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A Winnipeg woman found that the Find My iPhone service is not only useful for finding her phone, but also for finding her stolen vehicle. It is really amazing what modern technology can do these days, especially if you didn’t even know or count on certain service, but still, the device helped, like in this case with a stolen car. A 33-year-old woman parked on Robinson Street near Flora Avenue, after which, as she told the police, two male suspects approach...

After falling one game short of a berth in the Grey Cup, Bombers coaches and players looked back on the season and ahead to the future. 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 touchdown catches, including a 10-yard leaping grab late in the fourth quarter. Less than 24 hours after suffering a season...

The Minister of Infrastructure of Manitoba, Ron Schuler, announced the start of work to remove all traffic lights from the Southern Perimeter highway around Winnipeg. He says that over the next three years, 23 small intersections along the road will either be closed or have left turns, and the middle entrances will be eliminated. Schuler said that this work is part of a plan to improve road safety, which is part of the trans-Canadian highway and will cost...

The holiday season is just around the corner. It is time for Winnipeggers to think about gifts for their children. Black Friday is coming, this is an ideal period for buying gifts, and we will help you to choose. Interactive Toys Toy Expert at Mastermind Toys explained that interactive toys will be good even for the youngest kids. You can try DJ-Bot. This is a Bluetooth speaker with moves, and both kids and parents will love it. Playing DJ-Bot children can...

As per Winnipeg Police, there is a spike in meth-related crime incidents, like property theft, residential break-ins, unreasonable anger towards each other (meth users) and other people around them, violent attacks, some ending up in lethal outcomes for victims. Last weekend the incident occurred in Winnipeg, which resulted in three police officers getting injured with a knife from the suspect they were arresting. Approximately 2:30 p.m. Saturday, November...

The idea of Mayor Bowman to provide affordable prices on using public transport for low-income families can cost the city budget from $6M to $15M. The cost of introducing low-income passes was presented in a report on the implementation of this idea in the city. Last fall, transit rates were raised by 25 cents, for which the mayor personally and the entire city council were heavily criticized. In response, the city mayor commissioned Winnipeg Transit to co...

A woman with cerebral palsy defended her right to live in Winnipeg separately but she also wants to choose her caregivers. Helen Roulette is 31 and she is suffering from cerebral palsy. At the moment the woman has made her desire to live independently come true but this is only half of her dreams. She hopes also to choose caregivers. The woman explains her decision by saying that she spends a lot of time with these people and she wants to trust them. Roule...

Powerful snowfalls spread throughout Canada and made life difficult for the local population. According to Environment Canada, in some places fell almost three months worth of precipitation. The heaviest snowfalls are found in the Atlantic Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. In Nova Scotia, in some places, the height of snow cover already exceeds 25 cm, with an average November rate of 9 cm....

Winnipeg Police ask people to be especially careful and not to go onto the thin frozen ice. Winter is rapidly coming to the country: the snow has already arrived in Manitoba and many lakes and rivers began to freeze. However, the ice has not yet become strong enough to go onto it and the City Police asks people to refrain from walking onto frozen waters. As it was reported by the fire and police service of the city, last week there were two calls that peop...

Seven Winnipeg Blue Bombers players were named to the CFL’s West Division all-star team Wednesday, including three members of the offensive line. Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive back Taylor Loffler (16), linebacker Adam Bighill (4) and defensive back Anthony Gaitor (23) bring down Ottawa Redblacks wide receiver Diontae Spencer during first half CFL football action in Ottawa on Friday, October 5, 2018. The Calgary Stampeders will play in the Grey Cup game a...

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. Businesses across the country, from growers and retailers to the tech and tourism sectors, are preparing to reap a windfall from legal marijuana. Many new job positions are expected to open, in information area, business, medical an...

St. Vital Centre has collected 2,369 boxes during 4 days of Operation Christmas Child. This operation was not only in Winnipeg. It is National Collection Week for OCC right across the country. Day 1. Immediately after opening, a woman came and brought 4 boxes. She appears one of the first who brings the box not the first year. Then another woman arrived and brought 42 boxes! Day 2. 244 boxes were collected during the first day. Despite the fact that last y...

Car theft is on the rise or the last couple of years in Canada. In many cases, criminals use stolen vehicles to commit another crime and then just abandon it. Some vehicles are found not just in another city, but in another province, sometimes thousands of kilometers away. On Wednesday, November 14th one of the Winnipeg Police officers received injuries during the arrest of the car theft suspect. Approximately 10:20 p.m., police spotted a stolen vehicle in...

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. Winnipeg is a big city and it grows every year in the population and accordingly in th...

Is it legal to use the phone in the drive-thru in Manitoba? This is a question that many people have, but very few know the answer. According to the police, the answer is NO. Sgt. RCMP's Paul Manaygr says that driving laws in Manitoba prohibit the use of electronic devices while driving. “The definition of driving also includes being in an auto café,” said Manaygr. “Your vehicle is technically able to be set in motion.” This means that drivers should refra...

Drug trafficking problem is on a rise in Canada for the last couple of years. Winnipeg authorities started a full-scale investigation into city`s meth problem. As per Winnipeg Police, there is a spike in meth-related crime incidents, like property theft, residential break-ins, unreasonable anger towards each other (meth users) and other people around them, violent attacks, some ending up in lethal outcomes for victims. On Wednesday, November 14th Winnipeg...

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”...