ALONSA, Man. — Pamela Sul was at her home in rural Manitoba watching television as the sky darkened and an emergency alert went across the screen. The chief administrative officer for the Rural Municipality of Alonsa saw the tornado warning and quickly packed up to leave. Her husband was out on a tractor and heard…
18-Yer-Old Winnipeg Man Shot Riding His Bicycle on Roy Avenue and Cecil Street
WINNIPEG – An 18-year-old man was taken to hospital in critical condition with life-altering injuries after being shot Saturday night riding his bicycle near Roy Avenue and Cecil Street in Winnipeg. Police say the shooting happened around 7:30PM. A short time later officers from the Street Crime Unit spotted a suspect vehicle near Logan Street…
Manitoba Tornado as Powerful as Edmonton’s Says Meteorologist
ALONSA, Man. — An Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist says a tornado that killed a man in Manitoba may have had similar destructive power as the deadly twister that struck Edmonton more than 30 years ago. Natalie Hasell, a warning preparedness meteorologist with the agency, said the twister that hit the area around Alonsa…
Friendly RCMP Officers Discover Illegal Cigarettes
MANITOBA – These two men had a flat tire on the wrong road a the wrong time. RCMP out of Lundar on patrol did what all Mounties would do, they stopped to help a vehicle with a flat tire on Highway 6 in the RM of Coldwell. During the stop, police found 18 cases of…
Owner of Stolen Vehicle Leads Police to Thieves Using GPS
WINNIPEG – The owner of a vehicle that was stolen uses the vehicles own GPS system to help police locate the suspect and make three arrests, but only after a game of hide and seek with the K-9 Unit and AIR1. Police said the vehicle was stolen on Friday night the owner of the vehicle…
Can you Identify This Truck and Occupants?
WINNIPEG – Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a vehicle and the people inside who may have witnessed a serious collision. Police believe three vehicles were involved in a collision at the intersection of Dakota Street and Bishop Grandin Boulevard. Six people were taken to hospital, one person in unstable condition. The Traffic…
Arrest Made in July Boyd Avenue Shooting
WINNIPEG – Police have made an arrest in the attempted murder of a man on July 16th. Police found a man suffering form a gun shot wound at 8:15 in the morning on Boyd Avenue. Police said the victim had been in the area when he was approached by an acquaintance and was shot in…
True Confession Takes the Oaks
Thanks to an almost perfect ride by jockey Adolfo Morales, the favorite won impressively in the 31st running of the Manitoba Oaks. Terry Propps’ True Confession, trained by Charles Smith, was coming off a win in the Chantilly Stakes and a second-place finish in the Jack Hardy. She settled in comfortably in third place on…
Details Emerge About Deadly Manitoba Tornado
ALONSA, Man. — More details are emerging about a tornado that carved a destructive path through the rural community of Alonsa, Man., on Friday night, leaving one person dead and injuring two others. An RCMP spokesman said a 77−year−old man was found dead outside his smashed home in the community about 165 kilometres northwest of…
Woman Found Shot at Andrews St. & Aberdeen Ave.
WINNIPEG – A woman was taken to hospital suffering from a gunshot wound Saturday morning, a man surrenders to police. Officers patrolling Andrews Street and Aberdeen Avenue came upon a truck containing an injured woman that had been shot in the upper body. As more officers began to arrive, a male suspect approached officers and…