ELIE TORNADO ANNIVERSARY

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WINNIPEG – On this date in 2007 in Elie, Manitoba, it was a very warm and humid early evening that became a 49 minute ride through an atmospheric rage that would terrorize people in the area. Fortunately, no one was killed. An extremely strong tornado, later categorized as an F5, rolled through from 6:25 to…

LOTTO 6/49 WINNING NUMBERS

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WINNIPEG – Here are the Lotto 6/49 winning numbers for Saturday, June 20th. Good luck checking your tickets! In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the WCLC, the latter shall prevail. Photos: WCLC

RIVER HEIGHTS RESTAURANT MAKES LIST

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WINNIPEG – Only one local restaurant has made it to this year’s list of Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants. Enoteca at 1670-Corydon Avenue comes in at number 98. The chef there is Scott Bagshaw, one of Winnipeg’s more celebrated culinary creators. Manitoba Post hasn’t tried Enoteca yet but we will now. The restaurant’s Facebook page says…

LOTTO MAX WINNING NUMBERS

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WINNIPEG – Here are the Lotto Max winning numbers from Friday, June 19th. Good luck checking your tickets! Don’t forget to play Lotto 6/49 by tonight. We’ll have the numbers for you as soon as they’re released. In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the WCLC, the latter shall prevail. Photos: WCLC

CMHR SAYS SORRY

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WINNIPEG – The Canadian Museum for Human Rights has apologized for excluding and even hiding LGBTQ2+ content from education programs. It happened from 2015 to 2017, at the request of some school groups. The CMHR executive team says this practice was wrong and is contrary to the Museum’s mandate and contrary to everything they stand…

BIG SPIN WINNER

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WINNIPEG – Winnipegger Albert Paupanakis considered himself a very lucky guy when he scratched a lottery ticket and won $10,000. However, he actually won the 10 grand plus the chance to spin the game’s prize wheel. An additional $500,000 was possible. So Albert gave the wheel a big spin and in the end, it landed…

CITY SERVICES RESUME

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WINNIPEG – A number of city services are about to resume, thanks to Phase Three of the re-opening of Manitoba. The Counil Building at City Hall will re-open to the public Monday under limited circumstances. The Clerk’s Department front counter will resume the following services… -Receipt of legal services against the City of Winnipeg -Receipt…

RENAMING PETITIONS

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WINNIPEG – Petitions are circulating to change some names in Manitoba. They all have connections to oppression. Like Cecil Rhodes School and anything with the name Wolseley on it. Garnet Joseph Wolseley was a British general who led colonial campaigns including the invasion of Manitoba and the suppression of Louis Riel’s Red River resistance. However,…

RCMP RECOVER BODY

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WINNIPEG – RCMP say the body of a man who went missing on Lake Winnipeg on the weekend has been recovered. The 42 year old was found about 2:30 this afternoon. He was boating with others near Belair on Sunday when their boat took on water and capsized. The incident also claimed another man’s life.…

NEW BIZ HIRING PROGRAM

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WINNIPEG – Premier Brian Pallister has announced more help for business in the wake of CoVid-19. It’s a summer hiring program to put Manitobans back to work, while also helping business owners. “We appreciate our many local businesses that temporarily closed their doors, reduced capacity or changed the way they operate in order to help…