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Dollarama informed that it recalls a Chinese-made toy due to a very high chemical content. The retailer came to the conclusion that this toy can bring harm to children and their close people. This is already the second case when Dollarama recalls a toy that was made in China this year. Health Canada states that more than 52,000 Montoy dolls and toy furniture have already been sold. However, there were no reports about any kind of injuries. Recent tests sho...

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 touchdown catches, including a 10-yard leaping grab late in the fourth quarter. Despite picking up their first playoff victory...

Methamphetamine is a real problem in Winnipeg. 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. The Throne Speech laid out Tuesday is no mention of the province’s w...

Indigenous students were working on this event over a month and they held it despite the cold weather outside. Indigenous students studying at Manitoba University came to the corner of Main Street and Dufferin Avenue and gave all necessary winter clothes, accessories and food to most vulnerable city inhabitants. Amanda Fredlund, one of the students who were there on November 18, admitted that it was really pleasant for her to help people in need and not to...

The incident occurred on Saturday, November 17.  Julie Todman said she bought various decorations to make a holiday for her son in honor of his remission. The woman reported that her yard was famous for its decorations every year. This year, the decorations have been in the yard since November 7th. At Saturday night, unknown people came to her courtyard and stole many holiday décor items. In addition, the vandals destroyed a snowman. Julie found one of the...

Winnipeg inhabitant decided to warn other Winnipeggers after he saw a coyote. Bill Peters went shopping on Sunday afternoon with his wife. The man was driving his car when he saw a stray dog. However, his wife said that the beast did not look like a dog, it was a coyote. At that moment, the woman took out a cell phone and started taking photos and videos of a coyote. The animal almost reached Pembina Highway. The man said the situation was really strange....

On Sunday night, three men with weapons broke into the house. The accident happened in the 400 block of Stella Avenue at about 1 a.m. At first, the men were trying to force a 14-year-old child to open the next suit using gun threats. Then they attacked 5 people and laid everyone on the floor. They wanted people to give up their property. Soon after the attack, the police arrived and arrested all three men at the scene of the crime. One of the criminals was...

Brenda Lee Reimer started the event called Snippets of Love after her friend was diagnosed with cancer. Brenda cut and sold her hair and gave money to her friend. After a while, she came up with an idea of Snippets of Love. So, twice a year several volunteer hairstylists offer free haircuts for Manitoba inhabitants. This is especially necessary for those who do not have enough money for going to the hairdressing salon. This time she was joined by 11 hairst...

Unfortunately, the crime level is on the rise throughout Canada for the last couple of years. A similar situation is happening in Winnipeg, even though the Winnipeg Police and city official are working on securing the funds, workforce and other resources to overcome the crime in the city, to make it a better and a safe place to work and to live in. Last Sunday, November 18th three masked men armed with a sawed-off shotgun and a machete forced their way int...

A Winnipeg woman found that the Find My iPhone service is not only useful for finding her phone, but also for finding her stolen vehicle. It is really amazing what modern technology can do these days, especially if you didn’t even know or count on certain service, but still, the device helped, like in this case with a stolen car. A 33-year-old woman parked on Robinson Street near Flora Avenue, after which, as she told the police, two male suspects approach...

After falling one game short of a berth in the Grey Cup, Bombers coaches and players looked back on the season and ahead to the future. 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 touchdown catches, including a 10-yard leaping grab late in the fourth quarter. Less than 24 hours after suffering a season...

The Minister of Infrastructure of Manitoba, Ron Schuler, announced the start of work to remove all traffic lights from the Southern Perimeter highway around Winnipeg. He says that over the next three years, 23 small intersections along the road will either be closed or have left turns, and the middle entrances will be eliminated. Schuler said that this work is part of a plan to improve road safety, which is part of the trans-Canadian highway and will cost...

The holiday season is just around the corner. It is time for Winnipeggers to think about gifts for their children. Black Friday is coming, this is an ideal period for buying gifts, and we will help you to choose. Interactive Toys Toy Expert at Mastermind Toys explained that interactive toys will be good even for the youngest kids. You can try DJ-Bot. This is a Bluetooth speaker with moves, and both kids and parents will love it. Playing DJ-Bot children can...

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. Last weekend the incident occurred in Winnipeg, which resulted in three police officers getting injured with a knife from the suspect they were arresting. Approximately 2:30 p.m. Saturday, November...

The idea of Mayor Bowman to provide affordable prices on using public transport for low-income families can cost the city budget from $6M to $15M. The cost of introducing low-income passes was presented in a report on the implementation of this idea in the city. Last fall, transit rates were raised by 25 cents, for which the mayor personally and the entire city council were heavily criticized. In response, the city mayor commissioned Winnipeg Transit to co...

A woman with cerebral palsy defended her right to live in Winnipeg separately but she also wants to choose her caregivers. Helen Roulette is 31 and she is suffering from cerebral palsy. At the moment the woman has made her desire to live independently come true but this is only half of her dreams. She hopes also to choose caregivers. The woman explains her decision by saying that she spends a lot of time with these people and she wants to trust them. Roule...

Powerful snowfalls spread throughout Canada and made life difficult for the local population. According to Environment Canada, in some places fell almost three months worth of precipitation. The heaviest snowfalls are found in the Atlantic Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. In Nova Scotia, in some places, the height of snow cover already exceeds 25 cm, with an average November rate of 9 cm....