WINNIPEG – Winnipeg police are investigating an incident that occurred on April 25 at 7:30 am at a home on Harbison Avenue East, where emergency personnel found a man in his 20’s suffering from serious injuries. The man was taken to hospital in unstable condition and remains there at this time. This investigation is continuing…
Medevac Plane Crashes En Rout to Churchill
GILLAM – Last evening at around 7:00 a medevac flight that was en route from Winnipeg to Churchill crashed near the Gillam airport. The Super King Air 200 aircraft attempted to make an emergency landing at the Gillam airport and landed on the frozen lake before coming to a stop at the edge of the…
Second Suspect Charged in Murder of Jaime Adao
WINNIPEG – A second person has been charged regarding the homicide of 17 year-old Jaime Adao on March 3, 2019. Jaime was home with his grandmother when 29 year-old Ronald Bruce Chubb broke in and violently assaulted him. Police shot him when they arrived and charged him with second degree murder and attempted murder. Police…
Pedestrian Struck by Truck on Peguis First Nation
PEGUIS FIRST NATION – A 42 year-old woman who was walking along Highway 224 on Peguis First Nation was struck by a truck at around 10:00 pm on April 23. The 46 year-old driver of the truck stayed on the scene. No information is available regarding the condition of the pedestrian. Both women are from…
Woman in Hospital with Life-Threatening Injuries and 16 Year-Old Charged with Impaired Driving
GYPSUMVILLE – An 18 year-old woman is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a serious single vehicle rollover on Fairford Road, about half kilometre south of the junction of Little Saskatchewan First Nation Main Road. The vehicle was heading south when it left the road and rolled numerous times. The 18 year-old passenger from Fairford…
BerMax Cafe Hate-Crime Staged by Owners
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg police have arrested three people following the hate-crime incident that took place at BerMax Cafe on April 18. Three owners of the BerMax Cafe have been charged with Public Mischief after the investigation revealed that the incident had been staged. 56 year-old Alexander Berent, 48 year-old Oxana Berent and 29 year-old Maxim…
Two Youths Charged After String of Violent Robberies
WINNIPEG – Two Winnipeg youths were arrested following a string of violent robberies that occurred against people selling goods online. An 18 year-old man agreed to meet at an arena in Valley Gardens to sell clothing that he had advertised online. When he arrived two suspects produced a firearm and robbed him. Another 18 year-old…
Organ Donation Now Completely Online
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s Organ Tissue Donation Registry is now entirely online. Organ donation was previously indicated through a signed donor card attached to a health card that may not have been communicated to family members. The province has now simplified the donor registration process by moving it entirely online. The online registration has been available…
Major Restoration Planned for Memorial Park Fountain
WINNIPEG – The province is planning a major restoration of the Memorial Park Fountain as well as rehabilitation work on Memorial Boulevard as part of Manitoba 150 celebrations that will take place in 2020. The fountain is the first phase of $45 Million that has been committed to infrastructure projects across the province to Mark…
Annual Unclaimed Bike Auction this Weekend
WINNIPEG – The annual unclaimed bike auction will be taking place this weekend at the Terry Sawchuk Arena at 901 Kimberley Ave. Saturday, April 27, public viewing will run from 7 am. to 8:45 am and the auction will begin at 9:00 am. Sunday, April 28 public viewing will take place from 10 am to…