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Winnipeg author Jamie Michaels and illustrator Doug Fedrau created Christie Pits, a new graphic novel about the largest race riot in Canadian history. The event took place in 1993 at public baseball game in Toronto. More than 10000 people were involved.  Now, a new graphic novel tells the story of the event. "We certainly don't live in the same hateful conditions of 1933, but I believe that there are lessons to be gleaned from the Christie Pits riots that...

Danielle Moore, an activist from Winnipeg, was 24 and she was on board the plane that crashed Sunday morning. An Ethiopian Airlines crash took the lives of 157 people, 18 among them were from Canada, including Danielle Moore. Moore was going to take part in a United Nations environmental conference in Nairobi, Kenya. Moore worked in Canada Learning Code. On Saturday, she shared her joyful news. "I'm so excited to share that I've been selected to attend and...

Last Sunday, March 3rd a teenager was killed during a violent home invasion at night. Responding police shot the 29-year-old suspect, who remains in critical condition. Police chief Danny Smyth updated media on the investigation at a community meeting Friday night at Maples Collegiate. “Our early indications from our investigators is that he may have been using meth beforehand,” Smyth said. “We don’t know that for certain yet and certainly once we get an o...

How often do you see an ad or article online about a person missing? How about flyers at busy intersections and downtown building walls? Nowadays people go missing in Canada almost every day. Most of them are found fast and returned home safely, but for in some cases, the search continues for months. A missing person is always a tragedy for the family and friends. People have no rest, can’t sleep peacefully, when a family member is not at home and safe. Ka...

Violence against women and young girls is a big problem in Canada. Unfortunately, statistic shows the increase in reports related to violence against women for the last decade. Manitoba had one of the highest rates of reported violence against girls and young women in 2017, according to a new Statistics Canada report. Our own Winnipeg is recorded as having the third-highest rate among Canadian cities, according to the report. Also, a big problem is the sex...

Winnipeg Jets is an amazing team and has a huge army of fans and supporters, which give big support for the team at every game, and fans can get rewarded with the team win or with a much better gift. Winnipeg Jets had a very lucky recent game and the team`s captain, Blake Wheeler scored a rare four goals in one game. Thanks to that a Manitoba resident Wanda Nabess is walking away with the money after winning the Safeway Score & Win contest. “I’d never ever...

Everyone loves snow days and beautiful weather the winter brings. People take advantage of winter weather and having fun ice skating, sledding and, of course, winter fishing. But now the days are starting to get a little bit longer and the spring is just around the corner, the skating trail at The Forks is still open. The Red River Mutual Trail has been open for 74 days, breaking last year’s record of 72 days. The longest the trail has ever been is 10 kilo...

A lot of accidents on the road happened because drivers are in a hurry, distracted or simply intentionally do not follow the rules and regulations. Every year, about 421,000 people are injured in crashes that have involved a driver who was distracted in some way. The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) conducted the investigation of the incident occurred October 24th near Burrows Avenue and Salter Street. Police were pursuing a man wanted on an arrest war...

St. Boniface Street Links hires more bike patrols for the next summer. In summer 2019, there will be much more bike patrols with St. Boniface Street Links on the road. St. Boniface Street Links is a non-profit organization that aims to end with homelessness, poverty and crime in the city of Winnipeg. Last year, its foot patrols walked along the lanes and rivers. This year, the patrol will be equipped with bicycles. "Now, we are beginning to address the cha...

The opening of the new library took place on Thursday. Now, a new chapter begins in the history of the Winnipeg libraries. The construction of this library was included in the five-year plan for updating the libraries in the city. The new library is at Transcona Boulevard and Plessis Road. Transcona Library has spaces for meeting and study, areas for children and even an outdoor reading deck and garden. "Libraries are a vital part of building healthy and t...

Everyone wants to live in a big house, with many rooms and the property big enough to drive around in a golf cart, with a pool and four-car garage, but not everyone can afford it, especially counting the fact that after purchasing a house like this for a hefty price, you will have to pay annual taxes on the property that could reach like $40-50 thousand dollars annually. A total of 724 homes were sold around Winnipeg in February according to Winnipeg Realt...

Liquor thefts are a big and constantly increasing problem in Winnipeg. Winnipeg police said that security staff of these stores is not doing their job, not doing enough to prevent thefts like this from happening in their stores, but also often employees do not even try to intervene or confront thieves when such crimes occur. Despite calls for Winnipeg Liquor Mart staff to react more aggressively in response to ongoing daylight booze thefts, a loss preventi...

A Winnipeg jury decided that a Wasagamack man is guilty of second-degree murder of his cousin. The incident occurred at the end of October 2016. Brendan Harper was found dead along the shore of Island Lake. In 2018, Harmony Mason, Orien Harper's co-accused, admitted her guilt. The decision on Orien Harper was made by the jury on Thursday evening. No one from the family of accused or victim was present at the hearing. He received a life sentence with a mini...

Winnipeg theatre’s 2019-20 season features several world class premieres. All theatre fans definitely looked forward to the announcement of the premieres of the new season. 2019-20 season is different due to the fact that viewers will see several world premieres, including a long-awaited new play from a Governor General's Award-winning Winnipeg playwright and a new adaptation of a Robert Munsch favourite. Here what we will see next season at PTE: 1. The Th...

There is a study conducted by Winnipeg Police department about how people on meth are no longer productive, so they have to find other ways to get money to fuel their addiction and get more drugs. People on meth turn to pity theft and other, more serious crimes. Bike theft, residential break-ins, garage theft is now a rising problem in the city. It appears that Manitoba’s “Grand Plan” for combating illicit drugs is being postponed. The Winnipeg Police Serv...

Everyone loves snow days and beautiful weather the winter brings. People take advantage of winter weather and having fun ice skating, sledding and, of course, winter fishing. But now the spring is just around the corner, many great family events in this first weekend of March and the days are starting to get a little bit longer. Make some memories! Freeze Frame International Film Festival For Kids of All Ages Created to provide young people in Manitoba acc...

A residential fire is always a scary and dangerous thing, people might get hurt or killed, especially children and elderly citizens since they are not able to react fast and evacuate the building by themselves. Around 30 people were forced out of an apartment building in the 400 block of Hamilton Avenue Wednesday after the fire broke out in a suite. The city said crews responded to the fire on the main floor at 5:42 p.m., and it was brought under control a...

The changes took effect on March 1. Now, all residents of Winnipeg and Manitoba will have to pay more to check their cars. Manitoba lifted $55 fee cap, starting from March it can become from $100 to $200. Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler explained that it becomes more and more difficult and expensive for mechanics to work. That’s why the decision on lifting the price cap for the safety inspections was made. "The list is getting longer and longer and the...