WINNIPEG – RCMP have charged two men in southeastern Manitoba after a child pornography investigation. The investigation began when the Internet Child Exploitation Unit received complaints about child porn in that part of the province. A 49 year old man from Steinbach and a 24 year old man from Stuartburn face charges of possessing, accessing…
Extreme Cold Warning
WINNIPEG – All of Manitoba, including Winnipeg, is under an extreme cold warning. An Arctic ridge of high pressure has allowed for a very cold air mass to settle over southern Manitoba. This is causing wind chill values of -40 or colder. Some areas may rebound slightly on Saturday afternoon but this extreme cold warning…
Care Home COVID Improving
WINNIPEG – COVID-19 at the city’s 39 long-term care homes continues to improve. Only nine of the homes currently have active cases and just three have residents with coronavirus. A total of 12 people living at care homes in Winnipeg are fighting the virus. There are also seven staff members with COVID. A second dose…
3rd Area Code Coming
WINNIPEG – Manitoba will need and get a third area code in a few years to go along with 204 and 431. Kelly Walsh at the Canadian Numbering Administrator says the new three digits will be 584. The need for another area code is being driven by competition from new carriers and an increase in…
Lotto Max Winning Numbers
WINNIPEG – Here are the Lotto Max winning numbers from Friday, February 5th. Good luck! The $30 million jackpot wasn’t won so Tuesday’s draw will be for $40 million. In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the WCLC, the latter shall prevail. Photos: WCLC
1 Deaths, 110 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting one death today from COVID-19 and it’s in Winnipeg. There are 110 new cases of the virus, including 38 in Winnipeg. 3,353 cases are active, 25,887 people have recovered, for a total of 30,078 cases so far. 269 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 40 of them in the…
Snowmobiler Found Dead
WINNIPEG – Lynn Lake RCMP say they’re investigating the death of a Manitoba man following the disappearance of two people traveling by snowmobile in northern Manitoba. 37-year-old Johnson Bighetty from Black Sturgeon Falls had set out from Lynn Lake on Monday with a 25-year-old man to travel 125 km to Pukatawagan, and didn’t arrive. Shortly…
Catalytic Converter Thieves
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Police Service is warning the public about car part theft, and providing tips to avoid being a victim of it, after getting nearly 80 reports related to it in January. Just this week, five people are facing charges in connection with catalytic converter thefts. On January 31, the WPS arrested three…
4 Firefighters Off The Job
WINNIPEG – Four firefighters with the WFPS are reportedly not on active duty anymore following a probe that concluded bias and lack of concern for well-being was directed at an Indigenous woman during an EMS call. The members of the paramedic service are apparently on administrative leave in response to the investigation that looked at…
New Job Numbers
WINNIPEG – The Canadian economy lost 213,000 jobs last month, pushing the unemployment rate higher to 9.4 per cent. That’s worse than expected and the highest the rate has been since last August. Here in Manitoba, joblessness actually improved a bit, with the rate dropping from 8.3 to an even eight per cent. Winnipeg’s rate…