WINNIPEG – A ticket sold in Ontario claimed Saturday night’s $9.6 million Lotto 649 jackpot, while the draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Quebec. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on November 7th will be approximately $5 million. Here are the winning numbers from the Saturday November 3rd…
Three Charged, One a Youth, in Armed Standoff & Shooting of a Woman
WINNIPEG – Police have arrested four people in connection with an armed standoff and for the shooting a 23-year-old woman Friday in Winnipeg. Police believe that three male suspects had been socializing at the home on Chudley Street when they left shortly after 2:00 a.m. with the intention of robbing a woman with a sawed-off…
Liberals: Call for Release of Report Showing High Lead Levels in Winnipeg’s North End
Winnipeg – Manitoba Liberal Leader & MLA for St. Boniface, Dougald Lamont, is calling on the Province to release an unpublished report from 1988-89 that found levels of lead more than a hundred times higher than levels currently considered safe. In September 2018, a story broke that a ten-year-old government report on lead in soils…
November is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
November is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Provincial government is urging Manitobans to speak out against abuse. Minister Rochelle Squires announced up to $45,000 to support the following training and awareness projects: up to $20,000 for Wahbung Abinoonjiiag to hold a day of training for service providers in the family violence sector working with…
Lotto Max Winning Numbers
WINNIPEG – No winning ticket was sold for the $42 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Nov. 9 will grow to approximately $50 million, and there will be six Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each up for grabs. Here are the winning numbers from November 2nd:…
12-Hour Stand Ends Peacefully in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – A standoff that began at 4:20AM on Friday ended 12 hours later. Very little details are bing provided at this time. Police said they received a report of suspicious circumstances at a home in the 100 block of Chudley Street. Information was received that several people were in the home, including a child,…
Anita Cenerini of Winnipeg Named Silver Cross Mother
OTTAWA — A woman, who lost her son to suicide that was later linked to his service with the Canadian military in Afghanistan, has been named this year’s Silver Cross Mother. The Royal Canadian Legion says Anita Cenerini of Winnipeg will represent the country with the title until the end of October 2019. Cenerini’s son,…
Tories Reject Weight and Height Discrimination Bill
WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government appears set to kill a Liberal bill that would ban discrimination on the basis of weight and body size. Liberal legislature member Jon Gerrard introduced a private member’s bill proposing to add weight and size protection to the province’s human rights code. The governing Tories allowed the bill to…
Intoxicated and Armed Youths Cause Mayhem on Bus
On October 31 at about 4:45 a 17 year-old male youth armed with a knife and his 15 year-old female cohort caused a disturbance on a transit bus. When police arrived they found an adult man attempting to hold the suspect while the female youth attacked the the man. While police were taking the two…
21-Year-Old Dies Following an Assault in Oxford House
OXFORD HOUSE – RCMP in Oxford House said an assault that happened early Thursday morning results in the death of a 21-year-ild man. Mounties were called to a residence around 5:20AM because of an assault in progress outside the home that resulted in the death of a 21-year-old male. RCMP have a 21-year-old man in…