A Pride crosswalk in Souris was vandalized on Halloween night or early Saturday morning. Someone reportedly used a roller and white paint to cover the rainbow-coloured crosswalk in the town’s business district. There’s no word if the Souris RCMP have started an investigation.
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Manitoba RCMP are investigating a gruesome Halloween display that a group believes was meant to intimidate local politicians. The Association of Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities says it involves five nearly life-sized person-shaped figures hanging from nooses in a home’s yard in Taché, southeast of Winnipeg.
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A Brandon family’s Halloween attraction brought in more than 3,000 food items and $600 in cash for the Samaritan House Food Bank. The Mitchell’s ‘Scare Away Hunger’ haunted house attracted over 1,600 visitors this year.
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Drug-related deaths have declined in Manitoba. The Medical Examiners office says there have been 203 suspected overdose deaths so far this year – down from 302 at this time in 2024. There could be several factors for the decrease, including drug prevention and awareness efforts.
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Organizers say the 4-day Manitoba Ag Ex, that wrapped up in Brandon on the weekend, was a big success. A highlight was the Junior Show with over 100 kids – the largest group in years. The annual event showcases cattle and sheep breeds from across North America.
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Manitoba has received a new report that makes recommendations into technology like artificial intelligence and economic innovation. Premier Wab Kinew says the report will help the province expand on successes in
agriculture and energy – and direct investments in clean technology, critical minerals and digital infrastructure.
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Have you ever used ‘Dr. Google’ to look up symptoms, or self-diagnose? According to a poll by the Canadian Medical Association, 75% of Canadians have gone online to get information on a health condition – with 69% looking for treatment options. But remember, AI is only as good as the information it has access to – and there’s some sketchy info on the internet.
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The moon will look slightly bigger and brighter Wednesday night during the closest supermoon of the year. It’ll look up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter. Supermoons happen a few times a year – and another in December will be the last one of the year.
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Dictionary.com’s word of the year – isn’t really a word. It’s the viral term ‘6-7’. The thing kids and teenagers can’t stop repeating and laughing about exploded in popularity over the summer. It seems to trace back to a rapper
Skrilla’s 2024 song called ‘Doot Doot (6-7). The phrase could mean ‘so-so’ – or ‘maybe this, maybe that’ when combined with a juggling hands gesture.
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This would likely be the closest you’ll ever come to sitting on a real throne. At auction later this month – a fully functional, solid gold toilet by artist Maurizio Cattelan. He’s the guy who created the piece ‘Comedian’ – a banana duct-taped to a wall that sold for $6.2-million. The starting price for the 101-kilogram gold toilet is $10-million – the cost of the gold used to make it.
