WINNIPEG – In a joint effort, police took down four people executing a Firearms search warrant at a home on Jefferson Avenue. Police said the search warrant was executed on August 25th at a home in the 100 block of Jefferson Avenue. As part of the same investigation a vehicle was stopped on Main Street.…
Winnipeg Police Seize Drugs & Weapons From a Home on Cathedral Avenue
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Police executed a search warrant that resulted in three people being arrested and a number of weapons and drugs seized. Police said the warrant was for a home in the 500 block of Cathedral Avenue. Officers with the Street Crime Unit and the Tactical Team removed eight people from the home and…
Manitoba Bison Football Ranked 4th in Canada West
EDMONTON – The University of Manitoba Bison Football team is ranked 4th for the upcoming 2018 Season. The UBC Thunderbirds were picked to take home the Hardy Cup, as the Canada West football pre-season coaches poll was released Monday. UBC, who has played in the last three Hardy Cups, received first-place votes from the conference’s…
Police Request Help Identifying Suspect in a Winnipeg Robbery
WINNIPEG – Police are asking for the public’s assistance identifying a man wanted in connection with a robbery in Winnipeg July 17th. Police said the robbery occurred at a business in the 1800 block of Pembina Highway on the 17th of July. A man entered the building during business hours and stole a computer and…
Wanted Man May be Armed & in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – RCMP in Fisher Branch are asking for the public’s assistance locating a wanted man from the community. Martin Blair Packulak, a 42-year-old man is wanted by Manitoba RCMP for Aggravated Assault, Robbery with a Firearm, Pointing a Firearm and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. RCMP said Packulak could possibly be in the City…
Liberals Say; Hydro Should Pay For Trauma & Mental Health Support for First Nations Communities
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Liberals want the province to send trauma counselling to First Nations communities who have experienced abuse allegedly by Manitoba Hydro development in and around their communities. Judy Klassen, Liberal Critic for Indigenous and Northern relations, said in a news release the province has an obligation to make good on the stories…
Transit Supervisor Pulled Off Bus & Assaulted Taken to Hospital
WINNIPEG – A transit supervisor was taken to hospital in stable condition after being assaulted by a man and two male youths he asked to leave the bus. Police said Thursday evening an eastbound Winnipeg Transit bus was stopped at the intersection of Portage Avenue and Colony Street. Three men got on the bus, however,…
Woman on Meth Assaults Portage Place Security Guard
WINNIPEG – A woman caught shoplifting, believed to be under the influence of Meth, assaulted and threatened a security guard. Thursday just before 6:00 PM a woman was in a store at Portage Place Shopping Centre, when she was leaving a security alarm went off and a security guard approached her. The woman pulled a…
Lotto 649 Winning Numbers
WINNIPEG – No winning ticket was sold for the $30 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Aug. 29 will be approximately $33 million. Here are the winning numbers from the August 25th draw: In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the…
Seven Cases of West Nile Virus Confirmed in Manitoba
WINNIPEG – The Province said Friday the total number of confirmed human cases of West Nile virus in Manitoba this season has risen to seven. Three new cases were identified in the Interlake-Eastern region, two in the Prairie Mountain region and one in the Winnipeg region. The first case, reported earlier this month, was confirmed…