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Manitoba officials decided to cancel the tax on recreational marijuana. However, marijuana will continue to be charged with a series of fees and surcharges, but the tax will not be among them. Manitoba government reported that all marijuana retailers will pay 75 cents per gram plus 6% of their income as a fee for social responsibility. In Ottawa, there will also be an excise tax. However, the final documents are not signed yet. On Wednesday, the provin...

A bear frightened people resting in the forest A man and a woman were sleeping in a tent near Pinawa Dam Provincial Heritage Park, which is located 100 km from Winnipeg. In the morning they woke up hearing their dog barking. When they came out of the tent, they saw a huge black bear about one and a half meters from them. This bear was not the first one they saw in their lives, and usually they made loud noises to scare a bear. However, that time the bear d...

Manitoba Hydro showed their real debts. The provided annual public report shows that the total consolidated net profit fell from $71 million in 2016-2017 to $37 million in the last financial year. The company management made a statement and informed that the station modernization led to the reduction in annual profits. Also, the report shows that the company's debts increased significantly compared to previous years. This year, the company's debt rose u...

Winkler festival opened its doors for the Moldavian diaspora. The Moldavian diaspora presented their country very dignifiedly at the festival in Manitoba. Every year a lot of people visit a harvest festival in Winkler. This year the festival opened its doors to more than 30 different countries that showed their culture, traditions and national cuisine. Such countries as Pakistan, China, the Philippines, Nicaragua, the Congo, Ukraine, Poland, Russia, El S...

Pastor Sean Brandow took part in a speaking event on Saturday evening. Humboldt pastor was asked to share his opinion on the tragedy happened in April. He is also a guest of Harvest Festival Community Worship Service in Winkler this year. The crash of the Humboldt Broncos bus shocked a lot of people, including hockey players’ families and friends. Humboldt community has gone through great pain and pastor Sean Brandow just needed to say something. The pa...

A big fire was liquidated on Tuesday evening by using a special drone. On Tuesday at about 7 p.m. CTV News firefighters knew about a big fire in the North of Winnipeg. The fire completely captured the two-story building and when the firefighters appeared at the place, they saw how the flames flared up from all the windows. In order to improve the view and see the situation as a whole, the fire brigade team used a special flying drone, which dispelled the s...

Now, Winnipeggers can take a ride using six ride-sharing apps. This situation is very worrisome to the owners of traditional taxi services. The number of people using the apps is significantly increased, so they occupy an essential part of the existing transport market. The city’s Manager of Vehicles for Hire, Grant Heather, shared his thoughts and said that traditional taxi service is becoming less popular and ride-sharing apps have a really good future....

The Canadian Blood Services asked people to donate more blood, but not all residents of Manitoba can do this. As it became known, the only blood donation site is in Winnipeg and a lot of rural residents just can not get there to donate blood. CBS informed that people can find the nearest clinic where they can donate blood on the Internet. However, several blood services closed last year. Wenda Anderson has been a blood donor for about four years and she...

Nic Demski is 25 and he was born in Winnipeg. This city is very comfortable for him. It is his home. So, receiving an offer from Blue Bombers, he accepted it with pleasure. He played 3 seasons in Regina and put over 700 yards and 3 touchdowns. After returning to his home turf of Investors Group Field, Nic put over 300 yards and 4 touchdowns. A great discussion in the world of football was caused by Nic’s celebration of his touchdown in the match against T...

Walmart is the biggest wholesale and retail trade chain of supermarkets. All Walmart customers will be able to try a new service- buying goods online. The management of the company said that buyers will be able to make a list of purchases online and then to take the chosen goods from the store, saving time. The service will be available from August, 14. In Manitoba, there are 6 Walmart stores, where this type of service will be possible. Brandon Walmart S...

A new camp for immigrant children will teach children the vital things. Winnipeg Rescue Service- Fire Paramedic Service, created a special camp for immigrant children, where they can gain the skills of firemen and doctors. The first 11 teenagers have already learned how fire services and ambulance services work in Canada and have gained new skills. This group included teenagers from 15 to 18 who moved to Canada from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Syria, an...

There are thousands of sunken ships in Canada waters. However, do you know that some of them are near Manitoba? Unlike some other countries, there is no law that protects sunken ships as historical monuments in Canada at the current moment. The administration of Parks Canada tries to draw the attention of the authorities for their protection. The organization believes that if no action is taken, they may soon disappear altogether. Some of the ships, shipwr...

The last time recordings about a similar temperature in Manitoba were made about 90 years ago. In the province, the temperature is about 25-30 degrees in summer. Citizens of Manitoba saw the mark on the thermometer about 38 degrees in Melita on Saturday and about 39 degrees in Morden the next day. In Winnipeg, people saw 37 degrees on Saturday and about 37.5 degrees on Sunday. Similar temperature indicators are very unusual for the residents of Manitoba...

On Friday morning (August, 10) at about 7 a.m. Winnipeg Police received a call from local citizens. They informed that there was a man with a machete in his both hands on the street. The incident happened near McPhillips Street. It was a 34-year-old Winnipeg man. The Police were sure that the man was on meth. He also had a makeshift shield against using of tasers. Const. Jay Murray told that the Police often use a taser when the situation becomes critical...

St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church was built on the site of a burnt church in 1959. The incident occurred in Ebb and Flow First Nation. Local residents and priests are still in shock from happening. Ebb and Flow fire chief Darcy Houle claims that the fire brigade arrived at the call early in the morning. The fire spread from the windows. When the fire team was trying to open the front door, the strong ignition of the structures happens. The air outside the b...

Many residents were surprised at this choice of street name. Bishop Vital-Justin Grandin supported Métis but gave priority to white people. This man was a Roman Catholic priest and helped the community in the construction of residential schools.  This person has many ambiguous biographical moments in his life. A lot of statements of the priest can be interpreted as racism. The priority of one nation over another is unacceptable.  Grandin was one of those p...

Scammers send SMS and emails on behalf of the bank. Such messages inform users about the closure of their bank account or the restriction of transactions. To undo the action, you must click on the link and discard the changes.  Winnipeg Police don't recommend clicking on the links provided. Hyperlinks lead to fake sites that steal personal data and account passwords.  These phishing letters include the info about a major money transfer sometimes. Avoid thi...

Analysts predict a further drop in revenues. The year before the annual income was $71 million. Now it’s only $37M. Hydro spends a lot of money to make new generating stations and transmission lines. The total cost was about $19 billion. Technological improvements will pay off only in the long term. Hydro’s CEO Kelvin Shepherd announced the launch of a new program to reduce operational costs. The company was able to improve financial performance thanks to...