WINNIPEG, MB – Today is Louis Riel Day and there are many things to do across the province to celebrate the holiday, but what’s open and what’s closed? Here’s a rundown of what’s open and what’s closed today in Winnipeg. You can go shopping as the malls (St. Vital, Kildonan Place, Polo Park, Garden City)…
Inhalers Recalled
WINNIPEG, MB – Health Canada is advising people that one lot of the Ventolin Diskus inhalers is being recalled. GlaxoSmithKline, the makers of Ventolin Diskus inhalers is voluntarily recalling products from lot 786G because they may not deliver the intended dose. People who do not receive the intended dose may not be aware that the…
FEB 17 Winning Numbers from Lotto – 6-49
WINNIPEG, MB – There was no jackpot winner in last nights Lotto 6-49 draw so the jackpot now grows to an estimated $7 million dollars for the Wednesday February 21st draw. Plus, Here are the numbers from the February, 17th, 2018 draw; The Lotto Max draw for Friday February 23rd is an estimated $60 million…
Two Bodies Found in Fire Destroyed Mobile Home
WINNIPEG, MB – RCMP in Grand Rapids have found two bodies inside a mobile home that was destroyed by fire. When RCMP arrived at the fire early this morning (February 17) on Beardy Point Road in Grand Rapids, the residential trailer was engulfed in flames. In a news release police confirmed that two bodies were…
Helicopter Crash Kills 13 in Mexico
WORLD NEWS – At least 13 people on the ground, including three children, were killed when a Mexican military helicopter carrying top officials surveying damage from an earthquake crashed in a small town in the southern state of Oaxaca. Yahaira Jacquez has more information in this Reuters News video report.
Cannabis Retail Operators Selected by Province
WINNIPEG, MB – The government announced the companies they have accepted to operate retail cannabis location in Manitoba. Last November the province put out a request for proposals (RFP) seeking qualified applicants to operate retail cannabis locations, this week Minister Pedersen said they have conditionally accepted four operations from those RFP’s. “I’d like to thank…
Missing Selkirk Teen
WINNIPEG, MB – RCMP in Selkirk are asking for the public’s help locating a missing teen from the community. RCMP said, Sherrie Silken Garson, 17-years of age, was last seen earlier in the day February 15 on Charles Avenue in Winnipeg after attending an appointment. Garson is described as Indigenous, 5’8”, medium build, brown eyes,…
Province Wants to Improve Organ & Tissue Donor Program
WINNIPEG, MB – Manitobans are invited to provide written submissions to the special, non-partisan Committee on Organ and Tissue Donation. “Manitoba has long been known as the most generous province in Canada, yet many Manitobans do not make their wishes about the ultimate gift of generosity – organ and tissue donation – known to their…
Lotto Max Jackpot Grows to $60 Million
WINNIPEG, MB – There was no jackpot winner in last nights Lotto Max draw which means the jackpot grows to an estimated $60 million dollars for the next draw, Friday February 23rd. Here are the numbers from the February 16th, 2018 draw; The MAXMILLIONS numbers for February 16th, 2018: The Lotto 6-49 draw for Saturday,…
RCMP Rescue Mama and Her Pups
WINNIPEG, MB – A mama dog and her pups were rescued by members of the Lynn Lake RCMP detachment. Lynn Lake RCMP were made aware, on February 7th, by members of the community that some dogs were locked up in a house in Black Sturgeon Falls First Nation, and that the owner had been gone…