installing cameras on the side of all buses so drivers can see who is getting on and off the vehicles. The cit...

Sales of pickups in Canada began to grow rapidly when the economic crisis came to an end. Then came the year 2018 and five years rise streak of the pickup came to an end. But anyway, Canadian businesses, government agencies, and individuals, in any case, acquired more new pickups in 2018 than in any of these years after the recession, driving.ca reports. But the growth rate was clearly not sustainable. Total car sales rose by almost 40 percent between 2009...

Methamphetamine is a real problem in Canada, the majority of people involved are youth and older teenagers. There is a study conducted by Winnipeg Police department about how people on meth are no longer productive, so they have to find other ways to get money to fuel their addiction and get more drugs. People on meth turn to pity theft and other, more serious crimes. Bike theft, residential break-ins, garage theft is now a rising problem in the city. On F...

Neil McCritchie, 62, is a famous Kung Fu instructor and a manual therapist from Winnipeg. However, now the man can not work due to problems that he faced after putting a hip implant. "I'm pretty beat up. I've had five hip surgeries now. It's a little bit of a hit to your force field shields," said McCritchie. "I feel exhausted. That's how I feel. I feel that I need a beach to lay on for a year. That's how I feel. I feel like I've been through a lot." In 20...

A new study showed that more than 50% of Manitoba residents receive less money than they need for their monthly expenses. The residents of Saskatchewan also found themselves in a similar situation. During the last survey, which was in September, only 14% of Manitoba residents complained that they were on the verge of financial insolvency. This figure has almost tripled now. The same survey showed that every third person in the province is not able to pay h...

Winnipeg retailers explain that they need to improve the security system because baby formula became product number one that is stolen in the shops. Munther Zeid, the owner of Food Fare store, said that thefts have greatly increased lately. “I would say more than half was being stolen,” he stated. “It’s almost at the point where you have to put all those hot commodities under lock and key.” Now baby formula is locked up behind the cash register in his stor...

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. Just yesterday, January 21st a big residential fire occurred in one of the buildings on Maryland Street. Firefighters were called, once crews entered the three-story building, they were forced to leave and move to a defensive attack. One nearby home...

Our own Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a great team with a bright future and the fans show their support each and every game! The last game was a big failure for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, unfortunately, Calgary team was better and finished the game on top. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers made a pair of signings on Boxing Day. The club inked national defensive back Jacob Firlotte and international linebacker Otha Peters Jr. to contracts. Also, just recently Bombers sp...

In the capital of the easternmost Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, the city of St. Johns last week four bank robberies were committed. All the robberies were carried out using heavy construction equipment. As per police, two robbers are located and arrested. As reported on Sunday, January 20th the robbers tried using the loader to gain access to the ATM of one of the major Canadian WMO banks. They left heavy equipment near the crime scene in...

The 3rd annual Women’s March was held in Winnipeg on Saturday. Despite the extreme weather conditions which the inhabitants of Manitoba face at the weekend, women came to the Manitoba Legislative Building to take part in the 3rd annual Women’s March. The temperature reached -36 C, but it did not scare Winnipeg women. “There are women who are dealing with all sorts of things, so we can deal with the cold,” one of the organizers for the Winnipeg march, Haili...

City authorities recognize and understand the importance of constant transport infrastructure growth and modernization to be able to satisfy the needs of Winnipeg citizens and a workforce visiting our city every day. Mayor Brian Bowman says the city transport system needs a major overhaul.  “We really have to make tough decisions to really improve the transit. I'm from Charleswood. I rode 66 all my life, and the routes haven't changed much. This is your gr...

Winnipeg is a beautiful city with hundreds of bright lights all year long, especially for the Christmas Holiday season. But Mother Nature also has some bright wonders to share with us! Residents of Winnipeg witnessed a rare natural phenomenon called light pillars. The pictures posted on social networks websites show that bright rays were rising up from all artificially lit objects a few hundred meters up. As shown in the photos below, this magical phenomen...

Crossfit Winnipeg helps people with cystic fibrosis. In January, many people start thinking about training especially hard. After all, the festive season could be reflected in the figure. Crossfit is a very popular training session nowadays, and it gathers lots of people. However, on Saturday, the training was different from the usual one - Crossfit Winnipeg decided to help collect donations for people with cystic fibrosis. Each resident of the city who de...

On Sunday, Joe Daley, the former Winnipeg Jets goalie, was honoured with a mural at the Bronx Park Community Centre. "That's what I try and convey to all the young kids, is, first and foremost you're playing the game because you love the game and have fun doing it. I mean, I came down to this community club day after day only because I knew the fun I was going to have," he said. He grew up close to Bronx Park and went there almost every day to see his frie...

Book critics of Manitoba tell which books are worth reading before you see their screen adaptations. 1. If Beale Street Could Talk, by James Baldwin The book raises questions of hope and tells about an 18-year-old black woman who learns that she is pregnant after her husband was imprisoned. The action takes place in New York in the 60s of the 20th century. The book shows the truest life with its realities. The adaptation of the book has caused different op...

Winnipeg is looking forward to the start of one of the most anticipated events of this winter - Winnipeg New Music Festival. This festival will be remembered by residents of the city for long because they will be able to enjoy the musical creations of the famous Norwegian musician, Terje Isungset, who plays ice musical instruments. He deigns his ice instruments himself and gives concerts in a specially constructed open-air audience. "It'll be a really beau...