WINNIPEG – RCMP arrested and charged a 30-year-old woman from Oxford House with Second Degree Murder. Mounties said Tuesday morning at 7:20AM they received a report of a man who was taken to the nursing station as a result of injuries he sustained from an assault with a weapon. The 30-year-old male later died from…
80-Year-Old Found Dead in Home, Considered a Homicide
WINNIPEG – RCMP in Powerview have determined the discovery of an 80-year-old man in his home on Sunday is a homicide. Mounties said that at 10:00AM on May 6th they went to check on a homeowner in Belair, Manitoba. When police arrived the found the 80-year-old male homeowner dead at the scene. RCMP have determined…
Water Meter Reading has Started in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – The door to door water meter reading program has begun in Winnipeg and runs until the end if August. City staff will be visiting homes only on weekdays and between 2:30 p.m. and dusk. Every meter reader will have photo identification, a hand-held computer and a uniform with the City of Winnipeg logo.…
Winnipeg Fire Fighters Continue Battling Brush Fires
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Fire and Paramedic Service (WFPS) spent hours Monday and Tuesday battling wildland fires in the city. In a Tweet Tuesday, WFPS indicated they were battling several wildland fires and spending hours at Pipeline and Perimeter, Leila and Pipeline, and at Balgona Road. The Fire Department also had crews responding to many residential…
Drugs and Cash Seized From Churchill Home
WINNIPEG – An RCMP search warrant lead to the seizure of drugs and cash at a home on Radisson Street in Churchill on Saturday May 5th. Mounties said they found and seized approximately 37 grams of cocaine, 10 grams of marihuana, a large sum of cash and various drug paraphernalia. Police arrested Rose Marie Lavallee,…
$1,490 Fine for Speeding in Construction Zone
WINNIPEG – Manitoba RCMP took to Twitter to remind Manitoba drivers that construction zones speed limits are always enforced. Mounties reminded drivers that even when workers aren’t present, there may be hazards in a construction zone, changes in the roadway or shoulder, lack of barriers, and more. RCMP caught one driver was doing 125 kmh…
Dramatic Fire at Rooming House on College
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service have been kept extremely busy with wildland fires including the fire Sunday near Assiniboine Forrest and several other wildland fires overnight including a large one in the Transcona Bio-reserve. There was a dramatic fire overnight in a rooming house on the 300 block of College. A tweet by UFFW…
Carman Man Dies in Collision Between Motorcycle and Pick-up
WINNIPEG – A 31-year-old man from Carman riding a motorcycle died after being struck by pick-up truck Saturday night. Carman RCMP said at 9:00PM they responded to a collision between a pickup truck and a motorcycle on Main Street in Carman. Mounties said the motorcycle was travelling northbound, being driven by a 31-year-old man from…
Two Men Died at Suspicious Brush Fire Site
WINNIPEG – Two men died from serious burn injuries after police discovered them in a field where a small bush fire had been reported. Friday night around 11:15PM Winnipeg Fire and Police responded a small brush fire in a field at the rear of businesses in the 1500 block of Regent Avenue West. Police said…
Do You Know These Famous Manitobans?
WINNIPEG – We never hear about the many successful daughters and sons of the our province. There are hundreds of Manitobans who have made a positive impact in the world, attained international recognition for sports, music, acting, arts and more. We want to change that with our weekly feature titled, “Do You Know These Famous…