WINNIPEG – Employees at the Stella’s on Sherbrook have walked off the job. UFCW Local 832 says their contract expired yesterday and bargaining which began in June failed to produce a new agreement. The union says the main stumbling block is better working conditions at the restaurant. Stella’s says this comes at a “deeply unfortunate”…
Wanted For Assault
WINNIPEG – Police would like your help finding this man. He’s wanted for assaulting a man on Main Street in early July. Just before noon, on July 2nd, a guy in his late 50’s was attacked in the 800 block of Main. The suspect returned and attacked the man again, all this for no apparent…
Possible Exposures
WINNIPEG – Provincial health officials are warning of several possible exposures. Restaurants on the list include La Scala Cafe, Local Pub Eatery and 21 Lounge. If you were at any of these establishments last weekend, you should watch for symptoms. Parents of kids who go to the Munroe Early Childhood Education Centre have been warned…
Schitt’s Creek Big Winner
WINNIPEG – It’s never happened before, a Canadian show has won the Emmy for best comedy series. Schitt’s Creek actually went on to take all seven of the categories it was nominated in. The four main characters won acting hardware last night – Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Daniel Levy and Annie Murphy. With Catherine O’Hara,…
Introducing Bev R. Bee
Pre-frost Gardening Tips According to The National Gardening Association, Winnipeg’s frost-free growing season will buzz off on Tuesday, as unbeelievable as it may seem. Our Manitoba gardening expert Bev R. Bee shares seven things we can do this weekend while it’s swarm (a high of 24!) to take the sting out of winter, and help…
O’Toole Has COVID
WINNIPEG – Conservative leader Erin O’Toole has tested positive for COVID-19. This just hours after another federal party leader, Bloc Quebecois boss Yves-Francois Blanchet, issued a statement saying he too has the virus. Neither of them will now be able to attend next week’s Liberal throne speech. Blanchet must now self-isolate until September 26th, while…
Lounge Fined Again
WINNIPEG – A city hookah lounge has been fined again for failing to comply with a COVID-19 public health order. The use of hookahs is banned during the pandemic. 7 Arabian Dreams Restaurant and Hookah Lounge has received a total of six tickets for the same offence just since August 1st. The owner says he’s…
Gift To City Rescinded
WINNIPEG – Flashing amber lights won’t be going up in Winnipeg schools zones after all. After years of political delays, Chuck Lewis at Expert Electric has rescinded his offer to supply, install and maintain almost 500 lights. The latest delay came this week when the city said almost 400 more lights would be needed on…
Cops In Schools Could End
WINNIPEG – A program that puts police officers in some city schools could be scrapped. City council will vote whether to renew the school resource officer program later this month. The Winnipeg Police Service says the program is beneficial but a group called Police-Free Schools feels policing is prejudicial, criminalizes young people and escalates behavioral…
ComicCon Postponed
WINNIPEG – The organizers of Winnipeg’s first ComicCon have pushed the event back a year, citing concerns around the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The pop-culture fan convention was to take place from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, 2020, but co-founder Scott Péron says the health and safety of everyone involved is their top priority. “As such,…