A man from Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba was found deceased Saturday in the 300 block of Smith Street.
Police responded to a business in the area in the early morning hours, where the victim was located.
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Life Like a Nightmare Since Daughter’s Fatal Beating Shared Online: Mother
By The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – The mother of a young Indigenous woman whose fatal beating was filmed and shared online told a sentencing hearing her life since has been a nightmare.
Serena McKay’s body was found on Manitoba’s Sagkeeng First Nation in April 2017 and two teenage girls, who were 16 and 17, were arrested.
City of Winnipeg Accused in Lawsuit of Being ‘Dishonest’ with Garbage Company
By The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Garbage and recycling company Emterra is suing the City of Winnipeg for allegedly breaching its contract with the business.
Emterra alleges the city acted in a high-handed, unethical and dishonest manner by blaming the company for its own errors and mistakes between 2012 and 2017.
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Winnipeg Airport Constructing $27M Building to Boost Operational Efficiency
The Winnipeg Airports Authority has shovels in the ground on a 96,000-square-foot Ground Services Equipment Building.
The $27 million building will enable ground handling, commissary and cargo companies to operate closer to the James Richardson International Airport terminal.
Red River Ex Attracts 195,000 Visitors
This year’s Red River Ex drew in more than 195,000 people to the midway and other site attractions.
“Wow, was it a scorcher! Snow cone sales hit record levels,” said Garth Rogerson, CEO, Red River Exhibition Association.
’70s Rockers ‘Sweet’ Playing Burton Cummings Theatre
Legendary rock band Sweet will bring their 1970s chart-toppers to Winnipeg this fall.
The band will play the Burton Cummings Theatre on October 18, performing such hits as “Ballroom Blitz”, “Fox on the Run” and “Love is Like Oxygen.”
Pigs Make Surprise Appearance During Yoga Session in B.C.
By The Canadian Press
ALDERGROVE, B.C. – Yoga practitioners in Aldergrove, B.C., had some unlikely company during a string of sessions on Sunday.
Five pigs, a chihuahua and turkey wandered between mats, with one pig taking a bite out of a mat and others flopping down for some belly rubs.
An Evening of John Denver Coming to Centennial Concert Hall
John Denver‘s critically acclaimed hits will be relived with the performance of Rocky Mountain High: An Evening of John Denver.
The tribute concert on October 4 will breathe new life into the singer-songwriter’s music at the Centennial Concert Hall.
Two People Killed in Separate Crashes on Manitoba Highways
Two people were killed in separate crashes on Manitoba highways over the weekend.
A 25-year-old Sagkeeng woman was initially struck by a vehicle on Highway 11 in the Sagkeeng First Nation community on Saturday morning. A 48-year-old Rosenort man came upon the scene at around 3:55 a.m. and also hit the same pedestrian, who was lying on the highway. She was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Food Musings: Kevin’s Bistro
By Kathryne Grisim (@foodmuser)
Confession time — I recently got to suggest a place for my girlfriends and I to dine out. Since the occasion for our get-together was to celebrate my birthday, I got to pick. When I went online to see that Kevin’s Bistro only serves mac and cheese, I thought perhaps I had made a dining mistake. Was Kevin’s going to be too casual for our get-together? Was everyone going to be able to find something to eat? Would we all go into a carbohydrate coma?
