WINNIPEG – A 54 year-old bus driver has been charged after an investigation into the fatal collision between a bus and a pedestrian on November 13, 2017. Two charges have been laid against the City of Winnipeg transit driver: Drive carelessly – causing death, and proceed before safe to do so. A 50 year old…
The Centennial Concert Hall: Fifty Years of Service and In Need of Some TLC
WINNIPEG – Communities around the world take pride in the central performance and presentation space that helps to present the success, values, and viability of their home to local people and to visitors who come to visit the community. When the Manitoba Centennial Centre was opened in March 1968, the facility was an expression of…
Security Concerns About Limmud Speaker = $1500 Bill
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg police were on the site of the Asper Jewish Community Campus on Sunday morning, but the President of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg, which helps fund the facility, has claimed a cone of silence prevents her from explaining exactly why. Concerned parents attending the Rady Community Centre located inside the campus…
Obama Tells Winnipeg Politics are Driven by Passion Not Facts
WINNIPEG — Barack Obama says there is a danger in the United States and around the world with politics being driven by passions disconnected from facts. “I think the danger that we have sometimes now in our politics in the United States, and what I’m seeing internationally, is us being driven by passions, and (we)…
Time To Clean Up The Swamp At City Hall
It is time for city councillors to step up to the plate and change the corporate culture that is killing our city. Every time I speak with an individual, a business or an organization about their dealings with the city, I hear very concerning stories of obstruction, intimidation, even coercion. Why aren’t there stories about…
Standing Hearing for 44 Year-Old Richard Kakish
WINNIPEG – A standing hearing will take place to determine who will be able to participate in the inquest for 44 year-old Richard Kakish. Richard was arrested in August of 2017 and taken to the Winnipeg Remand Centre. He was taken to hospital for assessment when he complained of chest pains where he was assessed…
Winnipeg No. 2 in Nation for Bedbugs
Winnipeg has been identified as having the second largest number of bedbug infestations in the nation, according to findings reported by Orkin Canada. In less than two decades, this pest has gone from a rarely experienced irritant to a major problem. No one is immune because bed bugs can thrive in either clean or dirty…
Limmud Winnipeg Defence of Pro-BDS Speaker Fails Evidence Test
OPINION – The national organization of Limmud in Canada blasted Limmud Winnipeg for showcasing “a member of a fringe Jewish group, IfNotNow, and a BDS anti-Israeli leader Lex Rofeberg”, saying the views and tactics of the podcaster and the far-left wing INN cross the line to an anti-Israel agenda. “There is a limit to what…
14 New Paramedics Added to Emergency Service
WINNIPEG – There will soon be 14 new primary care paramedics joining the front-lines to provide emergency services to Winnipeg. Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service Chief, John Lane, along with Councillor Vivian Santos attended the graduation ceremony of Winnipeg’s newest paramedics. “I am pleased to welcome these 14 new paramedics into our Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service…
Winnipeg Synagogues Revoke Radical Speaker’s Invitation After Being “Inundated” With Complaints
WINNIPEG – A sudden change of plans was announced late Wednesday afternoon by the Shaarey Zedek synagogue – the “Shabbat Across Winnipeg” dinner Friday night was not going to be nicknamed “the Rabbi Who Came To Dinner”, because his invitation to be the guest speaker was withdrawn. Heeding deep concerns expressed across the Jewish community…