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Society
2:45 p.m., September 11, 2018
New details on the case of sexual abuse at the University: a doctor from the college has lost his license. The name of one of the University professors who was accused of sexual violence is also known to the society. Winnipeg police reported that they began to investigate the rape case in the summer of 2017 and only in the spring of 2018 they laid charges. University professor named Steve Kirby who is 62-year-old is one of the guilty men. In the summer of...
Culture
2:38 p.m., September 11, 2018
The Winnipeg show will take place on September 28 at the Bell MTS Place. Other Canadian cities, that are included in the tour of the legendary ex-Beatle, are Quebec City (Sep. 17), Montreal (Sep. 20) and Edmonton (Sep. 30). “Get ready to rock, Canada!” In his blog, Paul left a message for his Canadian fans. The musician said that he and his band always had a great time when performing in Canada. He added that they were looking forward to getting back here...
Society
1:44 p.m., September 11, 2018
Residents of Manitoba who violate the law on cannabis will get big fines starting from October. A full list of fines has already been published, despite the fact that changes to the law will take effect only in October. According to official data, those Canadians who will smoke cannabis in public places or parks will receive a fine about $672. Those who will grow cannabis at home, sell marijuana without official permission, and also sell marijuana to teena...
Society
12:43 p.m., September 11, 2018
Public money can be spent on the building of new skyscrapers at True North Square. The exact amount of money that will be spent is not known yet. New skyscrapers can be built at True North Square for taxpayers' money. As it became knows, millions of dollars of public money can be spent on the building of skyscrapers. Usually, public money is spent on improving road conditions or to build public places. However, this time everything can be different and ins...
Sports
11:42 a.m., September 11, 2018
The artist admitted that he did not want to emphasize the racial differences in his cartoon. The cartoon with Serena Williams was criticized on the Internet because it was considered racist. However, a few days later, it was defended by the Australian newspaper. The cartoon was painted by Mark Knight. It hit the Internet after the U.S. Open women’s final on Saturday. In the cartoon, all people can see Serena Williams who has a pretty big face. She jumps on...
Society
10:40 a.m., September 11, 2018
Embodying Empathy project will reveal secret things that happened in residential schools in the previous Century. The University of Manitoba hopes that its new project will help the Canadians understand the past of the country better. Embodying Empathy project will show an Indian school that was open from 1906 to 1970. The project takes as a basis 4 years of work with those people who survived and could tell what actually happened in those early years. The...
Laptop on fire
5:08 a.m., September 11, 2018
Would you be scared if your laptop suddenly starts to blow off smoke and fire right in the middle of watching a movie or your favorite show? One thing when the laptop is on, but completely another case if you already turned it off, went to bed and left it unsupervised! Winnipeg MacBook owner is shocked as his laptop got on fire for no obvious reasons, not even being plugged in to charge it. The owner of MacBook Rory Mitchell watched a Netflix show with his...
Cruise Night
4:24 a.m., September 11, 2018
Sunday Cruise Night is a tradition for car lowers to show off their vehicle. There are hundreds of people who participate and sometimes they race with another vehicle just for fun, but unfortunately, they race right in the middle of downtown Winnipeg. Two drivers that were participating in a Cruise Night event will have to become pedestrians or at least won’t be driving any time soon. Last Sunday night Winnipeg Police officers were monitoring traffic aroun...
Ecology
3:22 p.m., September 10, 2018
The drainage from the city sewer system into the Winnipeg rivers is increasingly attracting public attention. Last month, the rivers received more than 3.2 million liters of untreated water from urban sewerage. This was one of the largest outflows in recent years, and only about 20 such incidents occur in a year. This problem is closely related to Winnipeg's outdated infrastructure. The city is currently developing a project to change the sewage system for...
