WINNIPEG, MB. – CJNU 93.7FM is Winnipeg’s only English language community radio station. A not-for-profit cooperative founded by a group of retired radio professionals in 2006, and with roots stretching back to 1995, Nostalgia Radio has been broadcasting consistently for 11 years and counting, delivering ‘the music and the message’. The co-op has around 1,200…
Female Pedestrian Dies – Winnipeg Police Asking for Help
WINNIPEG, MB. – A female pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle yesterday morning Winnipeg. Police said in a release that the Motor Vehicle Collision had occurred at the intersection of Main St. and Anderson Ave. at approximately 5:55 a.m. Investigators believe a second pedestrian may have been crossing the street at the time…
Manitoba to Host 2018 Canada West Track and Field Championship
WINNIPEG, MB. – The Manitoba Bisons will host the 2018 Canada West Track and Field Championship from February 23-23 at the James Daly Fieldhouse. Since 2000, this will be the sixth time Manitoba has been a host of the conference Track & Field event. Previous years the Bisons were hosts were 2015, 2011, 2007, 2004…
Winnipeg Police Officer Stabbed
WINNIPEG, MB. – A Winnipeg police officer was stabbed Friday afternoon returning to his personal vehicle. Friday, around 3:30 a.m., the officer was returning to his personal vehicle parked near Graham Ave. and Garry St. after completing his shift. As he approached his vehicle he saw a male peering through the window into his vehicle.…
Meet Winnipeg’s Avery Cadogan
WINNIPEG, MB. – Some people make decisions when they’re young that later in life they’d like to take back. Avery Cadogan is not one of those young people. When the 21-year-old McGill Redmen basketball star from Winnipeg’s St. John’s Ravenscourt School graduated in 2014, he had a number of university offers. In the end, he…
Manitobans Raise $890,000 During 24-Hour Giving Challenge
WINNIPEG, MB. – Manitoba proves, once again, that this is the most generous province in Canada! Thanks thousands of Manitobans, community foundations across our province raised an incredible $893,448.89 during this year’s 24-Hour Giving Challenge. The Winnipeg Foundation stretched each $5 gift made to community foundations with $1 (to a maximum of $2,000 per foundation)…
Manitoba Government to Improve Health of Lakes
WINNIPEG, MB. – The Manitoba government has introduced new proposed legislation aimed at strengthening watershed management in the province through measures that would include protecting wetlands, improving approval processes and enforcement for drainage projects, and modernizing the conservation districts program, Minister Rochelle Squires and Ralph Eichler announced this week. “Our government’s comprehensive strategy on watershed…
RCMP Officer Will Face Charges of Impaired Driving
WINNIPEG, MB. – A Manitoba RCMP officer charged with impaired driving will have his day in court on Tuesday December 5th. The officer, Corporal Scott Hanson, was charged with Impaired Driving and Refusal toProvide a Breath Sample while off duty in a personal vehicle on September 29 of this year following an investigation. On September…
Up Close and Personal with Dale Hawerchuk
WINNIPEG, MB. – Winnipeg Jets legend Dale Hawerchuk sat down with Carter Brooks back in November to discuss all things hockey. The two touched on nearly everything from Dale’s time coaching current Winnipeg Jet, Mark Scheifele in the OHL, to an upcoming Budweiser promotion, Dale’s induction into the Winnipeg Jets Hall of Fame, and his…
Manitoba Small Business Optimism Behind National Average
WINNIPEG, MB. – Small business owners in Manitoba are not as optimistic as their counterpart in the rest of Canada. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released its latest Business Barometer, which reveals optimism in Manitoba remained unchanged in November with an index of 55.3, compared to 55.5 in October, but is four points…