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Top Ten Canadian Weather Events in 2018
Dave Phillips, Environment Canada’s senior climatologist, has been compiling Top 10 lists for 23 years and he says the weather is not as cut and dried as it used to be. Here are his top events for 2018: 1. Smoky skies: Driven by hot, dry conditions, the number of fires was higher than last year…
Hells Angels Re-Establish East Coast Presence
HALIFAX — The Hells Angels have re−established an evolving presence in Atlantic Canada, although experts say they have not expanded their roster of full−patch members since first reappearing in the region more than two years ago. Police and organized crime experts say it’s not clear why the country’s most powerful outlaw biker gang has not…
Car Thief Leaves Footprints in Snow For Police
WINNIPEG – At about 1:30 this morning police spotted a stolen vehicle driving on Main Street but before they could attempt to stop him, it got away. They found the car parked and unoccupied in a lane on Cathedral Avenue with a single set of fresh footprints leading away from the vehicle. K-9 tracked the…
23 Year-Old Winnipeg Woman Carjacked
WINNIPEG – A 23 year-old Winnipeg woman was carjacked yesterday (December 23) on Bannatyne Avenue at about 2:45 am. She was sitting in her car when a man ordered her out of her vehicle. She complied and the suspect drove off in her car. Police located the car 15 minutes later driving on Portage Avenue.…
Winnipeg Man Robs Convenience Store with Pellet Gun
WINNIPEG – ON December 23rd at 1:25 pm. a convenience store on Manitoba Avenue was robbed at gunpoint. The suspect had fled by the time police arrived. They found the man on Main Street a short time later and after a short chase he was taken into custody. A pellet gun was found in his…
Naked Kidnapping Case in Leduc
LEDUC, Alta. — An Alberta judge says three people involved in a bizarre kidnapping engaged in pseudo medical science while discussing the state of the world before they succumbed to a rare, shared but brief psychotic disorder. Provincial court Judge Jacqueline Schaffter said the trio didn’t intend to harm a neighbouring family they kidnapped last…
Foot Chase Leads to Gun and Drug Charges
WINNIPEG – On December 22 at about 10:30 am., police received a report that a man was armed with a gun on Dufferin Avenue. As police arrived, a man and a woman ran away. Police caught up with the pair on Stella Avenue but the man refused to cooperate and began pacing back and forth.…
RCMP Looking for Suspect in $80,000 Fraud Investigation
STEINBACH – RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance finding a suspect regarding a fraud investigation that occurred on July 25th. The man used stolen identification at a Steinbach financial institution to obtain a bank draft for more than $80,000. He then went to a business in Winnipeg and purchased gold with the bank draft. He…
Lotto 649 Winning Numbers
WINNIPEG – There was no winning ticket for the $7 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, there were five guaranteed $1 million prizes that were claimed by ticket holders in the Prairies, Ontario and the Atlantic provinces. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Dec. 26 will be approximately $9…