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By The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Hydro made millions less in income last year and the Crown corporation expects its long-term debt to grow by $25 billion in the next five years.
The utility’s annual report shows it made $37 million in net income for the fiscal year ended March 31, down from $71 million the year before.
Winnipeg police are warning about a scam involving fraudulent security alert text messages.
The messages arrive unsolicited and warn a person’s bank account will be closed or access limited if certain prompts aren’t followed.
By Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press
CHARLOTTETOWN – The Liberal government has no plans to resurrect the controversial long-gun registry, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insisted Monday as Canadians struggled to come to terms with a deadly shooting last week that killed four people, including two police officers.
Trudeau, who spent the day visiting Prince Edward Island as part of an ongoing tour of Atlantic Canada, found himself fielding the same questions that often follow such tragedies — including whether Ottawa is prepared to consider additional restrictions on firearms.
Canadian Blood Services says it is in need of 22,000 donations by August 26.
Summer is typically when blood donations slow down for the organization, as many Canadians are enjoying time off and other seasonal activities.
Winnipeg police arrested a man Sunday after getting a call that an impaired driver was parked near Buchanan Boulevard and Hamilton Avenue.
Police arrived at around midnight to find the vehicle parked near a chain link fence. The driver was taken into custody and officers searched the vehicle.
Winnipeg police safely took a “distressed” man into custody on Friday who wanted officers to shoot him.
Police say the man called 911 himself after taping large machetes to his hands and making a shield to prevent being Tasered. The man called to say an armed male was outside his Robertson area home with a machete.
By The Canadian Press
BRANDON, Man. — The wife and mother of a Manitoba man who disappeared while hiking alone in the Alps have gone to Germany to try to help with the search for their loved one.
Jeffrey David Freiheit, a 32-year-old educator and avid hiker from Brandon, was last seen on Aug. 2 in the southern German town of Bad Tolz.
By Michelle Bailey (@MichelleBailey1)
In its seventh year as a pavilion at Folklorama, organizers of Spirit of Ukraine chose to celebrate the Ukrainian holiday of Ivana Kupala.
It originally started as an age-old pagan holiday during the summer solstice with many aspects revolving around water, fire and greenery.
