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A new year is here, 2019 a year that will see some wallet-hitting changes coming in Manitoba. Carbon tax: It was in October when Premier Brian Pallister and the Manitoba government pulled out of a plan to charge a carbon tax, in response to the federal government “not respecting” the Manitoba plan to charge a flat rate of $25-per-tonne on carbon emissions. As of January 1, the federal carbon pricing plan will be in effect on emitters in the province that u...

Discontinued two years ago, Land Rover Defender will return to the North American market in early 2020 in a new design. The official premiere of the new model will take place in 2019, said Kim McCullough, vice president of marketing for the British company. Representatives of the brand do not speak about which markets, except for the USA and Canada, the British will move to. The new generation SUV will remain an all-terrain vehicle but will be much more te...

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 teenage girl is missing from Portage la Prairie. Local police believe a 19-year-old Helenne Loraine Beaulieu is in Winnipeg. She’s described as five feet seven inches tall, weighing 130 pounds, with long brown hair with blonde streaks. She also has a tattoo on her neck that says “Broadway.” The RCMP a...

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...

In January this year by the city`s authorities was announce a big number of road construction projects in Winnipeg. Most of such works were already finished, but still, there is a big number of the projects are still in progress or coming in different areas of the city. Manager of engineering at the Public Works Department Brad Neirinck noted that the timing of the projects depends on many factors like weather conditions and big events in the city, which i...

Russia got a 2-1 victory over Canada in their final regulation round game at the 2019 World Juniors in Vancouver on Monday, December 31st, 2018. Russia finished atop Group A and will face Slovakia, the fourth-place team in Group B, in the quarterfinals. Canada finished second in the group and will face Finland, who lost to the U.S. on Monday night. Over the years, New Year’s Eve games have become the marquee event of the opening round of the World Juniors....

Christmas holidays are coming to an end, and many residents of the city are already thinking about getting rid of Christmas trees. What is your tree? Fake or real? If fake, then everything is much easier for you! When the time comes you can put it into a box and remove until the next year. However, judging by the words of residents of the countryside, over the last 5-6 years, the demand for real Christmas trees has increased significantly. So, if you are o...

A pair of pelicans became the first waterfowl who will move to the new building in Wildlife Haven. One of the two pelicans was found in September. It was very small, weak and could not fly. Volunteers fed him through a tube and tried to save his life in every way. "What we figured happened is that the flock started to migrate south and this young pelican got away from the flock and was grounded and was too weak to keep going and survive," said Zoé Nakata,...

Who likes shopping!? I know every girl does, so does our Go204team, even though we have not only girls on our team that is why when we go holiday shopping, we also visit local cannabis stores. When planning holiday shopping, yes nowadays you need to plan that too, make sure to catch all the end-of-the-year sales in your city! Today our team went lingerie shopping. And of course, we had to visit Winnipeg`s Victoria's Secret store. This year`s Victoria's Sec...

Winnipeg Jets is an amazing team and has a huge army of fans and supporters. With five wins in their last six games, the Jets are now just a single point out of first place in the tough Central Division. And they’ve been doing it all different ways. From blowout wins to comeback victories, to just hanging on at the end, the feeling around this group is every game is winnable. The NHL has fined Winnipeg defenceman Dustin Byfuglien US$2,500 for slashing Calg...

Winnipeg City Hall and MPI (Manitoba Public Insurance) help city residents to return home safely on New Year's Eve for free. After 7:00 pm, buses, and Handi-Transit will work and deliver citizens to their homes absolutely free of charge. The Free Ride program covers all Regular and Handi-Transit services from 7 pm December 31st until the end of business hours. The last buses leave from the city downtown area at around 1:35 after midnight. Since 2011, Manit...

In Manitoba, there are fraudsters who pretend to be employees of an energy company and extort money, promising to turn off electricity in case of failure. In Manitoba Hydro it is said that the purpose of the scam is basically the representatives of the small business. Fraudsters make phone calls and promise to turn off electricity if you do not urgently transfer money using a prepaid card. Often calls arrive at the height of the working day when it is easi...

Are you ready for the new year? Today we will tell you what works and what does not work in the city on the eve of the new year. City services All city services will be closed until January 2. If the residents of the city need urgent services, they can call 311 and get the necessary advice. Winnipeg Transit On the eve of the new year, Winnipeg Transit gives all residents a free trip. Winnipeggers will be able to take advantage of this offer from 7 p.m. unt...

Art City had not the best Boxing Day this year – someone broke into the building and stole some equipment and a digital disk containing information for the last 20 years. The next day after the theft, Art City asked to return the disk because it contained very valuable archival information that was not available anywhere else. On Saturday, local pawnshops reported good news - they can return the missing printers and hard drive for a cash reward. "The indiv...

Every driver in Canada is expected to see rising gasoline prices as they fire up their vehicles for road adventures on the Victoria Day long weekend. All Canada citizens are aware of the gas prices are going up every year, in couple recent years, this is really not a good situation, because this affects every person in our country, every trip to work and to the local grocery store matters and hits your wallet just to travel and get around the city. The fue...

Many companies encourage their employees to use personal vehicles for work and offer certain incentives for that. Those incentives partially cover the operating cost and the long-term cost or using the vehicle for work. Many people just lease their vehicles, counting that will be cheaper over the long period of time. The limit on deductions for non-taxable allowances paid by employers to employees who use their personal cars for business purposes in 2019 w...

The Manitoba Police Insurance investigated more than 1,600 cases in 2018. Summing up the year, we bring to your attention five of the most striking cases related to fraud. 1. Comic con job A 25-year-old resident of Manitoba, a fan of Comic Con, walked around the Winnipeg's Convention Centre for more than five hours. In addition, she went shopping and made a two-hour trip from her home to Winnipeg. No one would have paid attention to the woman if she had no...

The new year is very close! Do you have plans for the upcoming holiday? If you do not, we can offer several excellent options for how to celebrate New Year's Eve in Winnipeg! 1. Fourth Quarter NYE at The Goodwill Social Club This variant will be great for lovers of dancing! The Goodwill Social Club holds a New Year show. A famous rap trio and the best DJs of the city will delight all guests with great music the whole evening. 2. Real Love NYE at The Handso...