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PMCR Has a New Name – Winnipeg Metropolitan Region
WINNIPEG, MB – The Partnership of the Manitoba Capital Region has a new name, Winnipeg Metropolitan Region. From its inception in 1998 by Winnipeg Mayor Susan Thompson and a group of pioneering Capital Region leaders the PMCR has continued to evolve while staying focused on the job at hand, creating the conditions for good growth,…
Tesla & Shindico Putting Supercharging Station in Portage
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, MB – Portage la Prairie will soon have Tesla Supercharger Stations. Shindico announced they have partnered with Tesla to build a six-stall Tesla Supercharger Station on land owned by Shindico at Westfield Crossing shopping centre in the city. As indicated in the map below, Tesla is working to place Supercharger Stations at…
April Starts With a Chill All Across Manitoba
WINNIPEG, MB – It is a cold week to begin the month April in Manitoba with no real break in sight. Today will be sunny in Winnipeg, but it will feel like minus 29 with the wind. Then mostly sunny skies all week, however the daytime highs never reach above zero. Thompson will feel like…
Do You Know These Memorable Manitobans
WINNIPEG, MB – When people talk about Winnipeg we always seem to hear the same things, “Coldest City in North America”, “Pot Hole Capital of Canada”, “home of the Winnipeg Jets – again”. We never hear about the many successful daughters and sons of the city. We want to change that with our weekly feature…
Trump Says DACA is Off & Maybe NAFTA
WORLD NEWS – President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Easter Sunday, threatening to cancel any potential deal with Democrats to protect the legal status of so-called ‘Dreamer’ immigrants, and warned Mexico he could end NAFTA if they don’t help with border security. Click play for more information in this Reuters News video report.
UPDATED – Winnipeg Man Missing
UPDATE at 7:28PM – Winnipeg police reported in a tweet that Russell Sand was located safely and thanked the public and media for their help. ————————————————————————————————————————————– WINNIPEG, MB – Police are asking for the public’s help locating Russell Damian Sand who went missing yesterday. Russell, 25-years-old, was last seen on last evening around 11:30PM at…
Bodies of a Father & Son Found in Steinbach Home
WINNIPEG, MB – RCMP in Steinbach discovered the bodies of two men, a father and son, in the city yesterday afternoon. Officers located the bodies of a 54-year-old male and a 25-year-old male, both from Steinbach, in a home on Parkwood Cove in Steinbach on Saturday around 2 PM. Police said the deaths are considered…
Russia Expels Scores of Western Diplomats Including Canadians
WORLD NEWS – As many as four Canadian diplomats have been expelled as Russia fulfills its promise to expel Western diplomats as retaliation for similar measures employed against them by Britain and its allies in the wake of the Sergei Skripal incident. Matthew Larotonda reports.
One Lane in Both Directions for Sewer Work on McPhillips Street
WINNIPEG, MB – City of Winnipeg will begin working on the sewer line which will have an impact on traffic beginning Monday. Starting Monday at noon and running until the work is complete, which is estimated to be the end of the month, the north and southbound lanes on McPhillips Street between Logan Avenue and…