Incidents
1:21 p.m., September 10, 2018
A truck with hot tar, driven by a 21-year-old man, pulled out of the road and jammed into a ditch. Bradley Jackson lived in Woodlands, Manitoba. The Police in North Dakota, where an incident occurred, reported that the truck wheels had slipped from the road to the side of the road, the truck leaned over and overturned. This happened near Thompson at around 1.30 am. About 6 gallons of hot tar spilled onto the road and into the ditch. The ambulance, who arri...
Society
12:19 p.m., September 10, 2018
Thunder Rapids Fun Park hosted charity races on the race track for fundraising for the Huntington Society of Canada on Sunday. The annual charity event was attended by hundreds of residents of Winnipeg, who managed to collect more than $20,000 to combat the terrible disease. Teams with 6 people took part in the races. It was an excellent family event for people of all ages with a very noble purpose. Huntington disease is a fatal and irreversible disruption...
Society
11:17 a.m., September 10, 2018
The cochlear implant, installed in the ear of a 6-year-old boy in June, has already become the 250th since HSC Surgical Hearing Implant Program began in 2011. To mark this historic achievement for provincial medicine, Health Sciences Centre on Sunday organized a barbecue. The boy, who is a jubilee patient, is called Mathew Spears. At the age of 1.5 years, he was diagnosed with meningitis and because of the rapid spread of infection, Mathew completely lost...
Car theft Winnipeg
5:35 a.m., September 10, 2018
A man found his stolen vehicle and tried to stop the driver from getting away, but ended up in the hospital. Winnipeg police are investigating the incident and looking for a carjacker. Earlier last week a vehicle was stolen from Rossmere neighborhood. Past Friday, around 3 p.m. the owner came across his vehicle that was reported stolen and in wanted by police, it happened on McLeod Avenue. The owner tried to stop the driver from leaving but unfortunately d...
Fire destroyed home
4:23 a.m., September 10, 2018
A huge fire has completely destroyed a house in Brandon on Sunday. Approximately 2 a.m. Brandon Fire and Emergency services had to respond to a call of a fire in a local neighborhood on 23rd street. Firefighters arrived at the scene to find a two-floor house is completely taken by a fire and had to act quickly. Also, a strong wind was no in favor of firefighter’s crew, creating a danger to a next building. Manitoba Hydro was called to the location to shut...
Two pedestrians in the hospital
3:42 a.m., September 10, 2018
On August 30th a scary crash happened in Winnipeg, which sent two pedestrians to a nearby hospital. Police are still looking for witnesses of the accident or a possible dash cam video from one of the driving by vehicles. On Thursday night, approximately 9-10 p.m. police officers responded to a call about an accident on Santa Fe Drive. Two people were hit by a vehicle and rushed to a hospital, both victims still remain in the hospital under a doctor’s super...
Ecology
3:11 p.m., September 7, 2018
Environment Canada informs that Winnipeggers should be careful: smoke came to the city. As it became known, a lot of forest fires occurred on the border of Manitoba with Ontario. As a result of the wind which has a southeast direction, in Winnipeg people can smell the smoke. The situation is not as critical as it was last month when Winnipeg's sky was covered with fog due to fires in Alberta. This time, the inhabitants of the city can only feel a faint sme...
Society
2:03 p.m., September 7, 2018
A new shop that was opened recently, offers work to all young people who want to get experience and to use it in the future. Resource Assistance for Youth hopes that this offer will save a lot of people from poverty. Gift and Thrift was launched by this organization in order to help young people get new skills, knowledge and work experience in retail. Residents of the city will be able to use this opportunity to find a good job. This store is a mix of a so...
Politics
11:26 a.m., September 7, 2018
At the International Film Festival in Toronto, the premiere of the movie Fahrenheit 11/9 took place, the most striking impression of which was the comparison of Donald Trump with Adolf Hitler. The creator of this documentary is the famous American director Michael Moore. It is worth noting that the film received a scandalous status before its release. In this film, Moore draws parallels between the won elections of Trump and the rising to power of Hitler i...