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On Wednesday Brian Pallister did a survey about carbon taxes. He reported that he plans to abandon charging a levy, which was supposed to begin in December. Earlier, the prime minister said that $25 should be paid for every ton of carbon. However, this tax increase would increase the cost of gasoline and electricity. The federal government announced the provinces should adopt a law that would provide paying carbon taxes in the following way: $10 this year...

All the Bombers players remember very well the defeat with a score of 44-21 7 weeks ago in a match with Ottawa RedBlacks. Now the Winnipeg team is in great shape and can achieve the longest winning streak this season. Ottawa, the leader of the Eastern Division will be on the way to this on Friday night. Defensive back Chris Randle confirmed the seriousness of the intentions of Bombers to win. He said that they had been preparing for this match all week and...

The statistics are pretty sad: 100 people die on the roads of Manitoba every year. Manitoba Public Insurance launched a new public awareness campaign Save 100 on Wednesday at Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute. The project, which began with provocative billboards that appeared before the official launch, aims to attract motorists to invest in road safety. Fatal accidents have led to the death of approximately 100 people per year over the last decade....

On Friday Winnipeg Pan Am Pool is going to re-open again. The construction lasted several months, and then came the moment when some parts of Winnipeg Pan Am Pool are ready to open. Here’s the list of the facilities that will be open on Friday for all city residents: Training tank Kiddie pool Public change facilities Upper weight room Portions of the walking track Upper training tank observation section Front lobby and adjacent auxiliary rooms. Pan Am Pool...

Self-driving snowplow will appear in Winnipeg Airport this winter. The Winnipeg Airports Authority informed that the test of the first in North America self-driving snowplow will happen this winter. As it became known, snowplow will be ready for exploitation in January 2019, and if everything is good, it will be used in quieter areas of the airport. Two huge companies cooperated to create this snowplow: Airport Technologies Inc. and Northstar Robotics Inc....

A man was sending letters with bombs inside, targeting his ex-wife and others. The case brought a worldwide attention to the bomber, showing a potential risk to anybody and any organization with a simple letter. Back in May of this year, Guido Amsel appeared in front of the judge and was found guilty in multiple charges. Bombs were sent in the mail in 2013 with a plan to kill his ex-wife and another deadly letter in 2015. After the hearing Amsel fired his...

Some murder cases a going for years, due to lack of evidence and complicated detail. One of such cases sparked an international manhunt and took 13 years for a conviction of the person who hired a hitman. Back in September of 2005, a married couple was walking through the streets of Old San Juan in Puerto Rico, when a man attacked them and killed a husband, leaving crying and calling for help wife on the ground, covered in his blood. A man was stabbed mult...

Winnipeg became the second city that ever received an award from the International Festivals and Events Association. Those cities that improve the local environment, promote various festivals and celebrations in the city and demonstrate community leadership and ongoing can be nominated for this award. This year Winnipeg got it. This event shows that Winnipeg is the number one city in holding various world-class cultural events. Economic Development Winnipe...

Tim Diack informed that if he becomes the next mayor of Winnipeg, one of the first things he is going to do will be changes in the law. He wants to make criminals pay additional bills if Police spend money to investigate their cases. In his opinion, if the residents of the city who call the ambulance pay for the medical transport, it is quite reasonable to make additional payments in all situations when the police are involved. The police spend a lot of ti...

Hockey games are under threat due to staff shortages. Transcona's East End Arena has matches every hour starting from morning and ending at night. According to the rules of the province, a licensed operator should be on site when the rink is in use. However, there are very few licensed operators at the moment, because not all employees are licensed on the provincial exam. These security measures are officially taken in the province after the tragedy that t...

Free pap tests are available in Winnipeg Clinic for all ladies on Wednesday. Winnipeg women have the opportunity to pass pap tests for free in Winnipeg clinics on Wednesday. HPV awareness week is in Winnipeg, so all ladies should get more information and take necessary measures concerning their health. Doctors of the city are sure that spending 5 minutes for a test will save many women’s lives. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection. All wom...

Chris Otisi left Nigeria for Canada about five years ago. When he got to Canada, he understood what he called football is soccer in Canada. Chris Otisi liked to play soccer when he was living in Nigeria. His sister went to Canada to get an education. After that, the guy started thinking about moving too. His first impressions of Canada were very controversial. Chris arrived in the middle of winter and did not expect it could be so cold. It was about -40 wh...

When police pull over a vehicle for speeding, the driver will get a ticket and most likely will be on his way in 15-20 minutes, but sometimes a regular speeding case turns into a completely different story. On September 20, Lundar RCMP pulled over a car for speeding on Highway 6 near Deerhorn Road. The driver was going 132 km/h in a 100 km/h zone. When communicating with the drive, the officer noticed a smell of marijuana from the vehicle. When asked about...

Missing people reports coming in almost every other day throughout Canada. Thompson serves as the regional trade and service center of the province in the north of Manitoba. Since May of this year, Thompson RCMP is still searching for a missing elderly woman. Dianne Bignell, 60-years-old was last seen on May 17th in the Jupiter Street area in Thompson. Local police and other services were looking for her since, but recently there was a new development, the...

Last Friday, September 28th the father came over to the school to pick up his two children ages 6 and 8. But to his surprise, he has informed the kids were not there, even more, they hadn’t attended the school on September 27 and 28. At that time kids were on a legal visit with their mother, who is not to be named to protect the identity of the children. Brandon RCMP started the investigation and obtained the information that children were last seen in Vir...

Last Friday approximately 7 p.m. police got a call to the recycling facility on Omands Creek Boulevard. The employees of a recycling depot were sorting through the recycled material and discovered part of a human body, called police right away. When arrived at the scene, officers found middle-age woman remains and couldn’t identify the body at the location. Winnipeg Police started the investigation, the reports of missing people in and around Winnipeg for...