WINNIPEG – A 73-year-old woman is in custody after being charged for stabbing her husband to death. Police say they were responding to a residential complex in the 1700 block of Henderson Highway to check the well-being of an elderly man. When officers arrived they found the man dead with obvious stab wounds. His wife…
New Faces on the Social Services Appeal Board
Manitoba Families has appointed six new members and reappointed six current members to the Social Services Appeal Board (SSAB), which provides a fair and impartial process for Manitobans appealing decisions on social services and programs. New appointments to SSAB are: Rajinder Grewal (Winnipeg); Prof. Israel Kabashiki (Winnipeg); Sandra Kaufmann (Winnipeg); Edna Nabess (Winnipeg); Amanda Racine…
New $26 Million Industrial Park for CentrePort
WINNIPEG – A new Business Park in a prime location will soon be on the market attracting businesses to our City, The BrookPort Business Park (“BrookPort”). The new $26 million industrial park is being developed by Whiteland Developers and brokered by Ian Corbett, Associate Broker, Shindico Realty. Companies are expected to start to take possession…
Wildfire Forces Closures in Certain Park Areas
The Parks Branch of Manitoba Sustainable Development has closed two areas for the safety of canoeists and back country travellers and campers. The two affected areas are: The Bloodvein River recreational canoeing and access corridor area in Atikaki Provincial Park. The Bird River-Elbow Lake Canoe Route and 19 designated water route campsites in Nopiming Provincial…
Strange but True Crime News – Thief Drives to Court in Stolen Car
Strange but True Crime News – Police in Connecticut say a man who was charged for stealing a car actually pulled up to the court house in a stolen-car. Police said 25-year-old Jonathan Rivera was at Hartford Superior Court to appear before a judge on a charge of first-degree larceny and tampering with a motor…
Man Trashes Morris Stampede Grounds
MORRIS – For no apparent reason a man destroys freshly laid sod at the Morris Stampede Grounds. RCMP from Morris have charged a 22-year-old man with Mischief after he was caught on video vandalizing the Morris Stampede grounds. The man drove his pickup truck on freshly laid sod, as you can see in the photo…
A Violent Night Sends 3 to Hospital With Gunshot Wounds
WINNIPEG – A violent night in Winnipeg sends three people to hospital suffering from gunshot wounds and has three people in custody facing multiple charges of attempted murder. After an intensive investigation, police made three arrests involving multiple violent incidents of attempted murder. Wednesday morning just before 3:00 AM police found three people with gunshot…
Morden RCMP Request Public’s Help in Robbery
MORDEN – RCMP in Morden are asking for the pubic’s help in a theft investigation. Police say on July 3rd there was a break-in at a Manitoba Hydro site located at the intersection of Highway 3 and Highway 14 in the RM of Stanley. The fence into the compound was cut and a significant amount…
Judge Rules Against Union in Wage Freeze
WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s public−sector unions lost a bid Friday for a temporary court injunction against a provincial government bill that would freeze wages for 110,000 workers. Court of Queen’s Bench Justice James Edmond rejected a request from more than a dozen unions —representing teachers, nurses, civil servants and others — to delay the wage freeze…
$1 Million Winning Lotto 649 Ticket Sold in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – No winning ticket was sold for the $9 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Winnipeg. Here are the numbers from the July 14th draw: The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on July 25th will be approximately $12…