MANITOU – An 82 year-old woman from Manitou, Manitoba was killed after her vehicle turned into the path of oncoming traffic on highway 3. The victim and her 87 year-old male passenger collided with a semi-trailer at about 5:00 pm. on April 15. The driver was pronounced deceased at he scene and her passenger was…
Three Charged in Stony Mountain Murder
STONY MOUNTAIN – Stonewall RCMP have laid charges in the death of a 27 year-old inmate at Stony Mountain Institution. The inmate was stabbed and killed on April 13 after an altercation with three other inmates. RCMP have arrested and charged three men in relation to this homicide. 31 year-old Stephen Wilfred Wood has been…
Love Letters Uncovered in Historic Building
WINNIPEG — Century−old love letters are being returned to a family after they were uncovered by a construction crew working on a historic building in Manitoba. The letters from 1918 and 1919 are addressed to a Rebecca (Becky) Rusoff in Winnipeg from a soldier in Halifax named Soko. The man writes about how he thinks…
Man Hospitalized After Party Turns Violent
WINNIPEG – A 20 year-old woman has been charged with aggravated assault after stabbing a man during a party. Both the victim and the suspect were drinking at a home on Magnus Avenue at about 6:00 pm on April 15. The victim began fighting with several people including the suspect and at some point she…
Homicide on Pembina Highway
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg police are looking for anyone with information regarding a stabbing that occurred on April 15 at about 11:00 pm. at a lounge in the 300 block of Pembina Highway. Two men were taken to the hospital with serious injuries and one man has since succumbed to his injuries. The other victim remains…
Suspect High on Meth Robs Liquor Store
WINNIPEG – A man, high on methamphetamine, robbed a liquor store and then fled through a residential area before he was eventually located by Air1 and taken into custody. Upon further investigation, it was also discovered that he was responsible for robbing the same liquor store a week earlier. 25 year-old Bernard Wailunga has been…
Winnipeg Man Charged with Possession of Child Pornography
WINNIPEG – A 56 year-old Winnipeg man has been charged with possession of child pornography after a Winnipeg police investigation. In late February, a provider notified the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in the United States who in turn, notified the Canadian Child Exploitation Centre and the Winnipeg Police that child sexual abuse…
Tragic Notre Dame Fire Touched People Everywhere
TORONTO — The Archbishop of Toronto said Monday the fire that heavily damaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is a tragic event that has touched people everywhere. “All around the world, all of us feel a certain sadness in our hearts at the thought of the people of Paris losing not only such an astonishing,…
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Fight Courts for RCMP Files
OTTAWA — The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women is fighting in court for access to two RCMP files the national police force is refusing to hand over. The inquiry is set to issue its long−awaited report in June, but says it wants the contested Mountie files to complete its work on one…
UPDATE: Missing- 16 Year-Old Aminata Diallo
UPDATE – Aminata has been safely located. WINNIPEG – 16 year-old Aminata Diallo is missing. Aminata was last in downtown Winnipeg in early April. Diallo is described as a black female, 5’6, average build with short black hair. The Winnipeg Police Service is concerned about Diallo’s well being and is asking anyone with information regarding…