WINNIPEG – Winnipeg police had to fire their guns to prevent suspects from harming them during a dangerous car chase. On Wednesday (January 9th) evening police were called to the scene of an assault with a weapon near McLeod and Raleigh Street. When the suspects saw police approaching they took off in their vehicle at…
Potahto Week Ready to Challenge Local Restaurants
WINNIPEG – Registration is now open for restaurants hoping to be crowned champion during the 2nd annual Potahto Week sponsored by Peak of the Market. The weeklong event challenges restaurants to put forward a signature dish made with Manitoba grown potatoes and lets the public vote on their favourite creation. “Potahto Week is back and…
U18 Female Hockey Team Announced for Winter Games
WINNIPEG – Hockey Manitoba is pleased to announce the roster for the U18 Female Team Manitoba who will now go on to participate in the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alberta February 24 – March 2, 2019. The 2019 edition of the U18 Team Manitoba features a wealth of talent from across the…
RCMP Looking for 29 Year-Old Missing Woman
NELSON HOUSE – RCMP are looking for 29 year-old Tanys Hughes who was last seen on November 29th in Nelson House. Hughes told her family she was going to Winnipeg and has not been seen since. Tanys Hughes is described as 5’4”, has short brown hair, and was last seen wearing a red parka and…
Declared Parking Ban Lifted. Residential Parking Ban Still in Effect
WINNIPEG – The Declared Snow Route Parking Ban for Winnipeg has now been lifted. This parking ban is the extension of the annual parking ban that continues to be in effect daily from 2 am. to 7 am until March 1, 2019 on designated routes. The residential parking ban however, is still ongoing and continues…
Two Suspects Wanted in Armed Robbery
NORWAY HOUSE – RCMP are looking for assistance from the public locating two suspects in an armed robbery on December 29, 2018. The robbery took place at a local business in Norway House at about 8:30pm. One male suspect who is believed to be the ‘lookout’ stayed outside while two male suspects entered the business…
Brother Says Fontaine Started Using Drugs After Cousin’s Death
WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg court has heard a woman who the Crown says was killed in a botched drug debt collection started using methamphetamine after her teenage cousin’s body was found in the Red River. Jeanenne Chantel Fontaine, who was 29, was shot in March 2017 before the house she was in was set on…
LIBERALS: 80 Year-old Man Faced 60-Hour Emergency Department Wait
Winnipeg – Manitoba Liberals are questioning health care delays faced by 80-year-old George Myer, who spent 60 hours waiting in Seven Oaks Emergency after Christmas and has been waiting months for a biopsy and diagnosis for a spot on his lung first detected in September. Manitoba Liberal Health Critic, Dr. Jon Gerrard says the Pallister…
Fire in Home on Bowman Avenue
WINNIPEG – It took fire crews 1 1/2 hours to extinguish a fire in a home on Bowman Avenue late last night. Crews responded to the fire at about 11:30 pm on January 7 and tried to fight the fire from inside the home. With heavy fire in the attic, they were forced to leave…
Police Use Taser to Arrest Intoxicated and Aggressive Suspect
WINNIPEG – An intoxicated fight resulted in one of the suspects being tasered by police. On January 7 at 5:40 pm. police were called to the scene of a number of intoxicated people causing a disturbance on Union Street. When the first officer arrived he found two men arguing in a back lane. As the…