WINNIPEG – Police have laid a new charge in the death of Valentine Sumner. The 41 year old man died after he was found assaulted and lying in the road on Main between Dufferin and Jarvis early in the morning on July 18th. 26 year old Christopher Michael Grozelle now faces a manslaughter charge after…
Remote Learning Expands
WINNIPEG – One city school division is expanding remote learning. The province says it should be rare and limited to students advised by their doctor not to go back to school. However, in Pembina Trails school division, it will also allow kids to learn at home if they live with someone with a weak immune…
Big Seizure @ Stony
WINNIPEG – Staff at Stony Mountain Institution have seized $420,000 in contraband items. The Correctional Service of Canada says a package was found Monday on the perimeter of the prison’s minimum security unit. The contraband included cell phones and chargers, pre-paid SIM cards, steroids, tobacco, cannabis, hashish and rolling papers.
Lotto Max Winning Numbers
WINNIPEG – Here are the Lotto Max winning numbers from Tuesday, September 1st. Good luck! The $55 million jackpot wasn’t won so Friday’s draw will be for $60 million. In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the WCLC, the latter shall prevail. Photos: WCLC
New O’Toole Polling
WINNIPEG – Most Canadians don’t know much about new Conservative leader Erin O’Toole. That according to a new poll. However, the survey says he could eventually give his party a boost. 52 percent don’t know enough about O’Toole to say whether they have a positive or negative impression of him but after learning that he…
Brandon City Workers Get COVID
WINNIPEG – The city of Brandon says two more employees have tested positive for COVID-19. This is the second and third city worker to contract the virus. One is in fire and emergency services, the other is in the transit department. The first city of Brandon staffer to get coronavirus was announced on August 13th.
They’re Back
WINNIPEG – It’s September 1st so you need to slow down again in schools zones. The speed limit in school zones drops from 50 to 30 kilometres per hour today, Monday to Friday, between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. This as we get ready to send kids back to class in a week. City police…
Murder #32
WINNIPEG – There’s been another murder, the city’s 32nd so far this year. At 11:15 yesterday morning, officers responded to the 800 block of Arlington Street for a serious assault. When they got there, they found 47 year old Darrell Joseph Dumas of Pukatawagan, Manitoba had been stabbed. He was rushed to hospital in critical…
Historic Residential Schools
WINNIPEG The federal government has put residential schools on the official list of National Historic Events. Two of the schools, including one here in Manitoba, have been designated National Historic Sites. The Long Plain First Nation near Portage la Prairie uses the old school for offices right now but the band hopes to open a…
Le Cheeseburger Week
WINNIPEG – Le Burger Week is underway! However, it’s Le Cheeseburger Week this year. You have until next Monday to try 130 burgers all across the city. The usual voting system has been replaced in 2020 with a donate button which will benefit United Way but sponsors Saputo and Lightspeed will still pick their favorite…