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Robert-Falcon Ouellette held the summit to discuss new ways of battling meth crisis and offered an idea. At the moment, the politician is not sure how effective his offer will be but he considers it is worth trying. After meeting with police, health, safety, patrol, drug, and social services officials, Robert-Falcon started thinking about putting more safe needle receptacles throughout the city. The MP informed that there are several such needle boxes in t...

A new fundraiser will be held at the Winnipeg Squash Racquet Club. It will be another event that will be held by a Manitoba government backbencher. An evening in the style of whiskey, wine and ale-tasting is going to be next week, and only men will be present there. Nahanni Fontaine, New Democrat legislature member, announced that the Tories decided to make a party in this club for the second time and he thinks it is better to find a place for both men and...

It was officially informed that a new $10 banknote will officially enter circulation on Monday. It will be the first vertically-oriented banknote and its presentation will at the museum’s Canadian Journeys gallery. On the banknote people will see Viola Desmond on the front side and Winnipeg’s Canadian Museum for Human Rights on the other side. Viola Desmond became famous when she decided not to leave the section only for white people while being in Nova Sc...

Winnipeg police warn city inhabitants to be careful - phone scammers are operating in the city. The most vulnerable category of the population is people of retirement age. Therefore, all Winnipeggers should warn their relatives about the possible danger. As the police told, scammers call city residents and say they are retailers. Then they tell that the person’s credit card was used by someone and transfer the call to the fake policeman. This policeman ask...

In winter, you need to ride on winter tires, this is the law, but it is expensive. A few years ago, Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) proposed to create a program that would allow everyone to purchase winter tires on credit, and even cover the “re-fitting” of cars, etc. This is how the MPI Manitoba Winter Tire Program appeared, the program works, and it is quite simple. You can get a loan of up to $ 2,000 per vehicle to purchase winter tires and related cost...

Winnipeg rooming house residents are in a shock due to water problems. They do not have water in taps and their toilets do not work but water flows in the street near their house for about a month. Ronald Duck rented an apartment at the multi-unit building on Langside Street in October and he said the situation with water has not changed since then. The man said that he had to go to his sister to take a shower and wash his clothes. Duck pays $550 a month,...

Everyone dreams of hitting a lottery jackpot, but not everyone even tries and buy lottery tickets. Life is full of surprises, not always good ones, but sometimes it's just your lucky day! But there are those, who decide to go the other route and… steal the lottery tickets and some cigarettes. Last Sunday, November 11th two men and a woman robbed a store in the 1400 block of Pembina Highway and stole a large number of cigarettes and lottery tickets. Police...

The crime level is on the rise throughout Canada for the last couple of years, in many cases, it is drug-related crimes. Last Monday, November 12th a woman was robbed at Pembina Highway ATM, it happened in the evening. Police say the victim, 33, was walking back to her car in the 1100 block of Pembina Highway when a man waiting in a nearby bus shack approached her, armed with a knife. He took her money and keys and got into her car. Thankfully, the victim...

The Mercedes Benz CLA250 is a great example of opportunities for premium entry-level cars. The return of the Mercedes to the compact class was held in 2013 in Stuttgart. Not only was Mercedes-Benz CLA one of the first and only of its kind, but it also took over customers from the A-class and even the older C-class: since 2014, the owners of such models are seriously considering buying CLA as the next new Mercedes. And now meet in Winnipeg GLA 250 2018-2019...

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. Approximately 1 a.m. Tuesday, Novembe...

Numerous cracks on the pavement of the bridge led to the fact that the provincial authorities decided to close it partially. The westbound curb lane of the Red River Bridge, along the South Perimeter Highway, is closed for an undefined period. More detailed information about the opening of the road will appear after a special inspection. Only after this inspection, the authorities will be able to report a more specific repair time. To keep up with all the...

Winnipeg Birth Centre announced that the target set by the previous government is unrealistic: 500 babies a year can not be born in the centre. Сenter employees say that the center is well equipped and could take such a large number of women. However, the figures set by the previous government are too high. Winnipeg Birth Centre was opened in 2011. About $3.5 million were spent by the government for its opening, and it spends $2.6 million annually. At the...

Delays in the supply of cannabis adversely affect those people who need it due to health problems. The organization that supplies cannabis reported that after legalization, the pressure increased significantly and large delays began to occur. Medical patients are primarily affected. Changes in the law led to increased demand, and at the moment there are problems in the supply of points of sale. Cannabis Council of Canada executive director Allan Rewak offe...

The app is called SafeArrival and it is very helpful for parents. Using it, they will be able to warn the school when their child is ill and can not come to school. However, the most substantial thing is that parents can track their children at school and find out when they miss classes or are late. 59 elementary schools have already implemented SafeArrival. It can send a message, or an email to parents if they choose such a function in the settings. If th...

An ice room in Sweden hotel will be designed by a couple from Winnipeg. Winnipeggers know a lot about ice and snow, so it is no surprise that two of them are heading to Sweden to build a themed room in this country's famous Icehotel. Jenny O’Keefe together with her husband Chris Panko will cut the room completely out of ice. In the recent interview, the couple said that they could not believe their luck, they could not think they can win. It will be called...

Nowadays everyone is aware that crime level is going up every year in Canada, unfortunately, our police and other law enforcement agencies can’t stop that from becoming a bigger problem for law-abiding citizens more and more every year. Maclean’s online resource, based on Statistics Canada, has prepared an annual ranking of the most dangerous places in Canada, with the highest overall crime rate - Canada’s Most Dangerous Places 2018. The cities and small t...

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. Jets forward Brendan Lemieux has now served his two-game suspension. Lemieux was forced to sit out after an illegal che...

Winnipeggers can buy holiday gifts in some shopping events and give back while doing this. Here are four places where all city residents can not only buy gifts for their close people or goods for their pets before the upcoming holidays but also feel the spirit of giving back: 1.     Behind Closed Doors event St. Vital Centre will have Behind Closed Doors event on November 17 from 7 a.m. to 17.30 p.m. It is already the ninth annual event. The price for a ti...