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For almost 40 years now The Terry Fox Foundation has worked to achieve Terry`s vision, a world without Cancer. This year the 38th annual run, also called a Marathon of Hope, took place in Assiniboine Park, the park features a zoo, conservatory, outdoor theatre, and other attractions. Last year the run attracted over 1500 participants. This year’s quantity of participants will be disclosed by the event organizers after the run. We know that before the run s...

In support of AMBER Alert issued in Saskatchewan, the information as follows: the Manitoba RCMP has issued an AMBER Alert for the abduction of a child in North Battleford on September 16, at 5 p.m. Abducted is Emma O`Keeffe, age 6, white female, 3 ft. 6 inches tall, 44 lbs, brown hair, was wearing a blue long sleeve shirt, black jeans, pink socks, no shoes. Emma suffers from epilepsy and autism. She is non-verbal, unable to walk and is in need of medicatio...

Kenora jail, which is located just a little over 200 kilometers east of Winnipeg, got to the headlines of all local newspapers with an “incident”, as guards called it. Last week an unknown quantity of inmates blocked the entrance to a cell block and took one of the correctional officers as a hostage. After he was delivered to the local hospital with some injuries, doctors or officer`s colleagues share no details about what kind of injuries or what/who caus...

Friday night around 9 p.m. a man was hit by a car in Fisher River, Manitoba. As per police, a man was walking on a highway when he was hit by a vehicle going north. The driver, a 69-year-old man, pulled over and called police right away, he remained at the scene until police and paramedics had arrived. The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, but unfortunately, doctors couldn’t help and he was pronounced dead. The incident is still...

Despite all the speed limits and regulations, also the highest speeding fines throughout the country, car crashes and accidents caused by speeding is not a rare case in Manitoba. Many of them, unfortunately, have a lethal outcome. Just Friday evening a two-vehicle accident involving speeding had one driver killed another one seriously injured. The crash happened near Teulon, RCMP was called to a collision location between 8 and 9 p.m. When arrived at the s...

Dillan and her mother collected about $1000, organizing a charity soup store. All the money earned from selling home soups will be given to Steinbach Community Outreach. The representative of the community said that she was pleasantly surprised when a parcel was delivered to the community, inside of which there was a pink lunchbox filled with money. The girl's mother reported that her daughter has a very big heart and she is full of ideas and a desire to h...

About 10 pm on Wednesday, lightning hit the house, located in West St. Paul rural municipality and set it on fire. The owner of the house Louise Evaschesen at that moment watched the TV and heard the roar outside the house, but did not give it much importance. After the TV turned off she decided to go to sleep. Before the woman could get into bed, the phone rang. It was her neighbor calling to warn that the garage of the house was flaming. The first thing...

On Thursday the case against a schoolteacher who was accused of sexual harassment of an 8-year-old child several years ago was heard in court. The girl testified against the teacher, and gave evidence. Her words fully coincided with the story she told the police two years ago. In June 2014, after the testimony given by the girl and her mother, the man was detained. Remi Dallaire was charged with the following changes: sexual assault, sexual interference, a...

As Brandon Police informed, a missing Brandon girl could be currently located in Winnipeg. Kaitrianne Ironstand who is 16 years old is missing since September, 9. Brandon police asked the whole province for help. The girl was seen on the night of September 9 in her house in Brandon the last time. The girl’s height is five feet three inches, her weight is about 90 pounds, she has brown eyes and dark hair. Also, the girl has a tattoo on her neck EDEN. She wa...

Manitoba cannabis shops will face a number of rules that will be mandatory in execution. According to the new rules, all stores without exception should be equipped with a good video surveillance and alarm system. Also, marijuana should be stored in locked cases, and only small samples can be present on the storefront so that buyers can get acquainted. The next rule concerns the number of sold cannabis: by official permission, one person will be able to bu...

Schoolchildren and students are advised to refrain from visiting Weston School sports field because of contamination- soil can contain lead. A study that was conducted in 2007 showed that in most of the soil samples taken in this field contain a level of lead that exceeds the norm. The Winnipeg School Division warned of the danger and asked students and schoolchildren not to use the field. Health Minister informed that the warning should have occurred much...

Hwy. 59 and the north Perimeter construction is continued for three years, but the province promises to finish it in the nearest time. On Thursday, the provincial authorities reported that the opening of these sites will occur in several stages. We want to remind that the construction was started in 2015 and more than $250 million was spent on this project. the project manager said that this site is of great importance for travel across Manitoba and daily...

Jordan's Principle got a lot of indigenous families together to discuss a very important question concerning indigenous children. The summit brought together a lot of people, some shared their experiences and told how Jordan's Principle helped their families and children. More than 1,000 people gathered on Wednesday to discuss such an important problem as getting the necessary medical care for the indigenous population. Unfortunately, the majority of the i...

The first Vegan Bakery Cinnaholic is going to open its doors to all Winnipeg residents and fans of vegan cuisine. On Friday, September 14, this bakery will start its work and invites all Winnipeggers to come and to try its delicious vegan rolls with more than ten various great tastes. The first Cinnaholic opened its doors for Canadians in May in Edmonton and it became so popular that the California-based franchise decided to expand the territory of the loc...

The broken rail line to Churchill has the new owner and it is being repaired very actively to return the opportunity to move from the city and to it. In northern Manitoba the restoration of the broken railway continues. At the moment it is known that the work is carried out every day but there is no official information on the completion dates. The flood in 2017 washed out more than 20 sections of the railway located in northern Manitoba. The railway was t...

A summit in Winnipeg got together all indigenous residents who want to change the situation on inequalities. Indigenous residents believe that they have the full right to receive the same medical services as other residents of Canada. Families with indigenous children want to get beds, wheelchairs and other necessary things for their children. People shared their sad stories at a summit on Jordan’s Principle in Winnipeg. The summit is named after the boy w...

True North Square will get even more funding from the city than it was agreed earlier. Mayor Brian Bowman together with committee members voted for several changes in the funding agreement. This meeting took place on Wednesday, September 12. The province announced its revision of funding and asks the city to do the same. The most important changes should occur in the tax breaks the residential towers and hotel will get. On Monday, the province said that it...

In January of 2015 City Council approved the City`s Asset Management Policy, making the asset management one of the main business function of the city`s authorities. Such a program or a plan is designed to work on overseeing and increasing Winnipeg assets as a business strategy. So far the three categories were determent and evaluated: 1. Tax-supported and Transit infrastructure. 2. Water and Waste Utilities. 3. City`s Overall Condition Grade. As seen on t...