WINNIPEG – Multiple studies released over the past year all point to the same conclusion: Manitoba is a hot spot for cold feelings toward police. The newest study, by Statistics Canada, was released this week, and found that in 2019 less than a third of respondents in Winnipeg had “a great deal of confidence” in…
Historic Mansion Demolished
WINNIPEG – A Wellington Crescent mansion that was home to several prominent people has been demolished. Gordon House is now gone but it’s been the subject of a battle between a numbered company that owns the property and nearby residents in Crescentwood who wanted to save it. Since being built in 1909 by original owner…
City Layoffs Coming
WINNIPEG – The city will lay off hundreds of workers. 600 community services employees will be temporarily laid off on Sunday unless the province can use them. They simply have no work because many facilities are closed. Mayor Brian Bowman says they’re reaching out to the employees to see if they would be willing to…
Possible Exposures/Thursday
WINNIPEG – Here are the most recent possible exposures to COVID-19 in Winnipeg, as provided by provincial public health officials.
Care Home Outbreaks
WINNIPEG – 28 of the city’s 39 personal care homes have COVID-19 outbreaks, some of them severe. 159 people who work at the homes are currently fighting the virus. Because many employees are self-isolating or awaiting test results at home, staffing in these facilities is very challenged right now. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority says…
1 Year Ago Today
WINNIPEG – For the first time in 101 years, the Grey Cup won’t be presented to one of the nine teams in the CFL this year. But, in spite of a season that never began, fans of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers can still bask in the victory they celebrated a year ago today that ended…
Possible Exposures/Tuesday
WINNIPEG – Here are the most recent possible exposures to COVID-19 in Winnipeg, as provided by provincial public health officials.
Winnipeg’s 39th Murder
WINNIPEG – Following a weekend death in the city’s North End, with less than 40 days left in the year, Winnipeg is now just five homicides away from breaking a grim record it set last year. The Winnipeg Police Service responded to a call to an apartment building on Charles St. between College and Redwood…
Robber Tried Chilling Escape
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Police say a man who stole an empty cash register and then jumped into the icy Assiniboine River to avoid arrest is now in custody. The WPS says officers and a K9 unit were called to a building on Portage Ave. near Assiniboine Park after people spotted someone damaging the door of…
Possible Exposures/Monday
WINNIPEG – Here are the most recent possible exposures to COVID-19 in Winnipeg, as provided by provincial public health officials.