BRANDON – The City of Brandon has launched an upgraded Open Government web portal that aims to take citizen access to government information to the next level. A revamp of the City of Brandon’s Open Government website (first launched in 2012) now provides a centralized online home for its open data catalogue and its existing…
Florida Teen Kills Mom, Buries Body Outside Church
DeBRAY, FLORIDA – A 15-year-old boy in Florida confessed to killing his Mom and then burying her body near a church. Police in Florida say the teen who strangled his mother to death then buried her body in a fire pit area near a church. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood told reporters the teen is…
A Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Wanted Man
WINNIPEG – Saturday morning, around 1:00AM police stopped a man in the area of Andrews Street and Aberdeen Avenue. Police said the man was a passenger in a taxicab. A traffic stop was conducted, the man had a warrant for his arrest. He was taken into custody and a search of the cab where he…
Fatal Vehicle Rollover on Perimeter Highway
Early this morning (November 4) a single vehicle rollover resulted in the death of a 33 year-old man. At about 7:30 am the vehicle was travelling on Murdoch Road and failed to negotiate a turn on the perimeter highway. He travelled across all four lanes and was ejected from the vehicle when it rolled over.…
Wanted Man Stopped on a Hunch by Winnipeg Police
WINNIPEG – A good hunch by police working in the area of Osborne Street on Saturday night. Police said they spotted a man, suspicious to them, in the area of Osborne Street and Brandon Avenue. Police stopped the man and found he had a warrant outstanding for his arrest. He was taken into custody and…
Man Arrested After Stabbing Two People in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – Police have arrested a man who stabbed two people in different situations, he was also unlawfully at large. Police said on November 4th at approximately midnight, a man was waiting for a bus in the area of Graham Avenue and Edmonton Street when he was approached by another man who began yelling and…
Marty Gold Says: PEGGO Card Complaint? Wait 15 Days
The previous Winnipeg Watchdog podcast got people talking about their own experiences with the latest nickle-and-dime fleecing of Winnipeggers – PEGGO, the electronic bus transit passes. Riip-offs associated with card failures are rampant. The bus rider we spoke about, wanted to more fully explain what he went through, and sent an email. He outlines the…
East St. Paul Man Dies in Rollover Near Portage la Prairie
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE – A 67-year-old man died when his semi rolled over Saturday on Trans-Canada. When Mounties arrived on scene they found an overturned semi in the median ditch just past the Portage la Prairie bridge by-pass. The driver of the vehicle, a 67-year-old male from East St. Paul, was found partially ejected from…
Manitoba Renews Battery Recycling Program
The provincial government is reminding Manitobans to recycle their used household batteries. “Our homes are filled with battery-operated devices and we all have a role to play in the proper disposal of our used batteries,” Minister Rochelle Squires said. “People are encouraged to refresh the batteries in their smoke detectors when the clocks change, so…
Four Winnipeg Men Facing Several Fraud Related Charges
WINNIPEG – As a result of an investigation on Thursday at a home in the 100 block of Hespeler Avenue police have charged several people and seized a number of items including the following: A laptop and printer Blank identification cards Forged identification cards Stolen identification cards Blank cheque templates A stolen cheque. A device…