WINNIPEG – A 52 year-old man was killed during an alleged drug deal and a 19 year-old and 15 year-old have been charged in connection to his death. Warren Stewart Nabess went to a home on Selkirk Avenue on March 8 allegedly to conduct a drug deal where he was seriously assaulted. He was taken…
Latest on Ethiopian Airlines Crash
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The Latest on Ethiopian Airlines crash (all times local): 11:50 p.m. A team of U.S. aviation experts has arrived at the site where an Ethiopian Airlines jetliner crashed, killing 157 people on a flight to Kenya. A Federal Aviation Administration statement said the American agency’s people were at the crash site…
Alcohol A Factor in Serious Snowmobile Collision
OAKLAND-WAWANESA – A 34 year-old man is in critical condition after two snowmobiles collided in a field east of Highway 340. The collision occurred on March 9 at 6:30 pm when the 34 year-old driver from the RM of Oakland-Wawanesa was rear-ended by a 46 year-old man from Pleasant Valley. The 34-year-old man is currently…
Province Introduces Amendments to Allow Broader Liquor Sales
WINNIPEG – The Province has introduced new legislative amendments that will expand the sale of cider and spirit based cooler to hotel beer vendors. Currently, hotel beer vendors are restricted to selling beer and malt-based coolers, and can only sell spirit-based coolers and ciders under certain conditions such as being located a specific distance from…
Beware Another Phone Scam Targeting Winnipeggers
WINNIPEG – Another purported Canada Revenue Scam is targeting local phone numbers in an effort to steal money from frightened callers. A scammer will call a victim purporting to be a criminal investigator and that money is owed to the Canada Revenue Agency. The victim is then told to dial the Winnipeg Police Service non-emergency…
Police Looking for Identity of Armed Robber
WINNIPEG – Police are looking for a suspect who is responsible for two commercial robberies and need your help. The first robbery took place on February 27, 2019 at 10:00 am, when the suspect entered a business on Ellice Avenue armed with a baseball bat. He stole an undisclosed amount of merchandise and fled on…
AIR 1 Tracks Stolen Vehicle Driven by Violent Suspect
WINNIPEG – An early morning air patrol by AIR1resulted in a stolen car chase and numerous charges for weapons and drugs. At about 4:00 am on March 7, AIR1 spotted a suspicious vehicle stuck in the snow at Whittier Park. Once the driver had freed his vehicle, AIR1 tracked the Toyota Corolla, which matched a…
Fontaine Family Hope Report Ensures Others Don’t Fall Through Cracks
SAGKEENG FIRST NATION, Man. — The woman who raised a teenage Indigenous girl whose body was found in the Red River says she hopes a new report from the children’s advocate will ensure a similar tragedy never happens again. “Whatever happens, nothing will ever bring Tina back, but with this thing coming out I hope…
18 Canadians Die in Ethiopian Airways Crash
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Citizens from 35 countries were killed when an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa en route to Nairobi on Sunday morning. Here is the latest list of nationalities as released by the airline. It accounts for the nationalities of 150 of the 157 people believed to have…
Inside Manitoba’s Child Protection Hearings
WINNIPEG — A nervous father walks into a courtroom and sits down. Over the next few minutes, he’s quiet as two lawyers discuss his children and decide on the Indigenous family’s future. “It’s really depressing, week after week, to be told no decisions have been made yet,” one of the lawyers tells the courtroom in…