WINNIPEG – There are many folks who do extraordinary things in Manitoba without expecting any kind of accolade. Some of them are well known, others may be completely anonymous. We would like to celebrate all of them. Over the past five months, I have shared some of the accomplishments of a few of our wonderful…
Millennials Embrace Royal Wedding
TORONTO — Laura Moniz was never especially interested in the British Royal Family, but she is going all out to celebrate the upcoming wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The 32−year−old schoolteacher says she has invited a group of her girlfriends to a slumber party the night before the May 19 nuptials, when they…
Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Opens New Exhibit
WINNIPEG – In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame opened an historic new exhibit today featuring Manitoba’s athletes and sports teams, or the battalions to which they belonged, during the war. Using information from the digitized First World War personnel records in…
It’s Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
WINNIPEG – May is motorcycle saefty awareness month and Manitoba Public Insurance wants to remind all drivers whether on two, three or four wheels, that all road users have the right to be safe on our public roadways. In an effort to heighten road safety awareness between drivers of vehicles and motorcyclists, Manitoba’s public auto…
Meghan Markle Will Take UK Citizen Test
WORLD NEWS – U.S. actress Meghan Markle will join Britain’s royal family when she marries Prince Harry, but before she can become a British citizen, it will help her to know how big the Lake District is and the age of “Big Ben”. Jacob Greaves has more information in this Reuters News video report.
Pave the Way – Walk With The Alzheimer Society
WINNIPEG – Pave the Way and Walk With Us! Join the Alzheimer Society on Thursday, May 31st for the Investors Group Walk for Alzheimer’s at the new location at the Assiniboine Park Lyric Theatre. “We are thrilled to have our walk take place at Assiniboine Park! It is a great fit for the growing amount…
13-Year-Old Girl Aces First Year of University
CHARLOTTETOWN — Elementary school was excruciating for Vivian Xie. At 7 years old, Xie knew how to add, subtract and multiply negative numbers and decimals, while her classmates were just learning basic patterns and shapes. “I was surpassing them in terms of the amount of knowledge I knew,” Xie said in a phone interview. Xie…
VIDEO – Now These Dogs Are Well Trained
VIDEO OF THE DAY – We enjoy sharing the lighter side of life with you through videos. Please share them with your friends on Facebook and Twitter. In today’s video watch some amazing childcare being administered by very well trained and loving four legged guardians.
Love-Struck Man May Get Free Flights From Air Canada
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A love−struck Michigan man has convinced Air Canada to give him free tickets to visit his Newfoundland girlfriend — if he can manage to make his campaign go viral. C.J. Poirier of Clarkston, Mich., met Becca Warren of Corner Brook, N.L., online last year, but neither can afford a flight to…
New App Could Help Doctors in Diagnosing Dementia
MONCTON — A professor of clinical neuropsychology at the University of Moncton says a computer application she developed could help doctors better predict the risk of dementia — and take some of the pressure off New Brunswick’s medical system. Sarah Pakzad has spent the last seven years researching and working on the Neurocognitive Frailty Index,…