WINNIPEG – You can add Morden Corn & Apple Festival to the list of events not happening this summer. Organizers have pulled the plug on it because of CoVid-19. This is the first time the party has been cancelled since it began in 1967. All the festival’s activities usually attract about 80,000 people to Morden…
CHAINSAW USED AS WEAPON
WINNIPEG – City police have arrested a man who used a chainsaw as a weapon. It happened Wednesday along the Disraeli Freeway. Two men were working on trees when the suspect grabbed one of their chainsaws and began waving it around, even at vehicles as they passed by. When officers arrived, they had to pull…
BIZ RENT’S DUE TODAY
WINNIPEG – It’s rent day for many businesses across Manitoba. The second since the pandemic began. CoVid-19 restrictions are going to loosen on Monday but these business people will still be struggling. They’ve gone several weeks with little or no money coming in and even if you are one of the businesses re-opening, there’s no…
MOUNTIES: LESS TRAFFIC, HIGHER SPEEDS
WINNIPEG – Manitoba RCMP say they’re seeing fewer vehicles on roads during this pandemic but the traffic that is out there is going faster. Last week, Mounties caught drivers traveling at speeds of up to 178 kilometres an hour. That was a 50 year old Winnipeg man on a motorcycle in an 80 zone in…
KID BANDIT GETS SENTENCED
WINNIPEG – A 15 year old boy who violently robbed a liquor store will be sentenced May 11th. The Crown is calling for the maximum youth sentence, three more years. He’s been in custody since being denied bail in December. The kid pleaded guilty last month to robbery and assault charges. Back in November, 10…
GLEN MURRAY FOR GREEN LEADER
WINNIPEG – Glen Murray is giving politics a go again. The former Winnipeg mayor is seeking the leadership of the federal Green Party. He was also a Liberal cabinet minister in Ontario for a time. And Murray says all his political experience makes him a natural for this job. The Greens are set to replace…
DEADLY CRASH IN WESTMAN
WINNIPEG – A 29 year old Saskatchewan man is dead after the car he was driving hit a ditch in western Manitoba. RCMP say the driver was thrown clear when the vehicle rolled near Russell. He died at the scene. The cause of the accident is under investigation.
LOTTO 6/49 WINNING NUMBERS
WINNIPEG – Here are the Lotto 6/49 winning numbers for Wednesday, April 29th. Good luck! In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the official information of WCLC, the latter shall prevail. Photo: WCLC
MANITOBA STARTING TO RE-OPEN
WINNIPEG – Premier Brian Pallister has announced his plan to re-open Manitoba. He says it’s a careful, multi-phased effort that’ll begin next week. Starting Monday, a variety of non-essential health care services and retail businesses will have the option of re-opening under strict guidelines, including social distancing and stringent cleaning practices. Below is more detail…
IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE
WINNIPEG – Models show CoVid-19 could have been much worse in Manitoba, if not for social distancing and travel restrictions. Without these measures, modelling suggests the province would be dealing with 933 cases right now, instead of the current 273. The models also say our number of cases would have climbed to over 2,000 by…