WINNIPEG – We now know more about Friday night’s tornado near Virden that killed two people. Environment Canada says early indications are it was an EF2 with wind speeds of 190 kilometres an hour and it was very large. Two young people from Melita, Carter Tilbury and Shayna Barnesky, both 18 years old, were killed…
Water Warning
WINNIPEG – While some parts of the province have had too much water this summer, there’s not enough in Lorette. The RM of Tache has issued a water conservation notice for the community. The town is said to be at its limit for water use because people have been over-watering their dry lawns and filling…
Lotto 6/49 Winning Numbers
WINNIPEG – Here are the Lotto 6/49 winning numbers from Saturday, August 8th. Good luck! The $11 million jackpot wasn’t won so Wednesday’s draw will be for $14 million. In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the WCLC, the latter shall prevail. Photos: WCLC
Tornado Kills 2
WINNIPEG – RCMP say two people are dead and another is in hospital after a tornado touched down near Scarth, Manitoba. That’s about 15 kilometres south of Virden. It happened last night just after eight o’clock. Police found a farm with extensive damage. The people killed and hurt were in two vehicles tossed into a…
Lotto Max Winning Numbers
WINNIPEG – Here are the Lotto Max winning numbers from Friday, August 7th. Good luck! The $10 million jackpot wasn’t won so Tuesday’s draw will be for $15 million. In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the WCLC, the latter shall prevail. Photos: WCLC
Murder #27
WINNIPEG – There’s been another murder, the fourth in just over a week. The city’s 27th homicide of the year was a stabbing last night at a hotel parking lot in the 100 block of Higgins Avenue. 29 year old Joshua Robert Jeromiah Hansen was rushed to hospital but he died there later. Police are…
Province Adds 12K Jobs
WINNIPEG – Manitobans are getting back to work. Stats-Can says there was an increase of 12,400 jobs in the province last month. Premier Brian Pallister says we continue on a road-map to recovery. “Our local and national economy is still progressing as we learn to live this virus,” Pallister said. “Thanks to the efforts of…
Timmys Gets COVID-19
WINNIPEG – Tim Hortons has closed one of its stores after a worker tested positive for COVID-19. The restaurant is in Brandon on the Trans-Canada Highway. The company says the location will stay closed until a deep cleaning can be done and a separate crew of employees can be brought in. There’s a cluster of…
More COVID-19 @ Maple Leaf
WINNIPEG – The union at the Maple Leaf pork processing plant in Brandon is calling for a halt to production after three more cases of COVID-19. UFCW Local 832 says the plant should shut down until at least next Monday so outstanding test results can come in. The three new cases of coronavirus, involving non-production…
CMHR Found To Be Racist
WINNIPEG – An external review has confirmed there’s systemic and pervasive racism at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The 72 page report says employees also dealt with sexism and homophobia. Interim CEO Pauline Rafferty has apologized and says they’ll get to work right away on many of the document’s 44 recommendations. It all began…