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Brian Sanderson has been Santa’s helper for over 20 years. During this time, not only the residents of Winnipeg but the whole of Manitoba fell in love with him. Brian created a festive mood all year round, he visited hundreds of shopping malls, toy stores and even starred in Christmas films. In the fall of 2018, Brian died and his wife was very worried that the spirit and magic of Christmas will disappear with his death. Shelly Anthis started Winnipeg toy...

Everyone loves Christmas and is looking forward to it. Winnipeg residents are no exception: they buy gifts to their relatives and friends, decorate their houses, and make up a festive menu. However, for some residents, the holiday period can be rather sad if they recently lost some of their close people. Blue Christmas church can come to the aid of these people. Tina Holland, a woman from Winnipeg, shared her story. Her husband died 4 years ago, but she fe...

Despite the small amount of snow, several residents of the city are trying to cheer up themselves and people around them. At the moment, Winnipeg sculptors do not have much snow to show their creativity, but they don’t get upset and create a festive mood before the holidays. Richard Davey created a unique tower-shaped ice sculpture with lights that can be visible even at night. "It's just nice to enjoy with the people in the local area and everyone likes i...

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. Statistics Canada released last week its third-quarter report on national wealth, whic...

Drug trafficking problem is on a rise in Canada for the last couple of years. Winnipeg authorities started a full-scale investigation into 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. Police stopped the vehicle, which did...

Rusty and his owner George Ames are volunteers at St. Boniface hospital for about eight years. They spend three days a week there on a regular basis. Starting on Tuesday, a portrait of Rusty in glasses will decorate the hospital. "It's beautiful. I think they got his good side," said George Ames, Rusty's owner and fellow volunteer. Rusty with the owner helped not only patients but also the staff of the hospital. George Ames stated that in the beginning the...

Winnipeg residents are concerned - this year they can celebrate Christmas without snow. If this happens, for many people such a Christmas will be the first in their lives. Christmas without snow is a rarity for Manitoba, and people are waiting for a snowy holiday mood this year really very much. According to data provided by the meteorological service of Canada, only four cities in the country will definitely see snow at Christmas, and Winnipeg is not on t...

Manitoba has very high levels of people with serious kidney disease. According to the report made by the Canadian Institute for Health Information, only Quebec cans how worse situation. Manitoba has very large differences between in its population, probably this fact can be the number one reason for so many sick people. In addition to this, there are too many people having diabetes. The province has the highest rates of diabetes as the major disease in peo...

More than 200 women at seven Winnipeg shelters will be able to feel special - they will receive holiday gifts. Soft toys, clothes, cosmetics and personal hygiene items have already been prepared for gifts boxes. "It's about making a gift bag for these women ... to make them feel special, to make them feel loved, to have something for their children, and just that they don't have to worry," said Larissa Webster, who owns Winnipeg's Frenchway Cafe and Bakery...

Manitoba fitness and health experts shared helpful tips on how to stay fit during the holidays. The biggest problem for people who try to eat healthy and to exercise is how not to break their regimen during the holiday season. There are a lot of temptations to eat something tasty, but containing a large number of calories, and skip the workout. Is it possible not to get depressed by the increased weight after the holidays? So, here are several useful tips:...

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. Police said Monday that week two of the campaign resulted in 50 tickets issued, as well as five non-driving criminal arrests, 14 impaired driving-related charges, and one driver who tested positiv...

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 Calgary Stampeders will play in the Grey Cup game a third straight year after downing the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22-14 in Sunday’s CFL West Division final. Eric Rogers led the Stampeders with three touchdo...

Starting October 17th 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. Now that pot is off the naughty list, it may be making it into your stocking this year. A survey by Lift & Co. found that nearly 3 million Canadians plan to give the gift of cannabis this holiday season. Of those, men are twice a...

After the Salvation Army Christmas Campaign declared that they raised $200,000 less than they had planned during the campaigns, Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries allowed them to collect donations in their stores. We recall that a month ago, Manitoba Liquor Marts forbade all charitable organizations collecting donations in their stores due to numerous customer complaints. Complaints came in general and were not addressed to any particular organization. The Salvat...

Social media campaign #KokumScarfCampaign came to Winnipeg. This campaign was created to protect indigenous women and to empower them. #KokumScarfCampaign asks young women of indigenous descent to share pictures in colourful skirts and scarves or kokums around their necks, such as their grandmothers and great-grandmothers were wearing in the past. Each girl is also asked to sign a photo and to tell what exactly makes her so strong and resilient. On Sunday...