WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg man is over the moon, and his cat Dewy a lot cleaner, after the feline friend went missing for nearly a month at a Toronto airport. Riley McCann said Dewy wasn’t pleased about getting his first bath since before the flight that led to him going missing for more than three…
Hammer Attack
WINNIPEG – Police were called to the Higgins and Main area on Wednesday evening for a man with a weapon. A 28 year old faces several charges after two people were chased by a guy with a hammer who also damaged a building and a car. He then fled on a Winnipeg transit bus but…
Vaccinations Top 50K
WINNIPEG – Medical leaders for the province say we currently rank second in the country for total population fully vaccinated for COVID-19 per capita, as Manitoba reaches what it calls an important milestone in protecting Manitobans against COVID-19. Medical lead for Manitoba’s Vaccine Implementation Task Force Dr. Joss Reimer says the province has now given…
New Phone Scam
WINNIPEG – Police are warning Winnipeggers about a scam targeting people in the city that involves would-be fraudsters impersonating police. The Winnipeg Police Service says they’ve received reports of citizens getting calls from someone playing the role of a Canada Revenue Agency criminal investigator claiming the potential victim owes tax money. The scammer tells their…
Murder Suspects Wanted
WINNIPEG – The Homicide Unit is asking for your help locating a pair of suspects wanted for the death last October of 29 year old Mohamed Mohiadin Ahmed. A passerby walking their dog near Churchill Drive and Hay Street saw his body in the Red River. It’s believed Ahmed was murdered at a Fort Garry…
Exporting Horses For Slaughter
WINNIPEG – The Humane Society wants the exporting of live horses for slaughter to stop. This after a video showed dozens of horses standing on the freezing tarmac at Winnipeg’s airport waiting to be shipped to Japan to be eaten. The society says exposing the horses to severe weather, extreme stress and excessive travel makes…
Killer Gets Life
WINNIPEG – Life in prison with no parole for 10 years. That’s the sentence given to a Winnipeg man who fatally shot another over a tossed beer bottle. Alrick Banton was convicted of second degree murder in the shooting over a year ago of Yassin Ahmed at the Windsor Hotel. Banton shot Ahmed in the…
Lotto 6/49 Winning Numbers
WINNIPEG – Here are the Lotto 6/49 winning numbers from Wednesday, February 10th. Good luck! The $15 million jackpot was won so Saturday’s draw will drop to $5 million. In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the WCLC, the latter shall prevail. Photos: WCLC
6 Deaths, 59 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting six deaths today from COVID-19, four of them in Winnipeg. There are 59 new cases of the virus, including 21 in Winnipeg. 1,573 cases are active, 27,985 people have recovered, for a total of 30,417 cases so far. 255 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 34 of them in…
COVID Causes More Garbage
WINNIPEG – People threw out more trash last year and COVID-19 is likely to blame. According to Michael Gordichuk, the city’s manager of solid waste services, residential garbage rose 12 per cent in 2020. He says it looks like Winnipeggers used their pandemic downtime to clean up around the house. There was also a big…