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We all love our city and it doesn’t matter if you live in downtown or just come during a day to work, it is important to have lighting in downtown to make it more lighted and for safety reasons. Winnipeg City Hall announced a new grant program on Friday, December 21st to encourage building owners to invest in lighting that will increase safety in the city downtown area. An outdoor building lighting grant program will include $300,000 over a two-year period...

Car theft is a growing problem in Canada, thankfully in Winnipeg, we have the Air1 helicopter that helps police to track down and find the stolen vehicle fast! A new report from the Canadian Insurance Bureau says that picky car thieves are increasingly targeting Ford trucks and high-end SUVs. At the same time, the total number of car thefts continues to grow throughout the country. The Canadian insurance bureau reports in its annual list of the most freque...

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. In week three, police stopped 2,007 vehicles and gave 183 roadside breath tests. Thirteen of those drivers received warnings and three failed. Police also laid 10 impaired driving-related charges...

Starting October 17th marijuana is legal to grow, sell and to buy throughout Canada. It doesn’t matter if you are using it or not, cannabis is coming, it is already here and as of today, it is sold in your local stores and online. Manitoba regulators confiscated all cannabis products provided by the company from Winnipeg, which was sent to licensed retail stores. The management of Liquor, the Gaming, and Cannabis Authority of Manitoba and the Manitoba Liqu...

Winnipeg Animal Services Agency’s Doggie Date program aims to help both dogs who rest from living in a shelter and socialize with people, as well as people who receive pleasant emotions from a new furry friend. The program has been operating in Winnipeg for a little over 4 months. Leland Gordon, Chief Operating Officer with Winnipeg Animal Services Agency, said that the program is very popular with people who love dogs, but at the moment cannot take it to...

The cooking course Flavours of Home lasts 12 weeks and it is aimed at helping immigrants feel at home in a new country. On this course, women (and possibly men) will learn many of the recipes of Canadian cuisine. They will also find out where to buy all the necessary foods. "That's an important part of settlement, and to feel like you belong as a Canadian," says Mary Jane Eason, owner of Mary Jane's Cooking School. "If you go to a new country you want to k...

Do you know how to give psychological first aid? A new course can teach! The holiday period brings a lot of joy and happiness to thousands of residents of Manitoba. However, this period can also be quite complicated for other residents. Many people struggle with psychological problems and it is quite difficult for them to spend holidays and not to get depressed. First of all, it is about those residents of the province who have lost someone from close peop...

On Saturday a Labrador named Sully saved a person’s life. Lisa Marshall went for a walk with her dog, Labrador Sally, on Saturday evening. During the walk, Sully abruptly began to run off the path along which they were walking and, accordingly, began to pull her owner along. At first, Lisa thought that Sully was just playing and wanted to run in the snow. However, after a while, she saw that Sully was leading her to a man who was lying in the snow. "I'm li...

During this week Manitoba regulators confiscated all cannabis products provided by the company from Winnipeg, which was sent to licensed retail stores. The management of Liquor, the Gaming, and Cannabis Authority of Manitoba and the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation state that the sale of all cannabis products produced by Bonify has been suspended due to quality control problems. Prime Minister Brian Pallister says that he believes illegal cannabis...

Car theft is a growing problem in Canada, thankfully in Winnipeg, we have the Air1 helicopter that helps police to track down and find the stolen vehicle fast! A new report from the Canadian Insurance Bureau says that picky car thieves are increasingly targeting Ford trucks and high-end SUVs. At the same time, the total number of car thefts continues to grow throughout the country. Manitoba Public Insurance warns about the prevention of car theft, especial...

Last weekend before Christmas! Someone is just starting preparations for Christmas and will spend the weekend looking for gifts and home decorations. Someone has already fully prepared and is thinking about how to spend the weekend interestingly and to charge with a festive mood. If you belong to the last category of people, we can offer three great options. 1. Nonsuch tours Do you want to return to the 17th century and to plunge into the atmosphere of sea...

Starting today, December 21st the rules regarding impaired driving are becoming very strict in Canada. Alcohol, marijuana, mushrooms, ecstasy, or you just decided to drink too many painkillers - all of this includes the word impaired. Until today, the police officer had the right to test you for alcohol or drug intoxication only if he had a reason to suspect impaired driving. Now the police are allowed to check everyone without demand and for no reason. An...

As per witnesses statements the 56-hundred square foot building located at Hillside Beach went up in flames just after midnight. Thankfully, no one was inside at the time. The 36-bed lodge on Lake Winnipeg is run by Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata as a place for at-risk youth to receive counseling and services. While not confirmed, it’s suspected the fire was caused by an electrical issue. The Fire Department still continues the investigation. More details and the re...

Winnipeg doctor who performed the surgeries with old instruments lost his license. As it became known, Dr. Ejaz Ahmad conducted 18 circumcisions between the summer of 2016 and the summer of 2017. The doctor’s private clinic is located on Portage Avenue. He used almost no anesthesia and sterility was also at the lowest level. Ahmad used old medical tools. Besides this, his methods were rather outdated which led to complications in many patients.  6 patients...

Christmas is just around the corner! Many Winnipeg residents have already decorated their house for the upcoming holiday, many are just planning to do it. Unfortunately, the holiday season is the period when the largest number of fires occur. In this regard, the Winnipeg Fire and Paramedic Service shared tips on how to protect the house from fire and how to comply with all fire safety rules during the holidays. So, here are some key tips: 1. The most impor...

The generosity of several businessmen from Winnipeg cannot be ignored! For the fourth year in a row, Dave and Joanne Provinciano, the owners of Pro Body Parts give presents to children before Christmas. On Thursday, they came to school and gave the children awesome gifts, and new iPads were among them. "Who likes to read on iPads?" Dave Provinciano asked to roars of approval from students on Thursday. Silvana Lao, the school teacher, said that the life is...

Everyone wants to get home faster, but sometimes you get stuck in traffic coming back from work, especially if you have to drive through downtown. What can be worse than downtown traffic with all the cars and traffic lights, well… try downtown with all the electricity down? Yesterday was one of those days, the power went out and all traffic lights with it, cadets were in the middle of intersection handling traffic from all directions. As shown in the photo...