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Doggie date program started about a month ago. This is the program that allows people to get acquainted with the dog, to take a walk with it and even to take it home for a while before making a decision to adopt it. In just a few months, the program became very popular, and many people began to take part in it and take the dogs home. The program founders inform that many dogs got the opportunity to find a permanent home when the program started. They also...

On Tuesday at Congregation Shaarey Zedek there will be a vigil for victims of Pittsburgh tragedy: 11 people were killed at a Pittsburgh synagogue. The general director of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg commented on the situation and stated that there is no reason to believe that the situation could happen again in some other synagogue in Canada. There is no heightened threat at the moment. However, the Police Service said that the number of patrols in a...

A big fire that occurred on Friday took the lives of two people: a 12-year-old girl and her grandmother. Two other family members miraculously managed to leave the house and to survive. Anita Klaric, the mother of the deceased girl, still can not believe what happened. She said that her daughter was a wonderful child and loved to do baking. She is sure that the girl’s grandmother was trying to save the girl, but, unfortunately, she could not do it. Sheila...

The election is over and the city got a mayor, well the previous one will continue his work for a second term. Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman says the city will get stronger every single year during his speech after being re-elected. Everyone who voted for the current mayor is celebrating the victory with the Bowman, people showed their support as he showed good work on his electoral promises from the last campaign. Bowman stated that it is still a long way t...

Last Friday, October 26th a fire occurred in one of the residents on Prince Edward Street in Point Douglas. The fire turned into a deadly incident and had claimed the lives of two people, who were inside. According to police, approximately 2:15 a.m. the fire spread rapidly inside the house, it was moving fast from room to room blocking the exits, so, unfortunately, not everyone managed to get out safely. Out of four occupants that were in the house when th...

A series of small fires happened in Point Douglas last Friday, October 26th. A youth suspect was arrested a few days later. Police had arrested the 16-year-old on Granville Street near the scene of one of four fires that took place in the Point Douglas area between 4:10 and 4:18 a.m. Police say the fires happened on Euclid Avenue, Lorne Avenue, and Granville Street and were started when two mattresses, a detached garage, and a porch chair were set alight....

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, lately there were three deadly beatin...

Winnipeg residents have decided on the choice of the mayor for the next 4 years. The new mayor is Brian Bowman. He was elected for the second time in a row. As it was expected, the main struggle took place between Bowman and Motkalyuk. The city was practically divided in half: north voted for Motkalyuk. south voted for Bowman. However, voter turnout this year was much lower than last time. Only about 42% of the population came to the polls. Among them, 53%...

A huge flame seized the plant on Monday and black thick smoke rose above the plant. This situation led to the evacuation of people, and thousands of city residents remained inside their homes due to the toxic stench in the air. The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service was able to cope with the fire but only by resorting to the help of a drone. The chief specialist of the city fire service admitted that without the video from above, everything could have ended m...

Manitoba approved a new plan for tire recycling. Manitoba showed excellent performance on this issue last year- tire utilization was 94%. The plan for the next 5 years not to make this figure less than 90%. One of the points of the new plan is to make the awareness of the local residents higher. Another point is to facilitate recycling for people who live in the northern regions of the province. People can bring used tires to more than 1500 special places....

Meth crisis is a big problem in the province. The number of people who died from an overdose of meth increased significantly compared to previous years. In addition, the number of people who are being treated for meth addiction has also increased. Unfortunately, the number of people using meth is very large. Meth is cheap, easily accessible and the effect of use lasts for hours. However, the addiction comes as quickly as possible, so it is very difficult f...

This is the first time in 20 years when the province will show detailed test data. Earlier, until 1999, test data had public access. However, after that year, the inhabitants of the province could get only approximate information. 2018 data include demographic indicators as well as assessments of middle and elementary school students. The Minister of Education made a statement and said that parents should have access to test data, everything should be open...

Sex offenders and predators are scaring people in almost every city in Canada, sexual assaults happening all the time and unfortunately, Winnipeg is not an exception. Wednesday evening, October 24th a sexual assault happened in Charleswood‘s Harte Trail. A woman in her 40s told police she was walking on the trail near Harstone Road and Buckingham Road around 6 p.m. when she crossed paths with a man. They continued walking in opposite directions, but the wo...

Bombers' last home victory over Calgary took place back in 2009, and now Winnipeggers are going to interrupt this unsuccessful series. Already three coaches have changed since then and a new stadium was built. The victory over the leaders of the division ahead of time will ensure the Bombers hit the playoffs in the third season in a row. Quarterback Nichols made a statement before the match. He never beat Calgary in his career but now he does not think abo...

On Tuesday, October 16th a random attach happened in the Exchange District. The victim, a 42-year-old Red River College instructor, was attacked – seemingly randomly – from behind near William Avenue and King Street. A male victim was delivered to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, mostly to the upper body. The doctors do not worry about his life, even though some wounds are pretty serious. Police say the suspect is in his late 30s to early 40s. He’s...

A deadly crash with a single vehicle involved happened yesterday near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. Approximately 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 25th Portage la Prairie RCMP officers found in the center grass median around. The driver was thrower out of the vehicle and was laying on the ground not far from his car. A 38-year-old man from Winnipeg wasn’t using a seatbelt at the time of the rollover. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is...

There are regular days for Winnipeg Police officers, there are some days, that looks like a Hollywood police movie with high-speed chases, car crashes, shots fired and unusual suspects. Last Tuesday morning, October 23rd, two Winnipeg women were arrested after crashing into a police cruiser and a high-speed chase. Approximately at 12:40 a.m. police officers were driving on the Arlington Street Bridge and came across the stolen vehicle. The Air1 helicopter...

On Thursday, October 25th a dramatic armed standoff happened in south Winnipeg. Yesterday afternoon multiple police units were dispatched to the Bottle Shop beer vendor on Pembina Highway and Plaza Drive, the reports and more than one call came in describing a disturbing event, a man barricaded inside the building and refused to come out. The ordeal started at about 3:40 p.m. Police say the man initially locked several employees inside, but they were able...