WINNIPEG – Glen Murray is giving politics a go again. The former Winnipeg mayor is seeking the leadership of the federal Green Party. He was also a Liberal cabinet minister in Ontario for a time. And Murray says all his political experience makes him a natural for this job. The Greens are set to replace…
DEADLY CRASH IN WESTMAN
WINNIPEG – A 29 year old Saskatchewan man is dead after the car he was driving hit a ditch in western Manitoba. RCMP say the driver was thrown clear when the vehicle rolled near Russell. He died at the scene. The cause of the accident is under investigation.
LOTTO 6/49 WINNING NUMBERS
WINNIPEG – Here are the Lotto 6/49 winning numbers for Wednesday, April 29th. Good luck! In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the official information of WCLC, the latter shall prevail. Photo: WCLC
MANITOBA STARTING TO RE-OPEN
WINNIPEG – Premier Brian Pallister has announced his plan to re-open Manitoba. He says it’s a careful, multi-phased effort that’ll begin next week. Starting Monday, a variety of non-essential health care services and retail businesses will have the option of re-opening under strict guidelines, including social distancing and stringent cleaning practices. Below is more detail…
IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE
WINNIPEG – Models show CoVid-19 could have been much worse in Manitoba, if not for social distancing and travel restrictions. Without these measures, modelling suggests the province would be dealing with 933 cases right now, instead of the current 273. The models also say our number of cases would have climbed to over 2,000 by…
FREE NUGGETS
WINNIPEG – Participating Wendy’s restaurants were giving away free chicken nuggets last Friday. It was the company’s GroupNug promotion was aimed at helping people deal with the CoVid-19 pandemic. But a guy from Oregon took advantage of Wendy’s generosity. Not only did he visited 11 different locations that day to get his four nuggets, he…
CFL ASKING FEDS FOR HELP
WINNIPEG – The Canadian Football League has asked Ottawa for $150 million in financial assistance. Commissioner Randy Ambrosie says the help would come in three phases, starting with $30 million to manage the impact of CoVid-19 on the league. And then another $120 million if the whole CFL season has to be scrapped. Prime Minister…
NEW ONLINE CHALLENGE
WINNIPEG – Remember the recent Pillow Challenge? Well, there’s a new one. The Paper Bag Challenge is the latest online pastime. Basically, you somehow wear a paper bag. Most of the photos I’ve seen on social media are terrible but some of the paper bag outfits are quite impressive. Hey, whatever gets you through this…
COVID-19 CHARGE LAID
WINNIPEG – Most people have been following the CoVid-19 rules. However, RCMP say they did get 99 calls last week from across the province about possible violations. A total of seven verbal warnings were given. And one man, up in Gillam, was charged with failing to comply with an emergency health order. He was told…
COVID-19 KILLS COMMUNITY PAPERS
WINNIPEG – CoVid-19 has claimed several community newspapers. Postmedia Network, which owns the Winnipeg Sun, has decided to permanently shut down 15 weekly papers in Manitoba and Ontario because of falling advertising revenue. This puts 80 people out of work. The publications include the Gimli Interlake Spectator, Selkirk Journal, Altona Red River Valley Echo, Stonewall…