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The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has hit the picket line in Winnipeg and Brandon as part of Canada Post’s series of rotating strikes around the country.
CUPW says 1,500 members walked off the job in Winnipeg at 10 p.m. Sunday and that workers in Brandon set up picket lines at 12:01 a.m. Monday.
Brandon police arrested three people on Wednesday after finding several firearms in a residence in the 1400 block of 9th Street.
Police executed a search warrant and found two sawed-off twelve-gauge shotguns, ammunition and a sawed-off .22 calibre rifle.
WINNIPEG — Brian Bowman will remain Winnipeg’s mayor, receiving wide support from the electorate in Wednesday’s municipal election.
Bowman, Winnipeg’s 43rd mayor, was first elected in 2014 and defeated fellow frontrunner Jenny Motkaluk. Bowman had 53.30 percent of the vote over Motkaluk’s 35.72 percent.
Brandon police arrested a man Sunday morning after finding 22 boxes of unmarked cigarettes in his vehicle.
Police stopped the vehicle at the intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway and 18th Street North. The driver told them he had a suspended driver’s licence and was arrested.
By The Canadian Press
BRANDON, Man. – Jordin Tootoo, the first Inuk player in the history of the NHL, has announced his retirement from the league after 13 seasons.
Tootoo made history when he was selected by Nashville in the fourth round, 98th overall, of the 2001 NHL draft.
The province has opened two more Rapid Access to Addictions Medicine clinics in Manitoba to help people suffering from addictions.
The RAAM clinics are located in Brandon on 7th Street and Thompson at the Addiction Foundation of Manitoba’s Eaglewood site.
A new poll suggests the majority of Winnipeg residents support the idea of a low-income bus pass.
The Amalgamated Transit Union 1505 commissioned Probe Research to conduct the poll, which found 79 percent of Winnipeg respondents favoured such a bus pass.
A new poll commissioned by the union representing Winnipeg Transit employees says the majority of citizens want to see the provincial government share the cost of transit with the City of Winnipeg.
The Probe Research survey, conducted on behalf of the Amalgamated Transit Union 1505, shows 79 percent of Winnipeg residents want the province to restore its 50-50 funding deal with the city.
