SWAN RIVER – RCMP in Swan River are asking for the public’s help locating a 42-year-old man who was reported missing. Police said Christopher Todd Dufresne was last seen leaving his home, located on 3rd Avenue NW in Swan River, around 8:00 am on August 19th. Dufresne is described as 6’2”, 170 pounds, brown eyes,…
26-Year-Old Man Injures Security Guard at Health Sciences Centre
WINNIPEG – Security Officers at the Health Sciences Centre were assaulted and threatened by a 26-year-old Winnipeg man. On Wednesday, August 22nd a man went to the Health Sciences Centre and left his bicycle in the entrance corridor. The man then began to wander around the complex and entered a women’s staff washroom. Security officers…
Friday’s Winning Lotto Max Numbers
WINNIPEG – No winning ticket was sold for the $24 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on August 31st will grow to approximately $33 million. Here’s the numbers from the August 24th draw: In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the official…
RCMP Investigating Death of 3-Year-Old Child
LITTLE GRAND RAPIDS – RCMP in Little Grand Rapids are investigating the death of three-year-old child. Police said Thursday afternoon, at approximately 3:40 PM, they received a report of an unresponsive three-year-old child who had been brought in from his home to the community nursing station. The 3-year-old male child was later pronounced dead. An…
Methamphetamines Reason Winnipeg Man Resisted Arrest
WINNIPEG – A 31-year-old man, who police believe was high on methamphetamine, was arrested and charged Thursday for resisting arrest. Around midnight officers tried to stop a man on a bicycle for a traffic violation on Aikins Street and Burrows Avenue. The man took off on his bike into oncoming traffic and was followed to…
Winnipeg Police Officer in Hospital After Being Dragged Behind a Stolen Vehicle
WINNIPEG – Police are asking for the public’s help after an officer was dragged behind a stolen truck, injured and taken to hospital where he remains today. On Friday morning, around 4:25 AM, police were called about a man in a truck checking vehicle door handles on Brookstone Place near Waverley Street. A K9 unit…
Two Manitoba Men Switched at Birth Reach Deal with Feds
WINNIPEG — The federal government has reached a financial settlement with two of four Indigenous men from northern Manitoba who were switched at birth and only found out about the mixup 40 years later. Neither Ottawa or the lawyer who represents Luke Monias and Norman Barkman would reveal how much money the men are receiving.…
Manitoba Chief Says Compensate Abused Women
WINNIPEG — A Manitoba chief says Indigenous women in the north should be compensated for the sexual abuse they allegedly suffered at the hands of hydro workers decades ago. Kevin Hart, regional chief for the Assembly of First Nations, says there should also be a broader inquiry into resource development and the treatment of Indigenous…
Head-On Collision Kills 42-Year-Old La Salle Woman
WINNIPEG – A head-on collision claims the life of a 42-year-old woman from La Salle and sends a man to hospital by Air Ambulance. Police said the collision occurred Wednesday morning around 7:25 AM on the Perimeter Highway, located approximately half kilometre east of the Brady Road intersection. Police have determined that a westbound pickup…
Taser Used to Arrest Man on Meth Threatening Officers
WINNIPEG – Police were forced to use a taser, three times, on a 26-year-old man, believed to be on meth, who was threatening officers with a weapon. Wednesday afternoon police responded to a report of a man that had assaulted an individual with a screwdriver on Dufferin Ave. One officer located a male suspect walking…