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Winter comes to Manitoba. The weather deteriorates rapidly and residents of the province can see snow already on Wednesday. As the forecast shows, starting from morning more than 10 cm of snow may fall in some parts of Manitoba. Environment Canada informed that a low-pressure system forming over the American Midwest can lead to a heavy fall of snow in the south and east of Manitoba. By the evening, the mark of the fallen snow can reach 15 cm. Whiteshell an...

As it became known, at Friday night a man with a chain around his neck scared people in the ‘Saw Escape Room’ at Fear’s secret Winnipeg location. The man was drinking together with his neck before the accident happened. Then the man began to choke and lost consciousness. Jay Hall, Fear's executive director, told that people know what they are doing and sign all the necessary documents before they start. The man also said that he takes the safety of all vis...

A recent survey showed that almost half of the people in the province support PC party. Within 10 days, more than a thousand residents of the province were interviewed. They were asked who they would support if the elections were today or tomorrow. 44% of people said they would support the current government. 25% would support NDP, and 20% would support Liberals. However, only 8% said they would support Green Party. About 15% said they are not ready to giv...

The city decided to close Bonivital’s shallow pool because of water pollution. This decision was made in accordance with the health rules in the province. There is information that by the beginning of the next week all analyzes will be completed and the pool will continue to work as usual. We would also like to inform you that a large swimming pool and a hot tub are open for all city residents who want to visit them. MORE NEWS: The Handmaid’s Tale ballet i...

The elections are very soon and the mayoral candidates are actively telling their plans for meth crisis. This problem is one of the most actual in the city at the moment. However, not all residents of the city believe that the plans proposed by the candidates will actually work. Tim Diack was the last candidate who told his vision of the future in the city. He said that he is going to create a police unit that will consist of 12 officers and at a cost of $...

Winnipeg police had partnered with other agencies and units to crack down the sex trade criminal group. From Friday to Sunday, the police counter-exploitation/missing person unit partnered with general patrol officers and community outreach workers – from StreetReach, Winnipeg Outreach Network, Resource Assistance for Youth, MaMaWi, and the Bear Clan Patrol – to combat the problem. Police had arrested 18 men on sex trade-related charges, also 16 vehicles w...

At the beginning of the week, Police arrested a teenager who is responsible for multiple Liquor Mart robberies. There is a huge amount of thefts in liquor stores nearly 1300 reported this year, which a big increase in comparison to previous years and there are still four-month left in 2018. This statistics is at least concerning, but also show a bigger problem in the city where crime lever constantly rises and police are not capable of preventing it from i...

It is always scary when children or teenagers are missing, the parents and family members can't sleep or do anything, finding the child is the only thing that really matters at this point. If you can help locate a missing person, please contact the police department. A teenager is missing since October 1st. A 14-year-old boy, Ethan Sage Pottery, was visiting his family members in Winnipeg. Since that day a boy didn’t come back home or to his relative's pla...

On Friday night police got a call about a robbery on Tupper Street in Portage la Prairi. When officers arrived at the location, they got a statement from two mugging victims. They were robbed at knife-point by two male thieves and the backpack was stolen along with a cell phone, cash money, and a debit card. While Portage RCMP was investigating this case, another robbery was reported in the area with similar circumstances, but this time a screwdriver was u...

The fire that occurred on October 9 was overcome. Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Services informed that the fire was very big and almost the whole house was on fire. They needed to extinguish the fire that engulfed the exterior part in order to get inside and fight the fire there. We want to note that everything ended well. Fortunately, the house was empty and no one was hurt. However, the reasons for the fire are still being investigated and the question is whet...

Owners of corn maze business complain about too changeable weather that hurts their business. Clint Masse from A-Maze-In-Corn complains that due to the weather their business suffers losses. According to the man, August was too hot, but now it has become too cold and people prefer to stay at their homes instead of going to the corn maze. The owner of Deer Meadow Farms also complains that they do not see the results they hoped for. This year's figures are t...

Winnipeg had seen plenty of movie stars and hundreds of films were made in our city. Different scenarios, costumes, props and decorations, all of that makes some great movies and citizens of Winnipeg really don’t mind some of the roads being closed temporary or the extra traffic in the downtown area. But there is a time of the year and the genre, which really warms everyone’s hearts and sets the mood for a family time and only positive thoughts, this is al...

It is possible that a mobile application will appear in the city that will deliver cannabis to customers. It is called Save the Drive and it will work on the principle of Skip the Dishes: a person uses his mobile phone to make an order and after a while he receives it at his home. However, for now, there are a lot of questions to this application, especially whether everything will work according to the law. Due to the rules of the province, only one of th...

Police arrested two teenagers on car theft charges. Early morning on Sunday, approximately around 1 a.m. a vehicle was stolen on the Arlington Street Bridge. Later the same day the stolen SUV was spotted driving from an Air1, a Winnipeg Police service helicopter, which was patrolling the area. When the vehicle stopped, two suspects fled on foot, but later were arrested and remain in police custody. Two youth suspects arrested, one is a 17-year-old male, an...

A man stole a vehicle, but after police tried to pull him over was fleeing and crashed into Manitoba Hydro distribution line. Early Monday morning a stolen van was spotted by police near McPhillips Street. Approximately 12:15 a.m. police cruisers were in pursuit of a stolen vehicle, the driver lost control and crashed into the hydro line. As per police, estimated damages caused by collision are around $120,000, this amount will be added to a big list of ch...

4 cars were stolen during the last weekend, the Police used Air 1 for that to track them. The use of Air 1 was quite successful, no problems were detected. It helped the police find stolen cars and arrest 9 people who were involved in thefts. Starting from Saturday night, the Police used a helicopter to conduct their investigation. The first offence occurred at about 11 pm when an SUV was stolen. Air 1 was able to track down suspects, and as a result 2 tee...

The ten-year joint dream of Andre Lewis, artistic director of the Royal Ballet of Winnipeg, and the famous American Choreographer Lila York about creating the ballet The Handmaid’s Tale based on the novel written by Margaret Atwood came true in 2013. The 1985 novel quickly won the hearts of readers, filmmakers and critics. Before the creation of the ballet, a film, a series, an opera and a musical appeared. The premiere of the ballet took place in 2013 and...

A suspicious vehicle was pulled over by police in Winnipeg`s West End on Sunday morning. It happened on Beverly Street, police officer notices a 6” knife inside the vehicle, the driver was arrested and vehicle searched. When the vehicle was searched officers found four plastic bags of methamphetamine and a larger Ziplock bag of meth. A 43-year old Colin Cruz Oosterom from Vancouver remains in police custody. Another big bust was done by Winnipeg Police jus...