WINNIPEG – The Guns and Gangs Unit has taken more than $2.2 million in illegal drugs off the city’s streets. An investigation that began early this year saw two men get arrested when a vehicle was pulled over April 16th on St. Mary’s Road. Officers then searched a Pembina Highway apartment and found nine kilos…
3.5 MILLION CIGARETTES SEIZED
WINNIPEG – Manitoba RCMP have made a huge seizure of contraband cigarettes. Officers pulled a vehicle over on the Trans-Canada Highway just east of Brandon on Sunday and found it loaded with 350 cases of illegal tobacco. The cases contained 3,500,000 cigarettes. It’s believed to be one of the biggest seizures of illegal tobacco from…
COOL WSO VIDEO
WINNIPEG – Today marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands. The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra has released a video to mark the occasion. The WSO was scheduled to be touring that country and Belgium but CoVid-19 changed all that. This video is dedicated to everyone who somehow contributed to the tour. The video…
TRUDEAU ANNOUNCES AG HELP
WINNIPEG – Ottawa has announced over $250 million in CoVid-19 funding for the farm and food sectors. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says beef and pork producers need help because they have animals they can’t sell. Dairy farmers will also be included. Almost $80 million will keep staff in meat packing plants safe with proper personal…
CAGE CAST AS TIGER KING
WINNIPEG – Variety is reporting Nicolas Cage is set to portray the Tiger King in a new series. This would be his first television role. The eight part series is based on an article written about Joe Exotic who became famous through a weird documentary series on Netflix. It started streaming around the time CoVid-19…
COVID-19 VERY COSTLY
WINNIPEG – The province has given Manitobans a fiscal update and it’s not pretty. Finance Minister Scott Fielding says because of CoVid-19, the deficit could top $5 billion this year. The math is simple but pretty ugly. Provincial revenues are down $3 billion, while costs are up $2 billion. The price of personal protective equipment…
GETTING BACK AT IT
WINNIPEG – Today was the day CoVid-19 restrictions started to ease in Manitoba. While retail businesses and restaurant patios were allowed to get back at it, some didn’t. Those that did re-open didn’t see all their customers come back but they will over time. Some people are just being cautious. Here are the details of…
GOLDFISH GETS LIFE-JACKET
WINNIPEG – A man in Massachusetts has built his goldfish a life-jacket to keep it alive. The five year old fish developed a swim bladder disorder, causing him to float upside down. The condition didn’t improve after several months so the man came up with an ingenious solution, a custom floating device to keep his…
HAMMER ATTACKS
WINNIPEG – Two men were attacked with a hammer yesterday afternoon near the Millennium Library. Both were rushed to hospital with severe head injuries. Police flooded the downtown and a couple hours later located the suspect. 28 year old Eric Michael Robert Oksasikewiyin was arrested. He faces several charges. The victims remain in hospital in…
2 EARLY MORNING FIRES
WINNIPEG – A busy early morning began for firefighters on Provencher Boulevard just after 2:30 when they were called to a commercial building in the 100 block. No one was hurt but it looks like the cause was an electrical malfunction. No damage estimate yet. Then, shortly after that blaze was under control, just before…