WINNIPEG, MB – Birth control pills sold in Canada are being recalled due to potential ineffectiveness. According to Health Canada, Apotex Inc. is voluntarily recalling one lot of Alysena 28 birth control pill (lot LF10133A) after receiving complaints about chipped pink pills in sealed blister packages. Alysena 28 is a prescription drug used to prevent…
Trudeau motorcade crash injures three
CALIFORNIA – A police officer riding on a motorcycle and two other people were hurt after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s motorcade was involved in a crash in California. Linda So has more information in this Reuters News video report.
1,000 Origami Cranes To be Unveiled Sunday
WINNIPEG, MB – A mobile of 1,000 origami (folded-paper) cranes made by visitors, staff and volunteers at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) will be unveiled Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba. The event begins at 11:00AM. The Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba is located at180 McPhillips Street. The colourful cranes were…
New Tenant Announced for True North Square
WINNIPEG, MB – True North Square has inked another tenant, national accounting, tax, and business consulting firm MNP LLP. MNP’s new Winnipeg office will occupy over two and a half floors in 242 Hargrave, the first of four towers to be completed at True North Square. “MNP is one of Canada’s largest, fastest growing and…
Travel Tips – Be a Part of The Carry-On Club
WINNIPEG, MB – How many times have you sat waiting at your destination for your bags to come off the carousel and wondered to yourself why your bag always seems to be the last one? If you’re tired of waiting on your luggage, or broke from paying the extra fees for your checked bags, you…
Manitoba Bisons Top Athletes for the Week
WINNIPEG, MB – The Manitoba Bisons top athletes for the week come from hockey and basketball. The female athlete of the week is Alanna Sharman from Winnipeg. The Bison women’s hockey team continues to win on the road with a weekend sweep of Lethbridge Pronghorns on February 2-3. Bison fourth year forward Sharman had two…
Brandon Police Beat – Stolen Vehicle From Winnipeg Recovered
BRANDON, MB – Brandon Police thought a parked brown Pontiac Montana van near 26th Street and Pacific Avenue was suspicious, and they were correct . The vehicle had been reported stolen out of Winnipeg. Police received a call from an employee of a business in the 900 Block of Victoria Avenue who had apprehending a…
Four Manitoba Men Fined Thousands for Night Hunting
WINNIPEG, MB – Four men who were caught using a spotlight to hunt at night in Manitoba have been fined thousands of dollars and had their vehicle and hunting gear seized. After receiving several complaints that people were night hunting in the Carberry area, 14 conservation officers and the chief constable of the Rural Municipality…
Province to Invest $1.323 Billion in Public School Divisions
WINNIPEG, MB – The Manitoba government will invest $1.323 billion in public school divisions for the 2018-19 school year, an increase of $6.6 million, Minister Ian Wishart officially announced. The Minister said in a news release, “We continue to provide significant funding to give students the best education possible while we carefully steer Manitoba back…
Premier Calling for Clarity and Resolution Over Pipeline
WINNIPEG, MB – Premier Brian Pallister is stressing the need to address the issues surrounding the Trans Mountain pipeline project. The increasing regional tensions and economic uncertainty over the future of the already-approved pipeline project should be addressed and defused as quickly as possible, said the Premier. “I have promoted open trade and the importance…