WINNIPEG – Manitoban’s took advantage of the Gun Amnesty Program turning in almost 700 firearms and more than 22,000 rounds of ammunition. The Manitoba Association of Chiefs of Police Gun Amnesty Program wrapped up at the end of June. During the month Police agencies also received notable items such as an explosives shell and a…
Bar Italia Shooting Suspect Remains at Large
WINNIPEG – The Police Homicide Unit continues to seek the public’s help locating Joshua Lucien Peter Turner, 24-years-old wanted in connection with the Bar Italia shootings. Turner is wanted for the murder of Noel Talingdan and the attempted murder of a 28-year-old woman on May 29th at Bar Italia on Corydon Avenue in Winnipeg. An…
Winnipeg Cheese Shop Offering Free Cheese to Identify This Man
WINNIPEG — The culprit wasn’t a cheese lover, but a reward for his capture may go to someone who is. A cheese store in Winnipeg is offering free fromage for a year to the person who can identify a man who busted through the back door of the business early Tuesday. Jean−Marc Champagne, co−owner of…
Two Women Arrested for Hate Speech in Flin Flon
FLIN FLON — Two women have been charged with inciting hatred after someone proposed having a “shoot a Indian day” on social media in northern Manitoba. RCMP say the women, along with another who has not yet been arrested, posted hateful messages on Facebook after vehicles were vandalized in Flin Flon. Police are not identifying…
Board Member of Winnipeg’s Belgian Club Resigns After Canadian Nationalist Party Meeting
WINNIPEG — A cultural club in Winnipeg said one of its board members has agreed to resign after it hosted a meeting for the Canadian Nationalist Party over the weekend. The Belgian Club said in a statement posted to Facebook that a junior member of its staff took the booking without fully realizing what the…
Manitoba Closer to Carbon Price for Large Emitters
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government moved closer Monday to charging a carbon tax on a handful of large emitters in the province. The Progressive Conservative government released a discussion paper that eyes a price of $25 per tonne on industrial facilities with annual emissions of at least 50,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. The government…
Police Use CS Gas and Distraction Devices Executing a Search Warrant in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – Police had to use distraction devices and CS gas during the execution of a search warrant in Winnipeg on Saturday, just before 1:30PM. Police with help from the Tactical Support Unit, North District Community Support and Drug Enforcement Unit tried to execute a search warrant at a home in the 300 block of…
Winnipeg Man Who Had Over 100,000 Illegal Cigarettes Facing Fines & Jail Time
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Officials seized 112,700 contraband cigarettes following an investigation into their sale. Manitoba Finance’s Taxation Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has seized 112,700 contraband cigarettes following an investigation into their sale. On July 24th members of Manitoba Finance’s Taxation Special Investigations Unit (SIU) arrested Graham Thomson, a 67-year-old Winnipeg man, who was in the…
High Speed Chase Ends in a Collision With an Apartment Building
WINNIPEG – A high speed chase results in the arrest of a Winnipeg man and pregnant woman. Saturday morning police spotted a stolen Cadillac Escalade traveling south bound on Furby Street between Sargent Avenue and Ellice Avenue. When the driver spotted police approaching from the south he immediately drove up on the west boulevard and…
Investigation Launched Following the Death of a Man Tasered by Police
WINNIPEG – The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU) has been called in to review the death of a man in police custody. Saturday, July 28th around 10:30 PM emergency services personnel responded to a medical call near Alexander Avenue and Fountain Street. The first Responders encountered an man who was behaving aggressively. Police general…