WINNIPEG – The MLA for St. Boniface and Manitoba Liberal Party Leader, Dougald Lamont, says the Pallister government’s decision to cut staff from a youth addictions treatment program is a sign of dysfunction and disconnect on the part of the province in the midst of a meth epidemic. The Liberal party says, in the last…
RCMP Checkstop Nabs One Driver Impaired by Cannabis
THOMPSON – RCMP in Thompson have arrested a driver impaired by cannabis. Thursday just before 1:00AM Thompson RCMP had set up a checkstop at the intersection of Cree Road and Deerwood Drive in the city. Officers noticed a SUV signalling to turn onto the road where the checkstop was and then make a sudden turn…
Bomb Threat at Churchill High School in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – Wednesday morning police arrested a youth after making a bomb threat at his school. Police said around 10:00AM they responded to the report of a bomb threat at Churchill High School at 510 Hay Street. Staff members had located a threatening note which resulted in the evacuation of the school and approximately 500…
MPI Earned Revenues Up $44.8 Million
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Public Insurance earned more money in the first six months of this year compared to the previous year. MPI reported a net income of $72.8 million for the first six months of its fiscal year ending August 31, 2018. That is an increase of $30.5 million over the same time period last…
On This Day I Lost My Mom to Domestic Violence
WINNIPEG, MB – September 22nd was a Sunday night many years ago, my teenaged brother had just left the house for his part-time job at Shoppers Drug Mart. Our youngest brother was out of town and at I was at a hockey game hundreds of miles away. I remember that night like it was yesterday.…
VIDEO – Law Abiding Geese
VIDEO OF THE DAY – We enjoy sharing the lighter side of life with you through videos. Please share them with your friends on Facebook and Twitter. In today’s video, we see something that we experience on a regular basis in Winnipeg. Just not sure our geese are as law abiding as this family. Click…
Strange but True Crime News – Woman Facing Forgery Charges, Has Note to Get Out of Court
Today’s Strange But True Crime News takes us to California were a woman is facing up to five years in prison for forging multiple drug prescriptions. The woman appeared in court and presented to the judge a doctor’s note. The note suggested her case be postponed for medical reasons, it signed. The court rejected the…
Marty Gold Talks About Portage & Main on Sunday Dinner
This week my guest is Marty Gold, the former host and creator of City Circus on Shaw TV. He also hosted a popular radio program called “The Great Canadian Talk Show”. Marty has always been outspoken on Winnipeg issues. There area many people who don’t like Marty because he questions the establishment and will keep…
Sunday Dinner: Michael Champagne Talks About Aboriginal Youth Incarceration & What’s Not Being Done
This week I have the pleasure of speaking with a community leader, whose also a mentor and a voice of Aboriginal youth, not only in Winnipeg, but across Canada, Michael Redhead Champagne. Recently, Statistic’s Canada released a report that indicated more than half of the youth incarcerated in our country are Aboriginal. Manitoba has the…
Tips to Police Result in Four Arrests in Serious Assault
WINNIPEG – Police made arrested four men, thanks to the public’s response for help identifying suspects in a serious assault in Winnipeg. The assault had occurred on January 7th of this year in the 700 block of Corydon Ave. Two men were taken to hospital in serious condition suffering from stab wounds. On March 2nd…