WINNIPEG – The Jets may be out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs but there are several players from Winnipeg and Manitoba on other teams who could still go all the way. The remaining team playing with the most locals is the Vegas Golden Knights. Ryan Reaves, Mark Stone, Keegan Kolesar and Cody Glass (injured) are…
2 More Arrests In Murder
WINNIPEG – RCMP have arrested two more people in connection with a body found in Portage La Prairie. Bobbi Lynn Hall and Chelsea O’Hanley, both Winnipeggers, are accused of first degree murder, forcible confinement and indignity to a body. Two men were charged with the same crimes earlier in the death of 27 year old…
Flu Vaccine Order Doubled
WINNIPEG – The province is doubling its order of high-dose influenza vaccine because of anticipated demand and it’s also expanding the criteria for who can receive it free of charge. “The flu season is always challenging, but COVID-19 will make it even more difficult. That’s why our government is taking every precaution to help keep…
School Bus Drivers Could Strike
WINNIPEG – With COVID-19 cases spiking, parents have something else to worry about exactly a month out from the start of school. UFCW Local 832 which represents almost 100 bus drivers in the Winnipeg School Division is talking about possible job action. The union has rejected the employer’s final offer after months of bargining.
Union Wants Pause
WINNIPEG – The union at the Maple Leaf pork processing plant in Brandon continues to call on the company to pause operations because of COVID-19. Almost two dozen people who work at the plant have contracted the virus but provincial health officials say there’s no indication that they got it at the plant. However, UFCW…
Masks Mandatory @ WAG
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Art Gallery is joining the growing list of locations to make face masks mandatory. Starting today, all staff and visitors will be required to wear a mask, scarf or bandanna in public places at the WAG. If you don’t have a mask, they’ll be for sale at the gallery for just…
Murder #28
WINNIPEG – Police are investigating the city’s 28th murder of the year. Yesterday morning at 1:18, officers responded to the 1400 block of St. Matthews Avenue for a report of an assault. A man had been attacked by a group of individuals who had since fled the area. The victim had serious injuries and was…
Jets’ Lotto Chances
WINNIPEG – It’s a day off in the Stanley Cup Playoffs but it’s a big day for a handful of teams including our Jets. The Jets are one of eight clubs in the running for the top draft pick after being bumped from competition in Edmonton. Each team has a 12.5 percent chance of picking…
Sex Offender Warning
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Integrated High Risk Offender Unit is warning the public about Brett Russell Jeffrey Pilch. The 55 year old convicted sex offender has received treatment but he’s considered a high risk to re-offend in a sexual manner. Pilch was released from Stony Mountain Institution on Friday and is expected to take up…
Still No CFL Season
WINNIPEG – We won’t be adding the Stanley Cup to the mantle this year but the Grey Cup may keep sitting there through 2021. There’s still no word on whether there’s going to be a CFL season played here at IGF. Football fans are hopeful there will be but if there isn’t, at least the…