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This Substance Use and Addictions Awareness Week the woman who lost her daughter due to overdose wants to speak to other parents whose children suffer from terrible addictions: they are not alone. Mary Werba's daughter died a year ago after a fentanyl overdose. A year before the death, her daughter tried to raise some issues in the media but it was to no avail. Now, Mary wants to tell the story of her daughter and to turn to other parents whose children ar...

Manitoba hospitals still face the problem of too long emergency department wait times, it is the second long in the country. Despite the fact that there are several changes to deal with the problem, it still remains very long, according to the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. Chief Operating Officer of the WRHA, Lori Lamont, explained that Manitoba made great improvements to decrease wait times but still they are not enough to change the situation in ge...

Instrument lending program is going to start its work in Winnipeg’s Millennium Library. Winnipeggers will be able to borrow not only books but also a musical instrument in Winnipeg’s Millennium Library after implementing of the program. This program will allocate $140,000 to the city for the naming rights, as it was reported by city authorities. Executive Policy Committee members gave the motion to the city mayor to take the final decision. City ​​inhabita...

On Saturday a pastor from Winnipeg took part in a supermarket contest and received a big prize: $1.1M. Christopher Haley was chosen as the winner in the Safeway Sobeys Score & Win contest absolutely randomly. The essence of the contest was to give cash prizes to people who took part in it if a single player score three, four or five goals in a game. Thanks to Winnipeg Jets player Patrik Laine Haley is a millionaire now. The winnings will be divided into 20...

Our own Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a great team with a bright future and the fans show their support each and every game! The last game was a big failure for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, unfortunately, Calgary team was better and finished the game on top. The Calgary Stampeders will play in the Grey Cup game a third straight year after downing the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22-14 in Sunday’s CFL West Division final. Eric Rogers led the Stampeders with three touchdo...

Due to the deteriorating weather and the expected large amount of snow, MPI advises drivers to adhere to certain rules of driving. Starting from Thursday in most of the province about 5 cm of snow is going to fall, and in the south-west - up to 10 cm. Due to this, province drivers may see roads covered with ice, snow and other dangerous situations during their trip somewhere, especially outside the city. To ensure the safety of yourself, passengers in your...

A little over seven months ago a scary crash happened in Saskatchewan, experts believe it was not an accident. On April 6, 2018, sixteen people were killed and thirteen injured when a westbound semi-trailer truck struck a northbound coach bus near Armley, Saskatchewan, Canada. The semi-trailer had failed to yield at a flashing stop sign at the intersection of Highways 35 and 335. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu faces 16 charges of dangerous driving causing death and...

New soil tests have shown that abnormally increased lead levels are still a problem in Winnipeg. More than 100 soil samples were taken by the provincial government for analysis. The result is not encouraging, lead infection is still present in the city. The highest levels of lead were observed in soils of North Point Douglas and Weston School. This testing was conducted after the hidden report about lead content in city soil made 10 years ago unexpectedly...

On Tuesday morning, Winnipeggers did not believe their eyes: bright sunshine lit up the streets of the city. Inhabitants of the city are already very accustomed to seeing gloomy and grey days with rainy weather, so this bright sun was very unexpected for everyone. November is usually sunny in Winnipeg, but this year is a big exception to the rule. The sun came out this month only three times: November 5, 17 and 27. Winnipeggers got used to a lot of sunshin...

Every year, the people of Manitoba think about the charity on the day that follows Cyber Monday - Giving Tuesday. However, this year people donated far less money than in previous years. Daniel Emond, a board member at Lighthouse Mission said that the organization had to abandon some workers. Lighthouse Mission provides food for homeless and vulnerable city inhabitants for many years. This year it was unable to meet the budget which led to a reduction in s...

The largest US automaker General Motors Co. (GM) plans to close the plant in the Canadian city of Oshawa, near Toronto. On Monday morning, in Oshawa, workers were informed that after 12 months, the plant would no longer produce, despite the commitments made during the 2006 labor negotiations between General Motors Canada and Unifor, the union representing hourly factory workers. According to The Wall Street Journal, by the end of 2019 about 2.8 thousand em...

Dr. Neil Craton is known for his great help to homeless people. After 10 years of working with them, he decided to share his stories and experience in a book. The book is called Wisdom From the Homeless: Lessons a Doctor Learned at a Homeless Shelter. Dr. Neil Craton admitted that his work in Winnipeg’s Siloam Mission changed his life views and the life in general. The doctor says that he is an ordinary person and the same as many other people he has alway...

The Jets won their first match in a tour of the Global Series in Finland by beating Florida 4-2. The hero of the match was Patrik Laine, who was marked by a hat trick in the arena in Helsinki. The return to their homeland had a very favorable effect on the right-winger of the Jets, who was able to interrupt the goalless five-match series. The Jets Captain noted that young Laine is sometimes too critical of himself and his game but it certainly helps him to...

Starting October 17th marijuana is legal to grow, sell and to buy throughout Canada. 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. People are still debating if it is good for Canada, what effect will it have on the youth and if it was the right decision to legalize it, we have to face the fact – cannabis is legal. Businesses across the country, from growers and...

In North America, there are three types of bears - black, white and grizzly. And they usually do not live in the same place. But in Wapusk National Park on the west coast of Hudson Bay in northern Manitoba, researchers from the University of Saskatchewan for the first time managed to capture all three species of bears on camera. Observations began in 2011. Remote cameras were used - a widespread, economical and non-invasive tool for studying wildlife. With...

Manitoba family left without its house because of a fire. This terrible accident happened in the south of Manitoba. Firefighters came to the conclusion that a laptop overheated and causes a big fire that burned the house. Cattle ranchers Randy and Joyska Tkachyk took their daughters and went to church. It was about 8 p.m. when Randy’s mother called him and told that the fire destroyed their home. The house was 1100 square feet.  When the couple returned, t...