MANITOBA – Wednesday just before midnight a teenaged girl crossing the road was struck and killed. On July 18, at approximately 11:50 pm, Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP responded to a report of a collision on Provincial Road 278, near the Ebb and Flow First Nation community arena. The preliminary investigation has determined that a…
House Fires Shuts Down Arlington
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Fire crews have completely blocked off Arlington Street at Ellice because of a house Friday morning. There are reports that firefighters were removing people from the home, but those reports have not been confirmed by fire officials. Manitoba Post will continue to update this story as information becomes available. PHOTO TWITTER /…
Two Criminals Pick the Wrong Place to Rob
Strange but True Crime News – This story is the text book meaning of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Police in Woodlawn, Md. say Joseph McInnis III and Tyree McCoy attempted to stage an armed robbery at a pub in September 0f 2017. The two would be bandits didn’t case the…
Manitoba Man Dies in Single Vehicle Rollover
MANITOBA – RCMP say a 31-year-old man died in a single vehicle rollover in the evening of July 18th on Beach Road near Sandy Bay First Nation. Mounties said a 39-year-old man from Sandy Bay First Nation was driving a mini-van west on Beach Road with two passengers when he lost control and rolled the…
Man & Woman Arrested After Crime Spree, One Suspect at Large
WINNIPEG – Police have arrested and charged a man and woman responsible for several aggressive acts of crime, one suspect remains at large. In the evening hours of July 8th a 62-year-old woman, and a 63-year-old man at home on Wyper Road were assaulted by two men, one armed with a gun and one with…
An Upgraded Sister MacNamara Park
WINNIPEG – Kids near Sister MacNamara Park in Winnipeg have a new basketball court. Councillor Mike Pagtakhan officially opened a new basketball court at Sister MacNamara Park on Ross Avenue. The new court, installed as part of an overall restoration of the park which started in 2017, features new asphalt with court lines, backboards and…
Missing 24-Year-Old Woman Last Seen July 7th
ELPHINSTONE – RCMP are asking for the public’s help locating a missing woman. Police say Megan Sportak, a 24-year-old woman from the Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation, was reported missing on July 12th. Megan Sportak, last spoke to her family on July 5th of this year. Police said that Megan was reported to be in Winnipeg…
Lights of the North Construction to Begin Soon
WINNIPEG – Construction will begin soon for the Lights of the North, Chinese Lantern Light Festival. Dorothy Doobie, a co-chair, said, the steel required for the exhibits will reach Winnipeg July 20th. In all, CN is hauling in 18 car loads of steel components and other materials for the show. Lights of the North, Chinese…
Police Chase Injuries 3 Mounties & 1 Suspect
MANITOBA – Three Mounties and a suspect sustained minor injuries and two police cruisers were damaged as RCMP tried to capture an armed and violent suspect wanted on several warrants. Just after midnight on July 15th, RCMP tried to stop an SUV that was being driven erratically and dangerously on Highway 12 near Loewen Boulevard.…
RCMP Arrest & Charge 3 Men, One Man Remains on The Loose
MANITOBA – RCMP in Wabowden say three people are facing multiple charges and one man in on the run. Friday RCMP received a call about a possible drunk driver. Officers that responded stopped a pickup truck four kilometres south of Provincial Road 373 that was driving erratically. As Mounties approached the truck one officer saw…