WINNIPEG – The Fire Paramedic Service is warning Winnipeggers about the dangers of carbon monoxide after a close call in St. Vital. Four residents of a home on Maralbo Avenue East were taken to hospital in stable condition after portable carbon monoxide alarms with fire paramedic crews went off. Monitors detected 80 parts per million.…
MP In Trouble For Travelling
WINNIPEG – An NDP member of parliament from Manitoba is in hot water for travelling abroad during the pandemic. Churchill-Keewatinook Aski MP Niki Ashton tweeted on Friday that she’s in Greece to be with a sick family member. Wishing everyone a better year ahead. Bonne année à tous. After spending Christmas alone with our family…
Forks River Trail Opens
WINNIPEG – The Centennial River Trail at The Forks is now open. It’s just the first part of the skating trail that’s available to the public, also known as The Forks Port Rink, with more to come. The trail is extra wide this year to make sure people can physically distance while skating. The Forks…
Lotto Max Winning Numbers
WINNIPEG – Here are the Lotto Max winning numbers from Friday, January 1st. Good luck! The $22 million jackpot wasn’t won so Tuesday’s draw will be for $27 million. In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the WCLC, the latter shall prevail. Photos: WCLC
Van Creates Drive-Thru
WINNIPEG – A van jumped a downtown sidewalk on Thursday, smashing into the side of a restaurant. No one was hurt but damage to Mary’s Brown’s Chicken at William and Sherbrook near HSC was significant. No word on what caused the crash.
First Nations To Get Vaccine
WINNIPEG – Manitoba will get its first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine any day now. When the 7,300 doses arrive, 5,300 of them will be sent to remote First Nations. This vaccine is better for delivery to difficult areas because it doesn’t need to be kept at super cold temperatures. The province also announced…
2021 Tax Changes
WINNIPEG – The new year is here, along with a number of new tax benefits for Manitobans. Among them, a 2.2 per cent increase in the basic personal amount and other income tax brackets which leaves people with more tax-free income. The province also plans to phase out education property taxes this year. Federally, Canada…
6 Deaths, 187 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting six deaths today from COVID-19, four of them in Winnipeg. There are also 187 new cases of the virus, including 91 in Winnipeg. 4,505 cases are active, 19,528 people have recovered, for a total of 24,700 cases so far. 337 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 37 of them…
Record Real Estate Sales
WINNIPEG – 2020 is ending with record real estate numbers in the city. More than 16,000 homes were sold in Winnipeg this year. That’s up from around 13,600 in 2019. Peter Squire at Winnipeg Realtors also reports about a five per cent increase in prices. He says sales started really picking up in June and…
No More Library Late Fees
WINNIPEG – The city has decided to stop fining library users who are late bringing their books back. Starting tomorrow, January 1st, overdue fees will be no more. Libraries will also clear all existing fines from users’ accounts. The city says fines create a negative experience and discourage people from using libraries. Late notices will…