MANITOBA – The following community testing sites for Covid – 19 are now available: Steinbach – 365 Reimer Ave., the site will operate as a drive-thru, with daily hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Other locations throughout the province include: Winnipeg – Access Winnipeg West (280 Booth Dr.), Access Fort Garry (135 Plaza Dr.),…
Winnipeg Taxi Driver Murdered
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg taxi driver lost his life early Thursday morning and Police are asking anyone with information to call. Police said, around 5:25 a.m. Thursday morning, officers responded to a taxi cab driver in distress. The cab was stopped in the roadway in the 500 block of Burrows Avenue. Police located the driver…
Winnipeg Drive-Through Testing Facility for COVID-19.
WINNIPEG – The Province has announced the City’s first drive-through testing facility for COVID-19. Manitoba Public Insurance is closing its Bison Service Centre in Winnipeg, effective today (March 19) to allow it to be used for a COVID-19 mobile, drive-thru testing centre. Customer appointments scheduled at this location will be cancelled. MPI said impacted customers…
Winning Lotto 649 Numbers for Wednesday, March 18
WINNIPEG – The $9 million Lotto 649 jackpot was won last night by a ticket holder out of Quebec. The $1 million Guaranteed Prize was won by a ticket holder in British Columbia. The jackpot for the next draw on Saturday, March 21 will now be an estimated $5 million. Here are the winning Lotto…
Fire Crews Battle Motel Fire on Pembina Highway
WINNIPEG – Fire crews are on scene at a motel fire in the 1800 block of Pembina Highway that started around 6:00 this morning. Some occupants of the motel self-evacuated and the remaining individuals were evacuated by WFPS crews. No injuries were reported. Crews located and brought one cat to safety. A second cat remains…
Lotto Max Winning Numbers for Tuesday, March 17
WINNIPEG – The $55 million Lotto Max jackpot was not won last night. The jackpot for the next draw on Friday, March 20 will now be an estimated $60 million. Here are the winning Lotto Max numbers for Tuesday, March 17, 2020. In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the official information…
Winnipeg Man Shot on College Avenue
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Police are now investigating a shooting on Monday in the City as a Homicide. Police said, on March 16, at 3:00 p.m., officers responded to a report of a man shot at a multi-unit family residence on College Avenue. Police located a man in his 20’s suffering from a gunshot wound. The…
Niverville Man Arrested for Dangerous Driving
WINNIPEG – WInnipeg Police arrest a man from Niverville early Tuesday morning for dangerous driving. On March 17, 2020, at approximately 1:20 a.m., Central District General Patrol officers observed an uninsured black Acura Integra in the area of Portage Avenue and Maryland Street. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle near Wellington Crescent and Waverley Street.…
Public Asked to Avoid RCMP Detachments
WINNIPEG – RCMP in Manitoba have issued a release asking the public to avoid visiting detachments for non-urgent matters IN Manitoba the RCMP have 80 detachments spread across the Province, and each detachment is an important point of contact between the police and the communities they serve. RCMP said in a released, “It is important…
Treherne Man Faces Multiple Weapons Charges
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE – RCMP have charged a 28 year-old man from Treherne after they seized 36 firearms from his property on March 12. RCMP stopped the suspect in his vehicle as part of an ongoing investigation and during the search found a loaded .22 caliber pistol in the vehicle’s console. A search warrant was…