WINNIPEG – An international investigation results in the seizure of bear hides and fines totalling $37,000. A multi-jurisdictional investigation between Manitoba, Alberta and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined that American, Albertan and Manitoban hunters had been hunting illegally in Manitoba and associated licences, documents and tags had been used to cover up the…
$10,000 in Fines for True North Home Solutions
WINNIPEG – A door-to-door direct sales company, True North Home Solutions, is hit with two penalties totalling $10,000. Manitoba Justice’s Consumer Protection Office (CPO) said on July 9th, two $5,000 notices of administrative penalties were issued to 950688 Canada Incorporated, doing business as True North Home Solutions, for conducting door-to-door direct sales of HVAC, water…
Traffic Stops Nets Drugs & Arrest of a Man Wanted in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – Saturday morning police seized drugs and cash from a 27-year-old man who also had outstanding warrants for his arrest. On July 21st, police ran the plates of a vehicle near Roch Street and Johnson Avenuesuspected to be owned by a man wanted on warrants. Officers stopped the vehicle on Chalmers Avenue and confirmed…
Police Arrest 3 People Found With Multiple Weapons & Ammunition
WINNIPEG – Two men and a woman found driving a stolen vehicle in Winnipeg on Friday are in jail after police found a number of weapons and ammunition in their possession. Just after midnight on July 20th, Police began to follow a stolen vehicle near McPhillips Street and Selkirk Avenue. AIR1 joined the officers to…
Professional Bull Riders Return to Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – The nation’s premier bull riding series, PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada’s elite Monster Energy Tour will launch in Winnipeg on January 26th with the Winnipeg Classic. The event features Canada’s best riders alongside some of the league’s top international athletes, squaring off against the rankest bucking bulls from the nation. Fans will witness…
Andrew Harris Named CFL Top Performer of the Week
WINNIPEG – Andrew Harris has been named the CFL Top Performer for his career-best performance in last week’s win against the Argonauts. Harris eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark for the third consecutive game, racking up 161 yards along the ground – a new career high, besting his previous mark of 147 set in 2012 when…
Black Bear Attacks 8-Year-Old Girl in Whiteshell Park
The Province is reminding campers, hikers and outdoor enthusiasts to be aware and to be ‘Bear Smart’ after a child was attacked by a bear in the Whiteshell Provincial Park. On Saturday, July 21, an eight-year-old girl was injured when a black bear attacked her tent at a back-country campsite on South Cross Lake. The…
UPDATE – Missing Manitoba Boaters Found Safe
UPDATE @ 6:30 PM PINE DOCK — Manitoba RCMP say five boaters who were reported missing on Lake Winnipeg have been found safe. Mounties had been scouring the lake for four women and one man who were in an aluminum boat. They left Pine Dock, Man., on Friday evening but didn’t arrive as expected in…
Four Minors Attacked a Woman & Man in Broad Daylight
WINNIPEG – Four minors were arrested for brutally attacking a woman and man in broad daylight Friday. Police say on July 20th just before 6:00 PM they responded to the Donald Street Bridge in response to a report of a woman being assaulted by several people. When officers arrived they located the victim, two witnesses,…
Wife Stabbed 85-Year-Old Husband to Death
WINNIPEG – A 73-year-old woman is in custody after being charged for stabbing her husband to death. Police say they were responding to a residential complex in the 1700 block of Henderson Highway to check the well-being of an elderly man. When officers arrived they found the man dead with obvious stab wounds. His wife…