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Last summer, three women (two residents of Manitoba and one from Sask) were accused of racist posts addressed to representatives of the Indigenous people of Manitoba, which they posted on their Facebook accounts. On Wednesday, Indigenous mediation circle took place and two of the women were at Opaskwayak Cree Nation, near The Pas. "It's history in the making … it's history in dealing with non-Indigenous perpetrators," OCN Onekanew (Chief) Christian Sinclai...

Winnipeggers are so lucky to have such a great team in our city as Jets. Winnipeg Jets always show a great game and a spectacular show. On Thursday, January 17th Winnipeg Jets beat the Nashville Predators 5-1. A great victory for Jets, that put the team on a top of the Central Division in a mid-season showdown between rivals. Just a few days ago, January 15th our own glorious Winnipeg Jets, despite getting dominated in the shot department, managed to come...

Now Winnipeg’s 311 service is familiar to every resident of Winnipeg, but 10 years ago it was something new in the city. “Back in the early 2000s, there were major Canadian cities, U.S. cities, that were moving to this idea of a ‘one call to City Hall’ model of customer service,” said Yvette Cenerini, part of the original 311 project team. “We wanted to make it easier and more convenient for our citizens to get information and services from their city gove...

Winter is not the best season for riding a bike in Manitoba. However, in the province there are many people who prefer this type of transport at any time of the year. How to protect yourself and to survive riding a bicycle in a harsh winter in Manitoba? Experts share useful information. 1. Consider your commute Think over your route beforehand. If you live in Winnipeg, or in other large cities of Manitoba, you will be much more comfortable to get to the de...

Bear Clan from Winnipeg received about $200,000 donation on Wednesday. The donation was made by Bell Let’s Talk and the City of Winnipeg. Now Bear Clan can expand its areas of activity, improve the food program and add new resources to the organization. Bear Clan also reported that they plan to increase the number of people involved in the program to almost 1,500 people. “When we first started out, we had a very narrow focus,” Winnipeg’s Bear Clan executiv...

Due to the violence that occurs because of meth crisis in the city Winnipeggers do not feel safe. After the events that happened this week in the apartment building in West End in Winnipeg, people feel a lot of fear. On Tuesday morning, a suspicious man was spotted by surveillance cameras near a store close to Maryland Street. The video showed that a man was wandering around the store and then decided to follow the man, which led him to the apartment build...

Ice sculptor from Winnipeg created the replica of the police chopper in the city's North End. Now, all city residents have the opportunity to see a life-size ice police helicopter made by Leigh Keast. His ice masterpiece is about 300 kilograms and it stands on Aberdeen Avenue. Shortly before Christmas, the sculptor made Santa with a sleigh with reindeers, and now a helicopter appeared in their place. "To me, it's just a glorified snowman, really," Leigh Ke...

Winter is becoming more severe, and people who live on the streets feel it especially strongly. As it became known, in the coming days, the temperature can become –33 C in Winnipeg. For many homeless it can be very dangerous because they have nowhere to warm up. In connection with this, the city’s shelters are making maximum efforts to accommodate as many people as possible and to give them the opportunity to survive the cold. "Nobody wants to even walk fr...

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. It is expected that the eastern part of the country throughout the winter will have a lot of rain in the form of rain and snow, predicts Accuweather. “When we can avoid cotton base layer...

Our own Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a great team with a bright future and the fans show their support each and every game! It is great news for all of us, the star linebacker will stay with our team for future seasons and we can expect nothing but great games and great show! On Tuesday, January 15th Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced that all-star linebacker Adam Bighill has signed a three-year deal to remain with the team. Adam Bighill had a great 2018 season f...

Canadians claim that aliens can hide under water. In Canada, local television news informed residents that the other day an unidentified object had crashed over Lake Winnipeg in the Canadian province of Manitoba. According to preliminary data from ufologists, this could be a real alien UFO along with aliens. During the fall of the object, an extraordinary condensation trail formed in the sky, eyewitnesses say. One of the UFO witnesses told a local televisi...

Our very own hockey stars going on a road trip, Winnipeg Jets will play against the Nashville Predators. On Wednesday, January 16th Winnipeg Jets recalled defenseman Cam Schilling from the Manitoba Moose. A 30-year-old Cameron Schilling first stepped on ice in Jets uniform back in November of 2018 and recorded one assist while appearing in four games. Schilling is in his second season in the organization and has one goal and nine assists in 27 AHL games wi...

Winnipeg's new city budget cannot be tabled until the province clarifies funding for this year. This was announced by Mayor Brian Bowman, speaking after the first meeting of the executive committee in 2019. He noted that he had not received any notification of the province’s financing from the Pallister government. As the mayor noted, the budget should have been drafted next month, but now its adoption will be postponed. Bowman wants to get a written fundi...

MGEU tells that Manitoba Lifeflight should not fly without a critical-care physician on board. Staff problems began after the government wanted to privatize air ambulance services last summer in the province. The situation has led to many disagreements between the government and the ambulance doctors. The medicals even said that the situation of deterioration in the quality of patient care services can happen in the case of transition to a fully commercial...

Recently one story of a Saudi woman who escaped and barricaded herself at the airport in Thailand is on every newspaper and news website online. Thankfully, this story has a happy ending and the woman is now safe and arrived in Canada. 18-year-old Rahaf Mohammed al-Kunun, who fled from Saudi Arabia, was granted asylum in Canada. Official Ottawa “responded positively to the UN’s request for asylum,” said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday, Jan...

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. Sales were down 5 percent from 2017, and down 6 percent from the record-setting year 2...

Toronto and Vancouver residents will see the movie about one of the most famous Canadian goaltenders Terry Sawchuk 'Goalie' on the 1st of March. Terry was born in Winnipeg, and he got the title of the best NHL goaltender of the 1950s and 1960s. The movie was shot in Ontario. As became known, Kevin Pollak plays the general manager Jack Adams and O'Brien's real-life wife Georgina Reilly plays Sawchuk's wife, Pat. It tells about the life of a great athlete si...

Winnipeg Jets is an amazing team and has a huge army of fans and supporters. Go Jets Go! On Tuesday, January 15th our own glorious Winnipeg Jets, despite getting dominated in the shot department, managed to come out on top and beat the Vegas Golden Knights a 4-1 at Bell MTS Place. Laurent Brossoit showed a fantastic game, he finished the night with 43 saves and set a franchise record for saves in a period, making 26 stops in the middle frame alone. The Jet...