Since the election of Donald Trump, globalism and free trade have been under attack. Trump’s position has coincided with an underlying popular sentiment amongst a significant number of Americans who blame their declining wages and standards of living on globalism and free trade agreements. While this has mostly been an American phenomenon, the sentiment finds…
New Year’s Eve Melee Ends Violent and Destructive Week for Police
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Police have released a ‘snapshot’ of their week between December 24 and January 1. They received 7,559 – 911 calls with December 27th yielding the highest volume at 1439 total calls. There were also 3,412 non-emergency calls bringing the total up to 10,971 calls for the 911 service. December 28 had…
New Year’s Drinking and Driving Results in Fatality
BERENS RIVER – A 21 year-old old woman was struck by an SUV on Main Road in Berens River on January 1 at 2:15 am. The accident occurred on Main Road in Berens River when an SUV struck the woman who was walking with a small group of people along the road. The 36 year-old…
2018 Checkstop Program Final Results
WINNIPEG – The final results are in for the 2018 Festive Season Checkstop Program. 7667 cars were stopped with 424 Roadside breath test administered resulting in 40 WARNS & 8 FAILS. There were 41 Impaired Driving related charges (including 2 Drug impaired driving charges) and 4 Cannabis positive Oral Fluid Device tests. 11 Other Criminal…
Missing 19-Year-Old Portage La Prairie Woman
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE – RCMP in Portage La Prairie are requesting assistance from the public in locating a missing young woman. Helenne Loraine Beaulieu is a 19-year-old female. She is believed to be in the city of Winnipeg. Beaulieu is described as 5’7”, 130lbs, with long brown hair with blond streaks and has a tattoo…
Canadian Man Arrested in Amsterdam For Bomb Threat
AMSTERDAM — Police in Amsterdam are interrogating a 51−year−old Canadian man who was arrested after allegedly claiming he had a bomb at at the city’s Schiphol Airport. Border patrol agency spokeswoman Joanna Helmonds says authorities are trying to figure out a motive for the alleged incident. She alleges that on Monday, the man reported he…
Missing Manitoba Woman
ASHERN – RCMP in Ashern Manitoba are asking for the public’s help locating a missing young lady. Chelsea Breanna Paul is a 20-year-old female from Lake Manitoba First Nation. Police believe that she is in Winnipeg. She is described as 5’8”, 150 pounds, with brown eyes and long black hair. The RCMP are asking anyone…
Art City Recovers Its History
WINNIPEG – A post-Christmas miracle for the West Broadway non-profit Art City: the back-up hard-drive, “an invaluable piece (with) many years of digital history”, stolen with other equipment on Boxing Day morning, has been found and returned. According to their Facebook post early Saturday evening, the historical archive and other items were recovered “Thanks to…
Job Cuts Ahead For Civil Servants
WINNIPEG — More public−sector job cuts appear to be coming in Manitoba and a long−standing ban on civil service layoffs is about to expire. Premier Brian Pallister, in his third year of a promise to eliminate the deficit by 2024, says he is not planning any large−scale layoffs, but some trimming remains to be done…
Norway House RCMP Seize Cocaine & Cannabis
NORWAY HOUSE – RCMP in Norway House seize cocaine and cannabis from two separate traffic stops in the community. Just after midnight on December 27th, RCMP officers tried to stop a vehicle, they witnessed the driver throw a bag out of the window. The vehicle was stopped, the three people in the vehicle were arrested…