WINNIPEG – The union representing Winnipeg Transit drivers has confirmed that bus crash the other night that sent eight people to hospital was the result of a medical condition. The bus hit a light standard and then a house on Henderson Highway near Kimberly Avenue during the afternoon rush on Thursday. Romeo Ignacio, president of…
Lotto Max Winning Numbers
WINNIPEG – Here are the Lotto Max winning numbers from Friday, December 18th. Good luck! The $40 million jackpot wasn’t won so Tuesday’s draw will be for $50 million. In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the WCLC, the latter shall prevail. Photos: WCLC
Grandview Hospital Reopens
WINNIPEG – A hospital in northwestern Manitoba is reopening after being closed for almost a month. The Grandview District Hospital will open its doors again on Monday morning. It closed so staff could help with a COVID-19 outbreak at the community’s personal care home. Prairie Mountain Health says the situation at the care home has…
New Leads In Paul Bud Case
WINNIPEG – New suspects and evidence in a Manitoba murder case has led forensic investigators back to Winnipeg and the last known home of the victim. 56-year-old Bud Paul was reported missing August 7, and his remains were discovered four days later at Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation – shortly after his car was found…
Transit Bus Hits Home
WINNIPEG – Eight people, including a child, were taken to hospital last night after a Winnipeg Transit bus slammed into a house on Henderson Highway. It happened just after five o’clock near Kimberly Avenue. The bus was travelling south when it apparently hit a vehicle, a light standard and then the home. The current condition…
Windy Day On The Way
WINNIPEG – A few flurries will end this morning as it becomes a sunny but very windy day today. Gusts will peak around noon at about 70 kilometres an hour our of the northwest. Temperatures will fall to -13 this afternoon, with a wind chill near -23. For the weekend, windy again tomorrow and -11…
Possible Exposures/Friday
WINNIPEG – Here are the most recent possible exposures to COVID-19 in Winnipeg, as provided by provincial public health officials.
Charlie Brown Xmas Tree
WINNIPEG – Everyone loves a Charlie Brown Christmas tree and people living in a neighbourhood near Polo Park have one of their own. Ornaments started showing up on the pine tree in Marjorie Park just west of the shopping mall late last month. Then St. James resident Marie Friesen began noticing more and more decorations…
$2 Billion Deficit Projected
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s deficit will be smaller than expected but still a record high number. The province is projecting to be just over $2 billion in the red for the fiscal year which ends in March. That’s $900 million less than the last estimate in September. You can thank almost $650 million in federal COVID-19…
Roussin: Santa Is Essential
WINNIPEG – Santa Claus has been officially declared an essential worker for Manitobans with just over a week before his scheduled flight from the North Pole. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin offered the special update addressed to children in the province during his regular COVID-19 press conference. Citing public health measures, Dr. Roussin…