WINNIPEG – Once again this week, no winning ticket was sold for the $60 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. However, there were also 53 Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, and 23 of them were won, 2 $1 Million dollar wining tickets were sold in Winnipeg, The jackpot for…
Shooting in Thompson Sends One to Hospital
THOMPSON – A shooting in Thompson sent one man to hospital. RCMP said Friday at approximately 2:30 am they responded to a report of an injured man in the parking lot of a hotel on Thompson Drive in the community. When Mounties arrived they located a man that had been shot. The man, 30-years-old from…
Portage la Prairie Woman’s Family Looking for Answers 10 Years Later
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE – RCMP in Portage continue to investigate the disappearance of a woman as a homicide as her family holds a vigil in the city. It was on October 17, 2008, Amber McFarland of Portage la Prairie, a 24-year-old woman, went out with some friends for the night. She had dreams of becoming…
Man Rams Stolen Vehicle into Police Cruiser, Two Officers Receive Minor Injuries
WINNIPEG – Two officers received minor injuries after a 25-year-old Winnipeg man, wanted on three outstanding warrants, Rammed a stolen vehicle into their cruiser. Police said Thursday just before 1:00AM a stolen car was spotted in the area of Burrows Avenue and McGregor Street. AIR-1 and others officers contained the stolen vehicle on the Arlington…
Charleswood – Tuxedo Forum Draws Big Crowd
WINNIPEG – Four candidates were under the microscope at an election forum Wednesday night that was a good example of what can happen, when residents care about their community and expect their vote to be earned. In this case, well over 225 votes, as every seat put out at the Park West Hotel was filled.…
Liberals Say Pallister Cuts 50% of Staff from Youth Addictions Program
WINNIPEG – The MLA for St. Boniface and Manitoba Liberal Party Leader, Dougald Lamont, says the Pallister government’s decision to cut staff from a youth addictions treatment program is a sign of dysfunction and disconnect on the part of the province in the midst of a meth epidemic. The Liberal party says, in the last…
RCMP Checkstop Nabs One Driver Impaired by Cannabis
THOMPSON – RCMP in Thompson have arrested a driver impaired by cannabis. Thursday just before 1:00AM Thompson RCMP had set up a checkstop at the intersection of Cree Road and Deerwood Drive in the city. Officers noticed a SUV signalling to turn onto the road where the checkstop was and then make a sudden turn…
Missing Winnipeg Man
WINNIPEG – Police are asking for the publics help locating a missing 56-year-old man. Police say Peter Wasyliw was last seen the first week of October of this year in the West End area of Winnipeg . Wasyliw is described as Caucasian in appearance, 5’11”, average build, with brown hair and may have a dark…
Snow Leopard Day at the Zoo
International Snow Leopard Day is Tuesday, October 23rd and this weekend the Assiniboine Park Zoo will be hosting a Snow Leopard Weekend to celebrate this incredible species and create awareness about snow leopard research, education and conservation. To celebrate Snow Leopard Weekend, the following activities will take place in the Zoo Saturday, October 20 and…
Bike Chase Leads to Drug Charges
On October 17, 2018 in the early hours of the morning, police observed a man known to them who had an outstanding warrant. He immediately began to evade them on his bike but the police chased him down and took him into custody. A search of the suspect resulted in the seizure of approximately 5.3…