WINNIPEG – The worst of last night’s storm missed the city but the snow we did get, about five centimetres, really blew around will wind gusts up to 70 kilometres an hour. A hydro pole fire knocked the power out overnight for much of Transcona. There were also outages in Westman The Interlake, Parkland region…
‘Unhinged’ Road Rage Incident
WINNIPEG – A local case of road rage, caught on video, is making its way around the internet. It has even been featured by TMZ, the second Winnipeg video in less than two weeks to be picked up by the infamous tabloid news organization. The first was that cop who was questioned about not wearing…
Possible Exposures/Wednesday
WINNIPEG – Here are the most recent possible exposures to COVID-19 in Winnipeg, as provided by provincial public health officials.
Lotto Max Winning Numbers
WINNIPEG – Here are the Lotto Max winning numbers from Tuesday, December 22nd. Good luck! The $50 million jackpot was won so Friday’s draw will be for $12 million. In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the WCLC, the latter shall prevail. Photos: WCLC
Help For Dine-In Restaurants
WINNIPEG – Premier Brian Pallister has announced $5 million for restaurants forced to close their dining rooms under COVID-19 restrictions. The money will reimburse dine-in eateries for the new cost of delivering their food to customers. Pallister says he may have more help for restaurants but he’s waiting to see what Ottawa comes up with.…
10 Robberies In 3 Days
WINNIPEG – Police have arrested four people for a series of 10 armed robberies over three days last week where knives and guns were used. The holdups were carried out between Wednesday and Saturday at gas bars and convenience stores. All but one of the robberies happened in Winnipeg and five of them occurred on…
Lab Monitors Mutant COVID
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg research laboratory is at the centre of Canada’s role in a global effort to monitor the spread of a new variant of SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The mutated virus is spreading rapidly in Britain, and while it hasn’t been confirmed to have been identified in Canada so far, Health…
COVID Enforcement Update
WINNIPEG – The province is out with its weekly enforcement numbers. A total of 283 warnings and 62 tickets were issued last week. Two $5,000 tickets were given to businesses for various offences. 48 individuals got $1,296 tickets. 12 $298 tickets were written to individuals for failing to wear a mask indoors at a public…
Acute In-Person Visits Allowed
WINNIPEG – Provincial health officials are now allowing acute care patients to select one essential care partner to provide psychological, emotional, or physical support in person, in addition to virtual connection options. Shared Health Chief Nursing Officer Lanette Siragusa says the updated guidelines are based on new policies recommended by the Canadian Patient Safety Institute.…
Vaccine Gets Trashed
WINNIPEG – As many as nine doses of COVID-19 vaccine were thrown into a Winnipeg clinic waste bin this past week, as Manitobans line up to take the long-awaited shot made by Pfizer-BioNTech. Sources say a miscalculation of how many doses were needed led to the manager of the clinic at the U of M’s…