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• Winnipeg Folk Fest staff have Naloxone in case of fentanyl overdose

  For the first time ever Winnipeg Folk Festival staff now carry naloxone, the antidote for fentanyl.

  Jul 6, 2017
• Selkirk man finds thrill in the hunt for historic treasures

  The sound of a beep from Robert Unik's metal detector gets his heart pumping.

  Jul 5, 2017
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• Winnipeg sinkhole caused by vacant St. Charles Hotel basement wall collapse: City

  What hides beneath the barricades on Albert Street has a lot of people concerned the sidewalk and road could suddenly fall in.

  Jul 4, 2017
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• Transcona water park officially opens

  The largest water park in Winnipeg opened Friday after much anticipation.

  Jun 30, 2017
• More panhandlers in Winnipeg, some with homes

  Some are noticing there are more people than ever standing on boulevards across the city asking for money from drivers, and many of those people have homes.

  Jun 28, 2017
• Waterpark opening in Transcona Friday, first of its kind in Winnipeg

  It's a year late but the new Transcona Aquatic Park is opening Friday with free admission.

  Jun 27, 2017
• Academy Lanes feels the love from Winnipeggers after announcing closure

  A 57-year-old bowling tradition on Academy Road is moving on.  Academy Lanes quietly announced this weekend, they are closing this summer.

  Jun 26, 2017
• ‘This whole area is questionable’: City of Winnipeg investigates sinkhole on Albert Street

  Just a block away from the city's most iconic intersection Portage and Main, hides a big problem underneath a piece of plywood.

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  Jun 22, 2017
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• ‘He just veered into that semi’: Witness recounts head on crash on Highway 3 Wednesday

  Curtis was driving along Highway 3 near Sanford towards Winnipeg Wednesday morning around 6:40 a.m. when he saw a car in front of him cross the center line and slam into an oncoming semi.

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  Jun 21, 2017
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• Asylum Seekers welcomed in Gretna after opposition

  There are only 11 people living at the reception center and since the center opened six weeks ago, 123 asylum seekers have spent their first 3-5 nights there, filling out paperwork before going to Winnipeg.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2017
• Coverage for test strips for Manitoba Diabetes patients reduced

  It's not a boast worthy statistic but Manitoba has the highest number of people living with diabetes per capita in Canada.

  Health

  Jun 16, 2017
• Winnipeg ash trees could be destroyed by Emerald Ash Beetles

  The city is preparing for an invasive species that could potentially destroy all of the city's ash trees.

  Environment

  Jun 16, 2017
• Family of missing Jennifer Catcheway continue to follow tips and search 9 years later

  Jennifer Catcheway went missing nine years ago on her 18th birthday, June 19th, 2008.

  Crime

  Jun 16, 2017
• Bear Rehabilitation Centre near Stonewall gets council approval

  A couple in the R.M of Rockwood has jumped a major hurdle in their attempt to open a bear rehabilitation centre on their farm property near Stonewall.

  Environment

  Jun 16, 2017
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• Moose on the loose off Highway 59 South near Niverville

  A moose has been spotted in a very strange place. Several residents have seen it wandering through farmer's fields and yards just off Highway 59 between Otterburne and Niverville, Man.

  Jun 15, 2017
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• Victoria Hospital Emergency Room to close October 2017

  Victoria Hospital Emergency department is slated to be shut down and converted to an urgent care facility in October of this year.

  Health

  Jun 14, 2017
• Winnipeg Sears locations not the main draw to malls anymore: Expert

  The ever changing landscape of retail seems to have dealt another blow to malls.

  Consumer

  Jun 13, 2017
• Arrest made after University of Winnipeg student was hit by vehicle

  A 22 year-old man has been charged in a hit and run that left a Winnipeg man in critical condition.

  Jun 13, 2017
• Winnipeg paramedic teaching students the deadly effects of fentanyl

  At least five times a day, Winnipeg paramedics rush to save a person who overdosed on drugs, majority of the time that drug is fentanyl.

  Crime

  Jun 12, 2017
• Fewer Winnipeg dogs being euthanized than ever before: City

  Nine years ago, the City of Winnipeg on average was euthanizing a dog every day, but not anymore.

  Jun 6, 2017
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• Zebra mussels wash up along Grand Beach, Manitoba

  It's been deemed one of the best beaches in Canada but it now has an unwelcome visitor. The sharp D-shaped shells called zebra mussels lined the shore of Grand Beach this weekend forcing beach goers to watch their step to avoid being cut.

  Jun 5, 2017
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• EXCLUSIVE: 18-year old U of W student alive after hit and run in Winnipeg

  Stanley Ho dreamed of becoming a corporate lawyer one day but his dream was cut short when he was hit by a vehicle last Sunday.  

  Crime

  Jun 2, 2017
• EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Woman trapped under SUV on St. Mary’s Road rescued by passersby

  A group of people lifted an SUV off a woman trapped underneath it on St. Mary's Road and Fermor Avenue Wednesday morning.

  Traffic

  May 31, 2017
• Pine Falls business charged $23,000 for not charging customers tax on water

  A small business owner in Pine Falls can't believe it after he was penalized over $23,000 for not charging his customers tax on water.

  May 30, 2017
• EXCLUSIVE: 20-year-old Niverville woman survives horrific crash on Highway 59

  When 20-year old Kennedy Koop saw the photos of the car she was in when it was rear-ended, she couldn't believe she survived.

  Crime

  May 26, 2017