Harvest season is here and it’s time to take care when approaching large machinery on Manitoba roads. If you are travelling in rural Manitoba chances are you will encounter agricultural machinery as producers are hard at work getting their crops off the fields. Manitoba Public Insurance data shows that on average 20 accidents a year…
Canabie & Rudolph Added to Winnipeg Most Wanted List
WINNIPEG – Law enforcement agencies in Manitoba provide pictures and details of individuals that are wanted by police in their communities. The Manitoba Post brings you those details and photos of wanted people in our province on a weekly basis. Please share them with your friends on Facebook and Twitter. Miranda Canabie Miranda Canabie was…
Cyclist Struck at Bishop Grandin and Lagimodiere Dies in Hospital
WINNIPEG – A 61-year-old man has died in hospital from injuries sustain when he was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle. Police said Tuesday around 5:30PM the man was struck at the intersection of Bishop Grandin Blvd. and Lagimodiere Blvd. The 61-year-old man was rushed to hospital in critical condition where he died…
Brief Pause in Bank of Canada Interest Rates
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada left its interest rate unchanged Wednesday in what could be just a brief pause along its gradual path to higher rates. The central bank kept its benchmark at 1.5 per cent — but many experts have predicted it could introduce another increase as early as next month. In a…
Canada’s Children At Risk
TORONTO — A new report is raising the alarm about the physical and emotional well−being of Canada’s children. The report from Children First Canada and the O’Brien Institute for Public Health says high rates of suicide, child abuse, infant mortality and mental health hospitalization raise questions about the country’s reputation as a great place to…
Indigenous Woman Files Complaint Against Hydro
WINNIPEG — A grand chief who represents First Nations in northern Manitoba says Indigenous people continue to suffer from racism by the province’s energy corporation. Garrison Settee says Indigenous people are being treated like second−class citizens on their own land, even during present−day Manitoba Hydro projects. Settee was joined by Martina Saunders, an Indigenous woman…
Klein to Host Town Hall on Crime
Crime is on the minds of many Winnipegers, said Winnipeg City Council candidate for Charleswood/Tuxedo, Kevin Klein. Klein said the one thing people are telling him most while he’s knocking on doors is their concern about crime. Everything from car break-ins to vandalism and drugs. While other issues have been on the minds of residents…
53-Year-Old Man Dies in SIngle-Vehicle Rollover
MORRIS – RCMP in Morris said a 53-year-old man died in a single-vehicle rollover Provincial Road 336, one kilometre north of Highway 23. Police said a pickup truck was travelling northbound on PR 336 when it appears to have lost control on the gravel, going off the road and rolling several times. The 53-year-old male…
Neepawa Man in Possession of Submachine Gun Arrested
WINNIPEG – Police arrested a 30-year-old man from Neepawa who had in his possession a submachine gun and a .22 calibre revolver. Sunday night, around 8:40PM, police responded to a call of a man armed with a gun driving a vehicle near Wolseley Avenue and Maryland Street. Police found the vehicle, unoccupied, on Honeyman Avenue.…
Winnipeg Man, 40, Arrested Following a 7-Hour Stand-Off With Police
WINNIPEG – A 40-year-old man, believed to be on Meth, was responsible for a seven hour stand-off with police in Winnipeg. Monday morning, at approximately 8:40AM, police arrived a building in the 600 block of William Avenue because a man was on the roof throwing bricks onto the street. Police tried to speak with the…