WINNIPEG – Members of the Winnipeg Rowing Club return with five 1st Place finishes at the 136th Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in St. Catharines. The winners were: Senior Women’s Single – Michelle Truax Senior Women’s Pair – Rianne Boekhorst & Michelle Truax Championship Women’s Pair – Rianne Boekhorst & Michelle Truax U19 Double – Abby…
Winnipeg Parking Authority Employee Assaulted
WINNIPEG – Police arrested and charged a 30-year-old man after he assaulted a Winnipeg Parking Authority employee. On August 12, 2018, the Winnipeg Police Service received a report of an assault of a Winnipeg Parking Authority employee. Police said around 3:30 PM on August 12th, a parking authority mobile officer had been walking in the…
Traffic Stop in Portage Leads to Drugs, Weapons & Recovery of Several Stolen Items
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE – A large amount of drugs and weapons were found in a vehicle that RCMP in Portage la Prairie stoped Thursday afternoon, but that lead to even more. Thursday around 12:20 AM, RCMP conducted a traffic stop on 8th Street NW in the city. The traffic stop led to a search of…
Lavallee & Sinclair Added to Winnipeg Most Wanted List
WINNIPEG – Law enforcement agencies in Manitoba provide pictures and details of individuals that are wanted by police in their communities. The Manitoba Post brings you those details and photos of wanted people in our province on a weekly basis. Please share them with your friends on Facebook and Twitter. Joseph Lavallee Joseph Lavallee was…
Driver Clocked at 182 KM/H Had Two Children in Vehicle
WINNIPEG – A 33-year-old driver clocked doing 182 km/h not only put himself in danger, but two young children. Mounties said the 33-year-old had his infant child in a proper car seat but his 2-year-old was only in a booster. The driver was charged with “Sec 186(9) – Drive a motor vehicle when a child…
Yes Campaign Launches GoFundMe Page
WINNIPEG – The Portage and Main battle between Yes and No is about to heat up. A Coalition to open Portage and Main officially launched a GoFundMe campaign Wednesday, with a goal of $100,000, at time of writing it was just over $3,000. The Coalition says this is an initial fundraising target. The money which…
Winnipeg Man Who Left Mother to Die has Sentence Appealed by Crown
WINNIPEG — Crown prosecutors are appealing the sentence of a man who left his 89−year−old mother on the floor of their home for several weeks until she died. Ronald Siwicki, 66, was sentenced in July to three months in jail for criminal negligence causing the death of his mother Elizabeth. One month was deducted as…
Aretha Franklin “The Queen of Soul” Dead at 76
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS – The incredibly talented Aretha Franklin died Thursday at the age of 76. Aretha, who was appropriately crowned the Queen of Soul died at her home in Detroit. The reported cause of death was advanced pancreatic cancer. She was the first woman inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in 1997,…
Two Men Found With Contraband Cigarettes Could Pay a Tax Penalty of $418,096.50
WINNIPEG – Provincial Tax Investigators working with several other agencies across Canada seized 470,500 contraband cigarettes and 2,000 cigars. August 5th around 6:30 PM RCMP conducted a traffic stop on two vehicles travelling on PR 207. The officers searched of the vehicles and the tobacco products were seized because the cigarettes were not marked for…
Crime Spree Ends With Arrests of Johnson & Struve
WINNIPEG – Police have arrested a man and woman who have been on a crime spree that started on April 6th of this year. Police said they learned of the first crime on April 6, 2018, at around 6:00 PM. A 60-year-old woman reported that she was driving near St. Mary’s Road and Morier Avenue…