WINNIPEG – A search warrant executed by Police at a home on Machray Avenue leads to seizure of drugs, weapons and cash. Thursday afternoon, police and Tactical Support searched a home in the 300 block of Machray Avenue. Inside the residence, they found and seized: A sawed-off 12 gauge shotgun with altered serial number Ammunition…
Vancouver Police Believe a Pregnant Woman Loses Unborn Baby in Targeted Shooting
VANCOUVER — A pregnant woman lost her unborn baby in what police are describing as a targeted double−shooting Friday in Vancouver. Const. Jason Doucette says the 31−year−old woman from Vancouver was in the third trimester of her pregnancy and she was taken to hospital in critical condition. He says a 23−year−old man from Langley, B.C.,…
Police Arrest a Winnipeg Man Responsible for Seven Robberies
WINNIPEG – Police have arrested and charged a Winnipeg man they believe is responsible for seven robberies, all following a similar pattern, dating all the way back to 2009, including a brazen bank robbery Thursday night. Police said they responded to a robbery at a financial institution in the 100 block of St Anne’s Road…
At Least 8 Reported Dead at Texas School Shooting
WORLD NEWS – A school shooting in Sante Fe, Texas has left at least eight people dead according to a CNN report. Most of them are students Reports suggest a male suspect, who could be a student, has been arrested for the shooting at Santa Fe High School, which is about 20 miles outside Galveston,…
National Homes Sales Drop 14%, Prices Down 11%
TORONTO — The Canadian Real Estate Association said national home sales sank 13.9 per cent year−over−year to the lowest level in more than five years in April, just as the number of newly−listed homes fell to a nine−year low for the month. The decreases amount to a 2.9 per cent drop in sales between March…
Paul Bernardo in Court on Weapons Charge
Convicted killer Paul Bernardo is scheduled to make a court appearance in Napanee, Ont., today via video from prison. He is charged with one count of possession of a weapon and this will be his third court date on the matter when he steps before a camera at the maximum−security Millhaven Institution. Court documents show…
Gas Prices Could Rise 5 to 7 Cents per Litre in Manitoba
CALGARY — Motorists in many parts of Canada are expected to see rising gasoline prices as they fire up their vehicles for road adventures on the Victoria Day long weekend. But price direction will vary across the nation, said fuel market analyst Dan McTeague of GasBuddy.com, with prices rising in Ontario, the Maritimes, Manitoba and…
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Body of Woman Pulled From Red River Identified
WINNIPEG – The body of a woman recovered from the Red River by police on Wednesday has been identified. Thursday Winnipeg Police identified the woman as 23-year-old April Carpenter who had been reported missing in late April. Police are looking to speak with anyone who may have had contact with April on the evening of…
Jewel Thief From Pukatawagan Arrested
WINNIPEG – Police have arrested a 31-year-old man from Pukatawagan, Manitoba in connection with multiple robberies in Winnipeg beginning on April 29th of this year. A security guard at a business on Portage Avenue called police on April 29th around 4:00PM after he was assaulted by a man who also stoled two cell phones from…