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Regretfully the warm sunny days are over and cold weather is upon us. It is getting colder every day and people are warming up with jackets and hats. But here in Winnipeg, it is not the reason to miss out on your favorite ride with an open roof. As you can see in a photo, one Winnipegger really loves his cabriole Solara, so no matter the weather the roof is down. And why not, it is a beautiful sunny day, little chilly outside, but he came prepared! Fellow...

The NHL team Winnipeg Jets has signed a 3-year novice contract with a 19-year-old promising Finnish forward Kristian Vesalainen. In the 2017 Draft, he was selected by Jets in the first round. Last season, Kristian played in his native Finland for the Kärpät and HPK teams. In total, he played 49 matches in the Finnish regular season, where he scored outstanding 43 points (22 goals and 21 assists). In the playoff round, he spent 18 matches (4 goals and 4 ass...

Cora Morgan, A Manitoba First Nations children’s advocate, informed that in her opinion Child Welfare System works against Indigenous children in Manitoba. An investigation concerning relationships of Child Welfare System and children from the communities is ongoing. Cora Morgan said that the purpose of the system is to detain children, and not to help their families in difficult times. Families in communities can have certain problems, and it is not very...

The new trade pact between the USA, Canada and Mexico has caused grave concern among dairy farmers in Manitoba and the whole of Canada. The new agreement is called USMCA. It will greatly simplify the access of foreign manufacturers of dairy products to the domestic market of Canada. According to most Canadian farmers, this deal will have a very negative impact on the growth rate of the dairy industry in the country. The unimpeded access of foreign products...

Brian Bowman expressed his desire to make certain changes and to improve the conditions for passengers that are waiting for transport on the streets of the city. In his opinion, it is much more important to provide warm conditions for people who are waiting for transport than to provide warm places for the transport itself. However, Winnipeg transit union does not agree with such ideas, and they think that this will lead to money waste in the future. If th...

Einarson led his team to the national Scotties Tournament of Hearts final in spring 2018. Then she broke up the band and brought in two of the provinces top skips to join her. Shannon Birchard and Briane Meilleur also showed great results in three-time Alberta champ Val Sweeting. So, there were three winnings in the first four events on the World Curling Tour. Einarson announced that she didn’t even expect such results, as the team is new and she didn’t kn...

The level of crime in Canada rises every year. In Winnipeg small crimes, thefts and assaults happen every day, unfortunately, a lot of those incidents involving youth. As per Winnipeg Police, four teenagers were arrested in connection with a string of robberies and assault attacks in the city on Sunday afternoon. Just a few incidents described: a 35-year-old woman was attacked by a group of teens near Ellice Avenue, the woman was pushed and punched multipl...

Who doesn’t love hockey!? Well, everyone in Canada does, women`s hockey is even better. Me personally, I’m a Jets fan, Go Jets Go!  The University of Manitoba women`s hockey team were the U sports gold medal winners two years in a row, 2017 and 2018. The team is going into the upcoming season and had set the bar high for themselves and other teams as well.  The first game of a new season in Manitoba will take place this Friday night, October 5th vs Calgary...

Every day police officers are risking their health and lives to protect law-abiding citizens. The province of Manitoba is constantly searching for a new way to improve the equipment and protect the officers on duty. On Monday, October 1st Winnipeg Police Service Deputy Chief Gord Perrier spoke to media and announced that province is investing more than 300 thousand dollars in a new tool that will help police to respond to people who is experiencing mental...

Cora Morgan, a famous lawyer, is going to testify about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls on Monday. She informed that two of her clients were killed during the past several years and she sees a direct connection between MMIWG and child welfare. Morgan also noted that she faces Indigenous people who ask for help and wants to get back their children from Child and Family Services. The Chief Commissioner also stated that it is not the first tim...

The cultural days of Manitoba 2018 finished by a brilliant performance of the Russian theater company with the French comedy. The last night of the festival gave residents of Winnipeg many bright emotions and unforgettable entertainment. On the streets of the city you could see shining swings, giant mushrooms, dancing with fire, food with national cuisine, parties, dancing fights and much more. At the Forks a spinning wheel was installed, which converted t...

Recently submitted public report of Manitoba revealed that the total budget deficit of the province is $145 million less than forecasted earlier. Minister of Finance proudly commented on these figures as a sign that the ministry fully controls the finances of the province and is moving in the right direction. He also accused the previous government of Manitoba that they year after year exceeded the projected deficit because of futile spending and drove the...

The problem of flying drones, which can lead to an airplane crash, is getting narrower nowadays. From 2014 to 2017, the number of such flying devices increased almost threefold. Although from the ground this problem may seem inconspicuous or insignificant, experts argue that the consequences can be the most serious. Former pilot of the Royal Canadian Air Force and instructor of the US Air Force David Cooke shared his vision of the problem. He said that the...

Starting from Monday, all those residents of Winnipeg that can not visit the forthcoming elections will have an opportunity to come to polling stations to give their voice. The first such stations will operate in the building of the City Hall and Bell MTS Centre. All residents who need to fill out the ballot in advance can do it from 9 am on Monday. Preliminary polling stations in the city hall will work all weekdays until October 19, except for Thanksgivi...

Some work days are normal and even boring, but some are definitely not like the other ones! A scary discovery was made Friday night by workers a recycling facility, a female body was found among recycling materials. It looks like a scary movie or a police show on TV, but unfortunately, this is real life incident in Winnipeg. It happened approximately at 7 p.m. on Friday in the recycling facility on Omands Creek Boulevard. The employees of a recycling depot...

The wedding is a big day for a couple, wedding photos are there to remember their happiest day, but this couple will not just remember the day, but will have to tell and show pictures to just anybody they know! On Saturday afternoon a couple of Winnipeggers were in the middle of their wedding picture taking and who do you think rode his bike in the middle of the process? The one and only Sir Paul McCartney! He shook hands with a couple of lovebirds and pos...

A horrible incident happened in Winnipeg on September 24. A young boy was stabbed to death by another teenager at the railway underpass. On Friday around 4 p.m. police were called by few construction workers, stating there was a fight between teenagers near Logan Avenue. When arriving at the scene officers found a 17-year-old boy with multiple stab wounds. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, but doctors couldn’t help him and he died due to received injurie...

A horrible incident happened a month ago in Winnipeg, but the arrest was made only one month later. On August 30th a 911 call was received approximately 10:45 p.m. about a 21-month-old child in the unresponsive state. A mother found her baby boy in the bed, tried to wake him up, but he wasn’t responding. Police were called to a house in Idlewild Bay area, also ambulance arrived and took the baby to a nearby hospital in critical condition. Unfortunately due...