MARTY GOLD – After 6 straight years of losses totalling $220,000 and a sales decline of 24% below budget, Pollocks Hardware Co-op Ltd. has called a Special Meeting of shareholders on Saturday, February 16th, 2019 from 2 pm – 4 pm at Luxton Community Center, 210 St. Cross St.to vote on whether to close the…
Gas Leak Prompts Downtown Evacuation
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Fire and Paramedics have evacuated 360 Main Street, 220 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg Square and the entire west side of Fort Street between Graham Avenue and Portage Avenue due to a high volume gas leak. At this time, gas is venting safely into the atmosphere. WFPS crews continue to monitor levels in all…
Falcon-Ouellette Apologizes for not Including Women in Calendar
WINNIPEG — A Liberal member of Parliament is apologizing for putting out a calendar that features notable Canadians — all of whom are men. Robert−Falcon Ouellette, who represents the riding of Winnipeg Centre, recently sent a calendar by mail to his constituents that profiled 12 Canadians. The list includes former politicians, a hockey player and…
Missing: 15 Year-Old Theresa Miles
THOMPSON – 15 year- old Theresa Faith Miles is missing. She was last seen at abut 4:00 pm on February 1 at her home on Westwood Drive in Thompson. Theresa is described as 5’3”, 105 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. The RCMP are asking anyone with information to call the Thompson RCMP at…
Two Men Shot to Death in Winnipeg Restaurant
WINNIPEG – Two men were shot to death early this morning at a restaurant on Main Street. The men were found inside the restaurant suffering from gunshot wounds and transported to hospital in serious condition. Both men died as a result of their injuries. Police say that there is no additional threat to the public…
Liberals Call Out Pallister’s Risky Plan to Drive Experts out of Manitoba Health
MANITOBA LIBERAL CAUCUS – Manitoba will be the only province with no Mental Health or Addictions Branch in government if the Pallister Government goes ahead with a reorganization of Manitoba Health that will purge the department of experts in actually delivering health care, says Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface Dougald Lamont. The…
Man Hit with Liquor Bottle While Attempting to Stop Store Robbery
SELKIRK – RCMP are looking for six suspects who robbed a business in Lockport on February 3. The suspects entered the store and after loading liquor into baskets, they attempted to leave without paying. An employee confronted them and was hit with a liquor bottle, sustaining minor injuries. He was also threatened with bear mace.…
Drug Trafficker Arrested with Almost 2,000 Pills
THOMPSON – RCMP arrested a Winnipeg man in Thompson on February 1 and found almost 2,000 pills as well as cocaine, cannabis and illegal cigarettes. Police stopped his vehicle on Churchill Drive and after searching his vehicle found 186 flaps of cocaine, more than 1,900 pills, including 387 oxycodone pills and 326 codeine pills, 41…
Province to Purchase 65 Ambulances
MANITOBA – The province has announced that it will purchase 65 replacement ambulances in an effort to modernize its fleet. The purchase is part of the implementation of recommendations of the 2013 EMS System Review which includes a $5 million annual investment in 60 full-time paramedic positions throughout rural Manitoba. It is estimated that the…
16 Year-Old Charged in Double Homicide
BLOODVEIN – RCMP have charged a 16 year-old male in the double homicide of a 22 and 32 year-old man in Bloodvein on January 30. He has been charged with two counts of manslaughter and will appear in youth court on February 4.