STONEWALL – RCMP in Stonewall are asking for the public’s help locating a missing 25-year-old man. Benjamin Sveinson, 25, was last seen by his family at his home in the RM of Rosser in the evening hours of June 30th. Sveinson is described as Caucasian, 6’0”, 200 pounds, with brown eyes and short brown hair.…
4-Year-Old Found in Hotel Room With Drugs & Loaded Shotgun
WINNIPEG – Police found a 4-year-old child in a hotel room that was filled with drugs and a sawed-off shotgun in Winnipeg. Police say on Sunday they were responding to a call to check on the well begin of a child in a hotel on Main Street. When officers arrived and the door was opened…
Man Arrested Carrying a Loaded Handgun Near McGregor Street
WINNIPEG – Police found a loaded .25 caliber handgun and more on a 33-year-old man they arrested Monday morning. Police say they tried to speak with a man who was committing an offence under the Highway Traffic Act near McGregor St. and Redwood Ave. The man, however ran from police. He was quickly caught and…
Man Suffers Serious Injury Falling From Train, Alcohol Involved
REVELSTOKE, B.C. — An Austalian man underwent full and partial limb amputations after falling from a train in Revelstoke, B.C. RCMP say they responded to reports of a trespasser on the CP Rail tracks at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday morning. They say the 25−year−old man had serious injuries and was under the influence of alcohol…
24-Year-Old Man Missing, Last Seen at Dauphin Countryfest
DAUPHIN – RCMP in Dauphin are requesting the public’s help locating a missing 24-year-old man from the community. RCMP say Danny Berhie Kidane, 24, was last seen by his friends at 6:00 pm on Saturday, June 30th at the Dauphin Countryfest grounds. Kidane is described as African-Canadian, 5’6”, 140 pounds, with brown eyes and short…
17-Year-Old Girl Dies in Collision
WINNIPEG – Sunday just before midnight, a 17-year-old girl has lost her life in a two car collision on Highway 3. RCMP from Carman say the two-vehicle collision occurred on Highway 3, located approximately nine kilometres south of Highway 23, in the RM of Roland. Police believe that a northbound vehicle, being driven by a…
Propane for Heating at Critical Level in Churchill
CHURCHILL — The northern Manitoba community of Churchill has issued an emergency notice because it is critically low on propane — a fuel that is used for heating. The town on the shore of Hudson Bay is telling people to conserve fuel until a new supply of propane comes by ship in mid−July. People are…
Two Rollovers on Hwy 59 Within Minutes of Each Other
WINNIPEG – Three people were injured Friday in two separate single-vehicle rollovers on highway 59 that happened with five minutes of each other. RCMP said the first rollover was a pickup truck that lost control just north of Scanterbury, shortly after 5:30 PM. The truck rolled into the west ditch and became partially submerged in…
Travelling Truck in Manitoba Collects Old Prairie Recipes
STEINBACH — There’s no wind and it feels like the sun’s heat has baked the inside of a food truck where Anna Sigrithur stands over a hot stove pouring crepe batter into a pan. Without a second thought, Sigrithur flicks her wrist and the circular crepe flips over expertly. “I didn’t expect that to happen,”…
Tips to Police Result in Four Arrests in Serious Assault
WINNIPEG – Police made arrested four men, thanks to the public’s response for help identifying suspects in a serious assault in Winnipeg. The assault had occurred on January 7th of this year in the 700 block of Corydon Ave. Two men were taken to hospital in serious condition suffering from stab wounds. On March 2nd…