WINNIPEG – Dozens of people were forced from their homes early Friday morning after a police pursuit ended with an SUV driving into a building and rupturing a natural gas line. The Jeep which also collided with a police cruiser before hitting the building began to run from cops after blowing through a red light.…
Lotto Max Winning Numbers
WINNIPEG – Here are the Lotto Max winning numbers from Friday, February 12th. Good luck! The $50 million jackpot wasn’t won so Tuesday’s draw will be for $55 million. In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the WCLC, the latter shall prevail. Photos: WCLC
4 Deaths, 81 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting four deaths today from COVID-19, all of them in Winnipeg. There are 81 new cases of the virus. 1,582 cases are active, 28,140 people have recovered, for a total of 30,588 cases so far. 240 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 29 of them in the ICU. The five…
Flood Study Averts Disaster
WINNIPEG – Province says it’s aware of an earlier miscalculation in 2013 flood protection data that could have impacted a $540 million flood prevention project to divert water from Lake Manitoba to Lake Winnipeg. Manitoba Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler says changes in design are being made as a result of the province’s study will correct…
Libraries Into Warming Shelters
WINNIPEG – With frigid temperatures continuing and public health orders limiting options for public places to stay warm, City Hall has announced the opening of two safe spaces for those in Winnipeg who are experiencing homelessness. Assistant Chief of Emergency Management Jason Shaw says, starting today, the St. Boniface Library and the Millennium Library will…
Relaxed Restrictions In Effect
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s critical-level pandemic response is a little more relaxed today as a new public health order takes effect as of Friday morning at 12:01 am. Patrons can return to their favourite restaurant – instead of ordering takeout or delivery – check out a museum exhibit, or lift weights in a gym for the…
Variant Detection Too Slow
WINNIPEG – A respected Manitoba microbiologist says the province taking 18 days to discover the presence of the UK variant is unacceptable. Dr. Kelly MacDonald, an infectious disease expert at the University of Manitoba, says that’s too long a wait. The province says it has stepped up screening to detect this and other COVID-19 variants.…
Changes At Siloam Mission
WINNIPEG – Siloam Mission has announced the resignations of CEO Jim Bell and board chair Riley Coulter. The Christian humanitarian organization says this is part of a new commitment to a comprehensive Indigenous relations strategy. Siloam has been criticized recently for its relationship with the Indigenous community. The plan is to make a formal reconciliation…
Manitoba Buys Vaccine
WINNIPEG – The province has committed to buy two million doses of a Canadian COVID-19 vaccine that’s in clinical trials. It would be manufactured in Winnipeg. Premier Brian Pallister says the term sheet signed with Providence Therapeutics includes a best-price guarantee and hinges on the vaccine being approved for use in Canada. Providence expects that…
3 Deaths, 90 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting three deaths today from COVID-19, two of them in Winnipeg. There are 90 new cases of the virus, including 23 in Winnipeg. 1,582 cases are active, 28,063 people have recovered, for a total of 30,507 cases so far. 244 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 32 of them in…