WINNIPEG — Melissa Stevenson was just starting her career 18 years ago when a summer position at the Indigenous Family Centre in Winnipeg connected her to a youngster named Tina Fontaine. The social worker quickly became close with Tina and about a dozen other young kids who came to the program. “The family centre in…
Winnipeg Man Says Vandalism Caused by Bernier Tweet
WINNIPEG — A leader in Winnipeg’s Pakistani community says a city park whose name drew the ire of a Quebec MP has been vandalized. Rashid Ahmed says a sign at Jinnah Park was sawed off from the bottom and that the city later took the sign away entirely. Earlier this week, Conservative MP Maxime Bernier…
Winning Lotto 6/49 Numbers
WINNIPEG – No winning ticket was sold for the $22 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Aug. 22 will be approximately $25 million. Here are the winning numbers from the August 18th Lotto 649 draw: In the event of any discrepancy between this information…
Kyle Pachkowsky Wanted by Selkirk RCMP
SELKIRK – RCMP in Selkirk are asking the public’s help locating Kyle Pachkowsky. Pachkowsky, 32-years-old, is wanted by RCMP for Uttering Threats, Assault, Break and Enter, and Theft. Police believe Pachkowsky may possibly be in Sekirk or Powerview. Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Pachkowsky is asked to call Selkirk RCMP at 204-482-1222 or…
Campers Gather in Winnipeg to Celebrate the 50th Birthday of the Boler
WINNIPEG — Angela Durand sits outside her camper which is decorated to look just like the yellow submarine in the well−known song by The Beatles. In a lawn chair beside the blue−and−yellow 1968 camper painted with pictures of John, Paul, George and Ringo — a little yellow propeller attached to the back — Durand strums…
Friday’s Winning Lotto Max Numbers
WINNIPEG – No winning ticket was sold for the $16 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on Aug. 24 will grow to approximately $24 million. Here are the numbers from the August 17th, 2018 draw: In the event of any discrepancy between this information and…
Winnipeg Police Respond to 5 Gun Calls in Just 24 Hours
WINNIPEG – Police in Winnipeg responded to 5 separate calls involving guns in the city over a 24-hour period between August 14th and 15th. Here are the five incidents police are investigating: 1. On August 14th at 1:15 a.m., 2 women robbed a grocery store in the West Alexander neighbourhood. One of the women pulled…
Winnipeg Parking Authority Employee Assaulted
WINNIPEG – Police arrested and charged a 30-year-old man after he assaulted a Winnipeg Parking Authority employee. On August 12, 2018, the Winnipeg Police Service received a report of an assault of a Winnipeg Parking Authority employee. Police said around 3:30 PM on August 12th, a parking authority mobile officer had been walking in the…
Traffic Stop in Portage Leads to Drugs, Weapons & Recovery of Several Stolen Items
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE – A large amount of drugs and weapons were found in a vehicle that RCMP in Portage la Prairie stoped Thursday afternoon, but that lead to even more. Thursday around 12:20 AM, RCMP conducted a traffic stop on 8th Street NW in the city. The traffic stop led to a search of…
Lavallee & Sinclair 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. Joseph Lavallee Joseph Lavallee was…