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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...

Winnipeg councillor suggests 3rd-party intervention to solve city-province funding fight. Coun. Shawn Nason expressed the idea of engaging Manitoba’s General Auditor or the provincial ombudsman to resolve the dispute between Winnipeg and the progressive conservative provincial government. "It seems like the two sides are not able to work it out between themselves," Nason said. "Maybe it's the time for an independent third party to look at ways to move forw...

The man from Winnipeg gets an apology from Unicity after the driver decided to make racist, anti-Semitic comments. The accident happened about a month ago. Ron East was going to the airport and when the cab drove by the former Kapyong Barracks site on Kenaston Avenue, he and the driver started their talk. "The driver started to talk to me about the fact that actually, the neighbourhood there — Tuxedo, Whyte Ridge, and Linden Woods — is populated by Jewish...

Unfortunately, meth and other drugs trafficking is a rising problem in Manitoba and Canada overall. Police and Drug Enforcement Agency working hard to identify and arrest those, who involved in drug trafficking organized crime activities. Police said they identified a primary target as well as a number of associates and homes and made the busts March 1st. Three homes – two in Bridgwater Forest and one in Garden City – were raided, resulting in the arrests...

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. Unfortunately, a lot of those drivers are teenagers, who are not just irresponsible to their own vehicles and lives, but to other people’s health and lives as well. Some drivers just really don’t...

Winnipeg Yazidis call on the Canadian government to act after beheaded women were found in Syria. Supposedly, those women belonged to the Yezidi sect. On Wednesday afternoon, a few dozen refugees gathered on the steps of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly for a rally. "Our message is clear — to help the international community raise the awareness, help the remaining people that are still captive, still missing," said Nadya Omar in Kurmanji — the Yazidi lang...

A lot of accidents on the road happened because drivers are in a hurry and some are excessively speeding, 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. Over 78% of all distracted drivers are distracted because they have been texting while driving. In 2018 that number is already much higher throughout Canada. Mani...

There is a huge amount of thefts in liquor marts nearly 2,602 reported last year, which a big increase in comparison to previous years 2017 and 2016. This statistics is at least concerning, but also shows a bigger problem in the city where crime lever constantly rises and police are not capable of preventing from increasing every year. Brazen, daylight thefts have been an ongoing problem at stores around Manitoba, leaving paying customers to wonder what is...

Grammy-winner Kacey Musgraves, indie rockers Death Cab for Cutie will arrive to Winnipeg Folk Festival. Winnipeg Folk Festival will be on July 11-14, and more than seventy artists will perform during these four days. On Wednesday, the full lineup of the festival has already become known. So, Jason Mraz will perform on Friday evening and Half Moon Run – on Saturday.  Kacey Musgraves will close the festival on Sunday evening. Some of the artists will provide...

Brian Anderson wants to fight to prove he is innocent 45 years after a murder conviction. Now, the man is 64 and he leads a fairly normal lifestyle: he works and communicates with his children and grandchildren. At first glance nothing squeezes out the fact that he spent a decade in prison. "I struggle like everybody else. I gotta live," he says. "I try not to think about it — try to forget it, but it's there. Somebody's done you wrong, it's hard to forget...

In August 2014, Tina Fontaine’s body was found in the Red River in August 2014. Manitoba's Advocate for Children and Youth Daphne Penrose is going to give publicity to the report on how the provincial government has been involved in the case during the past few years. Tina’s death has attracted much attention to the disappearance and murder of girls and women in Manitoba, especially among the Indigenous population. The report will be released a year after...

Students from the University of Manitoba want to help women who were exploited to return to normal life quicker with the help of fitness. If your workout clothes have not been used for long and you are not going to return to the fitness club, you can donate them. Students in the University of Manitoba's kinesiology and recreation management program collect used gym clothes for women who were sexually exploited. "Fitness is a really good way for these women...

Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre asks Winnipeg residents to donate old mascara wands. As Winnipeg animal rescue informed, mascara wands can become very helpful for little creatures. Mascara wands are able to clean gunk in fur and feathers. Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre used Facebook for spreading information. People who want to help can bring their donations either to the 24-hour emergency clinic on Pembina Highway or at Wild Birds Unlimited...

A lot of accidents on the road happened because drivers are in a hurry and some are excessively speeding, 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. Justin Holz, who was an 8-year member of the Winnipeg Police Service, is facing a number of charges, including dangerous driving, dangerous driving causing death,...

January was the coldest month in Winnipeg in the last 5 years. Due to the fact that the air temperature reached its critical minimum, the city’s hospitals were overcrowded. More than 10 cases of hypothermia and more than 60 cases of frostbite were officially registered in Winnipeg. These data have become a record for the last 5 years. If to compare to the data of 2015, there were only 20 cases of frostbite. "We've seen a lot more cold weather warnings this...

Everyone loves snow days and beautiful weather the winter brings. But sometimes too much snow can bring some problems like difficult driving conditions and power outages. The winter forecast for Canada shows different temperatures and not as much snow, as it was last year. Based on the North American Ensemble Forecast System's values (NAEFS), Hasell said, "Looking at the values for the sixth of March to the 13th of March most models are pointing to below n...

During recent months, the waiting time in Winnipeg hospitals has increased significantly. St. Boniface Hospital is no exception. The wait list for cardiac surgery at St. Boniface Hospital is twice longer than it was in autumn 2018. “We had a comment from one of the physicians, one of the surgeons who said, ‘You show up at the hospital for your surgery, which you’ve planned your life around, your family’s planned their life around, you’re told there’s no be...