Entire Family Gets COVID

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WINNIPEG – A family of seven at York Landing First Nation has tested positive for COVID-19. Chief Leroy Constant broke the news on social media where he asked people to keep the family in their prayers. The family became infected after after the mother went to Winnipeg for medical attention.

Manitoba Gets COVID App

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WINNIPEG – Manitoba is finally making use of a federal COVID-19 app. The app notifies you if you’ve been in close contact with someone infected with the virus. Health minister Cameron Friesen says it took time to make sure the app works with the province’s information system. He says it’s only going to work well…

Possible Exposures

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WINNIPEG – A few schools and a restaurant are the latest locations for possible COVID-19 exposures. There was a case of the virus at Sisler High School on September 18th. The same goes for Ecole Precieux-Sang, September 18th. And at John W. Gunn Middle School, there were potential exposures between September 16th and 18th. P.F.…

Meth & Machete Arrest

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WINNIPEG – Brandon police say they’ve arrested two people following a traffic stop in Brandon Saturday that uncovered meth, a machete, and gabapentin, a seizure and pain medication misused as an alternative to opioids. A patrolling officer pulled over a vehicle after noticing it was being driven without a license, and noticed a large machete…

Winnipeg Goes Orange

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WINNIPEG – The city has now been elevated to orange or restricted under the province’s pandemic response system. Masks are mandatory at all indoor public places and no gatherings over 10 people are allowed inside or outdoors. These new restrictions are expected to last at least a month. Here are all the details of this…

Deadly Weekend Crash

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WINNIPEG – The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba is probing a weekend crash that killed a woman and sent several other people to hospital with serious injuries. It happened on Saturday afternoon about 1:30 near Salter and Boyd. Police tried to stop a vehicle when it fled and struck another at a high rate of…

Outbreak At Seniors’ Home

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WINNIPEG – There’s a COVID-19 outbreak at another personal care home. This time it’s Heritage Lodge in Winnipeg. The province has elevated the home to red or critical on its pandemic response system. Revera which operates the home said in a statement a couple days earlier that an asymptomatic resident had tested positive for coronavirus.…

Lotto 6/49 Winning Numbers

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WINNIPEG – Here are the Lotto 6/49 winning numbers from Saturday, September 26th. Good luck! The $8 million jackpot was won so Wednesday’s draw will be for $5 million. In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the WCLC, the latter shall prevail. Photos: WCLC

Blue Moon End Of World?

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WINNIPEG – A Christian preacher believes a rare Blue Moon on Halloween could be an “omen of prophetic revelation.” Pastor Paul Begley from West Lafayette, Indiana who has a TV show called The Coming Apocalypse shared his fears in a recent YouTube video to almost 340,000 subscribers. Blue Moons are a perfectly natural phenomenon but…

What Are You Missing @ Work?

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WINNIPEG – Are you one of the many people working from home these days? What are you missing most about not being in the office? A new survey of 1,600 workers has come up with a list of what employees are missing most by not going into work. The top 10 answers were: Seeing workers…