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A Winnipeg man was shocked to learn he was the city’s newest millionaire after checking a stack of lottery tickets recently.
Yew Wing Lam won $1 million on the August 8 Lotto 6/49 draw, but waited a few weeks before checking his numbers.
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press
WASHINGTON – Canadians who take part in the legal cannabis industry find themselves facing deep potholes on the road to entering the United States — and immigration lawyers who specialize in border issues say the federal government needs to help them navigate a way through.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency sent tremors through the country’s burgeoning cannabis sector last week with word that legalization in Canada won’t change the fact that American laws treat marijuana as a banned substance, and industry insiders as drug traffickers.
A summer crime spree has come to an end for a Winnipeg woman, accused of robbing liquor stores and several other retailers within the past two months.
Between June 15 and August 27, police say the woman was responsible for hitting various Liquor Mart locations in Winnipeg and leaving without paying. Approximately $3,760 in liquor was stolen in 19 incidents.
WINNIPEG — The site of the former Public Safety Building is the subject of an expression of interest for new affordable housing.
CentreVenture Development Corporation is accepting EOIs from non-profit housing developers who wish to build on the future Market Lands site.
Summer travel set a new passenger record at Winnipeg’s James Richardson International Airport.
Winnipeg Airports Authority says 895,381 passengers made their way through the air terminal in July and August — up from 863,942 in 2017.
WINNIPEG — A $2.5 million donation has been gifted to the St. Boniface Hospital Foundation and the Montreal Heart Institute Foundation.
The donation from the Molson Foundation will fund several major research projects on women’s cardiovascular health.
By Liam Casey, The Canadian Press
A Canadian pig with a huge social media following is out of pain, cancer-free and able to strut around her Ontario home with ease weeks after undergoing surgery.
Owner Steve Jenkins said Esther the Wonder Pig’s “bad year” is now behind her.
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Even Joe Morrow wasn’t really positive he scored the game-winning goal for the Winnipeg Jets on Monday, but he’ll take it.
The defenceman’s goal with eight minutes remaining in the third period lifted the Jets to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild in pre-season action.
