WINNIPEG – The province has committed $2.5 million dollars as part of Winnipeg’s CFL hub city bid. The league hasn’t announced a CoVid-19 season yet but if there is one, Premier Brian Pallister hopes it happens here. “Manitoba is leading in recovery with a safe plan to restart our economy which is why we are…
Icelandic Fest Goes Virtual
WINNIPEG – The Icelandic Festival of Manitoba will be held virtually this year because of CoVid-19. The Gimli event usually sees about 50,000 visitors over the August long weekend but this year’s attendance could be much higher as the 131st Islendingadagurinn goes online for the first time. Among the festivities – virtual running races, a…
Indoor Pools Re-open
WINNIPEG – The Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex and Pan Am Pool are open again but at limited capacity. You can sign up at the website below for two hour swim blocks. Staff will be sanitizing in between uses and overall cleaning has been increased. https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/leisureonline/Home Photo: @cityofwinnipeg
Lotto 6/49 Winning Numbers
WINNIPEG – Here are the Lotto 6/49 winning numbers from Saturday, July 18th. Good luck checking your tickets! In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the WCLC, the latter shall prevail. Photos: WCLC
Murder On Main
WINNIPEG – Police are investigating an early morning homicide. A man in his 40’s was found badly hurt in the middle of Main Street near Dufferin Avenue. He was rushed to hospital about three o’clock this morning but died there later. Cops are looking for who did it. This would be Winnipeg’s 22nd murder of…
Dead Carp Mystery
WINNIPEG – The province says it doesn’t know why dead fish showed up on the shores of Lake Winnipeg last month. Wildlife and Fisheries tested the dead carp but nothing unusual was found, no viruses were detected. Experts say it’s possible that the fish simply got caught on the shore when the ice melted this…
Lotto Max Winning Numbers
WINNIPEG – Here are the Lotto Max winning numbers from Friday, July 17th. Good luck checking your tickets! In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the WCLC, the latter shall prevail. Photos: WCLC
Online Police Auction
WINNIPEG – If you like auction action, police are selling unclaimed goods online. The auction is underway now and runs until July 28th. You can see the items up for grabs at the link below. There’s also a link there if you want to place a bid. Good luck and have fun bidding! https://www.winnipeg.ca/police/auctions/auction20200717.stm
New Tool For Police
WINNIPEG – Police in Manitoba will soon be able to deal better with people in need of mental health help. This new tool connects officers with the health care system so they know the best approach. Winnipeg police have used it more than four thousand times in just over a year and apprehension rates are…
Manitoba’s Hurricane Connection
WINNIPEG – We’ll never have to worry about hurricanes ravaging Winnipeg of course but parts of Canada are threatened by them on occasion. The deadliest hurricane to hit what’s now Canada was the 1775 Newfoundland hurricane that struck on September 9th. It killed more than 4,000 people. Although that high death toll was tragic, the…