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Meth problem
5:41 a.m., December 13, 2018
Drug trafficking problem is on a rise in Canada for the last couple of years. Opioid use continues to be a public-health crisis with just under 4,000 deaths across Canada in 2017 and over 3,000 in 2016. 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 ot...
Society
5:18 a.m., December 13, 2018
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. Royal LePage published a study showing that the Winnipeg housing market is expected to...
Society
5:12 a.m., December 13, 2018
The first outdoor skating rink, which is accessible to all residents of the city, opened at a St. Vital community centre. Starting from this week, any resident of the city can come and enjoy ice skating in the open air. The skating rink has a rather large size: 85 by 200 feet. This allows people of all ages and abilities to skate or to play hockey (even sledge hockey players will play freely). In addition, the skating rink has a special area where people...
Missing Person
4:43 a.m., December 13, 2018
A missing person is a nightmare for the family and friends. People who are concerned about the missing person`s life and health can’t sleep and rest, cannot be productive and work for the family, are in constant stress nervous about any news or no news at all. The Winnipeg Police Service is asking for the public assistance to locate a missing Winnipeg woman. A 34-year-old Laura Booth was last seen around 7 p.m. in the North Kildonan area on Tuesday, Decemb...
Society
10:20 a.m., December 12, 2018
According to statistics, most tuberculosis patients are located in Manitoba. Public Health Agency of Canada believes that it is worthwhile to improve methods of identifying the disease at an early stage and to increase funding for controlling the disease after giving the diagnosis in the province. Also, additional studies of this problem may improve the situation in general. The recent data show that most patients are in northern communities and among the...
Society
8:25 a.m., December 12, 2018
Darlene Eastcott, a woman living in Brandon, hopes for a Christmas miracle and wants to return her memorable decorations. In May 2018 she got to hospital and her family offered to sell some things to help her in difficult situations. As it turned out after a while, a box with decorations was accidentally sold. When the woman found out about it, she was so upset that she almost burst into tears. Darlene’s son was shocked when he found out that the decoratio...
Society
7:18 a.m., December 12, 2018
Thieves continue to steal holiday decorations around the city. Perry Blomquist suffered this time. The man said that he had set snowflake projectors in his yard about a week ago, but now they are stolen. The man wants to warn all of his neighbors, and other residents of the city, to be more attentive to all the decorations that set in the courtyard in front of their homes. Perry has small children and he set up these snowflake projectors especially for the...
Crime
5:45 a.m., December 12, 2018
The crime level is on the rise for the last couple of years in a row throughout Canada and in Winnipeg in particular. As per police, most crimes are connected to drugs like meth and crack cocaine. Recently in the city happened a lot of break-ins and thefts from the houses and cars, some incidents are connected and believed to be committed by the same person or a group of people, which is a whole different level called organized crime. Police accuse a man f...
Society
5:42 a.m., December 12, 2018
It became very popular to give a gift card for Christmas or other holidays during the festive period as a present. However, there are some nuances that you should know if you are going to give such a gift, or if somebody gave it to you. 1. Manitoba does not charge extra fees for the gift card price. Only if you want to personalize the card, or in case of loss of the gift card there can be some exceptions. 2. Some gift cards may have a validity period. Espe...
Winnipeg Jets
5:31 a.m., December 12, 2018
Winnipeg Jets is an amazing team and has a huge army of fans and supporters. Go Jets Go! Chicago Blackhawks have a very unlucky game lately, the team had their eighth straight loss on Tuesday, December 11th with Winnipeg Jets. The Jets scored three times less than six minutes apart in the opening period on their way to a 6-3 victory over the Hawks at Bell MTS Place. Connor scored again early in the second period as the Jets’ power play connected for the se...
Car theft
4:47 a.m., December 12, 2018
Car theft is a growing problem in Canada, thankfully in Winnipeg, we have the Air1 helicopter that helps police to track down and find the stolen vehicle fast! A new report from the Canadian Insurance Bureau says that picky car thieves are increasingly targeting Ford trucks and high-end SUVs. At the same time, the total number of car thefts continues to grow throughout the country. The Canadian insurance bureau reports in its annual list of the most freque...
Society
4:15 a.m., December 12, 2018
If you want to add fun to your holiday, you have such an option now. The Winnipeg Humane Society offers city residents the opportunity to celebrate Christmas and other holidays during this festive season with a new friend. This option can become a great way to check whether you, your children and other members of your family are ready for long-term commitments. You can go to Humane Society and take a medium or large dog to your family for the weekend. This...
Meth problem
3:45 a.m., December 12, 2018
Drug trafficking problem is on a rise in Canada for the last couple of years. Opioid use continues to be a public-health crisis with just under 4,000 deaths across Canada in 2017 and over 3,000 in 2016. 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 ot...
Society
8:48 a.m., December 11, 2018
Welcome Place will give gifts to about 40 new refugee children. Children under 11 will get dolls or teddy bears, and the children above 11 will get a bag with journals, books and other things that can be interesting according to their age. It is very important for children to feel comfortable in a new country, and such a toy as a doll or a teddy bear can become a great friend for the first time. This is very important because children not only get into a n...
Crime
7:23 a.m., December 11, 2018
The Winnipeg police arrested a man after it they found out that he deceived veterinary hospitals for more than $5,000. The police informed that the man had deceived four clinics: he came with a dog to treat it but in the end he did not pay the bill. Veterinary clinics stated that he came with different dogs. They assume the Winnipegger was breeding dogs for sale. The 29-year old city resident was charged in 8 cases of fraud and he did not deny his guilt af...
Salisbury House
6:39 a.m., December 11, 2018
Salisbury House in Manitoba opens its ninth restaurant on Monday, fundamentally changing its business plan. The Winnipeg restaurant chain announced their new location opening of the 3,500-square-foot restaurant at 177 Lombard Avenue, will not use a single piece of disposable plastic. “Following the elimination of plastic straws, Salisbury House will use this location as their first restaurant to ban single-use plastic items,” the restaurant wrote in a pres...
Oshawa plant
6:07 a.m., December 11, 2018
Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk told CBS 60 Minutes that he might consider buying some of the five plants that General Motors Co. is announced to be closed next year. The largest US automaker General Motors Co. (GM) plans to close the plant in the Canadian city of Oshawa, near Toronto. The five factories will be closed in North America, four in the US and one in Canada, also 14,700 workers will be laid off. The plant in Oshawa currently it employs about 3,000 peo...
Society
5:50 a.m., December 11, 2018
Former drug addicts say that patients should stay in special centres longer than one month. Several people who got rid of drug addiction said that Winnipeg provides too little funding to treat such illness - a person needs to spend two years for a full treatment of addiction, and the state should support him fully during these two years. Michael Adrian was meth addicted for many years, and he repeatedly tried to undergo treatment, but very often there was...