WINNIPEG – A man is dead following a Winnipeg house fire in the Maples early Saturday morning. Firefighters and emergency crews responded to the fire at 46 Martell Crescent around 10:30 AM. Officials have told media when crews arrived at the single-family-home flames were coming out of the basement windows. Firefighters were aware of a…
Two Winning Tickets for Lotto 649 Draw
WINNIPEG – There were two winning tickets for the $16 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. One was sold on the Prairies and the other in Ontario and each is worth almost $8 million. The draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on…
Road Closed for Repair on South Perimeter Highway
WINNIPEG – The south Perimeter Highway on the Red River Bridge will be closed for repair work in the westbound lanes starting Sunday December 16th. The lane has already been closed since November after an inspection found cracking in the bridge deck concrete. The lane is expected to be closed until repairs are complete on…
Winning Lotto Max Numbers
WINNIPEG – There was no winning ticket for last night’s Lotto Max Draw and no Manitoba Winners of the MaxMillion prize. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Dec. 21 will remain at approximately $60 million,. Here are the numbers from December14th, 2018; In the event of any discrepancy between this information and…
RCMP Investigating Suspected Murder in The Pas
THE PAS – At about 7:00 this morning (December 14th) RCMP discovered the body of a woman on Bignell Avenue in The Pas near the Hudbay Rail Station. The death is being treated as a homicide and police are asking for the public’s help with any information. Anyone with information is asked to call The…
Winnipeg Man Arrested for Trafficking Meth
WINNIPEG – A 51 year-old Winnipeg man has been arrested for trafficking in methamphetamine as a result of an DEU investigation that began in early December. A home in River Park South was suspected of being involved in drug trafficking which led to a search warrant being executed on December 13th. Police seized $6,500 worth…
Suspicious Man Disguised as MTS Employee Tries to Enter Home in Transcona
WINNIPEG – A man disguised as a Bell/MTS employee tried to gain entrance into the home of a 46-year-old Winnipeg woman on December 13th at 7:45 pm. The incident occurred in the area of Plessis Road and Pandora Avenue in Transcona. The man knocked on her door, stated that he was from MTS and requested…
RCMP Make Arrest for 2017 Double Homicide
ST. GEORGES – RCMP have made an arrest after an extensive investigation into the deaths of two men in St Georges, Manitoba on February 28, 2017. The two men, aged 35 and 43 were found deceased in their home and their deaths were determined to be the result of a homicide. 54 year-old Claude Francis…
Emailed Bomb Threats Being Made to Local Businesses
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg police are investigating numerous bomb threat that have been sent via email to local businesses. Apparently the threats are also being sent, not only across Canada, but also in the Unites States. Officers are attending to each location that has received a threat and all necessary precautions are being taken. The WPS…
Tragic Fire in RM of Riding Mountain Takes Life of 29 year-Old Man
RIDING MOUNTAIN – On December 9th at 12:45 am. firefighters were called to a fire at a home about 10 kilometres north of Inglis. When they arrived the garage was fully engulfed in flames. Two men, aged 74 and 43 had got out of the house safely, but a third man, aged 29 could not…