WINNIPEG – Police say an ambulance was stolen this morning not far from Health Sciences Centre. The crew of the ambulance was helping a naked man near Notre Dame Avenue and Furby Street when the guy jumped behind the wheel and took off. He crashed the ambulance into the Portuguese Cultural Centre a few blocks…
MANITOBANS TURNING TO BOOZE
WINNIPEG – When the CoVid-19 pandemic hit, people starting drinking more. Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries says retail alcohol sales jumped in March and April. Compared to the same two months last year, sales were two million dollars higher. The Crown corporation also announced a huge reduction in liquor mart thefts which totaled almost three million…
SCARY CLOSE CALL
WINNIPEG – A Thunder Bay man is under arrest after city police were called to Ellice Avenue this week. On Tuesday, officers entered the business in the 1300 block of Ellice to find a guy armed with a baseball bat but the really scary part was that he had doused himself with lighter fluid and…
POST-SECONDARY FUNDING RESTORED
WINNIPEG – Post-secondary funding that was cut recently by the province has now been restored. Manitoba colleges and universities are getting a one-time payment of $25 million to help pay for online learning in the wake of CoVid-19. Schools will need to show by this fall how they plan to spend the money provided by…
LIVING ARCADE CLAW GAME
WINNIPEG – A British dad has recreated an arcade claw game in the bathtub by hanging his daughter upside down to act as the grabber. He’s holding his three year old girl by the ankles while his 11 year old daughter “controls” the human grabber with a joystick which is made from the family’s kitchen…
LOTTO 6/49 WINNING NUMBERS
WINNIPEG – Here are the Lotto 6/49 winning numbers from Wednesday, May 27th. Good luck! In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the official information of WCLC, the latter shall prevail. Photo: WCLC
PHASE 2 BEGINS MONDAY
WINNIPEG – Premier Brian Pallister says Phase Two of the plan to re-open Manitoba will proceed as scheduled next Monday. “I want to thank Manitobans for their input and as a result of these discussions and advice from public health experts, we are in a position to move forward with phase two of our plan…
MAX SENTENCE FOR KID BANDIT
WINNIPEG – A 15 year old boy has received the maximum sentence for a violent liquor mart robbery late last year. The three year sentence includes community supervision if he gets treatment for substance abuse. The robbery last November at the Tyndall Market mall was a very scary one which saw one of the female…
LOTTO MAX WINNING NUMBERS
WINNIPEG – Here are the Lotto Max winning numbers from Tuesday, May 26th. Good luck! In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the official information of WCLC, the latter shall prevail. Photo: WCLC
PALLISTER BACKS PAID SICK DAYS
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he looks forward to advancing Ottawa’s idea of a national sick leave program. He vows to work on this with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the other provinces. Trudeau is proposing 10 paid sick days for Canadians so they can stay home when they’re sick and not worry…