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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. Winnipeg police say a man high on meth made dozens of fake calls to 911 operators New Yea...

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! As per Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) there a new millionaire in Winnipeg, but no one has claimed the prize yet. WCLC said Thursday the winning $1 million ticket for the January 2nd Lotto 6/49 draw was sold in the city, but Manitoba’s first lottery millionaire...

Stephanie Murphy tried to get pregnant for many years. The woman has passed many unpleasant moments, including miscarriages. In June, she found out that she was pregnant. The woman and her husband rejoice in their happiness really a lot. However, after only 20 weeks, Stephanie had preterm labor and her baby was too small to survive. Unlike previous miscarriages, Stephanie began to have milk this time. “I thought, ‘Ugh, this is so cruel. I don’t even have a...

Do all the inhabitants of Winnipeg rejoice in the snow? Absolutely not! Snow on the roads of the city is a big problem for people with disabilities who to use wheelchairs for movement. Kate Grisim shares a story that happened to her a few days ago. So, the woman was in the Grant Park Shopping Centre, and then, using her usual route, she tried to get to the bus stop, which she has been using for many years to get home. However, the woman could not do that b...

The holidays are over, and many residents of Manitoba are beginning to think more carefully about their health. The first question that comes to their mind is how to restore the body after holiday meals and whether it is worth giving up alcohol in January. Many people believe that the answer to the second question is obvious: if there is a desire to restore health, the first thing to do is to give up alcohol for at least a month. However, not all experts a...

When you park your car in the garage or a parkade you expect it to be safe and protected for the sun and rain.  On Wednesday, January 2nd the Crown Corporation reported the outage approximately at 8:25 a.m., stretching from the University of Winnipeg to The Bay and beyond. As per Manitoba Hydro, a major power outage downtown is due to the flooding of a downtown parkade. Several businesses on Portage Avenue and in the Graham Avenue area appear to be affecte...

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 Scot Yang, the manager of the planetarium at the...

Many residents from Winnipeg’s old districts complain about homes built in the recent past: they do not like 'skinny, tall & long houses'. Public consultations have shown that city residents are completely against such construction. The largest number of complaints was observed in the northern part of the city. Winnipeg developers may face new rules for building houses in the old residential areas of the city. In the near future, this issue will be conside...

The holiday season is over and it was a great and happy time, but also, unfortunately, many criminal incidents happened during these past holidays. As the press service of the Winnipeg Police informs, the holidays were not easy for law enforcement officers. Here is a list of incidents, that happened in the city on holidays - from December 24, 2018, to January 1, 2019: 7599 calls to 911 3412 calls to help desk (not urgent calls) The largest number of calls...

A 23-year-old resident of Manitoba said that a taxi driver left her on the street far from the destination on the New Year’s Eve. The driver told Jaylene Irwin to get out of the car about 6 km from her house at about 2 am. It was –27 C outside. Irwin celebrated the new year with her friends in Winnipeg. When she realized that she needed to go home, the woman stopped Duffy's Taxi near the café where they were celebrating the holiday. When she said the addre...

8 future guide dogs are already preparing to leave Winnipeg for their next stage of training. Jane McSwiggan explains that she has been training Grace, an 11-month-old golden retriever, since April. In February, Grace is going to leave for further studies and it will be very difficult for a woman to say goodbye. Jane joined this program in 2017. She had a cat and she had no idea what it was like to have a dog but she really wanted to help. "I've always wan...

Roland School principal Brandy Chevalier said that his school has a special colourful activity map on the floor. "We are very focused on making sure our kids are learning both numeracy and literacy but also being mindful of their whole bodies and wellness, and wellness as a whole being." - the principal explained. At the moment, most Canadian schools offer students physical education classes several times a week to maintain their health. However, this scho...

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. The Air Canada flight returned to Toronto on Wednesday morning, January 2nd after, according to the airline, there were "reports of an unusual smell of melting plastic" on the plane. Air Canada reported that the smell was in the “rear of the aircraft”. The plane, assigned to Winnipeg...

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...

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...

Winnipeg Jets is an amazing team and has a huge army of fans and supporters and great players on the team, real stars! Two best players are headed to the 2019 NHL All-Star Game. Forwards Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler will be part of the Central Division team at the January 26 contest in San Jose. Wheeler sits 10th in NHL scoring with 50 points (6 goals, 44 assists) in 39 games while Scheifele is just behind him with 49 points (22 goals, 27 assists). Thi...

Winnipeg teacher told her story after many years. Chrystie Fitchner said that she had lost everything. For 8 years she did not dare to tell her story and was an outcast in Manitoba. But she can no longer be silent. 8 years ago, her dance, along with another school teacher, became viral on the Internet, it appeared in newspapers, and even on talk shows. The 41-year-old teacher lost her job. Then she lost her apartment and lost everything that was dear to he...

4 Winnipeggers are among 103 new owners of one of the prestigious awards of the country - the Order of Canada. This award was founded in 1967 by Queen Elizabeth II and all Canadians can receive it, except for current government officials, politicians and judges. Citizens of other countries cannot receive this badge of honour. The medal is made in red-white colours and stylized as a snowflake with a maple leaf in the center. The award is presented by the Ge...