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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. 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. Manitoba alone seeing a 25% increase i...

The holiday season is the most popular season for online shopping: thousands of people buy gifts for their family members and friends online. However, not only you are waiting for your parcels, thieves are waiting for them with the same excitement. How to protect the parcels and not allow thieves to steal them? Canada Post shares helpful tips. So: 1. Change delivery address. If you understand that most likely you will not be home when the package arrives,...

When you hear the phrase “flying Tesla”, the first Tesla Roadster sent to Mars comes to mind. However, in Canada, a completely different “flying” Tesla was caught on camera. It turned out to be a regular sedan Tesla Model S, the driver was too carried away by the dynamic capabilities of the electric car and did not notice the railway crossing. The speed was so high that the car used the railway crossing as a springboard and literally took off above the gro...

A new medical law should save many lives in the future. According to the new law, doctors are able to disclose the patient's diagnosis and other important information in case of need. In addition, they should not let a patient with mental problems leave the hospital without being accompanied by his close people. Bonnie Bricker, a woman who lost her son because of suicide said that if this law were in force in 2015, she might have been able to save her son....

Churchill's hundreds of residents came together to express their joy at the arrival of the train. It was the first train that arrived in the city starting in May 2017. People were having fun, rejoicing and celebrating that life finally returns to the city. The train was supposed to arrive at about 9 in the morning, but it arrived at about midnight. However, this did not prevent people from coming and meeting it with bannock, hot dogs, cookies, music and ga...

The University of Manitoba is going to conduct a study to prove whether the color of food is important for the human health. So, Manitoba University researchers want to find out how purple food affects a person’s weight and health. They invited people over 65 to take part in the experiment. People will be given purple shortbread cookies. The director of research says that there is an assumption that violet food is incredibly beneficial for a person. The qu...

A Manitoba man who has been sentenced to life imprisonment wants to appeal. It all started with a trial between Guido Amsel and his wife that lasted a very long time and it ended with the arrest of the man. Last month Amsel, was accused of several attempts of premeditated murder, as a result of which he received a life prison sentence. He sent 5 boxes with bombs in 2015: to his ex-wife, her lawyer, and several other people. Fortunately, everyone was alive....

On Monday, December 3rd in Manitoba 15 schools were closed due to Internet threats. It is noted that on Sunday night, one of the schools received threats on the Internet. The police conducted an investigation and detained one person. But then another threat appeared. “Late at night, the second threat appeared on social networks. Police made two additional arrests and continue to investigate. To guarantee the safety of students and staff, all schools will r...

In Windsor, Ontario police detained a woman who deliberately hit her own child with a vehicle. The incident occurred on Saturday, December 1st, but it became known only now. It was established that the 33-year-old woman sat behind the wheel of her SUV and deliberately drove into her 16-year-old son. As a result, the teenager was trapped between the car and the wall of a residential building, he was seriously injured and is now in hospital in critical condi...

Vince Crichton, a retired wildlife biologist, is worried about too low moose population in Manitoba. He explains that the province should expand hunting ban in order to save the species from extinction. Unfortunately, over the last decades, there has been a significant decrease in the number of moose in the province. This is primarily due to people hunting for them. Besides this, moose have some diseases, they get hit by vehicles, and are eaten by wolves....

Fellow Winnipeggers, this will have an impact on all of us and every car owner in Manitoba, you should expect your auto insurance to go up by about 1.8 percent in 2019. The Public Utilities Board approved the rate increase on Monday, December 3rd, which is set to take effect on March 1st, 2019. But that doesn’t mean your price will necessarily go up by that much. MPI says that it will continue to base a person’s premium prices on their driving record, majo...

Police officers are asking hunters and tourists near Arborg, Manitoba to watch for signs of Eduardo Balaquit. Balaquit, 59, hasn’t been seen since he left his home in the Amber Trails area the night of June 4. Police later said they believed he was the victim of a crime. Balaquit is believed to have been working at 380 Keewatin St. between the hours of 6 and 9 p.m. on June 4th. It is been almost six months since Eduardo is missing, but officers still belie...

Canadian postal services are always ready for innovations and using it to help and serve the Canadian people. Postal services is a very important piece of modern life, millions of people and businesses rely on postal deliveries every day, so when it comes to striking of postal workers it will have a huge impact on the everyday life of smaller towns, big cities and industries, and the whole countries. The Canadian postal workers' rotation strike “has come”...

Manitoba Federation of Labour together with Manitoba government created an online course for young people that will help them get ready for future work. Residents of the province of 13-16 years should not work, but they can raise their awareness before the start of their working life in the future. Blaine Pedersen, Growth, Enterprise and Trade Minister, reported that this online course can be very useful for all young people in the province. They will be a...

Coyotes have been spotted 79 times during this year. Fortunately, there was no attack on people. The Winnipeg Humane Society wants to remind people of the precautions in this situation. Statistics show that in 2017, coyotes were seen 49 times and in 2016 - 50 times. However, an increase in cases of seeing coyotes does not mean that the number of animals has increased in this region. People could see the same animal several times in a row. An increase in re...

Peggo blocks cards and gives some clients free Winnipeg Transit bus rides. Winnipeg resident says that lately there have often been glitches concerning Peggo cards. Shania Wollmann explains that Peggo is a great system but it needs some improvements. Some time ago, Wollmann got an email that her card was stolen, so it was blocked and she could not use it. However, the woman said that it was in her wallet. Another system glitch is that some people get free...