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In Manitoba, two black bears scrambled onto an electric pole and, hugging it, fell asleep. Rescuers have already launched a special operation to save the animals but the bears got off themselves. This curious case was told to the electricity company. The incident occurred in the Canadian province - Manitoba. To save the animals, rescuers launched a special operation and turned off the power supply. When the people got to the bears on the elevator, they saw...

Last week, October 29th the truck was reported stolen by Manitoba RCMP, later located by police in Ontario. Police officers got a call about the dangerous incident at the gas station on Imperial Road at approximately 12:20 a.m., later the pickup was found in the area of Woodlawn and Edinburgh roads, but the driver was able to run away. The vehicle was later found unoccupied in the area of Burns Drive and police said they also found break-in tools. Just a f...

Christie Amoyo, a mother of many children and a pastor, decided to tell the readers her difficult story and released a book called The Promised Child. In it, Christie talks about building a family and all the difficulties of this path. She also shares with readers how she and her husband came to faith, after unsuccessful attempts to get pregnant, the loss of a child and the terrible verdict of doctors. The first pregnancy of the woman ended in the loss of...

Brian Bowman began his second term as mayor by appointing his deputies and Executive Policy Committee members. 5 councillors had already worked in EPC. They are Matt Allard from St. Boniface, Scott Gillingham from St. James, Cindy Gilroy from Daniel McIntyre, Brian Mayes from St. Vital and John Orlikow from River Heights-Fort Garry. Sherri Rollins from Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry will become a new face in EPC. She will head Standing Policy Committee on Prot...

On Monday, November 5th Mark Wasilyw, Trustee for the Winnipeg School Division said that for now, students have to live with the consequences of decisions they cannot influence on or affect the outcome. According to recent polls and researches, those who voted once will vote again. However, if people will not start voting in their teens, chances are they’re never going to vote at all. So implementing the decision to exercise the citizens constitutional rig...

Lake Winnipeg over the past 15 years has become a popular place for winter fishing, and the results of a recently published market study paint a powerful picture of the impact of recreational fishing on the region's economy. At the request of the Manitoba Wildlife Federation, Winnipeg-based Probe Research surveyed more than 700 fishermen who were fishing in Winnipeg Lake in winter. The bottom line: a “green” approach to Lake Winnipeg means big money in Man...

Clubs of black smoke filled the surroundings of St. Boniface due to a fire in a processing plant. A fire brigade arrived at the Friendly Families Farms fire site at about one in the afternoon on Monday. They faced difficulties because they were not familiar with seed oil and were not sure how to act in such a situation correctly. Later it turned out that black smoke, which stands above the fire, does not pose much danger. It is a product of burning vegetab...

The VW Atlas is a very spacious 6-7 seater SUV that replaces the VW Touareg, which is no longer sold in North America. Atlas cannot be called a direct descendant, as it is noticeably larger and more impressive. The model was introduced in Los Angeles in November 2016 and entered the dealerships of Canada and the United States in May 2017. The exterior of the Atlas is fascinating - a stylish and elegant body of a classic SUV, and beautiful front optics, the...

Last Friday, November 2nd Third Charity Autumn Ball took place in Winnipeg. Charity Autumn Ball is based on the best traditions of the Russian Empire. A noble purpose and a beautiful celebration organically merged together. Elegant ladies and gentlemen, dinner time for conversations and acquaintances with melodic guitar sounds and of course attractive appetizers, all of this made the night just magical. The entrance to the banquet room was decorated with c...

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, lately there were three deadly beatin...

Last Friday night, November 2nd a homicide took place at Stony Mountain Institution, north of Winnipeg. A 26-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene after a fight with two other inmates. Todd Jeffery Irving, 47, and Cory Edward Derdak, 26, have each been charged with first-degree murder. Stonewall RCMP is still investigating the incident, officers are working with other inmates for possible witnesses that could...

At about 1 a.m. on Saturday, a police patrol stopped a taxi with an unfastened passenger, who turned out to be a dangerous criminal. Donovan Michael Wieler, 26, faced problems with the law not for the first time. The police had a warrant for his arrest because he was accused of trafficking crimes. The police immediately arrested him and searched the place in the taxi he was riding. There they found 1.5 ounces of meth, which cost about $3,000 on the streets...

A 67-year-old man found dead after the accident happened near Portage la Prairie. The incident occurred on Saturday night. A semi-trailer truck went into the median ditch and rolled. As a result of this, the man partially fell out of the car and died on the spot. The police arrived had only to state the fact of his death because it was already impossible to help the man. They also informed that the man was driving to the west and the accident occurred as s...

Investigation of fraud cases led to arrests of six people on November,1. A home in the 100 block of Hespeler Avenue was searched by the Police. As a result, they found and seized several identification cards (blank, forged and stolen), printer, notebook, bank cheques and an explosive device. The police arrested two women and four men and charged them with fraud and some other charges.  MORE NEWS: Winnipeg police are looking for the missing girl

Harte Trail Women's Running Group is going to start after several sexual assaults on Harte Trail. This group was created so that women are not afraid to go to the run because now they can easily find a running mate or even a whole group to train together. Kathleen Cook decided to organize this group after the woman understood that Harte Trail is no longer safe for her and for other women. The woman speaks on behalf of all other women and says that they sho...

Doctors working in the air ambulance of Manitoba believe that its planned privatization may adversely affect patients. On this occasion, they wrote a letter to the Minister of Health Friesen, in which they spoke out against privatization categorically. The letter was signed by 16 specialists. The next step will be their meeting with the minister, at which they intend to prove their concerns reasonably. Now air ambulance is operated by Manitoba Government A...

Winnipeg Police officers with a help of a bomb unit secured an item that might be a bomb and a bundle of forged and stolen identity documents, from a house in a West Elmwood area. This raid leads to charges for six suspects. A 37-year-old Michael Roderick Allan Paquet, 29-year-old John Frank Edwards, 32-year-old Christopher Lee Chartrand, 29-year-old Jean-Claude Matthieu LaPierre, and two 39 and 40-year-old women that remain unknown were charged. Women rel...

Brian Sanderson had been Santa Claus helper at the Polo Park for more than 25 years. On Halloween he died when he was sleeping. This information was given to the Police by Lillian Harrison who has been working together with Brian for about 8 years. Lilian said that the man was a real Santa- he had his own beard, and every time when one of the children uttered the name of Santa he always said Ho Ho Ho. Besides being Santa's helper, Brian Sanderson also took...