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Strike
5:35 p.m., December 4, 2018
Canadian postal services are always ready for innovations and using it to help and serve the Canadian people. Postal services is a very important piece of modern life, millions of people and businesses rely on postal deliveries every day, so when it comes to striking of postal workers it will have a huge impact on the everyday life of smaller towns, big cities and industries, and the whole countries. The Canadian postal workers' rotation strike “has come”...
Society
9:56 a.m., December 4, 2018
Manitoba Federation of Labour together with Manitoba government created an online course for young people that will help them get ready for future work. Residents of the province of 13-16 years should not work, but they can raise their awareness before the start of their working life in the future. Blaine Pedersen, Growth, Enterprise and Trade Minister, reported that this online course can be very useful for all young people in the province. They will be a...
Society
8:25 a.m., December 4, 2018
Coyotes have been spotted 79 times during this year. Fortunately, there was no attack on people. The Winnipeg Humane Society wants to remind people of the precautions in this situation. Statistics show that in 2017, coyotes were seen 49 times and in 2016 - 50 times. However, an increase in cases of seeing coyotes does not mean that the number of animals has increased in this region. People could see the same animal several times in a row. An increase in re...
Society
7:08 a.m., December 4, 2018
Peggo blocks cards and gives some clients free Winnipeg Transit bus rides. Winnipeg resident says that lately there have often been glitches concerning Peggo cards. Shania Wollmann explains that Peggo is a great system but it needs some improvements. Some time ago, Wollmann got an email that her card was stolen, so it was blocked and she could not use it. However, the woman said that it was in her wallet. Another system glitch is that some people get free...
Society
7:00 a.m., December 4, 2018
Soon the drivers in Canada may be deprived of their driving license if they do not give way to a school bus. The new law will start on December 8th, such change is a response to a series of incidents in Canada, where children were injured or got into a dangerous situation when they were getting on or off a school bus. The punishment for not stopping in front of the school bus will include 12 penalty points (compared to the current eight points) and a three...
Society
6:01 a.m., December 4, 2018
Manitoba is the country's second-largest potato supplier, but this year the harvest figures are not so good. Many fields in the provinces faced the problem of poor harvest and remained unharvested. This problem was faced not only by Manitoba but by the whole of Canada this year. According to static data, about 8% of the crop turned out to be bad. Local farmers say that the weather is to blame: the summer was too hot and dry, and in the fall there was a lot...
Winnipeg Jets
5:49 a.m., December 4, 2018
The Jets won their first match in a tour of the Global Series in Finland by beating Florida 4-2. The hero of the match was Patrik Laine, who was marked by a hat trick in the arena in Helsinki. The return to their homeland had a very favorable effect on the right-winger of the Jets, who was able to interrupt the goalless five-match series. The Jets Captain noted that young Laine is sometimes too critical of himself and his game but it certainly helps him to...
Culture
9:34 a.m., December 3, 2018
The Jewish community of Winnipeg started celebrating Hanukkah. Latkes, sufganiyot and the lighting of menorahs across the city were in the celebration. This holiday has been celebrated for more than 2000 years, and this year there were several surprises for the residents of the city. A Hanukkiah was lit in front of 300 people coming to the Jewish Learning Centre on Sunday. A Chabad rabbi at the JWL, Shmuly Altein, said that they are going to celebrate the...
Society
8:02 a.m., December 3, 2018
Winnipeg residents saw a lot of snow last week. The creators of OnTheStep app understood that the time has come. The weather in Winnipeg inspired the creators of the new app to conduct the first tests. OnTheStep is like Uber for snow removal. The residents of the city can install the app for free, then they set their location and the territory that needs to be cleared of snow. After that, they get the price for the order, and if everything suits them and t...
Society
6:39 a.m., December 3, 2018
Melanie Foubert learned about her terrible diagnosis 1.5 years ago: she had a tumor on the liver. This woman led an active lifestyle. She was eating healthy and was doing her exercises 5 times a week. However, after the diagnosis and surgery, her life has changed a lot and she was forced to take a break from training. After the operation, Melanie was keeping a special diet, which contributed to weight gain. The woman was waiting for the moment when she cou...
Chrismas
6:26 a.m., December 3, 2018
Finally, it is that time of the year, Christmas is just around the corner! If you haven’t done it before, now is definitely the time to prepare holiday decorations for the outside the house and inside. Time to think and make sure you didn’t forget anyone for the Christmas gifts, not just your family and distant relatives, but also your friends and coworkers and of course it is time to pick out the one and only Christmas Tree! The Christmas tree sets the mo...
Winter Parking
6:11 a.m., December 3, 2018
Every winter in Winnipeg there is special parking rules implemented to help snow cleaning services move the equipment around the city and clean the streets to make it possible and safe to drive and get to work and back home. The city authorities use special signs to mark places that are prohibited from parking, which are priorities for snow removal. There are two signs that drivers can search to avoid parking in the wrong place. In Winnipeg there are five...
Cannabis
5:59 a.m., December 3, 2018
This weekend in Winnipeg launched a new program to identify drivers who use cannabis or cocaine, using modern detectors Drager DrugTest 5000. In the process of preparation, the police service has acquired - and is currently engaged in training officers - new mobile devices for drug screening. According to the information on the manufacturer’s website, Drager DrugTest 5000 uses oral fluid to test seven types of the most commonly used drugs. The police will...
Winnipeg Jets
5:13 a.m., December 3, 2018
The Jets won their first match in a tour of the Global Series in Finland by beating Florida 4-2. The hero of the match was Patrik Laine, who was marked by a hat trick in the arena in Helsinki. The return to their homeland had a very favorable effect on the right-winger of the Jets, who was able to interrupt the goalless five-match series. The Jets Captain noted that young Laine is sometimes too critical of himself and his game but it certainly helps him to...
Manitoba Winter
4:52 a.m., December 3, 2018
The winter forecast for Canada shows different temperatures and not as much snow, as it was last year. It is expected that the eastern part of the country throughout the winter will have a lot of rain in the form of rain and snow, predicts Accuweather. However, Western Canadians may experience a shortened skiing season on the slopes, as the agency predicts no snow at the end of the season. The representative of Manitoba Hydro said that extra crews are work...
Society
4:22 a.m., December 3, 2018
The railway is open: people can travel from Winnipeg to Churchill starting from Sunday, December 2. In May 2017, the railway was closed and Churchill remained cut off from other Canadian cities. The closure was due to heavy flooding in 20 different sections of the railway. Locals felt great discomfort during that period and price increased in the city, as the railway was the only connection with the surrounding world, except for airplanes. Many people had...
Best Price
2:24 p.m., November 30, 2018
What time is it? It`s food time! Well for me it’s always food time, but the happy hour prices or closing special is the best! One of the food palaces in Outlet Collection Winnipeg is closing and the management decided to every customer the best deal possible - a closing special, it even sounds delicious. As shown in the photo, there are a lot of options and choice for every taste. So if you are hungry or just in the area, stop by to get your treat for the...
TrafficTickets
2:03 p.m., November 30, 2018
Who likes getting a ticket for violating driving rules and regulations, who wants to get pulled over and receive penalty points…, no one does. So every driver should respect and follow the rules, after all, they were made for every driver`s and pedestrian`s safety and security, or, as they say, just visit Traffic Ticket Experts and don’t worry about those tickets and points. Located on 102-379 Broadway, Winnipeg the experts offer to everyone “Don’t face th...