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37 New Cases Thursday
WINNIPEG - There are 37 new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba today. 30 are in Winnipeg, four in the Interlake/Eastern health region, two in the Southern region and one in the Prairie Mountain region. 450 of the 1,711 cases so far remain active. The five day test positivity rate is 2.5 percent. 1,616 people have…
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More Cigs Seized
WINNIPEG - Just over a week ago, police in Brandon reported the seizure of 3.5 million illegal cigarettes and the arrest of four people. Since then, three more search warrants have been executed and another 560,000 contraband smokes have been seized. The new searches also netted a large quantity of stolen power tools. Two of…
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Long COVID Waits
WINNIPEG - If you've had to wait on hold or stand in a long line at a COVID-19 testing site, you won't be happy to hear that wait time isn’t getting any shorter - yet - or of others who are able to avoid the queue. Wait times, both for lineups and by telephone, are…
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RoboCurler Video
WINNIPEG - This is a cool video! A robot named "Curly" takes on top South Korean curlers and the results are amazing...
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Companies Paying For Testing
WINNIPEG - If you've had to stand in a long line at a COVID-19 testing site, you won't be happy to hear that big business is able to pay for private testing that's sent to Ontario for analysis. This allows employees of these companies to avoid those big lineups. Critics of this practice say it…
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Fall Election Or Not?
WINNIPEG - MP's will vote on the speech from the throne today, at which time we'll find out for sure if there's going to be a fall election. The Conservatives and Bloc Quebecois have already said they'll vote the Liberal government down so it's up to the NDP. Yesterday's throne speech included promises of big…
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Lotto 6/49 Winning Numbers
WINNIPEG - Here are the Lotto 6/49 winning numbers from Wednesday, September 23rd. Good luck! The $6 million jackpot wasn't won so Saturday's draw will be for $8 million. In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the WCLC, the latter shall prevail. Photos: WCLC
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Litz Fraudster Gets 6 Years
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man who pled guilty to defrauding his former employer out of more than $4 million is now facing six and a half years in prison. 44-year-old Peter Ramdath, former CFO of Litz Crane & Rigging, admitted to fraud over $5,000 in Provincial Court in January. A 2018 police investigation uncovered deceptive…
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Mounties Want This Man
WINNIPEG - 23 year old Devon Charles Colomb is wanted by the Mounties. He faces a long list of charges including robbery, extortion and dangerous operation of a vehicle. Colomb is believed to be in Winnipeg. If you have information for police or know his whereabouts, please call Gillam RCMP at 204-652-2200.
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Transit Driver Killed
WINNIPEG - An off-duty Winnipeg Transit driver is dead after being hit by a vehicle as he walked across Main Street last night. It happened near Matheson Avenue just after six o'clock as he was just ending his work day. The 62 year old victim was pronounced dead there. The driver that hit the man…