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After a year of testing, the City of Winnipeg will begin using a new product in its water treatment process to reduce the occurrence of discoloured water.
The city is switching out the coagulant it uses — a product that helps particles in water stick together for easier flow — from ferric chloride to ferric sulfate.
Lighten up the holiday season with Canad Inns Winter Wonderland! Cruise 2.5 kilometres through Red River Exhibition Park to view 26 brightly-lit holiday-themed displays.
WINNIPEG — Ice beginning to form on waterways has prompted a warning from emergency officials to stay clear of drainage ditches, culverts, streams, creeks, retention ponds and rivers.
The city says ice surfaces are thin and fragile, and falling into ice-cold water can be deadly.
The Canadian Press
STONY MOUNTAIN, Man. – A man convicted of killing three young men in a drunk driving crash near Edmonton has been granted day parole.
Jonathan Pratt appeared before a parole board at the federal Stony Mountain prison in Manitoba on Thursday.
By The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s Opposition New Democrats say if they were in power, they would set up a new government department — along with a separate minister — for drug addiction and mental health.
NDP Leader Wab Kinew also says he would set up a safe-consumption site in Winnipeg, a detox centre in Brandon and 50 new treatment beds to help battle the growing use of meth and other drugs.
Two RCMP vehicles were stuck while conducting a traffic stop west of Winnipeg on Wednesday night.
Officers were responding to a report of an impaired driver on Highway 1 just east of Elie, Manitoba at around 6:25 p.m.
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba government backbencher is once again holding a fundraising event at a squash club that doesn’t allow women to become members.
The constituency association for Scott Johnston, a Progressive Conservative, is planning an evening of “whiskey, wine and ale-tasting” next week at the Winnipeg Squash Racquet Club.
By The Canadian Press
MONTREAL – A judge has authorized a lawsuit to proceed against McDonald’s Canada over the marketing of Happy Meals to Quebec children.
Montreal lawyer Joey Zukran sought authorization for a class action lawsuit, arguing promotion of the popular meals constitutes illegal advertising to children.
